Summary
Elena Ranguelova is a Technology Officer based in Amsterdam with 12 years of experience translating AI research into operational research programmes and technology strategy. She progressed through technical and leadership roles at the Netherlands eScience Center—from research engineer to Tech Lead AI and now Technology Officer—where she blends applied R&D, project leadership, and organisational strategy. Her background spans image and signal processing, OCR and biomarker segmentation projects, and EU-scale sensor research, reflecting deep domain expertise in computer vision and scientific software. Elena pairs academic rigor (PhD in Computer Science/Electronic Engineering) with hands-on engineering experience from industry and research labs, making her adept at bridging teams of researchers and engineers. Notably, she has repeatedly moved novel algorithms from prototype to production within interdisciplinary consortia, demonstrating an aptitude for shaping reproducible, research-oriented engineering workflows. Colleagues rely on her as a pragmatic technology advisor who aligns long-term R&D goals with day-to-day delivery.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Translators, Scientific Literature (English), Translators, Scientific Literature (English) at Free Faculty, TU, Sofia
Master, Applied Mathematics and Computer Schience, Master, Applied Mathematics and Computer Schience at Technical University of Sofia
Mathematical High School of Sofia
Ph.D; Department, Computer Science; Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Ph.D; Department, Computer Science; Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Trinity College
PhD, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, PhD, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering at Trinity College Dublin
M.Sc (Diploma); engineering degree, Computer Systems; av, M.Sc (Diploma); engineering degree, Computer Systems; av at Faculty of CSC, TU, Sofia
M.Sc (Diploma); post-graduate study, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science; av, M.Sc (Diploma); post-graduate study, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science; av at Faculty of AMCS, Technical University (TU)
Ph.D, student, Ph.D, student at Institute of Information Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Bulgarian, Russian, English, Dutch