Yang Cai is an assistant professor of computer science at McGill University. He holds a BA in computer science from Peking University, and a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT. Prior to joining McGill, he was a postdoctoral researcher in UC Berkeley. Yang's research interests lie in algorithmic game theory, online algorithms, and logic. His Ph.D. thesis was honored with a George M. Sprowls dissertation award (honorable mention) and SigEcom dissertation award (runner-up).