Karim Sid Ahmed
North, West Central Africa, Egypt and Levant SB Regional Leader, Cisco
Karim Sid Ahmed has played an integral role in the technology ecosystem since 2001, contributing significantly to the industry's growth and innovation. Currently, he serves as the SB Regional Country Leader for Cisco, where he holds SB responsibility for across the Maghreb, West Central Africa, Egypt Libya & Sudan , and the Levant regions. Karim's journey at Cisco has been marked by notable achievements, including his roles as Cisco Country Manager for Algeria and Tunisia. In these capacities, he showcased exceptional leadership skills and a profound understanding of the technology sector. Before his tenure at Cisco, Karim successfully managed the West Central Africa and Maghreb business for HP within the Technology Solution Group. This experience broadened his knowledge and expertise in the field. Karim Sid Ahmed is not only a seasoned professional but also a passionate advocate for the future of technology. He firmly believes in the potential of the African continent as a driving force for economic growth through technological innovation. Karim's unwavering dedication to shaping the future of technology and his commitment to empowering Africa's human resources have solidified his distinguished presence in the industry. He continues to be an asset to the organizations he serves and the broader tech community.
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Jean-Marie Akepo
Telecommunications Expert |Director General, Rakall
Jean-Marie Akepo est un Ingénieur des Télécommunications, possédant plus de 25 ans d’expérience dans l’industrie des Télécommunications, en Europe, en Amérique du Nord et en Asie. Il est installé depuis bientôt 10 ans en Côte d’Ivoire où il est impliqué dans le développement de projets d'infrastructure de Télécommunications en Afrique.Jean-Marie est par ailleurs un Expert Banque Mondiale sur les Projets d’Infrastructures de Télécommunications en Afrique.
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Noriyuki Araki
Study Group Advisor, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Noriyuki Araki is a Study Group Advisor with International Telecommunication Union (ITU). He has long experience in the research and development of operation and maintenance systems for optical fiber cable networks at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation. He has contributed to standardization efforts in ITU-T Study Group (SG)6 since 2006. He was the Rapporteur of Q6/6 from 2006 to 2008 and the Rapporteur of Q17/15 from 2008 to 2012. He also served as the chairman of the ITU-T Focus Group on Disaster Relief Systems and Network Resilience and Recovery (FG-DR&NRR). He was the vice-chairman of ITU-T SG15 from 2013 to 2022 and served as WP2/15 Chair from 2017 to 2023. He has also contributed to the activities of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee 86 (fiber optic systems). He received a B.E. and M.E. in electrical and electronic engineering from Sophia University, Tokyo, in 1993 and 1995.
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Timothy Ashong
Director General, Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM)
Timothy Adi Ashong, is the immidiate Head of Space and Fixed Unit within the Engineering Division at the National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana. He is currently the Ag. Director General of the Regional African Satellite Communications Organisation (RASCOM). Timothy Is a graduate Engineer with a MSc in Communications Management from the New Buckinghamshire University in the United Kingdom and also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering from the All Nations University, Ghana. He has over 20 years expirience in the field of Networking, Spectrum Management and Satellite Regulatory environment. Timothy was elected Vice-chair, Study Group 4 ITU-R during the WRC-15 and was reelected in WRC-19. He has actively participated in numerous global and regional radiocommunication conferences and been directly involved in the development of technical conditions for sharing between radio services and drafting of the corresponding regulatory provisions under agenda items to different conferences.
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Hervé Bah
Director, Technology, Data et Cyber Risk Advisory, DELOITTE Côte d’Ivoire
Hervé Bah dirige le département Technology, Data et Cyber Risk Advisory chez Deloitte Côte d'Ivoire. Diplômé en ingénierie informatique, Hervé a façonné, au cours de ces dix (10) dernières années, une expertise robuste en gestion des risques technologiques, cybersécurité, gouvernance des données, conformité, réglementation, ainsi qu'en gestion de projets et programmes de sécurité. Il a une affinité marquée pour les domaines de la banque, des télécommunications et des fintechs.
Il accompagne les entreprises à travers le paysage complexe des risques technologiques, de la cybersécurité et de la gestion des données. Il conçoit des stratégies innovantes et durables pour garantir la croissance et la résilience de ces entreprises.
