Ernan Haruvy is a Full Professor of Marketing at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on applying behavioral models and experimental methods to design markets, including auctions, supply chain strategies, and charitable fundraising. He has held academic positions at the University of Texas at Dallas and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Haruvy's work bridges economics and marketing, with expertise in experimental economics, consumer decision-making, and nonprofit marketing. He has authored over 100 publications in top journals like Marketing Science, Journal of Marketing, and American Economic Review. His recent research explores NFTs, social media's impact on fundraising, and spatial competition in performing arts. Awarded the Cleghorn Faculty Scholar (2020–2022) and recognized for contributions to Marketing Science, Haruvy has led research grants totaling millions, including SSHRC-funded projects on sustainable investing and charitable giving. He advises doctoral students and serves as an editor for Management Science and Production and Operations Management.
Warut Khern-am-nuai serves as Associate Professor of Information Systems at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management, where he directs the Analytics, AI and Advanced Digital Technologies Initiative and Business & Management Research Centre while co-directing the Retail Innovation Lab. His cross-disciplinary work bridges information systems, artificial intelligence, and business operations with significant industry impact. His educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Management (MIS) with Computer Science minor from Purdue University, M.S. in Economics from Purdue, MBA (Honors) from Thailand's National Institute of Development Administration, and B.Eng. in Computer Engineering (First-Class Honors) from King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. Dr. Khern-am-nuai's research centers on online marketplace dynamics , predictive analytics for business , and AI-driven platform design , with special focus on user behavior, security implications, and economic outcomes. His work employs rigorous experimental and data-driven methodologies to address real-world challenges in retail, e-commerce, and digital platforms. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong trajectory toward fairness in machine learning systems , behavioral impacts of platform design , and AI applications in post-pandemic retail . These studies consistently leverage large-scale user data and experimental approaches to generate actionable business insights across diverse contexts. His scientific recognition includes: AIS Early Career Award (2023) ISS Sandy Slaughter Early Career Award (2022) Invitational Fellowship from Japan Society for Promotion of Science (2023) Multiple teaching honors including Poets&Quants Top 50 Professor (2022) Dr. Khern-am-nuai has secured over $1.1 million in competitive research funding, including SSHRC Insight Grants for "AI Generated Content and the Future of Online Platforms" ($143,510) and NSERC Discovery Grants for "Helping Retail Industry Navigate the Post-Pandemic World with AI" ($155,000). His grant portfolio demonstrates exceptional success in translating theoretical research into practical business solutions through industry partnerships. As leader of the Retail Innovation Lab and Analytics Initiative, he drives collaborative research connecting academic rigor with industry challenges, particularly in applying AI to retail analytics, supply chain optimization, and consumer behavior prediction through interdisciplinary team structures.
Xianming Zhou serves as an Associate Professor within the Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics at the Australian National University (ANU), a position he has held since joining the institution in September 2014. His academic career includes prior appointments at the University of Sydney, City University of Hong Kong, and University of Hong Kong, establishing a robust international profile in finance education and research. Dr. Zhou's educational background features a PhD in Economics from the University of Toronto (awarded November 20, 1997), an MA from the University of New Brunswick, and dual engineering degrees (BEng and MEng) from Tsinghua University. This multidisciplinary foundation bridges technical engineering training with advanced economic theory. His research centers on corporate governance mechanisms, specifically examining how managerial incentives and ownership structures influence firm outcomes through agency theory frameworks. Empirical investigations leverage executive compensation data and cross-national comparisons to address core questions about incentive contract design, particularly in institutional contexts ranging from Japan and Australia to emerging economies like China. His work consistently tackles methodological challenges such as endogeneity while exploring how legal frameworks shape governance effectiveness. Publication analysis (1999-2018) reveals sustained scholarly contributions focused on executive pay systems and ownership-performance relationships, with increasing attention to institutional variations across developed and emerging markets. His research demonstrates rigorous empirical approaches to test theoretical predictions about principal-agent problems, showing how contextual factors like state ownership or market development moderate governance outcomes.
Nori Jacoby is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Cornell University and a Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt. Her research bridges cognitive science, neuroscience, and machine learning to explore how internal representations shape sensory and cognitive abilities, with a focus on universality/diversity in perception and collective behavior. Education: PhD from Hebrew University of Jerusalem (ELSC), postdocs at MIT, UC Berkeley, and Columbia University Lab: Directs the CoCoCo Lab (Cornell Computational Cognition Lab) Funding: NSF-funded postdoctoral program collaborating with UC Davis, CUNY, and Princeton Research interests include: High-dimensional perceptual spaces using adaptive sampling (e.g., Gibbs sampling with people) Cross-cultural studies of music and perception via global experiments Human-AI hybrid systems for collective creativity and decision-making Recent work explores mechanisms of cultural diversity in urban populations, neural correlates of rhythm in stroke patients, and LLM alignment with human sensory judgments. Current projects include large-scale music evolution experiments and NSF-funded studies on collective intelligence. Recruitment: Actively hiring postdocs and PhD students for interdisciplinary work.
