Duy Dao
Affiliations
Associate Professor
Haskayne School of Business, Business Technology Management [BTM]
Area Chair
Haskayne School of Business, Business Technology Management [BTM]
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
B.S. , University of California, San Diego, 2011
Ph.D. , University of California, San Diego, 2017
Biography
Duy Dao is an associate professor of Business Technology Management at the Haskayne School of Business. His research broadly spans the economics of software and digital goods, with interests in the economics of cybersecurity and the motion picture industry.
He has published in the journals Marketing Science and Management Science. His work was nominated for Best Student Paper at the Conference on Information Systems and Technology (2016) for the paper "Market Segmentation and Software Security: Pricing Patching Rights," with co-authors Terrence August and Kihoon Kim. He is the recipient of the 2019 Haskayne School of Business Dean's Research Scholar Award and the 2022 Dean's Award for Innovative Research. He was also nominated for the Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award in 2024.
Ph.D. Student Supervision
Duy welcomes inquiries from prospective Ph.D. students with strong quantitative backgrounds in economics, mathematics, industrial engineering, operations research, or related fields. His research uses game theory and applied mathematics to study strategic decision-making in technology-intensive environments, with current projects focusing on the economics of cybersecurity. Students interested in developing and applying analytical models to study real-world technology challenges are encouraged to get in touch.
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| BTMA 431 (Course Coordinator/Instructor) | Gathering, Wrangling, and Analyzing Data with R | Fall 2017 - Present |
| BTMA 636 (Course Coordinator/Instructor) | Data Analytics I | Fall 2017 - Present |
| DATA 613 | Introductory Data Analytics | Winter 2020 - Present |
| BTMA 317 (Course Coordinator/Instructor) | Business Technology Management | Spring 2025 - Present |
Publications
- The Impact of Cryptocurrency on Cybersecurity. With Terrence August, Kihoon Kim, and Marius Florin Niculescu. Management Science. (2025)
- Economics of Ransomware: Risk Interdependence and Large-Scale Attacks. With Terrence August and Marius Florin Niculescu. Management Science, 68(12). 8979-9002. (2022)
- Market Segmentation and Software Security: Pricing Patching Rights. With Terrence August and Kihoon Kim. Management Science 65(10). 4575-4597. (2019)
- Optimal Timing of Sequential Distribution: The Impact of Congestion Externalities and Day-and-Date Strategies. With Terrence August and Hyoduk Shin. Marketing Science 34(5). 755-774. (2015)
More Information
Duy's courses are supported by DataCamp, an interactive learning platform for data science and analytics. Through DataCamp, students gain hands-on experience with Power BI, R, Python, SQL, generative AI, and other data-focused tools and technologies widely used in industry.
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