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Aliou Bamba (ENG)
University Lecturer and Researcher, ESATIC
Aliou Bamba holds an engineering diploma in Telecommunications obtained in 2009 at the Institut National des Postes et Télécommunications (INPT-Rabat, Morocco). In June 2015, he obtained a doctorate (Ph. D) from the University of Ghent (Belgium) in Electrical Engineering. After his doctorate, he did a postdoc at the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) in Grenoble (France) where he participated in the Millimetre-Wave Based Mobile Radio Access Network for Fifth Generation Integrated Communications (mmMAGIC) project for the development of new 5G radio access technologies. In January 2016, Aliou was recruited as a researcher assistant at the Ecole Supérieure Africaine des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (ESATIC), and he is currently an associate professor in Telecommunications. Aliou is author of several publications (30+) in international journals. His research interests include wireless channel measurements and modeling, human Radio Frequency (RF) absorption due to electromagnetic fields, and millimeter-wave propagation. Dr BAMBA is a teacher-researcher, multi-linguistic & multicultural speaker with 15+ years of experience in the field of R&D in Electrical Engineering and specifically in Telecommunications in different countries (Morocco, France, Belgium, and Cote d’Ivoire).
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Aliou Bamba est titulaire d’un diplôme d’ingénieur d’État en Télécommunications obtenu en 2009 à l’Institut National des Postes et Télécommunications (INPT-Rabat, Maroc). En juin 2015, il obtient un doctorat (Ph. D) de l’Université de Gand (Belgique) en Génie Electrique. Après le doctorat, il effectue un postdoc au Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) à Grenoble (France) où il participa au projet mmMAGIC pour le développement de nouvelles technologies d’accès radio de la 5G. En janvier 2016, Aliou a été recruté en tant qu’enseignant-chercheur à l’Ecole Supérieure Africaine des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (ESATIC), il est actuellement Maitre de Conférences des universités du CAMES en Sciences et Techniques de l’Ingénieur (STI). Depuis 2020, il est chaque année président de jury du baccalauréat. Dr BAMBA est un enseignant-chercheur, conférencier multi-linguiste & multiculturel avec 15+ années d’expériences dans le domaine de R&D en Génie Électrique et spécifiquement en Télécommunications dans différents pays (Maroc, France, Belgique, et Côte d’Ivoire).
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 Lassina Bamba (ENG)
Head of Spectrum Engineering and Planning Department, Ivorian Frequency Management Agency (AIGF), Côte d’Ivoire
Bamba Lassina holds an engineering degree in networks and telecommunications from the École Marocaine des Sciences de l'Ingénieur in 2009 and a Master's degree in Radiocommunications and Embedded Electronic Systems from the Université Paul Verlaine in Metz, France. After professional experience gained with operators in the telecommunications field, he joined the Agence Ivoirienne de Gestion des Fréquences radioélectriques (AIGF) in 2014 as an engineer in charge of satellite service notifications. During this period, he was a member of Working Group 4 of the International Telecommunication Union - Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) in charge of satellite services. Since 2016, he has been Head of the Spectrum Engineering and Planning Service and also a member of ITU-R Working Group.
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 Soumaya Benbartaoui
ITU-T SG13 Vice - Chair – ITU-T SG13 RG-AFR Vice - Chair
After graduating as an engineer of computer science from University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Soumaya joined Regulatory Authority of Post and Telecommunication in 2009, where she held many positions. She is currently the Chief of Information Security Officer and also acting as audit director. She actively participates in national, regional and international works on the new technologies' establishment including the standardizations aspects. She was elected to participate in the Techwomen program (initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs) where she worked for a high-tech company at Silicon Valley. Also, in 2014 she won the BELTE Award for MEA region. In 2022, she was elected as SG13 vice-chairman and she is also working-party 2 vice-chairman, since 2013, Soumaya is ITU-T SG13 Regional Group for Africa vice-chairman.
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 Rim Belhassine Cherif
Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer and responsible of the digital transformation department at the incumbent telecom operator in Tunisia “Tunisie Télécom”.
