Dr Bubacarr Bah is an experienced academic and research leader with over two decades of work in mathematics, scientific computing, and data science. His career combines deep theoretical expertise with practical leadership in large, multidisciplinary research environments. He has contributed to the development of data science capacity through research supervision, teaching, and institutional leadership across Africa, Europe, and North America.
Associate Professor and Head of Data Science at Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG) at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
German Research Chair of Mathematics specializing in Data Science at AIMS South Africa and Snr. Lecturer (Asst. Prof.) at the University of Stellenbosch.
Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer at the Mathematics Department and the Institute of Computational Engineering & Sciences (ICES) at the University of Texas at Austin
Scientist (Postdoctoral Fellow) at the Laboratory for Information and Inference Systems (LIONS) in Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL).
Graduate Assistant at the University of The Gambia (UTG).
PhD in applied and computational mathematics at the School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, and the Maxwell Institute. (2008 – 2012)
MSc was at Oxford University (Wolfson College) in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing. (2007 – 2008)
BSc in Mathematics and Physics (summa cum laude), University of The Gambia (2000 – 2004)
Higher Teachers’ Certificate in Mathematics & Social and Environmental Studies (SES), Gambia College (1995 – 1997)
General Certificate of Education (A Levels), Gambia High School, Banjul, The Gambia (1992 – 1994)
General Certificate of Education (O Levels), Nusrat High School, Serrekunda, The Gambia (1987 – 1992)
Pan-African Scientific Research Council (PASRC) Fellow (2021)
Alexander von Humboldt Award for German Research Chair in Mathematics, AIMS South Africa (2020)
Alexander von Humboldt Award for German Research Chair in Mathematics, AIMS South Africa (2016)
NSF-funded SIAM ICIAM Travel Award (2015)
Travel Grant, Matheon Workshop on Compressed Sensing & Applications (2013)
SIAM Certificate of Recognition (2011)
SIAM Best Student Paper Prize (2010)
Edinburgh University Principal’s Scholarship (PhD) (2008)
Commonwealth Scholarship (MSc) (2007)
Overall Best Student (Valedictorian) Award (2005)
Best Student, Faculty of Science & Agriculture Award (2005)
Vice-Chancellor’s Award (2005)