Nuno Almeida Camacho serves as Associate Professor of Marketing at Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and has been affiliated with the ERIM Research Institute (Marketing field) since 2005. His research employs econometric modeling to decode consumer decisions, with specialization in health-related contexts and innovation marketing. Education: PhD in Marketing, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2011) His research spans marketing of innovations, health economics, and behavioral modeling, with specific focus on patient/physician decision-making, therapy adoption, and drivers of non-adherence in life sciences. Current work investigates customer insights frameworks and grassroots innovation dynamics, building on his doctoral research in health marketing. Publication trends reveal a progression from physician learning models (2011-2014) toward innovation management systems (2018-2024), consistently applying behavioral modeling to healthcare and pharmaceutical contexts. Recent articles emphasize customer-driven innovation frameworks and financial projection methodologies in selection processes. He has supervised two doctoral candidates: Elio Keko (2012-2017) on innovation generation in firms and Gert Jan Prevo (2014-) on customer-centric innovation resistance. Additionally, he coaches master's students in evidence-based marketing strategy and innovation research.
Margherita Fort is a Full Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna. She specializes in applied microeconometrics, labor economics, and education economics with a focus on public policy evaluation. Her research investigates the impacts of daycare on child development, educational reforms on fertility and health outcomes, and gender disparities in STEM fields. She holds a PhD in Applied Statistics from the University of Padua and has been a Marie Curie Fellow (ISER, Essex) and Max Weber Fellow (European University Institute). Education includes a PhD in Applied Statistics (University of Padua) and postdoctoral fellowships at ISER and EUI. Her current projects focus on evidence-based investments in early childhood and family policies, including evaluations of coding programs for girls and mindfulness interventions for parents. Research affiliations include IZA, CESifo, and CEPR. She coordinates the PhD program in Public Governance at Bologna and teaches econometrics, causal inference, and microeconometrics for policy evaluation at national and international institutions. Her work has appeared in top journals like the Journal of Political Economy and Journal of Labor Economics. Awards: Marie Curie Early Training Fellowship, Max Weber Fellowship Grants: Spencer Foundation (2020-2024), Fondazione Del Monte Bologna e Ravenna (2014) Labs/Teams: Collaborates with FBK-IRVAPP on policy evaluation and with international networks on school reforms.
Bouke Klein Teeselink is a Lecturer in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at King’s College London’s Department of Political Economy, affiliated with Yale School of Management. He holds a PhD in Economics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute. His research focuses on behavioral economics, applied microeconomics, and political economy, using large datasets from donations, medication purchases, and protests to analyze real-world economic theories. His key research interests include partisan behavior dynamics, gender favoritism in high-stakes decisions, and preference formation. He is part of the Quantitative Political Economy research group bridging economics and political science through advanced quantitative methods. Recent studies include analyzing BLM protests’ impact on US elections, partisan charitable donation patterns, and gender bias in TV game shows. His work frequently appears in interdisciplinary contexts like sociology and public policy evaluation. Teaching responsibilities include Microeconomics and Evaluating Public Policy. He supervises PhD students using quantitative methods in political economy and behavioral economics. Office hours are held at Bush House North East Wing, room 9.08, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Moritz Karl Walter Hiemann is Assistant Professor of Accounting at Università Bocconi, with previous appointment at Columbia Business School (2013-2021). His research examines agency theory, real options, firm valuation, and incentive structures in corporate settings. Research focuses on: Valuation methodologies incorporating real options Performance measurement under ownership-control separation Accrual accounting implications for governance Transfer pricing strategies in multinational corporations His publications in leading accounting journals investigate interactions between accounting practices, firm valuation, and corporate governance structures. Recent work develops integrated models connecting accounting metrics with strategic decision-making under uncertainty. Dr. Hiemann teaches Financial Reporting and Analysis and Accounting Theory, bridging theoretical frameworks with practical applications in corporate finance.
Atsushi Hiyama is a researcher at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and assistive technologies. His work focuses on VR/AR systems for elderly care, rehabilitation technologies, and intergenerational interaction design. His research spans: VR-based health interventions for seniors Touchscreen interaction for aging populations Telepresence robotics and funeral webcasting systems Cultural preservation through wearable AR Haptic interfaces for skill training Publication analysis shows strong emphasis on: Gerontological applications of immersive tech (65% of recent papers) Cross-cultural systems for Japanese/Taiwanese rituals Tangible interfaces combining physical/digital interaction
Professor Andrew Pendleton holds an Honorary Professorship at the University of York's School for Business and Society. Previously, he served as a Professor in Human Resource Management at York (2005-2014), Head of the Department of Management and Marketing at Durham University, and Head of the School of Management and Governance at UNSW Business School in Sydney. He currently holds a part-time appointment at UNSW as Professor of Employee Ownership and Reward. He earned a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford and a PhD in Social Sciences from Bath. His research focuses on employee ownership, corporate governance, and financial participation, with notable work on share incentive plans and corporate governance impacts. Key roles include membership in the Inland Revenue Advisory Group (designing Share Incentive Plans) and Board Membership of Employee Ownership Australia. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds the Nachson and Arieh Mimran Fellowship at Rutgers University. His research collaborations span institutions like the European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and Melbourne University. Current projects include studies on European employee shareholder associations and employee ownership trusts (EOTs). Teaching expertise includes employee reward systems, human resource management, and research methods at undergraduate/postgraduate levels. His publications address employee ownership trends, mergers & acquisitions impacts, and hedge fund activism effects on employment. Awards include recognition for his contributions to labor management and governance studies.
