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General Information

Full Name Maya Schlesinger
Title PhD Student, Department of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University
Email maya.schlesinger@gmail.com
Homepage https://maya-schles.github.io/

Education

  • 2024 - Present
    PhD in Computer Science
    Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • In the field of Algorithmic Game Theory. Advisor: Michal Feldman.
  • 2022 - 2024
    MSc in Computer Science
    Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Graduated with honors, in the field of Algorithmic Game Theory.
    • Thesis title: "On the (In)approximability of Combinatorial Contracts." Advisor: Michal Feldman.
    • Thesis Grade: 99. Defense Grade: 97. Course GPA: 99.
  • 2018 - 2022
    BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science
    Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Participated in honors B.Sc. program in computer science, including a research project with Michal Feldman.
    • Computer Science GPA: 96 (Summa Cum Laude). Mathematics GPA: 90 (Magna Cum Laude).

Awards

  • 2025
    The Boaz Trakhtenbrot Centennial Scholarship

Publications

  • Tomer Ezra, Michal Feldman, Maya Schlesinger. "On the (In)approximability of Combinatorial Contracts." ITCS 2024.
  • Michal Feldman, Yoav Gal-Tzur, Tomasz Ponitka, Maya Schlesinger. "Budget-Feasible Contract Design." EC 2025.
  • Tomer Ezra, Michal Feldman, Maya Schlesinger. "Contract Design for Sequential Actions." SODA 2026.
  • Michal Feldman, Yoav Gal-Tzur, Tomasz Ponitka, Maya Schlesinger. "One Action Too Many: Inapproximability of Budgeted Combinatorial Contracts." `ITCS 2026.

Talks

  • "Contract Design with Combinatorial Actions." Computation and Economics Seminar, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, March 2024.
  • "Contract Design for Sequential Actions." Gender Inclusion Workshop, EC 2024.
  • "Budget-Feasible Contract Design." EC 2025.

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant – Discrete Mathematics 2: Tel Aviv University, Spring 2025
  • Teaching Assistant – Discrete Mathematics 2: Tel Aviv University, Fall 2025.