Draft:Hassan Charaf

Hassan Charaf (b. 12 May 1967) is an electrical engineer and an economist, a doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Born in Lebanon, he studied at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), where he graduated in 1992. He joined the Department of Automation and Applied Informatics at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics in 1996. Became Head of the Department in 2016 and later Dean of the Faculty in 2019. The Senate of BME elected Hassan Charaf as rector nominee on 10 June 2024.

He has been involved in organising several international collaborations and joint training courses. Was one of the pioneers of introducing mobile programming in university courses and has initiated several international research and development projects related to mobile applications. He is also credited with the launch of a training programme for computer science operational engineers in collaboration with industry players.

Charaf Hassan participates in the board of several national and international organisations, including the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network Governing Board. He is also a member of the Board of the Artificial Intelligence Coalition and the Hungarian Association for Innovation.