PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Samuel Fosso Wamba

Also known as Samuel Wamba Fosso

Samuel Fosso Wamba is an information-systems scholar whose research examines artificial intelligence and big data analytics in business and supply chains. He earned degrees in mathematics and e-commerce, completed an industrial-engineering PhD on RFID-enabled retail supply chains, and taught at Wollongong and NEOMA before joining Toulouse Business School in 2016. He coauthored a 2017 paper on big data analytics and firm performance, published a 2022 study of AI assimilation, and presented a University of Bologna seminar on generative AI and a 'good AI society' in July 2024. Clarivate listed him among the 1% most-cited scholars in the world for 2020, 2021 and 2022. As of October 2026, he is a Full Professor and Associate Dean for Research at TBS Education and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg.

Now at
TBS Education, University of Johannesburg and Toulouse Business School
Works
531

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Timeline

  1. 1992–2003

    Mathematics and e-commerce degrees

    He earns a scientific high school diploma at Lycée Classique de Bafoussam in 1992 and a bachelor's degree in mathematics at the University of Yaoundé I in 1996. At Sherbrooke University, he completes a master's degree in applied mathematics in 2000, with a report on mathematical morphology for image processing. At HEC in Montreal, he completes a master's degree in e-commerce and computer science in 2003, with a report on firms adopting wireless e-commerce.

  2. 2008–2013

    Wollongong and an RFID doctorate

    At the University of Wollongong, he lectures from 2008 and serves as a senior lecturer in the School of Information Systems & Technology from 2010 to 2013. He completes a PhD in industrial engineering at the Polytechnic School of Montreal in 2009; his thesis studies RFID technology and the EPC Network in retail supply-chain management.

  3. 2013–2016

    NEOMA and a research habilitation

    At NEOMA Business School, he serves as an associate professor from 2013 to 2016. In 2015, he completes an HDR in management science at Telecom Business School of the University of Évry and presents a synthesis of research on RFID, the Internet of Things and big data.

  4. 2016–2017

    Big data and AI at TBS

    He joins Toulouse Business School as a full professor in 2016 and coordinates its newly created Artificial Intelligence & Business Analytics Cluster. In 2017, he coauthors “Big data analytics and firm performance: Effects of dynamic capabilities” with Angappa Gunasekaran, Shahriar Akter and three other researchers; the Journal of Business Research publishes the paper. He wins the Academy of Management Journal's best paper award in 2017.

  5. 2020–2022

    Highly Cited Researchers list

    Clarivate lists him among the 1% most-cited scholars in the world in its Highly Cited Researchers list for 2020, 2021 and 2022. CDO Magazine names him a Leading Academic Data Leader in 2021.

  6. 2022

    AI assimilation and firm performance

    In 2022, he publishes “Impact of artificial intelligence assimilation on firm performance: The mediating effects of organizational agility and customer agility” in the International Journal of Information Management.

  7. July 2024

    Generative AI at Bologna

    In July 2024, he presents a seminar for the University of Bologna's Department of Management on generative AI and a 'good AI society.' The talk draws on a bibliometric analysis of 40,147 Web of Science documents and his team's empirical studies of AI and generative AI across industries and countries.

  8. As of October 2026

    TBS and Johannesburg roles

    He is a Full Professor of Information Systems and Data Science and Associate Dean for Research at TBS Education in France, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. His research focuses on AI for business, big data analytics and supply-chain management.

Career

  1. Since 2016TBS EducationFull Professor of Information Systems and Data Science
  2. Since 2016Toulouse Business SchoolFull Professor
  3. NowUniversity of JohannesburgDistinguished Visiting Professor
  4. 2013–2016NEOMA Business SchoolAssociate Professor
  5. 2008–2013University of WollongongLecturer, Senior Lecturer

Education

  1. 2015Université d'Évry Val-d'EssonneHDR in management science
  2. 2009Polytechnique MontréalPh.D. in industrial engineering
  3. 2003HEC MontréalMaster's degree in e-commerce and computer science
  4. 2000University of SherbrookeMaster's degree in mathematics
  5. 1996University of Yaoundé IBachelor's degree in mathematics

From the biography.

  1. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Samuel Fosso Wamba. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Johannesburg. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Wollongong. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Université de Toulouse. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Full CV fossowambasamuel.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Samuel Wamba Fosso - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Samuel Fosso Wamba – The Conversation theconversation.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. 1 Paragraph fossowambasamuel.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Publications fossowambasamuel.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Generative AI and a 'good AI society'. Seminar on Friday, July 5th, 2024 scienzeaziendali.unibo.it. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Samuel Fosso Wamba | Cutter Consortium cutter.com. Checked 21 October 2026.