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Zurich Center for Market Design
Who we work with — and why

Partners

Leading research hubs and applied partners advancing market design in theory and in practice.

Our network

Advancing market design, together

We collaborate with leading research hubs and applied partners — from university centres pioneering new research directions to organisations implementing real-world market solutions — deepening core research and connecting market design with computer science, data, governance, and implementation.

Berner Fachhochschule
Team Formation & Hackathons
Who they are
Applied sciences university in Bern.
Shared interest
How teams are formed in hackathons — a natural market design problem.
What we do
Joint work on designing algorithms for team formation in Swiss hackathons.
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COSS Zurich
Computational Social Science
Who they are
Group combining modeling, empirical work, and experiments on social processes.
Shared interest
Computational models reveal how strategic interaction shapes markets.
What we do
Collaborative research and co-taught courses.
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CRSA Zurich
Sports Economics
Who they are
UZH research network in sports management, economics, and administration.
Shared interest
Sports offer natural laboratories for testing rules and incentives.
What we do
Workshop on rule design and project on multi-club ownership.
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ETH AI Center
AI & Machine Learning
Who they are
ETH's hub for trustworthy, accessible, and inclusive AI across disciplines.
Shared interest
AI powers prediction, optimization, and adaptive mechanism design.
What we do
Exchange expertise and explore AI-supported mechanism design projects.
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NCCR Automation
Automation & Control
Who they are
Swiss research network advancing automation and control systems.
Shared interest
Control ideas inspire dynamic, real-time market mechanisms.
What we do
Workshops and joint work on automated market operations in energy markets.
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UZH Blockchain Center
Blockchain & DeFi
Who they are
A UZH competence center studying decentralization.
Shared interest
Blockchain enables markets without central intermediaries — a core question in market design.
What we do
Joint workshops and research on blockchain-based market mechanisms.
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UZH Innovation Hub
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Who they are
UZH's platform accelerating the translation of research into market-ready solutions.
Shared interest
Implementable mechanisms bridge theory and practice — the Hub's core mission.
What we do
Developing a market design program for practitioners.
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ASVZ Zurich
Scheduling & Allocation
Who they are
The Academic Sports Association Zurich with diverse sports programs for the university community.
Shared interest
Scheduling and resource allocation are core market design problems.
What we do
Planning a workshop on optimal scheduling and course allocation.
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