Dr. Rim Belhassine Cherif is a general engineer. She is currently the Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer and responsible of the digital transformation department at the incumbent telecom operator in Tunisia “Tunisie Télécom”. Dr. Belhassine Cherif has participated in several ITU conferences, seminars and workshops and she holds many positions at ITU-T such as the positions of chairperson of the Network of Women in ITU-T, vice-chairperson of ITU-T Study Group 13 since 2013, vice-chairperson of WP3/13 and Vocabulary Rapporteur for the ITU Standardization Committee for Vocabulary. She is also the chairperson of the SG13 Regional Group for Africa. Moreover, she has been a vice-chairperson of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group and Co-Rapporteur on Standardization Strategy from 2017 to 2022 and also a vice-chairperson of the ITU-T Focus Group on Bridging the Gap: from Innovation to Standards between 2013 and 2015. Dr. Belhassine Cherif graduated from the Higher School of Posts and Telecommunications of Tunis. She obtained her Master degree then her Ph.D. degree from the National Engineering School of Tunis and obtained an Executive MBA from Paris-Dauphine University and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. In the academic field, she performed several research activities in the domain of telecommunications and electrical engineering, and she is the author of many papers published in international and national conferences and scientific journals. |
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Lawal Bello
Senior Manager, Technical Standards and Network Integrity Department, Nigerian Communications Commission:
Dr. Lawal Bello is a Senior Manager at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in the Department of Technical Standards and Network Integrity, with the responsibilities of review and development of Technical Guidelines/Standards for the Telecoms Industry as well as responsible for the Standardization and Adoption of new and emerging technologies covering IMT 2020, Big Data, AI and other emerging services. He studied Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, MSc Computer Networking Engineering as well as Ph.D in Wireless Communications all from University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. Dr. Bello research interest includes Next Generation Networks, Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Networks (MANETs). Dr. Bello has published many research Journal and Conference papers in IEEE, IET, book chapters, etc. He has vast experiences as Board Member at National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Lecturer, IT Special Adviser Nigerian National Assembly, Policy making, Guidelines and drafting of Regulatory instruments for the Nigerian Telecommunications Sector.
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 Moustapha Diaby (ENG)
University Lecturer and Researcher in Computer Science, ESATIC, Côte d’Ivoire
Dr Diaby Moustapha is an Associate Professor in Computer Science specialized in Operational Research and decision support. Holder of a PhD from the University of Lille, he carried out research work for 5 years at Institut Nationale de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique (INRIA -Lille-Nord Europe). He is the author of several publications in the field of network optimization (telecommunications and transport). His current work focuses on coupling machine learning approaches with metaheuristics in the context of network optimization. Currently, he is a teacher-researcher at ESATIC, in charge of the Research and Partnership department
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Dr Diaby Moustapha est Maitre de Conférences en Informatique spécialité Recherche Opérationnelle et aide à la décision. Titulaire d’un Doctorat de l’Université de Lille, il a mené durant 5 ans des travaux de recherche au sein de l’INRIA -Lille-Nord Europe (Institut Nationale de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique). Il est auteur de plusieurs publications dans le domaine de l’optimisation des réseaux (télécommunications et transport). Ses travaux actuels portent sur le couplage des approches de machine Learning avec les métaheuristiques dans le cadre de l’optimisation des réseaux. Il est enseignant Chercheur en poste à l’ESATIC, en charge du service Recherche et Partenariat.
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 Raymond Gbegbe (ENG )
University Lecturer and Researcher, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, National Polytechnic Institute, Côte d’Ivoire
Dr.
Gbegbe Raymond is a professor in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Telecoms and Signals section, at INP-HB in Yamoussoukro. He is an Electronics Engineer with a Doctorate in Networks and Telecommunications obtained in Co-Direction between the INP-HB of Yamoussoukro and SUPCOM of Tunisia. Hiss researchs focused on energy and spectrum resources optimization in 5G H-CRAN (Heterogeneous Cloud Radio Access Network) networks. He participated in several ARTCI forums and workshops on the roadmap for 5G networks in Côte d’Ivoire.
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Dr.
Gbegbe Raymond est Enseignant- Chercheur au Département Génie Electrique et Electronique, section Télécoms et Signaux, de l’INP-HB de Yamoussoukro. Il est Ingénieur en Electronique de formation et est titulaire d’un Doctorat en Réseaux et Télécommunications obtenu en Co- Direction entre l’INP-HB de Yamoussoukro et SUPCOM de Tunis. Ces recherches portaient sur l’optimisation des ressources énergétiques et spectrales dans les réseaux d’accès radio 5G H-CRAN (Heterogeneous Cloud Radio Access Network). Il a participé à plusieurs forums et ateliers de l’ARTCI sur la feuille de route des réseaux 5G en Côte d’Ivoire.
