Plenary Speakers

Hassan Charaf is an internationally recognized figure in the development of mobile applications, a promoter of the widespread adoption of IT innovations, a shaper of meaningful collaboration between industry and higher education, and committed advocate of development-oriented, student-centered IT education. He graduated in electrical engineering from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 1992; his scientific, development, and teaching activities are related to software development. His professional and academic career has been marked by a constant search for and finding a balance between the quality of solutions to practical problems, the professional motivation of new generations of students, the production of competitive knowledge from universities, and the integration of industrial challenges and education. He has led software projects, from leading domestic IT companies to SMEs and foreign partners, to creating dual Ph.D. programs. He was appointed rector of Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 2024 and has overseen its transition from a state-owned to a private university.