Still Malignant if You Were a Woman? Auditing Group and Counterfactual Fairness in Dermatological AI
The seventh edition of Conference on Research in Computer Science at Fairness in dermatological AI, Yaoundé, Cameroon(Online)
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Education
PhD in Computer science , Concordia University, Canada, sept 2026- present
Summer School HI Paris & ELLIS , Paris Telecom, 29jun - 02 july-2026
M.S. International Computer Science. ISIMA, Université Clermont Auvergne, France · 2025–2026
M.S. Data Science . University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon · 2021–2024
B.S. Computer Science . University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon · 2018–2021
Research Experience
Machine Learning Intern . CNRS - LIMOS (UMR 6158), Clermont-Ferrand · Oct 2025–Sep 2026
- Designing test-time domain adaptation and optimal transport methods for anomaly detection in multivariate data streams.
Graduate Research Assistant: Interdisciplinary AI for Explainable Modeling . EEPER / PRICNAC EU Project · May 2024–Jun 2025
- Worked on gradual pattern mining discovery
- Worked on Formal Concept Analysis to build explainable neural networks, applied to sustainable-materials data.
- Conducted a bibliometrix analysis on ML/DL techniques for thermal comfort modelling
Research Assistant: Fairness in Medical AI . University of Yaoundé I · 2025–Present
- Worked on fairness in dermatological AI
Research Intern: AI for Materials Data . EEPER / MIPROMALO / PRICNAC · Nov 2023–Apr 2024
- Conducted research on multi-objective feature selection algorithm applied to material discovery.
Research Intern: Dimensionality Reduction & Feature Selection . UMMISCO Laboratory · Dec 2022–Oct 2023
- Worked on feature selection methods (filter, wrapper, embedded)
Academic Services
- [2026] Reviewer: NeurIPS 2026 TS-LIMITS Workshop (2 papers)
Industry Experience
Business Intelligence Developer Intern : BUNEC, Cameroon · Aug 2021–Nov 2022
- Designed a Talend Studio data warehouse and Node.js/Express data pipelines for decision-support tools.
- Talend open Studio Trainer
Honors & Awards
- Concordia International Tuition Award of Excellence. Montreal, Canada
- Selected Participant, Hi! PARIS & ELLIS Summer School. “AI and Data for Science, Business, and Society,” Paris, France (Jun–Jul 2026)
- Selected Participant, Lisbon Machine Learning School (LxMLS 2026). ELLIS / IBM / IST, Lisbon, Portugal (selected from 500+ applicants; declined due to scheduling conflict)
- MIAI Cluster M2 Excellence Scholarship,Highly competitive, selective award, Clermont-Ferrand, France (2025–2026)
- Top 20 Finalist, CANAM Cameroon National AI Competition (2024)
- Master’s Research Scholarship, Selected by the EU-funded PRICNAC Project to fund Master’s studies at University of Yaoundé I
- EU Research Fellow, PRICNAC Project (2022–2024)
- Travel Fellow, AUF(Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie) VaRRIWA Exhibition, Lomé, Togo (Sep 2023)
- Student Participation Award, EDBT 2023 — 26th International Conference on Extending Database Technology
Technical Skills
Languages . Python, Java, SQL
ML / AI . PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, POT (Optimal Transport)
Tools . Git, LaTeX, Talend Studio
Spoken Languages. French (native), English (B2), GHOMALA (native)
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, National Advanced School of Engineering, Yaoundé · Sep 2023–Jun 2025
- Taught Introduction to Machine Learning, and Database Theory to 100+ undergraduates, including practicals and exam supervision.