Myra Mohnen is an Assistant Professor of Economics, specializing in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of economic history, innovation policy, and climate action. Her work bridges macroeconomic themes like education systems, cultural dynamics, and economic inequality with modern challenges such as sustainability and green technology adoption. Research Interests include: Economy, Employment, and Markets Education Policy and Skills Development Cultural and Religious Dynamics in Civilisations Economic Inequality Analysis Climate Policy and Clean Innovation Her publications span 2014–2024, focusing on topics such as green financial markets, patent strategies, Victorian labor patterns, and the socioeconomic impacts of infrastructure. Recent work emphasizes climate finance alignment with global agreements and the role of compulsory education in nation-building. Notable contributions include analyzing knowledge spillovers in medical science networks and evaluating the economic implications of clean vs. dirty technologies through patent data. While no awards are listed, her research frequently engages with policy-relevant frameworks like the Paris Agreement and Grantham Institute initiatives.
Andrew Zeitlin is an Associate Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. He also serves as a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development, an Affiliated Professor at J-PAL, and a Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University. His research focuses on experimental methods to study how individual decision-making impacts state effectiveness, including public-sector incentives, tax policy, and social welfare programs. Zeitlin’s work emphasizes field and lab experiments in developing economies, particularly in Rwanda and Uganda. Key topics include performance contracts for civil servants, cash transfer program efficacy, and tax audit policies. In 2024, he received the Provost’s Distinguished Achievement in Research Award for contributions to teacher incentive studies in Rwanda. His recent articles explore cash vs. in-kind transfers, youth employment barriers, and public-sector performance reforms. Notable collaborations include work with Craig McIntosh on medium-term employment impacts and analyses of Rwanda’s tax evasion strategies. He has also contributed to policy discussions on refugee economic integration and small business development in conflict-affected regions. Zeitlin’s affiliations with global institutions like J-PAL and CGD reflect his commitment to applied policy research with real-world impact. His grants and projects focus on scalable solutions for governance challenges in Africa, combining rigorous empirical analysis with actionable insights for policymakers.
Zhonglan Dai is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), affiliated with the Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM). He holds a PhD in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2005). His research focuses on corporate governance, executive compensation dynamics, taxation policies, and CEO turnover mechanisms. He teaches ACCT 2302: Introductory Management Accounting. Education: PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005 His research explores how tax policies influence asset pricing and corporate decision-making, with emphasis on CEO compensation structures, risk management in leadership transitions, and the interplay between financial constraints and taxation. Key themes include capital gains tax effects on equity markets, family ownership dynamics, and litigation risks linked to executive pay-performance sensitivity. His work has been published in top-tier journals including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and The Accounting Review. He is a member of the American Accounting Association. No scientific awards or grants explicitly noted in the provided text. No advising records listed.
CHENG Cheng is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University (SMU), and a Lee Kong Chian Fellow (2022-2024). Her research focuses on gender, family, health, aging, and demography, examining how social inequalities arise through family dynamics. She holds a PhD from Princeton University and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Education: PhD in Sociology, Princeton University, 2018 MA in Sociology, Princeton University, 2015 BA in Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012 (Comprehensive Honors) Research Interests: Her work explores gender power dynamics, wealth inequality, health disparities, and quantitative methodologies. Recent studies address green innovation’s impact on corporate performance and the role of environmental lawsuits in industry spillover effects. Awards: Lee Kong Chian Fellow (2022-2024) Teaching: Courses include Gender and Family and Research Methods in Sociology and Political Science . Professional Affiliations: Council Member of the Population Association of Singapore (2022-2025).
Cicero Eduardo De Sousa Walter is an Assistant Professor of business and management at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí (Brazil) , with affiliations to the University of Aveiro (Portugal) through the GOVCOPP research unit (Governance, Competitiveness, and Public Policy). He holds a Ph.D. in Business and Economics from the University of Aveiro and Master's and Specialization degrees in Management from the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal). His research focuses on Innovation Management, Business Management , and Organizational Behavior , with a particular interest in innovation dynamics in small enterprises, consumer behavior, and education-related studies. He has received scientific awards for his research. His work spans institutions in Brazil and Portugal, emphasizing empirical analyses of innovation drivers, licensing models, and educational outcomes. Recent publications highlight trends in machine learning applications for patent licensing, Generation Z's privacy concerns , post-pandemic retail strategies , and innovation policy . Collaborations with researchers like Manuel Au-Yong-Oliveira and Cláudia Veloso reflect cross-institutional partnerships. His affiliations include the Competitiveness, Innovation, and Sustainability (CIS) research group and profiles in SCOPUS, Web of Science, and other academic indexers. Scientific awards include recognition for research contributions in business management and innovation. His work bridges quantitative and qualitative methodologies , with a focus on Portuguese and Brazilian contexts .
