Serigne Gueye

**Researcher Bio :** My academic studies start in the university of Saint-Louis in Senegal (currently Université Gaston Berger) where I was graduated in 1995 with a DEUG degree (2 years studies) in Applied Mathematics and Computer sciences. I have awarded a PhD degree in 2002 from Avignon University (Avignon Université, AU). I’m associate-professor at AU since 2010 and was associate-professor at the university of Le Havre between 2003 and 2010. Up to now I give, each year, more than 192 teaching hours and topics related to : operations research (operational research in british english), non-linear optimization, graph theory, optimization in finance, optimization in logistics, algorithmic, programming. I was responsible of the bachelor's degree in Computer Science of the university of Avignon between 2013 and 2017. I have conducted some researches in three laboratories : The Computer Science Laboratory of Avignon (LIA), the Applied Mathematics Laboratory of Le Havre, and the Zaragoza Logistic Center (european porject in collobaration with Mozart Menezes). My research domains are in combinatorial optimization, operations research and their applications. I have produced some results dealing with : 0-1 quadratic programming, assignment and location problems, network design problems, polyedral approaches, mathematical programming with several applications mainly in transport and urban planning. I have defined scientific contents, written, led or participated to 9 research projects funded by national or international research programs (ANR-PREDIT, European IEF Marie Curie Project, Normandy Regional Program on Transport and Logistic, SFR Agorantic Avignon, etc.) or private company (GTI Informatique, Le Havre). I have directed 7 PhD thesis, 1 post-doctorate project, 2 master thesis, and several internships. I have been member of PhD examination jury of 6 pHD thesis. In 2015, I led a multidisciplinary research team who receive the Data Crossing Prize of the Challenge “Data for Development (D4D), Senegal” organized by Sonatel (The senegalese telecommunication company) and Orange (the french telecommunication leader company) for our contribution in this challenge named : « Using mobile phone data for Spatial Planning simulation and Optimization Technologies (SPOT) ». In 2012, I was a Marie Curie laureate for the project « Facility Location Optimization under disruption and in an Uncertain Environment (FLOUE) ». In 2009, I receive, with two other colleagues and one of my PhD student in co-direction, the 3d prize of the ROADEF (The french operations research society) Challenge. I have been reviewer for the following journals : The European Journal of Operations Research (EJOR), RAIRO-Operations Research, Operations Research and International Journal (ORIJ). I’m one of the founding member of the Operational Research Practice in Africa group (ORPA) a non-lucrative scientific association working for the development of OR activities in the africa. ORPA is currently member of the African Federation of OR Societies (AFROS). ORPA have organized 6 conferences in which 4 was in africa.