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				<h3><b>Interests</b></h3>
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					<li>Applied AI for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)</li>
					<li>Data mining and Machine Learning</li>
					<li>Constraint Programming and Discrete Optimization</li>
					<li>Algorithms and data-structures</li>
					<li>Software engineering</li>
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				<h3><b>Experience</b></h3>
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					<!-- <li><strong>2026-</strong> Consultant and Co-Founder, Sustainable Sanitation Facilities (<a
							href="https://ssafe-sas.com/" target="_blank">SSaFe</a>) -- AI-leveraged water sanitation
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					<li><strong>2024-</strong> Research Logistician, Department of Mathematical Engineering (INMA),
						UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium -- AI, deep learning and optimization for engineering and
						industrial problems</li>
					<li><strong>2024-</strong> External Lecturer and Teaching Collaborator, IFRI/University of
						Abomey-Calavi, Benin</li>
					<!-- <li><strong>2022-</strong> Co-Principal Investigator, Benin Air Quality Initiative -- data systems,
						open-data workflows and analytics for PM<sub>2.5</sub> monitoring in Benin</li> -->
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					<li><strong>2023</strong> Post-doctoral researcher, CyberExcellence project, UCLouvain, Belgium --
						ML, data mining and optimization for network protocol verification</li>
					<li><strong>2020-2023</strong> Contract Lecturer, National Universities of Benin</li>
					<li><strong>2020-2022</strong> Senior content writer/Data analyst, Dataquest, San Francisco, USA
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					<li><strong>2019-2020</strong> Post-doctoral researcher, European project GLOBMIG, UCLouvain,
						Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium</li>
					<!-- <li><strong>2017-2023</strong> Consultant and Co-Founder, Machine Intelligence For You (MIFY SARL),
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					<li><strong>2015-2019</strong> Scientific staff, ICTEAM/UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium</li>
					<li><strong>2013-2014</strong> Technical Coordinator, Internet Quality Measurement Project in West
						Africa, IMDEA Networks Institute</li>
					<!-- <li><strong>2012-2015</strong> Technical Director, Power To Go Forward (PTGF), Benin</li> -->
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				<h3><b>Fellowships and Academic Honors</b></h3>
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					<li><strong>2026</strong> Air quality project funding (as co-PI) in Benin from <a
							href="https://aqfund.epic.uchicago.edu/" target="_blank">EPIC Air Quality Fund</a></li>
					<li><strong>2025</strong> Co-chair and organizer of the <a
							href="https://school.a4cp.org/summer2025/index.html" target="_blank">ACP Summer School
							2025</a> in Benin</li>
					<li><strong>2024</strong> Innovation funding for the AVC-Killer project from <a
							href="https://unstim.bj" target="_blank">UNSTIM</a></li>
					<li><strong>2024</strong> Innovation funding for the AVC-Killer project from <a
							href="https://ceasma-benin.org/" target="_blank">CEA-SMA/IMSP</a></li>
					<li><strong>2024</strong> WatAIR project funding by <a
							href="https://aim.um6p.ma/fr/women-in-tech-and-ai-fr/" target="_blank">AI Movement</a>
						(UM6P)</li>
					<li><strong>2023-2024</strong> Walloon Post-doctoral Fellowship for the <a
							href="https://factory.cyberexcellence.be/fr/user/john/aoga" target="_blank">CyberExcellence
							project</a></li>
					<li><strong>2019-2020</strong> Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the <a
							href="https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/juri/cedie/globmig.html"
							target="_blank">European Project GLOBMIG</a></li>
					<li><strong>2016-2019</strong> Belgian Excellence Research Scholarship (<a
							href="http://www.fnrs.be/index.php" target="_blank">FRIA/FRS-FNRS</a>)</li>
					<li><strong>2015-2016</strong> Fellow of the Benin-Belgium Development Cooperation - International
						Action (CAI)/UCLouvain - Belgium</li>
					<li><strong>2011</strong> Winner of the ACM national programming contest (Lexcenter team)</li>
					<li><strong>2010</strong> Knight of the <a href="http://ceradeigit.org/" target="_blank">CERADEI-GIT</a>
						Order of Merit (highest distinction)</li>
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				<h3><b>Affiliations and Foundations</b></h3>
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					<li><strong>2026-</strong> Co-PI of Benin Air Quality Monitoring and Mitigation project</li>
					<li><strong>2026-</strong> Co-founder of "Sustainable Sanitation Facilities" (<a
							href="https://ssafe-sas.com/" target="_blank">SSaFe</a>)</li>
					<li><strong>2025-2026</strong> Co-founder of "NEXOR Optimization" (<a
							href="https://www.nexoropt.com/" target="_blank">NEXOROPT</a>)</li>
					<li><strong>2023-</strong> Member (and co-founder) of the "Natural Language Processing Crew" (<a
							href="https://www.nlpcrew.github.io/">NLP Crew</a>)</li>
					<li><strong>2018</strong> Regular member of the "AAAI Benin Chapter"</li>
					<li><strong>2017-2023</strong> Co-founder of the "Machine Intelligence For You" (<a
							href="https://www.mify-ai.com/">MIFY SARL</a>)</li>
					<li><strong>2016-</strong> Regular member of the "Association Française pour la Programmation par Contraintes" (<a href="https://www.afpc-asso.org/">AFPC</a>)</li>
					<li><strong>2016-</strong> Member of the "Association for Constraint Programming" (<a
							href="https://www.a4cp.org/">ACP</a>)</li>
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				<h3><b>Education</b></h3>
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					<li><strong>2015-2019</strong> Ph.D. in Science of engineering and technology, UCLouvain,
						Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium</li>
					<li><strong>2013-2014</strong> Master of Science in computer science, University of Abomey-Calavi,
						Abomey-Calavi, Benin</li>
					<li><strong>2007-2012</strong> Civil Engineer in computer science, University of Abomey-Calavi,
						Abomey-Calavi, Benin</li>
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				<h3><b>Languages</b></h3>
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					<li><strong>Nagot</strong> - Mother tongue</li>
					<li><strong>French</strong> - Work language</li>
					<li><strong>English</strong> - Proficiency (C2)</li>
					<li><strong>Fongbé</strong> - Proficiency</li>
					<li><strong>Yoruba</strong> - Proficiency</li>
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				<h3><b>Social</b></h3>
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					<li><strong>2023-</strong> Chairman of "DJAKA DJAKA Handball Club/Social" -- Addressing youth's
						social vulnerabilities and issue through sport and appropriate education, Abomey-Calavi,
						Benin</li>
					<li><strong>2021-</strong> Co-organizer and promotor of "Noel des Enfants" -- A yearly event to help
						children, especially the most disadvantaged, at Christmas, Abomey-Calavi, Benin</li>
					<!-- <li><strong>2014-2023</strong> Member of "Bresillac Youth Group" -- A forum for the fulfillment of young
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				<h3><b>Sport</b></h3>
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					<li><strong>2023-</strong> Chairman of "DJAKA Handball Club", Abomey-Calavi, Benin</li>
					<li><strong>2018-2024</strong> Futsal Player for Bayern de Monique, Nivelle, Belgium</li>
					<li><strong>2008-2010</strong> Handball Player for Academia, Cotonou, Benin</li>
					<li>Former Kungfu Wushu practitioner</li>
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				<h3><b>Interests</b></h3>
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					<li>Hardware and electronics programming, IoT</li>
					<li>Environmental monitoring</li>
					<li>Teaching</li>
					<li>Rubik's cubes</li>
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