Mohamed Drira, Saint Mary's University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Saint Mary's University profile.

Latest funding

Large Language Models as Managerial Accounting Advisors: Auditing and Governing Reliable AI Advice
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$80,380
SMALL-SCALE HOLDER FARMERS' ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS IN TANZANIA (SFEET)
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$72,110
Options Trading Around Accounting Restatements
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$17,422

All 7 grants and awards

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Large Language Models as Managerial Accounting Advisors: Auditing and Governing Reliable AI Advice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Drira, Mohamed

$80,380

SMALL-SCALE HOLDER FARMERS' ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS IN TANZANIA (SFEET)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Tajeddin, Mahdi

Keywords: entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial ecosystems; indigenous people; action oriented research; small scale farmers; Africa; Eastern Africa; less developed economies; Tanzania

$72,110

Options Trading Around Accounting Restatements

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: El Meslmani, Nabil

Keywords: Accounting Restatements; Options Trading; Implied Volatility Skews; Implied Volatility Spreads; Trading Costs; Corporate Transparency; Financial Reporting Quality

$17,422

Diversity Impression Management and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Machine Learning Approach

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ben Hassine, Sana M.F.

Keywords: diversity; corporate social reporting; impression management; machine learning

$9,110

Diversity Impression Management and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Machine Learning Approach

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ben Hassine, Sana M.F.

Keywords: diversity; corporate social reporting; impression management; machine learning

$24,160

Enhancing Canadian Vaccination Strategies Using Machine Learning and Business Analytics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Zhang, Michael

Keywords: Covid 19; Vaccine; Distribution; Transportation; Supply Chain Management; Big Data Analytics; Machine Learning

$46,218

Towards an evolutionary matching theory of auditor-client relationship

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Drira, Mohamed

Keywords: auditor-client relationship; auditor-client matching; client acceptance a retention; auditor selection dismissal; audit regulation; professional relationship; adaptation; matching theories; evolutionary theories; behavioural research methods; governance

$60,711

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Drira, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Large Language Models as Managerial Accounting Advisors: Auditing and Governing Reliable AI Advice" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]