Yousri Kessentini | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yousri Kessentini | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Senior Researcher at Digital research center of Sfax, Tunisia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yousri Kessentini is a computer science researcher and Associate Professor at the Digital Research Center of Sfax, Tunisia, where he leads the DeepVision research team. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Rouen, France, and specializes in deep learning, computer vision, and document image analysis. Dr. Kessentini has coordinated numerous national and international research projects and has received several awards, including honors from NVIDIA and the National Academy of Engineering. He is a certified Deep Learning instructor and an active contributor to the scientific community through publications, supervision, and editorial roles.

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Educational Background 

Dr. Kessentini earned his Habilitation in Computer Science from the University of Sfax in 2021. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (2006–2009) and a DEA (postgraduate diploma) in Computer Science (2004) from the University of Rouen, France. He also obtained an engineering diploma in computer science from ENIS in 2003 and completed his secondary education with a Scientific Baccalaureate in Mathematics in 1998.

Professional Experience

Dr. Kessentini has accumulated rich academic and industrial experience over two decades. Since 2022, he has served as Associate Professor and Head of the DeepVision research team at CRNS. From 2017 to 2021, he was a senior researcher at the same center. Between 2013 and 2017, he was an assistant professor at ISIMA University of Monastir. He also held postdoctoral and graduate assistant roles in France, including at ITESOFT/LITIS and the University of Rouen. Since 2018, he has been a certified instructor and ambassador of the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute, reflecting his leadership in AI education and training.

Research Interests

His research spans a variety of deep learning applications, including document image recognition, handwritten text analysis, multi-script OCR, generative models, and satellite image fusion. Dr. Kessentini also explores the intersection of AI with healthcare, smart cities, and industrial automation. His recent projects involve federated learning for medical imaging, vehicle identity recognition, Arabic script analysis, and human action recognition through remote sensing and video surveillance.

Awards and Honors

Dr. Kessentini has received numerous accolades for his contributions to AI research and innovation. In 2025, he was selected for the prestigious U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. He ranked first in Tunisia’s national recruitment competition for associate professors in 2022. He received best student paper awards at ICPR 2020 and MedPRAI 2020 and earned a Jury Recognition Award in Tunisia’s national innovation competition in 2019. His research excellence was also recognized by NVIDIA with a GPU Grant in 2018, the same year he was certified as an official instructor and ambassador.

Publications 

Title: Information extraction from multi-layout invoice images using FATURA dataset

Year: 2025

Title: STF-Trans: A Two-stream SpatioTemporal Fusion Transformer for Very High Resolution Satellites Images

Year: 2024

Title: MSdocTr-Lite: A Lite Transformer for Full Page Multi-script Handwriting Recognition

Year: 2023

Title: Spectral-Temporal Fusion of Satellite Images Via an End-to-End Two-Stream Attention With an Effective Reconstruction Network

Year: 2023

Title: Few Shots Are All You Need: A Progressive Few Shot Learning Approach for Low Resource Handwriting Recognition

Year: 2022

Conclusions

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yousri Kessentini stands out as a leading figure in the fields of artificial intelligence and computer vision. His consistent contributions to scientific innovation, mentorship, and international collaboration have had a significant impact across academia and industry. His work demonstrates not only technical excellence but also a strong commitment to applying AI for societal and industrial benefit. With an impressive track record of publications, project leadership, and academic service, he is highly deserving of recognition in competitive research and innovation awards.

Fouokeng Georges Collince | Information Theory | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fouokeng Georges Collince | Information Theory | Best Researcher Award

G.C. Fouokeng at University of Dschang, Cameroon

Dr. Georges Collince Fouokeng is a highly experienced Associate Professor in Quantum Physics at the University of Dschang, Cameroon. His research spans condensed matter physics, quantum information science, and nanomaterials, with a particular focus on understanding quantum coherence, decoherence, and phase transitions. He is also an active educator, having held significant administrative roles aimed at fostering academic innovation. With a robust publication record and a passion for advancing scientific research, Dr. Fouokeng is dedicated to bridging the gap between theoretical quantum science and practical technological applications.

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🎓 Educational Background :

  • Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Condensed Matter Physics, University of Dschang, Cameroon (2015)
  • Master’s in Condensed Matter Physics, University of Dschang, Cameroon (2009)

💼 Professional Experience :

Dr. Georges Collince Fouokeng is an accomplished educator and researcher with over a decade of academic experience. He began his teaching career as a part-time lecturer at the National Polytechnic of Bambui (2010-2012) and later joined the Institut Universitaire de la Côte in Douala, where he held roles as Assistant Lecturer (2015-2016) and Lecturer (2016-2020). In 2022, he was promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Dschang, Faculty of Science.

Dr. Fouokeng has also contributed significantly to academic administration, having served as:

  • Head of the Industrial Masters Department (2018-2019)
  • Coordinator of the Research Innovation Entrepreneurship Pole (2017-2019)
  • Head of the Academic Activities Monitoring Unit (2015-2019)
  • Coordinator for Teaching and Research Monitoring (2017-2018)

Additionally, he is the Leader of the ERASMUS+ 2023-2025 Project, promoting academic collaboration between University of Dschang and University of Maine le Mans in France.

📚 Research Interests : 

Dr. Fouokeng’s research focuses on Quantum Science, with particular expertise in:

  • Condensed Matter & Nanomaterials
  • Quantum Information Theory & Quantum Computing
  • Decoherence & Quantum Phase Transitions

His work has led to significant contributions in the study of quantum coherence, spin dynamics, and phase transitions in systems affected by environmental noise, as well as advances in metamagnetoelectric effects in multiferroic materials.

