Dr. Mohsen Foroughifar

Biography

Mohsen Foroughifar is an Assistant Professor of Business Technologies at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his Ph.D. in Quantitative Marketing Economics from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He also holds an M.Sc. in Economics and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran. Mohsen's research primarily focuses on algorithmic pricing, digital advertising, and the adoption of AI tools in consumer marketplaces, exploring the intersection of technology, economics, marketing, and public policy. His doctoral dissertation examines the challenges of deploying AI-driven pricing platforms, such as Airbnb, and he has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Sheth Foundation ISMS Doctoral Dissertation Award and the ASA Statistics Marketing Doctoral Dissertation Research Award. His work has received funding from multiple competitive research programs, including the BI-Org Research Grant and the TD Management Data Analytics Lab Research Grant. The ongoing research contributions are crucial for understanding the effects of regulations on sharing economy platforms, advertising markets, AI systems, and their implications for pricing strategies and market efficiency in the digital age.

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