Innovations

Patents2024

An Auction Design for Agricultural Market

Provisional Patent for innovative auction mechanisms designed specifically for agricultural markets to optimize resource allocation and pricing.

Auction DesignAgricultureMarket Mechanism
An Auction Design for Agricultural Market
Patents2024

Market Design for Sustainable Crop Planning

Provisional Patent for market mechanisms that promote sustainable agricultural practices and optimal crop planning strategies.

SustainabilityAgricultureMarket Design
Patents2023

Referee Assignment Algorithm

Provisional Patent for an algorithmic approach to optimal referee assignment in sports and competitive events.

AlgorithmSportsAssignment
Patents2023

Carbon Permit Auction Design

Patent application for innovative auction mechanisms in carbon permit trading to enhance market efficiency and environmental outcomes.

Carbon CreditsAuctionEnvironmental
Grants2021-2026

A Road map toward a circular carbon economy in Qatar

Lead Principal Investigator on a $6.5M grant focusing on developing market and policy mechanisms for circular carbon economy.

Carbon EconomyPolicyMarket Mechanisms
Grants2025-2027

Advancing Climate Policy through a Robust Matching Mechanism

Lead Principal Investigator on $280K grant developing matching mechanisms for climate policy implementation.

Climate PolicyMatchingAlgorithms
Grants2025-2027

Achieving Net Zero through Climate Impact Assessment

Principal Investigator on $280K grant assessing climate change impacts on Qatar's heat index and energy consumption.

Net ZeroClimate AssessmentEnergy
Grants2018-2022

Improving Qatar water use/reuse efficiency

Lead Principal Investigator on $659K grant examining water efficiency through behavioral economics approaches.

Water EfficiencyBehavioral EconomicsSustainability
Grants2016-2020

Promoting energy efficiency in Qatar: field experimental evidence

Lead Principal Investigator on $618K grant conducting field experiments to promote energy efficiency.

Energy EfficiencyField ExperimentsBehavioral
Publications2024

Numerical simulation for fractional optimal control problems via Euler wavelets

Published in Physica Scripta - Mathematical research on numerical simulation methods for fractional optimal control problems.

MathematicsNumerical AnalysisControl Theory
Publications2025

Waitlist Engineering in Object Allocations

Forthcoming in International Journal of Game Theory - Research on improving allocation mechanisms through waitlist engineering.

Game TheoryAllocationMechanism Design
Publications2024

Capacity Design in School Choice

Published in Games and Economic Behavior - Research on optimal capacity design in school choice mechanisms.

School ChoiceCapacity DesignEconomics
Publications2024

Dorm Augment College Assignments

Published in Social Choice and Welfare - Study on improving college assignment mechanisms through dormitory considerations.

College AdmissionsDormitory AssignmentSocial Choice
Publications2024

Housing Markets since Shapley and Scarf

Published in Journal of Mathematical Economics - Comprehensive review of housing market mechanisms since the seminal Shapley-Scarf model.

Housing MarketsMarket DesignEconomic Theory
Publications2019

School Choice with Vouchers

Published in Journal of Economic Theory - Seminal work on voucher systems in school choice mechanisms.

School ChoiceVouchersEducation Policy
Publications2024

Market Design for Positive Natural Gas Demand Shocks

Working Paper - Market mechanisms for managing positive demand shocks in natural gas markets.

Natural GasMarket DesignDemand Shocks
Publications2023

Improving Carbon Permit Market: A New Auction Design

Working Paper - Novel auction mechanisms for improving efficiency in carbon permit markets.

Carbon MarketsAuction DesignEnvironmental Economics
Publications2024

A Market Design for Arbiter Assignment

Working Paper - Market mechanisms for optimal arbiter assignment from dispute resolution to sports applications.

Arbiter AssignmentDispute ResolutionSports
Publications2025

Does Carbon Pricing Matter? Evidence from a Global Sample

Published in Energies - Comprehensive analysis of carbon pricing effectiveness using global data.

Carbon PricingGlobal AnalysisEnergy Policy
Publications2023

The Power to Conserve: A Field Experiment on Electricity Use in Qatar

NBER Working Paper - Large-scale field experiment examining electricity conservation strategies in Qatar.

Energy ConservationField ExperimentBehavioral Economics
Publications2023

Developing a Market Solution to Control Global Warming within 1.5°C

UN IATT science-policy brief - Market-based solutions for climate change mitigation (Shortlisted for best paper award).

Climate ChangeMarket SolutionsPolicy
Publications2022

Accelerating the transition to a CE for net-zero emissions by 2050

Published in Sustainability - Systematic review on circular economy transitions for achieving net-zero emissions.

Circular EconomyNet-ZeroSustainability
Publications2023

Work-from-home, electricity, and water: Evidence from COVID-19 in Qatar

Published in Energy Strategy Reviews - Analysis of remote work impacts on utility consumption during the pandemic.

Remote WorkEnergy ConsumptionCOVID-19
Publications2022

Understanding water consumption in Qatar: evidence from a representative survey

Published in Urban Water Journal - Comprehensive survey analysis of water consumption patterns in Qatar.

Water ConsumptionSurvey ResearchUrban Studies
Publications2021

Systemic risk for financial institutions in petroleum-based economies

Published in Energy Journal - Analysis of systemic risk in oil-dependent financial systems.

Financial RiskPetroleum EconomicsSystemic Risk
Publications2019

Scenario-based forecast for the electricity demand in Qatar

Published in Energy Policy - Forecasting models for electricity demand incorporating energy efficiency improvements.

Energy ForecastingElectricity DemandEnergy Efficiency
Technology2024-01-15

EcoDesign Carbon Tracking Platform

A proprietary platform for real-time carbon emissions tracking and reporting, adopted by multiple organizations.

IoTBlockchainESG