Agent-based modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Dynamical Systems, Biological Systems, Evolutionary Algorithms, Gene Regulatory Networks, Artificial Life, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Generative AI.
Education, development, Use of STEM and AI with Social impact.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Director of the Computing Center Ousmane Seck of Gaston Berger University (IT and Applications development for Gaston Berger University)
U.S.-Africa Frontiers fellow
Former Dean of Applied Science and Technology Faculty (04/2018-04/2021)
Gaston Berger University.
Saint-Louis/Sénégal. BP 234.
Phone: +221 77 645 45 75 . Fax: +221 33 961 53 38
E-Mail: jean-marie.dembele@ugb.edu.sn, jmdembele@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6729-2915
Scholar: https://scholar.google.fr/citations?hl=fr&user=G_KAOrQAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Nationality: Senegalese
Status: Married, two children
Home address: 12, Cité Millionnaire Derklé. Dakar/Sénégal
Professional address: UFR SAT, Gaston Berger University. Saint-Louis, Sénégal. BP 234
Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis/Sénégal. www.ugb.sn
Machine Learning, DeepLearning, Generative AI, Agent-based modeling, Dynamical Systems, Biological Systems, Evolutionary Algorithms, Gene Regulatory Networks, Artificial Life.
Education, development, Use of STEM and AI with Social impact.
Teaching
- Algorithmic and programming (Pascal and C). Algorithmic and advanced data structures. Object Oriented Programming (Java).
- Computer Architecture. Information coding. Combinatory and sequential logics.
- Artificial Intelligence (First order Logic, Inferences, Experts systems, Neural Networks, Game algorithms, Genetic Algorithms).
- Agent-based modeling and simulation.
Supervising Master degree thesis
- Parallel programming (multi-CPU vs. GPGPU)
- Modeling microbiological dynamics and complex systems.
- Machine Learning and teledetection
- Machine Learning and prediction in environment
Co-supervising PhD
- Agent-based modeling of dynamical systems described by Ordinary Differential Equations (Case of Bilharzia spread) - defended
- Agent-based modeling of dynamical systems described by Partial Differential Equations (Microbiological and cells dynamics) – defended
Supervising PhD
- Agent based modeling of the propagation and transmission of zoonoses.
- Design of an intelligent network of scanners for the acquisition of standardized images and agro-climatic data for crop monitoring and decision-making.
- Evolutionary hyper neuro networks to improve deepLearning.
Funded Research Projects (2020-2024)
- Principal Investigator of an ACEPARTNER Project, www.ird.fr/acepartner (USD 100,000/3 years)
Deeplearning for environmental monitoring; illegal landfills.
Associated in funded Research Projects
- Spread and transmission of zoonotic diseases caused by rodents in rural areas of northern Senegal
- Control and prevention of the spread of meningitis in Burkina Faso
President of the Gaston Berger Swimming club
Dean of Applied Science and Technology faculty of Gaston Berger University (since April 2018)
CAMES (The African Council for Education Quality) Expert for program evaluation
Head of Computer Science Department of Gaston Berger University (2015-2017)
Expert for content development at the AVU (African Virtual University).
Coordinator at the Polytechnic Institute of Saint-Louis, 2013 - 2015
Coordinator of E-Learning at the Applied Science and Technology faculty of Gaston Berger University.
Responsible for monitoring and enforcing cooperation with ENSIIE in EVRY, France. 2012-2013.
Education
Topic: Agent-based modeling of dynamical systems described by partial differential equations.
Master’s Degree in Computer Science Cheikh Anta Diop University (Dakar/Sénégal) 2004
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Gaston Berger University (Saint-Louis/Sénégal) 2001
First degree in Applied Mathematics Gaston Berger University (Saint-Louis/Sénégal) 2000
and Computer Science
Baccalaureate in Science Lycée Lamine Gueye (Dakar/Sénégal) 1998
MOOC Bioinformatic : algorithms and genomes proposed par Inria on the plateform FUN. 2015
Second Annual French Complex Systems Summer School. Lyon and Paris. France. 15th July-10th August, 2008.
Formation in e-learning, Transfer 3.3. AUF (Francophone Agency). Dakar/Sénégal. 2006.
CISCO Networks CCNA, CCNA modules validated. Cheikh Anta Diop University. Dakar/Sénégal. 2003.
Visiting Scholar at AI-Lab and Sunbird AI, Kampala, Ouganda May 2023 US-AFRICA Frontiers Grantee from US National Academies of Sciences/African Academy of Science.
