Senior Research Scientist KnowledgeEngineering.ai

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Experienced professional and AI innovator with more than 35 years of experience in economic statistics, intelligence, and advanced data analysis.

 

Iman is Deputy Director and Head of the External Sector Division at the Central Bank of Lebanon, where she leads the compilation and analysis of Lebanon’s Balance of Payments (BoP) and International Investment Position (IIP).

She is a member of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Balance of Payments Committee (BOPCOM) and contributes to the World Bank’s Remittances Program and the IMF Global Asymmetries initiative, advancing innovation in economic statistics and aligning practices with international standards.

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She holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence Systems from the Technical University of Sofia (EUT+ Alliance). Her peer-reviewed research introduces novel brain-inspired AI architectures, MOST, ePAMeT, and NeuDen, integrating evolving Spiking Neural Networks, Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems, and explainable AI for adaptive, predictive, and interpretable modelling in data science with applications in finance and economics and beyond.

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An active member of the Neuroinformatics, Neural Networks, and Neurocomputers Group (N3BG), she co-chairs and presents at seminars, summer schools, and joint symposia, promoting interdisciplinary research in computational neuroscience, neuromorphic computing, and cognitive science.

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Academic and Research Appointments:

• Senior Research Scientist | Knowledge Engineering Consulting LTD

• Founding member of Neuroinformatics, Neural Networks, and Neurocomputers interest Group (N3BG), Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Senior Corporate Appointments:

• Deputy Director, Head of External Sector Division, Banque du Liban (BdL), Department of Statistics and Economic Research.

• Member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Balance of Payments Committee (BOPCOM)

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Education: ​​​

• Technical University of Sofia

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligent Systems, supervised by prof. Nikola Kasabov

  • M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering, supervised by prof. Nikola Kasabov

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/imanabouhassan/

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