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 Dimitri Gbongue
Head of Technical Control Department, ARTCI
Dimitri Gbongue graduated in 2008 from the Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouët Boigny de Yamoussoukro (INP-HB) in Côte d'Ivoire with a degree in Telecommunications Engineering. He joined ARTCI in 2009. He is currently Head of Technical Control Department at ARTCI. He is responsible for control compliance with the obligations of telecoms/ICT operators and service providers, particularly in terms of quality of service. Secondarily, He is charged of the management of spectrum frequencies, numbering ressources and the approval of telecoms equipment in Côte d'Ivoire. He has contributed to a number of projects, including Migration to the 10-digit numbering plan, for which he was project manager for ARTCI;. The deployment of 5G networks in Côte d'Ivoire (in progress), for which he is chairman of the technical committee of the working group set up by the Ministry
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 Sarah Gnahoua
Head of Control and Approval of Trust Service Providers (CSPs), ARTCI, Côte d’Ivoire
Telecom Engineer,
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certified,
Personal Data Correspondent,
12 years of experience in the field of ICT.
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 Anne-Rachel Inné
Director, Regional Office for Africa, ITU
Anne-Rachel Inné is the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Regional Director for Africa. She also serves as liaison to the African Union and UNECA. Prior to joining ITU, she was the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, at the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) and the primary link to Governments of US, Canada, and more than 25 Caribbean and North Atlantic economies that constitute ARIN’s region and the focal point for International IGOs, IOs and their work. Immediately prior to working for ARIN, Anne-Rachel was the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)’s Vice President Government Engagement in Geneva, Switzerland, and worked for ICANN for 12 years in different policy and higher management positions. She also worked as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Africa Regional Registry, AFRINIC, taking care of the total registry operations, and governments’ engagement in the Registry’s public policies process. Anne-Rachel worked at the IICD in The Hague, Netherlands (1998-2001) as several African, Caribbean and South American countries’ programme manager directing multi sector social development projects that were early adopters of ICT/Internet. She produced and publicized Learning by Doing: Lessons emerging from the ICT Stories Projects for the benefits of the projects and the wider community. She was a member of the Bureau of the African Group at the World Summit for Information Society (WSIS), as a representative of the African private sector and a member of the Gender Coalition during WSIS with which she helped write Creating Your Own National Gender Programme – A Practical Guide . Anne-Rachel was an entrepreneur and consultant in the ICT4D for several years in developing economies and worked with African Union and UNECA on the African Information Society Initiative and subsequent NICI plans. She was featured as ICT Expert in the ILO/IOM book for the AUC: African Women at the Service of the Union and a recipient of several awards for her demonstrated immense commitment and continued engagement with African communities. She is the Chair or member of the Board of several NGOs that work in Digital Skills, Diplomacy in the digital age, African languages and ICTs and is the initiator/participant to several other initiatives around education and Internet/ICTs for Africa, by Africans.
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Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU
Dr. Bilel Jamoussi, a distinguished engineer and diplomat, serves as the Deputy to the Director and Chief of Telecommunication Standardization Policy Department at the ITU Standardization Bureau (TSB) in Geneva. His mission includes establishing international standards to advance global connectivity and digital transformation. Previously, he was Chief of the Study Groups Department at ITU-TSB (2010-2023). Through this, he paved the way for the creation of digital payments guidelines and standards that aim to foster financial inclusion on a global scale. Key achievements under his tenure have been important new standards while effectively managing staff by recruiting new talent, improving gender balance, delivering new work methods, and staying within budget. Before 2010, he held executive roles, including Director of Standards for Nortel, and contributed to over 90 international standards bodies. With a PhD in Computer Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, he's an IEEE Senior Member and has served on the IEEE-SA Board of Governors. A key voice in the global ICT arena, he's a regular keynote speaker at events like the Global Cybersecurity Forum and is frequently interviewed by top media outlets. Fluent in Arabic, French, and English, with knowledge in Spanish and German, Bilel's global perspective is shaped by his experiences in Tunisia, Canada, the USA, and Switzerland.
