Education

Academic path

Sep 2025 — Jul 2026

M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence (AI for Science)

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences / Stellenbosch University · South Africa

Signature: Google DeepMind Scholar (full scholarship). Master's thesis on explainable probabilistic forecasting, published at Deep Learning Indaba 2026.

  • Coursework: Explainable AI, NLP & Large Language Models, Reinforcement Learning, Bayesian Inference, MLOps, Monte Carlo methods.
  • Thesis: Probabilistic forecasting of electricity consumption and solar PV production with explainable uncertainty attribution via conformal prediction and SHAP diagnostics.

Sep 2022 — Jul 2025

Engineer in Statistics and Economics

Sub-Regional Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (ISSEA-CEMAC) · Cameroon

Signature: Engineering thesis on SME survival prediction (C-index = 0.70). Built the dataset and models deployed as an interactive policy dashboard.

  • Coursework: Advanced Statistics, Econometrics, Economic Data Science, Data Engineering, Survey Methodology.
  • Thesis: Longitudinal SME survival prediction integrating econometric inference with machine learning classification and survival modelling on national enterprise census + fiscal data.

Sep 2020 — Jul 2022

Pre-Engineering Programme — Mathematics, Physics & Engineering Sciences

Polytechnic School of Ouagadougou · Burkina Faso

Recognition: State Merit Scholarship for top-performing students across West Africa region.