Education

• MSc. Data Science and AnalyticsAcademic City University
  Sept. 2026
• BSc. Computer ScienceUniversity for Development Studies
  2017 — 2021

Experience

• Faculty AssistantAcademic City University
  2024 — Present
• Founding EngineerKhel Technologies
  2022 — Present
• Data Operations & Compliance (NSS)SSNIT
  2021 — 2022
• Student InternVodafone Ghana
  2020 — 2020

Research

• Does Biological Plausibility Improve Neural Representations? A Comparison of Recurrent and Spiking Neural Networks on a Context-Dependent Cognitive Task. E Chang, E Elgebaly, N Mattiello, Z Szpak, K Yelyen, E Arhin, S Nakonechna, G Jin (2026).
• Distributed DMN Activity as a Predictor of Social Video Processing vs. Primary Visual Cortices. A Crocetta, E Marin, K Yelyen, K Kohli, L Zhao, V Leshoska, Z Jiang (2025).

Projects

• Neural Circuit Dynamics Lab. K Yelyen (2025). An interactive, in silico laboratory environment designed to explore the computational foundations of neural systems. It guides users from mathematical first principles to emergent population dynamics.