📝 Publication Top Notes :

  1. Fouokeng, G. C., Tchoffo, M., Moussiliou, S., Ngana Kuetche, J. C., Fai, L. C., & Siaka, M. (2014). Effect of noise on the decoherence of a central electron spin coupled to an antiferromagnetic spin bath. Advances in Condensed Matter Physics, 2014, Article ID 526205. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/526205
  2. Fouokeng, G. C., Tchoffo, M., et al. (2014). The quenching field effect on the motion of an electron in an electromagnetic field potential. Modern Physics Letters B, 28(14), 1450058. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984914500581
  3. Fouokeng, G. C., Tchoffo, M., Ateuafack, M. E., & Fai, L. C. (2014). Dynamics of a central electron spin coupled to an anti-ferromagnetic spin bath driven by a variable magnetic field in the Landau-Zener scenario. European Physical Journal Plus, 129, 151. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2014-14151-9
  4. Fai, L. C., Diffo, J. T., Ateuafack, M. E., Tchoffo, M., & Fouokeng, G. C. (2014). Dynamics of a Landau-Zener nondissipative system with fluctuating energy levels. Physica B, 454, 157–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2014.02.012
  5. Tchoffo, M., Fouokeng, G. C., Fai, L. C., & Ateuafack, M. E. (2013). Thermodynamic properties and decoherence of a central electron spin of an atom coupled to an anti-ferromagnetic spin bath. Journal of Quantum Information Science, 3(1), 10–15. https://doi.org/10.4236/jqis.2013.31002
  6. Tchoffo, M., Ngana Kuetche, J. C., Moussiliou, S., Fouokeng, G. C., Fai, L. C., Beilinson, A. A., & Kenné, J. P. (2012). Decoherence of a Brownian particle in a double-well magnetic potential field. Far East Journal of Applied Mathematics, 68(1), 21–28.
  7. Tchoffo, M., Fouokeng, G. C., Moussiliou, S., Afuoti, N. E., Nsangou, I., Fai, L. C., Tchouadeu, A. G., & Kenné, J. P. (2012). Effect of the variable B-field on the dynamics of a central electron spin coupled to an anti-ferromagnetic qubit bath. World Journal of Condensed Matter Physics, 2, 246–256. https://doi.org/10.4236/wjcmp.2012.23033
  8. Fai, L. C., Ngana Kuetche, J. C., Fouokeng, G. C., Tchoffo, M., & Afuoti, N. E. (2014). Decoherence induced by a quenching driven field on the motion of a single electron. Physical Review & Research International, 4(2), 267–282.
  9. Tchoffo, M., Fouokeng, G. C., Fai, L. C., Ngoufo, L. A., & Diffo, J. T. (2014). Brownian particle’s decoherence in the double-well magnetic potential field. The African Review of Physics, 9(2), 207–215.
  10. Tchoffo, M., Ngana Kuetche, J. C., Fouokeng, G. C., Afuoti, N. E., & Fai, L. C. (2014). Kinematical Brownian motion of the harmonic oscillator in non-commutative space. American Journal of Modern Physics, 3(3), 138–142. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajmp.20140303.13
  11. Fai, L. C., Afuoti, N. E., Fouokeng, G. C., Ngana Kuetche, J. C., Tchoffo, M., & Kenné, J. P. (2014). Tailoring quantum correlations of a coupled central two qubits soaked in a finite temperature antiferromagnetic environment with frequency gap. Journal of Quantum Information Science, 4, 201–213. https://doi.org/10.4236/jqis.2014.44018
  12. Tchoffo, M., Fouokeng, G. C., Tendong, E., Fai, L. C. (2016). Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction effects on the entanglement dynamics of a two-qubit XXZ spin system in non-Markovian environment. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 407, 358–364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.02.073
  13. Fai, L. C., Ngana Kuetche, J. C., Fouokeng, G. C., Tchoffo, M., & Ngwa, E. A. (2016). Thermal activation process in hydrogen bonds. World Journal of Molecular Research, 1(1), 14–26.
  14. Tchoffo, M., Kenfack, L. T., Fouokeng, G. C. (2016). Quantum correlations dynamics and decoherence of a three-qubit system subject to classical environmental noise. European Physical Journal Plus, 131, 380. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2016-16380-1
  15. Fai, L. C., Ngana Kuetche, J. C., Fouokeng, G. C., Tchoffo, M., & Ngwa, E. A. (2016). Thermal activation process in hydrogen bonds. World Journal of Molecular Research, 1(1), 14–26.
  16. Tchoffo, M., Tsamouo, T. A., Fouokeng, G. C. (2017). Time evolution of quantum correlations in superconducting flux-qubits under classical noises. International Journal of Quantum Information, 15(2), 1750015. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219749917500159
  17. Kenfack, L. T., Tchoffo, M., Fouokeng, G. C., & Fai, L. C. (2017). Effects of static noise on the dynamics of quantum correlations for a system of three qubits. International Journal of Modern Physics, 31(8), 1750046. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979217500465
  18. Diffo, J. T., Ateuafack, M. E., Fouokeng, G. C., Fai, L. C., Tchoffo, M. (2017). Interplay between Landau-Zener transition dynamic and quantum phase transition in dissipative spin chain with Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction. Superlattices and Microstructures, 111, 310–318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2017.05.038
  19. Kenfack, L. T., Tchoffo, M., Fouokeng, G. C., Fai, L. C. (2017). Dynamics of tripartite quantum correlations in mixed classical environments: The joint effects of random telegraph and static noises. International Journal of Quantum Information, 15(5), 1750038. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219749917500382
  20. Kenfack, L. T., Tchoffo, M., Fai, L. C., Fouokeng, G. C. (2017). Decoherence and tripartite entanglement dynamics in the presence of Gaussian and non-Gaussian classical noise. Physica B, 511, 123–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2017.03.008