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Raogo Kabore (FR)
University Lecturer and Researcher, ESATIC, Côte d’Ivoire
Docteur en Cybersécurité des Infrastructures Critiques de l'Institut Mines-Télécom Atlantique de Brest.
Expert en
Cybersécurité des Systèmes Industriels
Ingénieur Informaticien avec plus de 25 ans d'expérience professionnelle
Expert ISO Sous-Comité 27 (Sécurité de l’information, cybersécurité et protection de la vie privée)
Enseignant-Chercheur ESATIC
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Armel Keupondjo (FR)
University Lecturer and Researcher, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, National Polytechnic Institute, Côte d’Ivoire
Dr Armel Keupondjo, est un ingénieur en Télécommunication de formation qui croit que l'évolution rapide des TICs devrait interpeler chacun des acteurs des TIC, Télécom et média. Il s'intéresse l'évolution des réseaux spécialement aux SDN et est formateur CISCO. Docteur Armel KEUPONDJO a publié plusieurs de ses travaux dans des journaux sur le plan national et international. Il est titulaire d'un doctorat en sciences informatiques option réseaux et Télécom de l'INP-HB où il exerce comme Enseignant-Chercheur.
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![]() Hyung-Soo (Hans) Kim
Vice-chairman, ITU-T Study Group 13 | KT Corporation, Korea (Rep. of)
Hans Hyungsoo Kim has worked at KT (Korea Telecom) corp. R&D part from 1993. He had successfully led outstanding projects in relation to B-ISDN (Broadband-Integrated Digital Network), NGN (Next Generation Network), IP QoS (Quality of Service), Green ICT, Smart Grid, 5G and AI. Now he is responsible for leading the Quantum Technologies, as a Director of Quantum Infra Innovation Project in KT. Dr. Kim has a Ph.D. in electronics engineering from Kon-Kuk University. In addition to his role in KT, Dr. Kim has participated ITU-T based international standards activities, since 1997. Now he is working as a vice-chairman for ITU-T Study Group 13, Chairman of Working Party 1/SG13 and a vice-chairman of FG QIT4N.
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 Ali Ouattara Kobenan (ENG)
PhD Student, Computer and Telecommunications Networks, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, National Polytechnic Institute, Côte d’Ivoire
Ali Ouattara Kobenan completed his secondary education at the Lycée Moderne de Port-Bouet, where he obtained his BAC C in 2007. He was then assigned to the Université Nangui Abrogoua ex Abobo-Adjamé in Fundamental and Applied Sciences (SFA), where he obtained his Master's degree in Engineering and Computer Science in 2016, three years after the resumption of studies at the university following the 2010 socio-political crisis. He is enrolled at the Ecole Doctorale Polytechnique (EDP) for a doctoral thesis in Computer Science with an option in Computer Networks and Telecommunications in 2018.
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Ali Ouattara Kobenan a fait ses études secondaires au Lycée Moderne de Port-Bouet où il a obtenu son BAC C 2007. Affecté à l'Université Nangui Abrogoua ex Abobo-Adjamé en Sciences Fondamentales et Apliquées (SFA) où il obtient son diplôme de Master en Genie-Informatique en 2016 trois ans après la reprise dans ladite université après la crise socio-politique de 2010.Il est inscrit à l'Ecole Doctorale Polyclinique pour une thèse de doctorat en Informatique option Réseaux Informatique et Télécommunication en 2018.
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Gyu Myoung Lee
LJMU, UK/KAIST, Korea
Gyu Myoung Lee is with the Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), UK, as a Professor from 2014 and with KAIST Institute for IT convergence, Korea, as an Adjunct Professor from 2012. Prior to joining the LJMU, he has worked with the Institut Mines-Telecom, Telecom SudParis, France, from 2008. Until 2012, he had been invited to work with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea. He also worked as a research professor in KAIST, Korea and as a guest researcher in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, in 2007. His research interests include AI powered Internet of things, digital twin, computational trust, trust in data and AI, privacy preserving with blockchain, knowledge centric networking and services, multimedia services, and energy saving technologies. He has been actively working for standardization in ITU-T, IETF and oneM2M, etc. He was the chair of ITU-T Focus Group on data processing and management (FG-DPM) to support IoT and smart cities & communities and currently serves as the WP3 chair in SG13, the Rapporteur of Q16/13 and Q4/20 as well as a vice-chair of FG-AN and FG-AI4A in ITU-T. He is a Senior Member of IEEE. He received his BS degree from Hong Ik University, Seoul, Korea, in 1999 and his MS and PhD degrees from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea, in 2000 and 2007.
