The Steering Committee is made up of all representatives of the Partners. The main missions of the Steering Committee are to define the global strategy of the laboratory, to decide on the program of actions proposed by the directors, to approve the annual budget and the distribution of the ressources, and give its opinion on any matters concerning the life of the laboratory.
Composition of the Steering Committee:
- Driss Aboutajdine, National Center for Scientific and technical Research, Morocco
- Amel Ben Abda, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia
- Raphael Bikanga, University of Masuku, Gabon
- Thinus Boysen, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Hélène Kirchner, Inria, France – Chairman
- Emmanuel Tonye, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
The Scientific Council is an advisory body tasked with counselling the Steering Committee on the global strategy of the laboratory. Composed of recognized researchers from academic and industry, it provides a prospective vision to help the Steering Committee to set out its scientific direction. It assess the laboratory’s strategy and activities and organizes the assessment of the laboratory with a view of its renewal every 4 years.
Current members are:
- Zohra Ben Lakher, Esprit
- Ludovic Mé, Inria
- Eric Monchalin, Atos
- Adam Ouorou, Orange Lab
- Mathieu Roche, Cirad
- Marie-Christine Rousset, Imag
- Diaraf Seck, UCAD
- Maurice Tchuente, University of Yaoundé I – Chairman
- Jean-Daniel Zucker, IRD