Mohammad Nikoofal, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Theory of Incentives public policy cybersecurity e-commerce supply chain contract theory Decision Analysis Defense Budget Game Theory

Latest funding

Designing Economic Incentives to Enhance E-commerce Supply Chain Cybersecurity
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$19,960
Designing Economic Incentives to Enhance E-commerce Supply Chain Cybersecurity
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$2,956
Defending against intentional and non-intentional threats under information asymmetry
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$182,000

All 5 grants and awards

Designing Economic Incentives to Enhance E-commerce Supply Chain Cybersecurity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nikoofal, Mohammad Ebrahim

Keywords: public policy; cybersecurity; theory of incentives; e-commerce supply chain; contract theory

$19,960

Designing Economic Incentives to Enhance E-commerce Supply Chain Cybersecurity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nikoofal, Mohammad Ebrahim

Keywords: public policy; cybersecurity; theory of incentives; e-commerce supply chain; contract theory

$2,956

Defending against intentional and non-intentional threats under information asymmetry

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nikoofal, Mohammad Ebrahim

Keywords: homeland security; game theory; decision analysis; risk management; government; defense budget; theory of incentives; intentional threat; non-intentional threat

$182,000

Defending against intentional and non-intentional threats under information asymmetry

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Nikoofal, MohammadEbrahim

$12,500

Models for Public-Private Partnerships to Enhance Homeland Security

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gumus, Mehmet

Keywords: (1) Public-Private Partnership; (2) Homeland Security; (3) Terrorist Attack; (4) Defensive Budget Allocation; (5) Theory of Incentives; (6) Strategic Behavior

$60,000

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: Theory of Incentives Dear Professor Nikoofal, 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 on theory of incentives 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 "Designing Economic Incentives to Enhance E-commerce Supply Chain Cybersecurity" (2023), 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]