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Carole Lepregnon (FR)
Head of Service, Coordination with Personal Data Protection Organizations, ARTCI, Côte d’Ivoire
Carole Lepregnon est une professionnelle dans le domaine de la Cybersécurité ainsi qu'une entrepreneure dans le e-commerce. Carole a débuté son parcours éducatif au Lycée Jeunes Filles de Bingerville, où elle a obtenu son Baccalauréat scientifique (Série D). Elle a ensuite poursuivi ses études à l'Institut National Polytechnique Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB), où elle a décroché un Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (DUT) en Télécommunications, avant de se spécialiser en tant qu'Ingénieur en Systèmes et Réseaux Télécoms, toujours à l'INP-HB. Son engagement dans le domaine de la Cybersécurité a débuté en 2012, lorsque en tant qu’en agent ARTCI détaché, elle a rejoint la PLCC (Plateforme de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalité), où elle a occupé le poste d'Analyste en cybersécurité. Au sein de cette structure, Carole a contribué à la conception du plan national d'urgence de lutte contre la cybercriminalité. Elle a également apporté une assistance précieuse aux enquêtes numériques judiciaires. Ses compétences incluent la criminalistique numérique, la cyber Threat intelligence (CTI), et elle est certifiée ITIL FOUNDATION et ITIL IT OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND ANALYSIS. En 2019, Carole a poursuivi sa carrière en tant qu'Analyste en cybersécurité au CI-CERT (Côte d’Ivoire de la Cybersécurité), où elle s'est investie dans la sensibilisation à la cybersécurité et le développement de la culture de sécurité numérique. Elle a également mené des missions d'audit en sécurité des systèmes d’information où elle a obtenu la certification ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor. En 2020, Carole a été promue Chef de service Coordination avec les Organisations de Protection des Données Personnelles à l'ARTCI (Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire). Dans ce rôle, elle a contribué activement à la coordination avec des groupes de travail internationaux, favorisé la coopération avec d’autres régulateurs des TIC. Ses compétences incluent l'analyse technique et les relations internationales.En 2023, elle se réoriente vers les activités de Cybersécurité, en évaluant la cohérence et l'efficacité des systèmes d'information, en participant à des missions d’audit de sécurité des systèmes d’information, et en travaillant à la mise en place d'un cadre réglementaire pour les activités d'audit de sécurité des systèmes d'information en Côte d'Ivoire.
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 Judicaël Vivien Monde (ENG)
CTO, West and North Africa, Nokia
Vivien studied Communication engineering in Harbin Institute of Technology then mobile communication with University Paris 13 and the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. He joined Hewlett Packard as Software Engineer before moving to Nokia as an Optical engineer. He later moved to Mobile Network division to focus on LTE before joining the product management where he took different roles focusing on Middle East and Africa, then Asia Pacific. Last year his journey took him to his current role as Head of Technology for North and West Africa. In private, Vivien enjoys football, badminton, tennis and hiking.
