BSBI Team

Carolina Olaya is a dedicated lecturer and researcher with over 15 years of combined professional and academic experience in strategic management, sustainability, and corporate responsibility. Originally from Colombia, Carolina built a strong corporate career, leading strategic planning and sustainability initiatives in multinational companies such as Ecopetrol, AIG, Indupalma, and OXY. In these roles, she developed and implemented Balanced Scorecards, designed strategic KPIs, aligned supplier networks with GRI standards, and drove communication programmes to embed corporate vision and values across thousands of employees.

Dr Benjamin Bensam Sambiri holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and has over 20 years of experience in managing corporate organisations and higher education institutions. His areas of expertise include lecturing, research, financial management, marketing, business administration, ICT, and human resource development.

Dr habil. Gregor Tkachov is a certified university lecturer specialising in the teaching of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Natural Sciences in both German and English. He obtained his lecturer qualification (facultas docendi) following the completion of his Habilitation degree at the University of Würzburg, Germany, in 2018.

Dr Abdelaziz Triki is a computer scientist specialising in machine learning, computer vision, and image processing. His doctoral research was conducted as part of a collaborative project between the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in Leipzig, in partnership with the University of Sfax. His work focused on developing advanced AI methodologies for data-driven analysis. Dr Triki has extensive experience across both academia and the technology industry, contributing significantly to AI-driven innovations in healthcare.

Dr Ahmed Mahmoud is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Computer Science and Informatics at the Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI). He is a dedicated and methodical academic professional with over ten years of teaching experience in logistics, supply chain management, project management, and research methods.

Dr. Akua Bobson is a passionate scholar and educator whose work bridges the worlds of literature, identity, and culture. Holding a PhD in English Literature from the University of Ghana and a Master’s Degree from the Ruprecht-Karls Universität (Heidelberg), her research explores how “Africa” manifests in diaspora literary texts through an interdisciplinary lens. Her academic interests encompass comparative and postcolonial literature, with a particular focus on Afro-Caribbean narratives and the intersections of literature and history across the African diaspora.

Dr Benedetta Piccio is a feminist researcher who obtained her PhD from Edinburgh Napier University in 2024. Her doctoral research focused on women’s leadership, gender equality, and working conditions at the Edinburgh Festivals.

Dr. Ana-Maria Oltețeanu is an Artificial Intelligence expert with 15 years of experience in research, teaching, and innovation. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and led AI innovation projects across EdTech, cognitive systems, and health and wellbeing.

Dr Fahmid Al Farid is a Lecturer at the Berlin School of Business & Innovation (BSBI), Germany, where he leads teaching and research in computer vision and artificial intelligence, specialising in image and video analysis. With over 12 years of academic and research experience, he has developed a strong career that includes positions as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Multimedia University, Malaysia, and Research Assistant at both the University of Ulsan and Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea.