► Defended PhDs (20)

  1. 2021–2024: Khoo Tzung Hsuen — PhD co-supervised with Dharini Pathmanathan (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia). Global stock-market co-movement and portfolio optimization using functional data clustering. Two articles published; Postdoc at OncoLille, Lille (from May 2025).

  2. 2020–2024: Christelle Ogonkoui — PhD co-supervised with Freedath Moussa (IMSP, Benin). Biostatistical modeling and applications to oncology. IMU Breakout Fellowship; two articles published; Postdoc at Inria Lille.

  3. 2020–2023: Yoba Kandé — PhD under joint supervision (co-tutelle, 50%) with Patrice Brehmer (IRD, Senegal). Environmental spatial analyses using nonparametric functional approaches. Two articles published; Teaching and Research Fellow at Oniris, Nantes.

  4. 2020–2023: Issam Moindjé — INSERM–INRIA PhD, co-supervised (50%) with Cristian Preda, Fabrice Vallois and Mahdi Mahmoudzadeh. Functional data analysis for biomarker identification in EEG and MEG. Two articles published; Postdoc at UQAM, Montreal.

  5. 2021–2022: Camille Frévent — PhD co-supervised with Michael Genin and Mohamed Lemdani (Lille). Scan statistics for longitudinal spatial and survival data. Two articles published and one R package; Associate Professor (MCF) in Lille.

  6. 2018–2022: Salsabil Yacour — PhD co-supervised with Ahmed El Ghini (Morocco). Economic growth and environmental impacts: empirical evidence from Morocco. One article published.

  7. 2018–2021: Solange Doumun — PhD under joint supervision (co-tutelle, 50%) with Jérémie Zoueu (Côte d’Ivoire). Performance evaluation and development of multispectral image analysis strategies for rapid malaria diagnosis. Two articles published; Associate Professor (MCF) in Côte d’Ivoire.

  8. 2018–2021: Alaa Ali Hassan — PhD co-supervised with Dharini (Malaysia). Statistical modeling of large-scale spatial data and applications in health; Engineer in Quebec, Canada.

  9. 2020: Mamadou Ndiaye — PhD under joint supervision (co-tutelle, 50%) with Senegal. One article published in 2020; Researcher at ISFA, Senegal.

  10. 2019: Zied Gharbi — PhD under joint supervision (co-tutelle, 50%) with Tunisia. One article published; Teaching and Research Assistant (ATER) in Lyon.

  11. 2017: Mohamed-Salem Ahmed — PhD co-supervised (50%). Three articles published between 2017 and 2021; Researcher at Lille University Hospital (URL Metrics) and at Alicante company.

  12. 2017: Emad Drwesh — PhD co-supervised (50%). One article published; Data Scientist at ENERIS.

  13. 2016: Mohamed Yahaya — PhD co-supervised (50%), in collaboration with the University of the Comoros. One article published in 2016; Assistant Lecturer at the University of the Comoros.

  14. 2015: Aladji Bassene — PhD under joint supervision (co-tutelle, 50%) with Gaston Berger University (UGB), Senegal; Engineer at Capgemini, Lille.

  15. 2015: Stéphane Bouka — PhD under joint supervision (co-tutelle, 50%) with Gabon. Two articles published; Associate Professor (MCF) at the University of Franceville, Gabon.

  16. 2014: Leila Hamdad — PhD co-supervised (40%). Four articles published between 2014 and 2019; Professor at the National Higher School of Computer Science, Algeria.

  17. 2014: Camille Ternynck — PhD co-supervised (50%). Eight articles published; Research Engineer at Lille University Hospital (CHRU de Lille).

  18. 2012: Zoulikha Kaid — PhD under joint supervision (co-tutelle, 50%). Four articles published based on the thesis work between 2011 and 2015; Associate Professor (MCF) at the University of Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria.

  19. 2015: Sidi Ali Ould Abdi — PhD co-supervised (50%). Four articles published based on the thesis work in 2010 and 2014; Associate Professor (MCF) at the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Nouakchott, Mauritania.

  20. 2007–2010: Ahmedoune Ould Abdi — PhD co-supervised (50%). 4 articles published based on the thesis work between 2010 and 2014; Associate Professor (MCF) at the Higher School of Accounting and Business Administration and Coordinator of the Higher Education Quality Authority, Nouakchott, Mauritania.

► Current PhDs (3)

  1. 2025–: Cécile Verrier — PhD funded by the CNRS FANE-MATH-PE Chair, co-supervised with Vanessa Dehault (CANTHER) and Alexandre Poulain (LPP). Title: Mathematical modeling of the effect of senescence on cancer progression.

  2. 2024–: Léoncie Abizeyimana — PhD funded by the AIMS network in connection with the FANE-MATH-PE project, co-supervised with Patrick Tchepmo (NWU) and Meyling (Inserm, Lille). Title: Mathematical and AI/ML approaches in oncology.

  3. 2023–: Clara Dubois — CIFRE PhD co-supervised with Alexander Dujardin (Central Lille) and HORIBA. Title: Raman spectroscopy and artificial intelligence for chemical synthesis.

► PhD referee (36)

  1. September, 6, 2019 : Referee and Jury member of Josephine M. Erhi B Leik’s thesis in the University of Compiegne

  2. September, 18, 2019 : Referee and Jury member of Djihad Benelmadani’s thesis in the University of Grenoble

  3. September, 11, 2019 : Jury member of Aya Dadouki’s thesis in the University of Lille

  4. September, 10, 2019 : Jury member of Maxime Baelde’s thesis

  5. June, 7, 2019 : Referee and jury member of the Badiassiatta theater Don Bosco Diatta

  6. June, 3, 2019 : President of the jury of Annabelle Glaize’s thesis in the University of Lille

  7. June, 6, 2019 : Referee and member of Younes Ousmane’s thesis in Caddi Ayad University

  8. May, 21, 2019 : President of the jury of Hajer Khlai fi’s thesis in the University of Compiegne

  9. December 11, 2018 : Referee and jury member of Papa Ousmane Cissa’s thesis in the University of Paris 1 and Gaston Bergr (Senegal)

  10. December, 6, 2017 : Referee and member of Larbi Ait Hennani’s HDR in the University of the Littoral coute-d’opale

  11. Ocotber, 28, 2017 (Gabon) : President of the jury of Alban Mbinan Mbina’s thesis in the University of FranceVille (Gabon) and in the University of Lille 1

  12. September, 5, 2017 : Referee and jury member of Rim Ben Elouefi’s thesis in the INSA of Rennes

  13. March, 13, 2017 : Member of the jury of Hiba Alawieh’s thesis in the University of Lille 1, March 13, 2017

  14. May, 27, 2016 : Referee and jury member of Martha Patricia Bohorquez Castaneda’s thesis in the Public University of Bogotà