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Diarra Mamadou
University Lecturer and Researcher in Computer Science, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Côte d’Ivoire
Diarra Mamadou is a computer engineer graduated from the National Polytechnic Institute Houphouët-Boigny in 2001. He obtained a Master's in Computer Science and Multimedia at the University Félix Houphouët-Boigny in 2013. Dr. MAMADOU Diarra received his doctorate in computer science and instrumentation image at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Cocody University of Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) and the University of Burgundy Dijon (France) in 2018. He joined the Laboratory of Mechanics and Computer Science. In addition to computer engineering, his research themes focus on computer vision, computer science, imaging and artificial intelligence. Mamadou Diarra has been a civil servant since 1988 and joined the Félix Houphouët-Boigny University in 2003 as a teacher-researcher in computer science. Since March 2023, Dr MAMADOU Diarra has been appointed and decorated with the rank of Knight in the Order of Merit of National Education for services rendered to Higher Education and Scientific Research in Côte d'Ivoire after 35 years of experience on duty. He practiced successfully from 1988 to 2003 as a college teacher. Since 2003, as a teacher-researcher at the university. He participates in several tasks, including teaching, research, administrative functions, the development of Master Doctorate programs, and the supervision of licensed masters. He participates in conferences and congresses. Dr. Mamadou has extensive experience working with the public sector, private companies, and sub-regional and international institutions. In management, he has supervised more than 200 masters, graduates, and engineers mapped internationally and working in many fields. In terms of research, he has published around twenty scientific articles in computer science, computer vision, artificial intelligence, machine learning, Big Data, and computer networks with applications in fields such as education, digitalization, health, environment, security, biometrics, etc. He holds a joint doctorate in Computer Science and Imaging from the University Félix Houphouët-Boigny (Côte d'Ivoire) and the University of Burgundy Dijon (France). He also holds a Master's in Information and Multimedia Technology, computer design engineering, and a Certificate of Pedagogical Aptitude in mathematics. |
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 Mohammed Kyari Mustafa
Manager, Technical Standards and Network Integrity Department, Nigerian Communications Commission
Dr. Mohammed Kyari Mustafa is a Manager at the Nigerian Communications Commission in the Next Generation Technologies & Standardization Unit of the Technical Standards and Network Integrity Department of the Commission. He is part of a team responsible for the Standardization and Adoption of new and emerging technologies covering IMT 2020, Big Data, E Sims, Ai and other emerging services. He has a background in Artificial Intelligence with emphasis on Speech recognition. He studied both his Masters and PhD at Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom, and a Bachelors Degree at Hamdard University in New Delhi, India. Dr. Mustafa has published both journal and conference papers. He has vast experiences in policy making, guidelines and drafting of regulatory instruments for the Nigerian Telecommunications sector.
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 Kevin Yao N’Guessan
Head of Technology Watch and Standardization Service, ARTCI, Côte d’Ivoire
Mr. Yao N’Guessan graduated with a diploma in general engineering from Telecom Bretagne, France, in 2013.
He joined ARTCI in 2014 as engineer in charge of studies. Since 2015, he has been in charge of the Technology Watch and Standardization service whose mission is to anticipate technological developments in the telecommunications/ICT sector by achieving all necessary studies. As part of his duties, he organizes an annual prospective regulator's day and a forum on telecommunication/ICT standardization. He has also been Rapporteur or organizer of various forums, especially the 15th FTRA (FTRA-16), organized by ITU in Abidjan in 2016 and the Sixth SG13 Regional workshop for Abidjan organized by ITU in Abidjan in 2018.
Since April 2014, he regularly attends standardization meetings of ITU-T SG13.
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 Bello Kontagora Nuhu
Lecturer, Federal University of Technology of Minna
Engr. NUHU, Bello Kontagora is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, with over twelve years of experience in teaching and research. He obtained his B.Eng. in Electrical/Computer Engineering from Federal University of Technology, Minna and M.Tech. In Computer Science from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria. He is a third year PhD student of Computer Engineering at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He has published in reputable journals and learned conferences. His areas of research include: Computer and information security, intelligent/embedded systems, Wireless and computer networks, Internet of things and precision agriculture. He is a pioneer member and mentor in the Wireless and Embedded System Technology (WiNEST) research group. Among other administrative and academic responsibilities in the University, Engr. Nuhu is the current final year undergraduate project coordinator, deputy coordinator Student Work Experience Program (SWEP), Faculty of Engineering, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, commercialization officer representing Engineering at Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO), FUT Minna. With over 50 publications in reputable Journals and conferences, Engr. Nuhu is recipient of some awards including: I.B.M Artificial Intelligence Analyst Master’s Award 2020, IBM Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Developer Award, IBM Blockchain Developer Award, all in 2020. He is a member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG). He is happily married with kids.
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 John
Omo
Secretary General, African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
Mr. John Omo is the Secretary-General of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), the African Union’s specialized agency for telecommunications and ICTs’ development in Africa. He has held the position since January 2019 and was re-elected for a second 4-year term at the ATU Conference of Plenipotentiaries held in Algiers, Algeria in July 2022. He leads the continental body entrusted with building consensus within African countries in the development of ICT policies, systems and services, and also in coordinating African participation in international ICT fora. Mr. Omo has 31 years of experience as a lawyer and has contributed immensely to the development of local and international policies, legislation, agreements, and treaties in all areas of public service life but mainly in the area of ICTs. Prior to his election as the Secretary General of the Union, he worked with the Communications Authority of Kenya, Kenya's ICT regulator, where he provided leadership over the Authority’s legal matters and strategies. Before that, he worked in the public/civil service. He holds a Master of Law degree in International and Commercial law from the University of Sheffield - UK, a Bachelor of Law from the University of Nairobi - Kenya, and a Diploma in Human Rights Law from the UN Human Rights Centre, Geneva, and ILO Centre Turin among other professional courses. Mr. Omo was recently awarded the Global Merit Leader Awards 2022 by Telecom Review during Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit in Dubai, UAE.
