Meet Our Team
The people powering SFO Network.
Students, researchers, and professionals across the globe who believe in equitable access to education and opportunities.
Joseph Penlap
Founder
PhD student, University of Cote d Azur — Applied Mathematics (agriculture focus)
Mikael Tchato
Co-Founder
PhD student, UM6P — Applied Mathematics (fluid-structure interaction)
Sandra Marion Kam Tsemo
Community Manager
PhD candidate, University of Bremen — Mathematical modelling for marine sciences
Brice Tchoffo
Academic Opportunities Officer
PhD student, UM6P — Computational physics for materials synthesis
Aneva Doliciane Tsafack
Financial Administrative Officer
PhD student, University of Cote d Azur — Inverse Problems
Patrick Nyadjo Fonga
Career Guidance Expert
PhD student, Bowling Green State University — Analysis
Idriss Ngueya
Head of Digital Communication
PhD student, University of Gdansk — Quantum Information Technologies
Lionel Perez
Partnerships Manager
Doctoral researcher — Applied Economics of Climate Change, International Water Research Institute (UM6P)
Dr. Yaya Etiabi
Impact & Research Analytics Lead
Postdoctoral Researcher, UQAM — Computer Science
Bernardin Tamo
AI and Data Science Advisor
Dual PhD candidate — Heriot-Watt University & Paris Cite Universite, AI and Statistics for Image Restoration
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