Bonaventure F. P. Dossou

Bonaventure F. P. Dossou is an accomplished AI scientist and researcher with extensive experience in machine learning and natural language processing. Currently serving as an AI Scientist In Residence at Probe Medical and a Machine Learning Research Intern at Borealis AI, Dossou leverages Self-Supervised Learning for medical applications and disease detection. Dossou's academic background includes a PhD in progress at McGill University and previous degrees in Data Engineering and Mathematics. Significant contributions have been made at Mila under the guidance of renowned experts, focusing on drug discovery, as well as leadership roles in organizations such as Lanfrica and Masakhane, which emphasize language technologies for African languages. Additionally, Dossou has co-founded NeverGivApp LLC to enhance educational accessibility and has consulted for Phagos on genomic sequencing models. Prior internships at Google and Roche honed skills in NLP, dataset infrastructure, and improving operational efficiency.