Dr. Yara Ibrahim is an Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator of Investment and Finance, and Head of the Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence Research Center at the Egypt–Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST). She specializes in corporate finance, banking, sustainable finance, financial markets, fintech, artificial intelligence in finance, and digital transformation. Dr. Ibrahim's research focuses on integrating finance with emerging technological advances while addressing sustainability challenges. She has published extensively in leading international journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, including Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, and International Journal of Accounting and Information Management. Her research has advanced knowledge in corporate finance, sustainability reporting, digital finance, and capital markets. She has secured competitive international research funding from Japan and Canada and actively collaborates on multidisciplinary international research projects. In addition, she serves on the editorial boards of international academic journals and is a Guest Editor for several special issues focusing on sustainable finance, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, financial innovation, and corporate governance.