Host John Markoff chats with Wendy K. Tam Cho, a 2019-20 CASBS fellow, Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and professor of political science, statistics, mathematics, law, and Asian American studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Cho’s computer modeling produces and analyzes millions of finely tuned district maps. Cho and Markoff discuss the ways in which technology can reshape the process of political redistricting. Shout-out to Drina Adams, finance associate on the CASBS staff, for opening the episode for us!
Familiarize yourself with Optimization Problems
"How to Quantify (and Fight) Gerrymandering” - Quanta Magazine
“Toward a Talismanic Redistricting Tool: A Computational Method for Identifying Extreme Redistricting Plans” - Wendy K. Tam Cho and Yan Y. Liu
Wendy’s reading recommendation “Deep Thinking” by Gary Kasparov"