AI Specialist, synthesizing AI, business and psychology backgrounds together. I worked as a researcher and a tutor, and I’m proficient in R & Python, conducting statistical data analysis, social statistics, predictive modelling, AI / ML modelling, and structural equation modelling.

Emir Kenanoglu

AI Specialist, synthesizing AI, business and psychology backgrounds together. I worked as a researcher and a tutor, and I’m proficient in R & Python, conducting statistical data analysis, social statistics, predictive modelling, AI / ML modelling, and structural equation modelling.

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AI Specialist, synthesizing AI, business and psychology backgrounds together.

I worked as a researcher and a tutor, and I’m proficient in R & Python, conducting statistical data analysis, social statistics, predictive modelling, AI / ML modelling, and structural equation modelling.

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English
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Arabic
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Turkish
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Dutch
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Work Experience

Research Assistant at Spinoza Center for Neuroimaging (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience)
September 1, 2025 - Present
Analyzing Memantine’s impact on feedback projections, integrating AI, data analysis and neuroscience for research output.
Freelance Data Analyst at Freelance
January 1, 2019 - Present
Helped +30 businesses, academicians & PhD students finalize their research. Maintained ~5 star satisfaction rate on Fiverr.
Thesis Internship at Spinoza Center for Neuroimaging (NIN)
January 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015
Investigated feedback projections in the human brain with advanced fMRI data analysis and customized AI backends.
Teaching Assistant at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
September 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
TA for the AI Master courses: Evolutionary Computing, AI & Society, Data Mining and ML4QS. Responsible for ~80 students per course (lab sessions, code walkthrough, Q&A, feedback, assignment marking).
Strategy Officer at HFA Firm (Start-ups Business Consultancy)
November 1, 2021 - March 1, 2023
Finalized partnerships with US non-governmental agencies. Implemented 3 marketing campaigns with medium budgets. Increased good leads generation by 33%. Created more than 30 visual and text contents. Implemented SEO and increased website traffic by 200%. Drafted the internal structure of the firm. Interpreted and visualized data for periodic meetings.
Project Manager & Research Coordinator at Start Point (NGO)
September 1, 2019 - April 1, 2021
Managed 2 projects and supervised a team of 12 employees. Trained +50 women on IT and raised awareness on cybersecurity. Designed and implemented psychosocial support for refugees and war affected persons. Concluded data collection and co-authored 5 published and peer reviewed papers in psychology, where factor analysis and structural equation modelling were implemented. Wrote several project/research funding proposals.
Research Assistant at Department of Psychology, EMU, Turkey (Northern Cyprus)
February 1, 2018 - June 1, 2018
Assisted in 2 research projects conducted by the department. Participated in data collection, cleaning, and entry.

Education

MSc Artificial Intelligence (Cognitive Science Track) at VU Amsterdam
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025
MBA at Istanbul Bilgi University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2020
BSc Psychology at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU)
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2018

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Industry Experience

Education, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment