Friendship Finder: The Coolest CMI Social Experiment | Arjun Maneesh Agarwal | STEMS 2026

Speaker: Arjun Maneesh Agarwal, CMI
Title: Friendship Finder : Algorithms, Data Analytics and Marketing behind perhaps the COOLEST CMI social experiment ever.

Abstract:
The Friendship Finder is a simple experiment. We release a form with 50 or so questions, everyone fills it and using the responses and we match people to their best friend.

This talk is a look inside the hood, an explanation of the algorithm, implementation, design and marketing notes and the data analytics I used during the course of this project.

STEMS 2026:
STEMS (Scholastic Test of Excellence in Mathematical Sciences) is an annual first-of-its-kind open resource examination conducted for students from 8th grade to undergraduates across India. The exam will be held in Mathematics, Physics, and (theoretical) Computer Science in December. The relaxed duration of the exam and original conceptual questions promote academic creativity over rote learning and research interest, increasing the interest and awareness of mathematical sciences amongst the students.

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