Current academic responsibilities
- Head of IFRI’s software engineering department since 2022.
- Coordinator of bachelor’s and master’s programs in software engineering, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, embedded systems and the internet of things, and internet and multimedia.
- First head of the IFRI Committee on Professional Conduct and Ethics.
PhD thesis evaluation
Participation in the evaluation of doctoral research in artificial intelligence, computer science, and their application domains.
- A robust and interpretable AI framework for the histopathological diagnosis of infectious skin diseases: the SINDI approach validated on mycetomaMerveille Santi Zinsou · Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis, Senegal · 2026 · Thesis reviewer
- Topic modeling for viewpoint detection in a Wolof–French corpusAbdoulaye Déthié Sarr · Alioune Diop University of Bambey, Senegal · 2026 · Examiner
- Advanced modelling and search techniques for routing and scheduling problemsCharles Thomas · UCLouvain — Louvain School of Engineering, Belgium · 2023 · Jury member
Other academic responsibilities
- Contribution, since 2015, to the design, drafting, and validation of several academic programs: IFRI bachelor’s and master’s programs in artificial intelligence, software engineering, cybersecurity, and internet and multimedia, as well as the National Water Institute’s master’s program in hydroinformatics;
- Participation in PhD progress reviews and doctoral monitoring committees;
- Member or chair of numerous bachelor’s, master’s, and engineering thesis defense committees since 2014;
- Coordinator of master’s programs in software engineering, cybersecurity, and information systems and computer networks, January 2019–July 2022;
- Coordinator of third-year software engineering and cybersecurity teaching groups, January–December 2018;
- Contribution in 2018 to drafting and validating the project to create a center of excellence in water and sanitation, as IFRI’s representative for Hydroinformatics;