Curriculum Vitae

Past positions

Rector (Vice-chancellor), President of the Academic Council of the University, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 19-05-2018 / 27-03-2023
Co-Chairman of the Committee of Expert Assessors for the specific call for projects Partnerships with African Higher Education (PEA2) of the French National Research Agency (ANR)
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 (African Center of Excellence for Mathematics, Informatics and ICT), Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal. 01-04-2017 / 31-03-2020
Full Professor of Universities 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 of the European Research Project (ID : 780229 - H2020-ICT-2017-1) « WAZIHUB : Accelerating Open IoT and Big Data Innovation in Africa ». Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis. 01-05-2018 / 31-07-2021. Final review results
Scientific and Technical Director of the European Research Project (ID : 687607 - H2020-ICT-2015) « WAZIUP : Open Innovation Platform for IoT-Big Data in Sub-Sahara Africa ». Gaston Berger University of 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 Ousmane Seck IT Computing Centre, 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) - Senegal. 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, Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis Senegal. 10-2014 / 07-2020
Coordinator of the MSc. 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 the Department of Computer science, 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 the National Cyber-Infrastructure for Higher Education, Research and Innovation (CINERI). Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), Senegal
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
Elected Full member of National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal (NASTS). Fundamental, Applied and Innovation Sciences Section (SSFAI)
Head of the RESOCC research team (Networks, Communicating Objects and Cybersecurity) of LANI Lab. Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis - Senegal
Expert evaluator at the Academy for Research and Higher Education (ARES) as part of Development Research Projects (PRD) and Training Projects South (PFS) in Belgium
Expert evaluator at ANR within the framework of the Partnerships with African Higher Education (PEA) specific projects of the French National Research Agency's (ANR) in France
Member of the Board of directors of SENIX (Internet exchange point). Dakar - Senegal
Member of the Board of directors of National Cybersecurity School with a Regional Focus (ENC-VR) Dakar - Senegal
Member of the Board of directors of Senegal Connect Park (former PTN). Dakar - Senegal
Focal point Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) of the Coordination of Cyberattack Detection, Warning and response Activities (CADARCA). Presidency of the Republic - Senegal
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 ». Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis. 01-07-2022 / 30-06-2026
Coordinator of the European Research Project (ID : 101082391 - ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE-STRAND-1) « BASIS : Boosting Agricultural Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa Health ». Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis. 01-04-2023 / 31-03-2026
Research Committee member and Fellow Pan-African Scientific Research Council
Senior Researcher UMMISCO (Unité Mixte Internationale - Unité de Modélisation Mathématique et Informatique de Systèmes COmplexes)
Expert Evaluator ANAQ-Sup. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche et de l'innovation (MESRI) Sénégal
International expert in institutional evaluation of training programmes and/or research programmes, CAMES
Member of the Learned Society The African Society in Digital Sciences (ASDS). Yaoundé, Cameroun
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.