Daniel Danau

Daniel Danau is a Senior Lecturer ("Maitre de Conférences") at the School of Economics, Management, Geography and Regional Planning, University of Caen Normandy, France. He obtained his HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) in 2017 and has held visiting professorships at Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata' (2015, 2021-2023) and Università di Macerata (2017). His research focuses on asymmetric information, risk and uncertainty, and contract theory applications in public-private partnerships and infrastructure projects.

• Current academic responsibilities: Head of "Décisions et Politiques Publiques" Master's program since 2019
• Key research areas: contract design, principal-agent problems, infrastructure financing

His recent work includes the 2025 Economic Theory publication on sequential screening mechanisms and the ANR-funded project on climate adaptation of transport infrastructure. He co-authored multiple high-impact publications in Journal of Industrial Economics, European Journal of Operational Research, and International Journal of Game Theory between 2009-2025.

• Scientific awards: HDR (2017), Prime d'encadrement doctoral et de la recherche (2018-2020), Robert Solow Fellowship (2007)
• Selected grants: Visiting fellowship at Macerata (2017), Tor Vergata visiting professorship (2015)

He serves on multiple university governance bodies including CREM's "Conseil d'unité" and "Conseil d'UFR SEGGAT" since 2019. His expertise spans public economics, microeconomic theory, and transport infrastructure financing.