PHD Students

• Master I in Statistics for life science, University of Montpellier, 2017
• MSc in Tropical Biodiversity and ecosystems (Erasmus mundus), TROPIMUNDO, Museum Nationale d’Histoire Naturelle Paris, Université Libre de Bruxelles, VUB,  2016
• Bachelor Degree in Agronomy, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, 2012

I have a Master of Science in Biostatistics with two defining research experiences on infectious diseases modeling. The first was during my MSc research. At that time, I developed and analyzed a mathematical model for the dynamics of Lassa fever virus (LFV) in West Africa. My other experience is on COVID-19 pandemic modeling. Currently I have two Scientific publications on that pandemic. In the first paper published in Mathematical Biosciences, we have investigated the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in West Africa. In the second, we have modelled the trend of COVID-19 and calculated some key parameters of the pandemic spreading in each of the 16 countries in West Africa.

Judi Armel BOUROBOU BOUROBOU, born on November 1, 1976 in Moabi, Gabon, is an agricultural engineer and biostatistician. He earned a Baccalauréat (Series D) in 1998, a Higher Technician Diploma in plant production from the École Polytechnique de Masuku in 2001, and an agricultural engineering degree from Katibougou, Mali, in 2004. In 2006, he joined the Institut de Recherches Agronomiques et Forestières (IRAF) in Libreville as a Research Associate, later serving as Regional Officer for Central Africa in the Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA) program, coordinating research on plant uses (2006–2014). He completed a Master’s in Biostatistics at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin, in 2017. Since 2020, he has been pursuing a PhD at the Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d’Estimations Forestières (Labef),

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and have over five years of experience teaching mathematics at the secondary school level. I later obtained a Master’s degree in Biostatistics, which strengthened my expertise in statistical applications to health sciences. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in Biometry, with a research focus on mathematical modeling of malaria transmission. My work aims to contribute to a better understanding of malaria dynamics and to support effective control strategies. To date, I have authored three scientific publications in this field.

Dolou Angeline Reine KAKPO is an Agronomist Engineer specialising in Natural Resources Management, having completed her qualification in 2011 following her B.Sc. in Natural Sciences from the Faculty of Science and Technology in 2008. She also holds an MSc in Soil Health, earned in 2019. Currently, she is a PhD student in Natural Resources Management, with a focus on forestry. Her research concentrates on the uses, fertilising potential, and conservation strategies of key agroforestry species in Benin, conducted at the Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations of the University of Abomey-Calavi.