Ali Kamranzadeh is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Koç University. He is an economics theorist with a particular interest in mechanism design and its applications in various institutional design problems such as con ict mediation and procurement auctions. His work is particularly concerned with the strategic implications of private information in con ict settings and explores mechanisms that can minimize the probability of con ict through carefully designed proposals. At Koç University, he continues to explore these themes, contributing to the broader discourse on economic theory and its applications to real-world political and economic con icts. Ali earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario in 2022.