Atanas Dinev

Ph.D. student in Operations Research at MIT (advisor: Thodoris Lykouris); previously BA in Mathematics, magna cum laude, from Princeton University. Research spans sequential decision-making, online algorithms, game theory, and applications to online marketplaces and platforms. IMO medalist for Bulgaria (2016, 2017, 2018). Public contact: [contact omitted].

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• Quant employment verification: UNRESOLVED. Employment evidence: the LinkedIn profile enrichment (an index-derived profile, not a primary page read) lists two quantitative-finance internships -- 'Quantitative Research Intern at Two Sigma' and 'Quantitative Trading Intern at Citadel Securities' -- among his past roles, matching the caller-supplied lead of a Citadel Securities Quantitative Trading Intern for Jun-Aug 2021. Employer classification: Two Sigma is a quantitative hedge fund and Citadel Securities is a market maker/electronic trading firm, so both do operate in quantitative finance. However, no independent primary source (résumé, company page, or an explicitly published statement) confirming role, dates, or that he held them was located; his own site lists only Princeton and MIT roles, and no dates appear in any available source. Because identity is supported but the actual roles are only index-level, the claim is UNRESOLVED rather than CONFIRMED.2024
• Graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics before starting doctoral study; the site states this directly, a claim distinct from a merely-completed degree.2022
• Authored four peer-reviewed/flagship-conference papers in algorithmic game theory, online contention resolution and social learning (WINE 2022, EC 2024, ITCS 2024, plus a Working paper), all co-authored with S. Matthew Weinberg (Princeton) or Thodoris Lykouris (MIT) and, for two, Jackie Baek (NYU Stern).2024
• Identified as a PhD student at the MIT Operations Research Center, advised by Prof. Thodoris Lykouris, with contact [contact omitted]; the ORC faculty page and his own site agree on advisor and email.2024
• Represents Bulgaria at the International Mathematical Olympiad three consecutive years, winning a Bronze medal each time: 2016 (18 pts, rank 206), 2017 (17 pts, rank 188), 2018 (19 pts, rank 215).Jul 2018
• Working paper 'Optimal Exploration of New Products under Assortment Decisions' (arXiv 2604.18800) with Jackie Baek and Thodoris Lykouris is under major revision at Management Science and has been presented at ESIF AIML 2026, CODE@MIT 2025 and RMP 2026.2026
• His 2024 paper 'Social Learning with Limited Attention' was a finalist in the 2025 INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Paper Competition, an early-career research recognition.2025
• Reachable publicly at [contact omitted], published on his own personal site, the MIT ORC student directory and his LinkedIn summary, so the address is confirmed across three sources.2024
• An index aggregator (RocketReach) separately lists prior roles at Citadel Securities and Two Sigma alongside MIT Sloan and IPAM; it is an aggregator, not independent primary-source confirmation, and none of the listed role dates were independently verified.2024
• Serves as a teaching assistant at MIT and was Head Teaching Assistant for 'The Analytics Edge' (15.071) in Spring 2024; teaching record spans theory of OM, MBA core analytics and Princeton's Economics and Computation course.2024
• Gave talks on the same research line at INFORMS Annual Meetings (2024 Seattle, 2026 San Francisco), INFORMS RMP/MSOM conferences, EC 2024, CODE@MIT 2025 and the Marketplace Innovation Workshop 2025 -- a recurring academic speaking footprint rather than a single appearance.2024
• Won a gold medal at the 14th International Zhautykov Olympiad (2018) while a student at the Profiled High School of Natural Sciences (PGOM), as reported by Bimc2018; the same competition listing places him 6th overall.Jan 2018