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Vishnu Ram
Vice-chair, ITU-T Focus Group on Autonomous Networks I Independent Research Consultant
Vishnu has hands-on experience in the field of Telecom industry for more than 25 years, developing and implementing standards, and holds many international granted patents Vishnu currently works as an independent consultant, is a Vice Chair of ITU Focus Group on Autonomous Networks and the co-convener of ITU Correspondence Group on datasets. Previously, he was a co-editor of ITU-T Focus Group specifications on Machine learning in 5G. His current passion includes coordinating standards initiatives, industry bodies, open source and academia, mentoring student projects and coordinating the ITU “AI/ML in 5G“ Challenge across the globe. He also curates and moderates webinars under the ITU Machine learning 5G webinar series and AI for Good. Vishnu was nominated as Scientific Advisory Board Associate (SABA) member of Motorola Networks and is a senior member of IEEE. He holds a Masters degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
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Nanxiang Shi
Head of 6G network architecture and standardization Division, China Mobile Research Institute
Nanxiang Shi serves as the Head of 6G Network Architecture and Standardization Division and a Principal Researcher of China Mobile Research Institute, China Mobile. His research area includes 6G network architecture, 5G network architecture, satellite and terrestrial integrated network, and coordination of computing and networking (CNC). He serves as the Rapporteur of ITU-T SG13 Q23 and Editors for 58 ITU-T (Draft) Recommendations/Supplements, leading the standardization of fixed, mobile and satellite convergence (FMSC). He also serves as a Vice Chair of TC12 WG3 (Collaborative networking technologies) of China Communications Standards Association (CCSA).
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Mertiem Slimani
Standardization and Development Coordinatorm, African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
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Mertiem Slimani is the Standardization and Development Coordinator of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) having joined the African telecommunication Union in 2015. She in charge of telecommunications/ICT development and standardization activities including Digital innovation, building capacity programs and also the coordination of African participation in international ICT fora. Mrs. Slimani has 32 years’ experience in ICT sector as an engineer and has contributed to the implementation of ICT projects and development of public policies, legislation, in the area of ICTs. Prior joining ATU in 2015, she worked with the Ministry of Posts and telecommunications and Algeria Telecom, the national telecommunications Company of Algeria, she headed the Ministry department of information society where she conducted several e-government projects such as the modernization and digitization of banking retail payment instruments and the development of institutional and e-Gov applications including development of intersectoral policy frameworks, among others. She also served for more than 5 years as board Member of both the national standardization agency and Advanced Technologies Center in Algeria (CDTA). She holds a Master and a Bachelor in Industrial engineering of Algiers Polytechnic High School – Algeria.
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 Xiaojia Song
Co-Chair,
ITU-T Focus Group on Autonomous Networks, WG2 I Researcher, China Mobile
Xiaojia Song is the co-chair of FG-AN WG2, who’s major in communications & information and now working for China Mobile as a researcher. Her main focus is in the area of autonomous networks, intelligent technologies in network, AI, etc. She is an active delegate in ITU-T, ISO/IEC JTC1, IEEE SA, 3GPP and CCSA.
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 Leon Wong
Chair, ITU-T Focus Group on Autonomous Networksm I Lead Research Engineer, Autonomous Networks, Rakuten Mobile, Inc
Leon Wong is a senior researcher in Rakuten Mobile and holds the role of lead research engineer and research collaboration for autonomous networking. He has over 15 years of experience in IT & telecommunication industry working in various roles such as Subject Matter Expert in Operation Support System, Solution and Engineering leads. He is currently serving as chairman for ITU-T Focus Group of Autonomous Networks (FG-AN) and co-chair of Japan TTC Ad-hoc group on Autonomous Networks (AN-AH).
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