Dr. Anoud Bani-Hani is a professor, researcher, entrepreneur, consultant, and international speaker specializing in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, entrepreneurship, and emerging technologies. Her work connects cutting-edge innovation with real-world business application.
At the University of Colorado Denver Business School she teaches undergraduate, graduate, EMBA, and executive learners, and integrates AI-assisted development, including Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, Replit Agents, and generative AI, into how students design and build. Through the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship she helps students find valuable AI opportunities and turn them into viable ventures.
Before CU Denver, she spent nine years at Zayed University in the UAE, where she chaired the Research Ethics Committee, co-founded and directed the Next Generation (NextGen) Center for student entrepreneurship and innovation, and served on the Academic Steering Committee for Expo 2020. She holds a Doctorate of Engineering in Computer Science from Loughborough University, UK, funded by a full EPSRC scholarship.
