Curriculum Vitae

Past positions

Vice-Chancellor (Rector), President of the Academic Council, Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis - Senegal. May 2018 - March 2023.
Project Lead of Mastercard Foundation Scholar Program, Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal. Funding obtained of USD 37,786,408. October 2019 - December 2022.
Co-chair of the Expert Review Committee, Agence nationale de la Recherche en France (ANR) within the framework of the call for specific projects - Partnerships with African Higher Education (PEA2). January 2022 - April 2023.
Director of publication of Journal Global Africa, Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal. March 2022 - March 2023.
Director of CEA-MITIC (Centre d'Excellence Africain pour les Mathématiques, l'Informatique et les TIC), Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal et Banque Mondiale. 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. Juillet 2015 - Avril 2021.
Scientific and Technical Director du Projet de Recherche Européen (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.
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
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
UGB representative on the national Committee on Information, Science and Technology for Development (CODIST), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal. June 2013 - November 2017.
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

General Manager of the National Cyber-Infrastructure for Higher education, Research and Innovation (CINERI). Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) - Senegal
Full Professor [Exceptional class] in Computer Science, Department of Computer science, Faculty of Applied sciences and Technology, Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal
Elected full member of National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal (ANSTS) Fundamental, Applied and Innovation Sciences Section (FAISS).
Expert-evaluator at the Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur (ARES) within the framework of Research for Development Projects (PRD), Training Projects for the South (PFS), Start-up and Valorization Projects. Belgium.
Head of the RESOCC research team (Networks, Communicating Objects and Cybersecurity), Laboratoire d'Analyse Numérique et d'Informatique (LANI) - Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal.
Expert-evaluator at the French National Research Agency (ANR) under the specific call for projects - Partnerships with African Higher Education (PEA). ANR - France.
Senegal representative on the Board of Directors of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT). Islamic University of Technology - subsidiary body of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Dhaka - Bangladesh.
Research Committee member and Fellow Pan-African Scientific Research Council
Member of the international French-speaking scientific advisory network. RFICS: Réseau francophone international en conseil scientifique (RFICS). Québec - Canada.
Member of the Board of directors SENIX: Point d’Echange Internet. Dakar - Senegal.
Member of the Board of directors of the Ecole nationale de Cybersécurité à vocation régionale (ENC-VR). Dakar - Senegal.
Member of the Board of directors of Senegal Connect Park (ex PTN). Dakar - Senegal.
Focal point for the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) to the Coordination of Detection, Alert and Response to Cyberattacks (CADARCA). Presidency of the Republic - Senegal.
European research project coordinator AGRI-MOCKS: Mastering Opportunities-scouting, Career-guidance and Key-job Skills in Agriculture Africa (ID : 101193598 - Call : ERASMUS-EDU-2024-VIRT-EXCH). Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis - Senegal.
European research project coordinator BASIS: Boosting Agricultural Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa (ID : 101082391 - Call : ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE-STRAND-1). Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis - Senegal.
European research project coordinator MASSTER: Managing (South) Africa and Senegal Sustainability Targets through Economic-diversification of Rural-areas (ID: 101129023 Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE-STRAND 2). Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis - Senegal.
Scientific and technical director of the European research project URBANE: One Health approaches to support agroecological transformation of peri- urban farming (ID : 101059232 - Call : HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01). Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis - Senegal.
Researcher at UMMISCO (Mathematical and Computer Modelling Unit of COmplex Systems).
Member of the learned society ASDS (The African Society in Digital Sciences). Yaounde - Cameroon.
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

Honors and Awards

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.