  15. March, 13, 2016 : Referee of Sonia Griche’s HDR in the University of Setif

  16. May, 10, 2016 : Referee and jury member of Giuliana Galli Carminati’s thesis in Grenoble

  17. March, 18, 2016 : Referee and jury member of Youssou Ciss’s thesis in Senegal, University Gaston Berger

  18. Janurary, 19, 2016 : Jury member of the thesis of Zahraa Salloum in the University of Lyon 2

  19. December, 17, 2015 : Referee of the HDR of Said Attoui in the University of Oran

  20. May 2015 : Referee and jury memeber of the thesis of Mostafe Tahmasebiin the University of Grenoble

  21. December, 8, 2015 : Referee and jury member of Abdoulaye Faye’s thesis in Clermont-Ferrand, Blaise Pascal University

  22. November, 16, 2015 : Referee and jury member of Sobom’s thesis Matthieu Somé in University Franche Comté

  23. October, 1, 2015 : President of the jury of Hassan Maatouk’s thesis in Ecole des Mines de St-Etienne

  24. December 2014 : Referee and jury member of Abdourahmane Diallo’s thesis in France, Marseille

  25. April 2014 : Referee and jury member of Tamaro Johng-Ay’s thesis in France, Pau

  26. March 2014 : Referee of the thesis of Mohamed Badaoui in Morocco, Oujda

  27. December 2013 : Referee and jury member of Van Ly Tran’s thesis in France, Orleans

  28. June 2013 : Referee and jury member of Ibrahim Sidi Zakari’s thesis in Morocco, Marrakech

  29. May 2013 : Referee and jury member of Karima Kimouche’s thesis in Algeria, Constantine

  30. March 2013 : Referee and jury member of Aubin N’Dri’s thesis in Côte d’ivoire, Abidjan

  31. November 2012 : President of the jury of the thesis of Ada Diop in France, La Rochelle

  32. November 2012 : Referee and jury member of Julie Mintsa Mi Ondo’s thesis in France, Grenoble

  33. March, 23, 2010 : Referee and member of the jury of the thesis of Abdallah Bacar ELAMINE in France, Montpellier

  34. Mai 2009 : Referee of the thesis of Amine Niang in Senegal

  35. March 2009 : Referee and jury member of Claudie banlieu’s in Canada, Quebec

  36. Janurary 2007 : Referee and jury member of Jorge Barriento’s thesis in Spain, Alicante

► HDR garant (2)

  1. October 2018: HDR guarantor for Amir Aboubacar.

  2. June 10, 2021: HDR guarantor for Stefano Nasini.

► Co-supervision (14)

  1. Alaa Ali Ayad (2018-2021). Title: Statistical modeling of large spatial data and its applications in health. Defended on the 4th of December, 2021.

  2. Solange Doumun (2018-2021). Title: Performance evaluation and contribution to the development of multispectral image analysis strategies for aid in the automatic and rapid diagnosis of malaria. Defended on the 9th of July, 2021.

  3. Mamadou Ndiaye (2015-2020). Title: Contributions to modelisation of spatial functional ata. Applications. Defended on the 26th of November, 2020.

  4. Zied Gharbi (2015-2019). Title : Contribution to econometrics patial modeling. Defended on the 24th of June, 2019. Universities of Tunis and Lille.

  5. Mohamed-Salem Ahmed (2014-2017). Title : Contribution to spatial statistics and the analysis of functional data. Defended on 12th of December 2017. University of Lille

  6. Emad Drwesh (2012-2017). Title : Spatial statistics in discrete-choice models, application to UADT cancers in northern France. Defended on the 11th of December 2017. University of Lille.

  7. Mohamed Yahaya (2012-2016). Title : Sequential methods and their applications to the prediction of spatial data. Defended on the 15th of December 2016. Universities of Comoros and Lille 3.

  8. Aladji Bassene (2011-2016). Title : Contribution to spatial modeling of extreme events. Defended on May 6, 2016. Universities Gaston Berger, Senegal and Lille 3.

  9. Stephane Bouka (2012-2015). Title : Modeling Spatially Dependent Data : Tests and Regression Models. Defended on December 21, 2015. Universities Lille 3 and FranceVille (Gabon)

  10. Hamdad Leila (2010-2014). Title : Functional estimation of density and regression of linear processes with weakly mixing innovations. Defended on 09 of December 2014. Public School of Computer sciences, Algeria

  11. Camille Ternynck (2011-2014). Title : Space-functional modeling and applications. De- fended on November 25, 2014. University Lille 3

  12. Kaid Zoulikha (2009-2012). Title : On nonparametric estimation of conditional mode for spatially dependent functional variables. Defended on December 09, 2012. Universities Lille 3 (France) and Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.

  13. Ahmedoune Ould Abdi (2007-2010). Title : Non-parametric spatial prevision via condi- tional mode. Defended on July 26, 2010. University Gaston Berger, Senegal

  14. Sidi Ali Ould Abdi (2007-2010). Title : Contribution to non-parametric estimate of conditional quantiles in a spatial context. Defended on July 24, 2010. University Gaston Berger, Senegal