Curriculum Vitae

Past positions

Rector (Vice-chancellor), President of the Academic Council of the University, Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal. 19-05-2018 / 23-03-2023.
Project Lead of Mastercard Foundation Scholar Program. Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis. 01-10-2019 / 31-12-2022. Earned financing of USD37,786,408 over 09 years
Director of publication of Journal Global Africa. 2022-2023.
Director of ACE-MITIC, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 01-04-2017 / 31-03-2020.
Full Professor in Computer science (CAMES/LAFPT 2015), Département Informatique, UFR de Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 2015 - 2021.
Scientific and Technical Director European Research Project (ID: 780229 - H2020-ICT-2017-1) « WAZIHUB : Accelerating Open IoT and Big Data Innovation in Africa ». Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis. 01-05-2018 / 31-07-2021. Final review results
Scientific and Technical Director European Research Project (ID: 687607 - H2020-ICT-2015) « WAZIUP : Open Innovation Platform for IoT-Big Data in Sub-Sahara Africa ». Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis. 01-02-2016 / 01-01-2019. Final review results
Associate Professor (CAMES/LAFMC 2010 Cote A), Département Informatique, UFR de Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 07-2010 / 07-2015.
Director of the IT Computing center, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 11-2013 / 11-2016.
Coordinator of the Faculty of Basic and Applied sciences at University Sine Saloum El Hadji Ibrahim Niass of Kaolack Senegal (USSEIN) - Sénégal. 10-2013 / 05-2018
Gaston Berger University Representative to the National committee on Science and Technology information for development (CODIST), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). 2013/2017
Member of the Scientific and Pedagogical Council of the Doctoral School Sciences and Technologies, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 10-2014 / 07-2020
Coordinator of the M. Sc in Computer Science, Département Informatique, UFR de Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 02-2012 / 02-2015.
Head of Computer science department, UFR des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 07-2007 / 07-2009.
Assistant Professor, (CAMES/LAFMA 2008 Cote A), Département Informatique, UFR de Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 07-2008 / 07-2010.
Assistant Lecturer (Tenure), Département Informatique, UFR de Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 06-2005 / 07-2008.
Assistant Lecturer, Département Informatique, UFR de Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 11-2002 / 06-2005.

Current positions

Director General, National Cyber-infrastructure for Higher Education, Research and Innovation (CINERI), Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), Senegal
Vice-chair of the expert-assessors' committee for the specific call for projects Partnerships with African Higher Education (PEA2) of the French National Research Agency (ANR)
Full Professor of exceptional class of the Universities, Department of Computer science, Faculty of Applied sciences and Technology, Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal
Coordinator of the European Project (ID: 101082391 Call: ERASMUS-EDU- 2022-CBHE-STRAND-1) « BASIS : Boosting Agricultural Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa Health ». Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal. 2023-04-01 - 2026-03-31.
Scientific and Technical Director of the European Research Project (ID: 101059232 - HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01) « URBANE : One Health approaches to support agroecological transformation of peri-urban farming ». Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis. 01-07-2022 / 30-06-2026.
Elected Member of National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal (NASTS) Fundamental, Applied and Innovation Sciences Section (FAISS).
Research Committee member and Fellow Pan-African Scientific Research Council
Researcher at UMMISCO (Mathematical and Computer Modelling Unit of COmplex Systems).
Expert Evaluator ANAQ-Sup. Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation Senegal
International expert in institutional assessment of training courses and / or research programs CAMES
Associate Professor, African University of Science and Technology (AUST) Abuja Campus Nigéria

Education

Ph.D. in Computer science, Department of Computer science, CY Cergy Paris University, France.
Post-Graduate (DEA) in Computer Science, Polytech'Tours University François Rabelais of Tours, France.
Post-Graduate (DEA) in Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Applied sciences and Technology (UFR SAT), Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal.
Graduate (AEA) in Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Applied sciences and Technology (UFR SAT), Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal.
M.Sc. (Maîtrise) in Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Applied sciences and Technology (UFR SAT), Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal.
B.Sc. (Licence) in Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Applied sciences and Technology (UFR SAT), Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal.
Associates Degrees II (DEUG II) in Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Applied sciences and Technology (UFR SAT), Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal.
Associates Degrees I (DEUG I) in Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Applied sciences and Technology (UFR SAT), Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal.