Research

Working papers and papers under review

"Secure and efficient networks" [SSRN link]

Network connectivity boosts efficiency but increases security risks. This paper presents a strategic game between a Defender and an Attacker, uncovering critical insights into how optimal network topology can shape robust cybersecurity strategies.

"Managing Cybersecurity: Data Access & Protection" (with G. Charlson (Cambridge), R. Momot (Michigan Ross), and M. Salikov (NES))  [SSRN link]

(The paper was circulated as "Strategic Access Management")

Data access guidelines restrict employee access to only essential data within networks, underscoring the challenge of defining roles accurately. This paper explores a game-theoretic model to develop optimal access management and cybersecurity strategies that work in tandem to maximize operational effectiveness in the face of escalating cyber threats.

"No research, no risk? An empirical study of determinants of information leakage attacks" [working paper]

This study reveals that research-intensive industries are highly susceptible to industrial cyberespionage. Leveraging a custom dataset from Eurostat, it demonstrates that high-tech manufacturing is prone to targeted sophisticated attacks, whereas knowledge-intensive services often face opportunistic financial attacks.

"Industrial cyberespionage in R&D races" [working paper]

In a dynamic R&D race, a new framework evaluates the impact of cyberespionage on innovation incentives, company payoffs, and the quality of end products. Findings indicate that espionage's effects on investment and payoffs are ambiguous and might enhance product quality under specific conditions.

Work in progress

"Contest with multiple endogenously valued fields" (with A. Langtry) [CTE2023 presentation]

"Digital Right-to-Repair Regulations: Boon or Bane for Automotive Consumers and Producers? " (with M.F. Niculescu)

"Move Fast and Break Things" (with G. Taylor, and M. Perdikakis)