SURNAME: Tchuente  –  NAME: Maurice

Position: Principal Research Investigator

Born in Njissamtouen, Foumban, Cameroon

Teaching and Research

Internationally recognized expert in parallel algorithms, cellular automata theory and social networks mining.

Current Positions :

Pro-chancellor, University of Buea, Cameroon;

Professor  of computer Science, University of Yaounde I;

For the Pan African University : Member of the High Level Panel appointed by the African Union Commission, former Acting Rector and current Member of Council

Preesident of the Scientific Committee of LIRIMA (Laboratoire International de Recherche en Informatique et Mathémqtiaues Apppliquées)

Former Administrative Positiions

Minister of Higher Education in Cameroon;

Rector of the Univ. of Dschang, Ngaoundéré, and Douala
Secretary General of the International Coucnil for Science (ICSU)

Member, UNU/IIST Board, Macau

Member Scientific Board of AUF

Director of LIRIMA

Former Academic positions

Research Fellow IRD, Associate Professeur University of Grenoble 2, Research Fellow CNRS, Invited Professor at Ecole Normale Superieure Lyon, Univ. of Orsay, Rennes 1, Metz, Chile, Ouagadougou, Institut Africain d’Informatique

Awards

Boutros Boutros Ghali Award, UNU

C.N.R. Rao Prize for Scientific Research, TWAS ;

Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Valeur, Cameroon;

Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France;

Commandeur de l’Ordre International des Palmes Académiques, CAMES.