Visiting Teacher at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Paris, France. Oct 2021
International Doctoral Program Modeling and complex systems.
Visiting Teacher at Toulouse 1 Capitole University Toulouse, France. Feb 2019
Vortex lab (IRIT): with Yves Duthen. Modeling and simulation of proliferation processes with a genetic regulation network.
Visiting Scholar à Binghamton University New-York Sate, USA. Sept 2015
Au laboratoire Coco (Collective Dynamics of Complex Systems) avec Hiroki Sayama (bingweb.binghamton.edu/~sayama/) : Modélisation et simulation de l’agrégation et de l’auto-organisation cellulaire. Animation d’un séminaire de laboratoire. coco.binghamton.edu/faculty.html
Visiting Teacher at Toulouse 1 Capitole University Toulouse, France. Oct/Nov 2014
Vortex lab (IRIT): with Yves Duthen. Modeling and simulation of proliferation processes with a genetic regulation network.
Visiting Scholar at Binghamton University New-York Sate, USA. Nov/Dec 2012
At Coco lab (Collective Dynamics of Complex Systems) with Hiroki Sayama (bingweb.binghamton.edu/~sayama/) : Modeling cells aggregation and self-organization. coco.binghamton.edu/faculty.html
Visiting Scholar at IULM (Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione). Milan, Italie. Sept/Oct 2010
At General Psychology Chair with Marco Villamira and Pietro Cipresso (iulm.it): Modeling and simulating social phenomena (information diffusion) in economic context.
Scientific committees (Member)
PA-AI&SS: Pan-Africa AI & Smart Systems
2025 - Speaker Workshop on Artificial intelligence, Centre d’employabilité francophone, Université du Cap Vert, 13 au 16 Mai 2025
Speaker First U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medecine Symposium. Nairobi, Kenya, 12-14. October 2022.
US National Academies of Sciences/African Academy of Science.
Speaker UN Science Policy Business Forum on the Environment (UN-SPBF). Nature-positive Food Systems for a Healthy Planet and Healthy People Session. Online session. February 2021
Expert participant RSIF Scoping Workshop and Partnership. Nairobi, Kenya. October 2019.
Speaker Complex adaptive systems. Chicago, Illinois, USA November 2017.
Expert participant KIST-PASET partnership workshop. Séoul, KOREA, September 2017.
Speaker Vietnamese-French Joint Conference on Applications of Mathematics to Ecology, Bio-economics, Epidemiology and Healthcare. Hanoi, Vietnam, December 2016.
Speaker Workshop on Health research. Nouna, Burkina Faso. July 2015.
Expert participant Workshop on e-learning content development for African Virtual University (AVU). Nairobi, Kenya. Aout 2014.
Speaker Workshop on Bilharzia modeling. Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Avril 2014.
Teacher and supervisor Summer school PDI/MSC IRD, UPMC, Paris, France. Novembre 2013
Expert participant Computer Science Curriculum design for African Virtual University (AVU). Nairobi, Kenya. May 2013.
Speaker IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence 2013. IEEE SSCI. Singapore 2013.
Speaker International Conference on Computational Science. ICCS. Omaha, Nebraska. United States. June 2012.
Speaker International Conference on Complex Systems ICCS’07, NECSI. Boston. United States. November 2007.
Speaker African Conference on Research in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. CARI’06, Cotonou. Bénin. November 2006.
Speaker Multi-agents francophone days. JFSMA, Annecy. France. October 2006.
Participant First LIP6-NII Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Distributed Systems. UPMC. Paris. France. October 2006.
Speaker Conference SMAGET. Bourg St-Maurice/France. May 2005.
· Systems (excellent): Architecture and Administration of MAC OS X, Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows 7/2000/XP.
· Networks (excellent): Architecture and Administration of TCP/IP networks. CISCO CCNA.
· Programming (excellent): Netlogo, Swarm, Repast, AgentSheets, Gama, Java (Eclipse), Python (and libraries), Pascal, Visual Basic and C, ASP, PHP (with MySql or PostgreSQL).
· E-Learning (Excellent) : Moodle, Claroline.
· Mathematics (very good): Mathematica, FreeFem++, Matlab…
· Editions and printing (excellent): Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.
· Graphics (good): Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand.
· Web (very good): Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash Pro, iWeb.
· French: Excellent (official language)
· English: Fluent (scientific language for research and publications).
· Wolof and Sérère : Excellent (native languages)
Saxophone Alto: beginner