Edward Cartwright

Edward Cartwright is a Professor of Economics at De Montfort University and Director of the Institute for Applied Economics and Social Value. His research interests include cyber security, game theory and behavioural economics, with particular interest in the economics of ransomware and the adoption of cyber secure behaviour in micro and small organisations. Recent projects include RAMSES (internet forensic platform for tracking the money flow of financially motivated malware) and EMPHASIS (Economical, Psychological and Societal Impact of Ransomware). He co-developed the Leicester Stories platform and recently supported the East Midlands Chambers of Commerce to establish a Regional Business Intelligence Unit and Collective Intelligence Skills Unit.