► Academic background
◉ 1996 : DEUG in mathematics from Gaston Berger University (Sénégal)
◉ 1997 : B.S in Applied Mathematics University Paris 5
◉ 1998 : B.S Applied Mathematics from Paris Descartes University
B.S MST ISASH (Master of Science and technology, Computer Science and Statistics Applied to Human Sciences), from University Paris 5
◉ 1999 : Master in Statistics from Paris 6 University (Pierre et Marie Curie)
◉ 2002 : PhD in Applied Mathematics, speciality Statistics, Pierre and Marie-Curie University (Paris 6), December 16, 2002.
Advisor : Denis Bosq. Funding : CREST (Research Center in Ecomomics and Statistics)-Paris
◉ 2009 : HDR (Tenure), University Charles De Gaulle University (Lille 3), November 25, 2009
► Responsabilities
◉ Vice-president of CIMPA (International Center for Pure and Applied Mathematics), January 2025-
◉ Chair of Mathematical Statistics theme of Encyclopedia of SCIENCES, December 2023- to present
◉ Member of Scientific Committee, ICMS (International Centre for Mathematical Sciences) Mathematics for Humanity, 2023-to present
◉ Chair of Career Development Committee of PASRC (Pan-African Scientific Research Council), 2021-.
◉ Vice-president of Executive Committee of PASRC (Pan-African Scientific Research Council), 2021-.
◉ Chair of EMS-CDC (European Mathematical Society, Committee for Developing Countries), 2019-2022.
◉ Member of the scientific committee of APSA (Association pour la promotion scientifique de l’Afrique) Award, 2019-.
◉ Member of the scientific committee of Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh (Association pour la promotion scientifique de l’Afrique) Award, 2019-.
◉ Co-responsible of the website of AFRIMATH (Afrique France Réseau International en Mathématiques), 2021-.
◉ Member of CIMPA (International Center for Pure and Applied Mathematics) : October 2016-
◉ Member of the EMS-CDC (European Mathematical Society, Committee for Developing Countries) : 2017-.
◉ Vice-Chair of EMS-CDC : 2018-2019.
◉ Member of Diversity committee of IMU (International Mathematical Union), 2020-
◉ Member of the executive committee of CIMPA : 2018-
◉ Member of the director committee of ONCOLILLE (multidisciplinary Cancer Research Center) : 2019-
◉ Head of the MéQAME axis at the LEM laboratory, UMR 9221, March 2015-2019
◉ Director of the EQUIPPE laboratory on Lille 3 : October 2010-March 2015
◉ Head of the MIASHS multi-disciplinary bachelor’s degree in Mathematics : 2009-2014
◉ Head of the MIASHS master’s degree, 2015-2023.
◉ Elected member of the board of the UFR MIME (Mathematics, Computer Science, Management and Economics) from 2005-2009, 2014-2019.
◉ Member of the Strategic Committee for International Relations of the University of Lille 3, 2010-2016.
◉ Member of the working group in charge of campus life at the University of Lille, when merging the three Lille universities (Lille 1, Lille 2 and Lille 3) in 2011. I was in charge of the improvement of the reception and accommodation of foreign students and teacherresearchers in Lille.
◉ Associate editor of Revista Colombiana de Estadistica, 2015-
◉ Associate editor of Journal of Statistical Modeling and Analytics, 2020-
◉ Associate editor of Journal of Nonparametrics Statistics, 2021-
◉ Associate editor of Afrika Matematika, 2023-
◉ Chair of Mathematical Statistics theme of Encyclopedia of SCIENCES, December 2023-
◉ Reviewer for journals : Statistical Inference for Stochastic Processes, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, Statistics, Journal Afrika Statistika, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Journal of Nonparametric statistics, Annales de l’ISUP, Electronic journal of statistics, Metika, Annals of Statistics, … .
◉ AERES (National French Universities Evaluation Agency) expert (2012-2013)
◉ HCERES (National French Universities Evaluation Agency) expert (evaluations 2019- 2020, 2020-2021, vagues A and B)
◉ Expert for evaluation of l’OREAL-UNESCO “Womens in Science” Awards, since 2014.
◉ I set up in 2014 a group “Mathematicians of the African diaspora” within the association “Women and Maths” (http ://www.femmes-et-maths.fr) of France in order to help African young people to access higher studies in sciences.
◉ I coordinated in 2010 (with the help of the international office of University Lille 3) the working group on the agreement between the three Lille universities (Lille 1, Lille 2 and Lille 3) and University Gaston Berger, Senegal.
◉ I have set up the project of a double master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science between the University of Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal) and University Lille 3. This diploma started in 2017.
◉ Member of the international ERCIM Computational and Methodological Statistics, Working Group
◉ Member of the international ERCIM specialized Team on Functional Data Analysis
◉ Member of IRN (International Research Network of CNRS) AFRIMath
◉ Member of the Biomathematics network 3MC