George Mengov

Prof. George Mengov is a Professor at the Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski since 2005. He previously worked as a Research Associate at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2001–2004) and IT consultant at Unisys Corporation (1995–2000). He leads the Center for Modeling of Socio-Economic Systems and serves on the Advisory Board of Swiss Innovation Valley.

Education:

• PhD in Economics (details not specified)
• Academic background in computational neuroscience and decision science

Research Interests:

• Neurocomputational models for economic decision-making
• Behavioral economics and agent-based modeling
• Economic forecasting with limited data
• Socio-economic system dynamics
• Integration of neuroscience and economics

Publications: Over 70 articles and a Springer-published book Decision Science: A Human-Oriented Perspective. Recent work focuses on neurocomputational forecasting, virtual social networks' economic impacts, and agent irrationality in socio-economic choices.

Awards: No explicit awards listed, but recognized through editorial roles and international collaborations.

Grants & Labs: Leads the Center for Modeling of Socio-Economic Systems. Engaged in interdisciplinary projects combining AI, economics, and neuroscience.