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Seydina Moussa Ndiaye

Seydina Moussa Ndiaye is a computer scientist whose AI work spans agricultural machine learning, digital education, and policy. He developed machine-learning methods for winter-wheat crop management during a 1999 doctorate, worked on AI projects in France, and returned to teach at Université Gaston Berger in 2006. At Cheikh Hamidou Kane Digital University, he served as a lecturer-researcher and Director of Development and Cooperation; he joined the UN Secretary-General’s AI Advisory Body and became an expert with the Global Partnership on AI, coauthoring the NEPAD White Paper on AI in Africa. As of October 2026, he directs FORCE-N at the university.

Now at
Cheikh Hamidou Kane Digital University
Works
15

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Citations and h-index are hidden because this OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mix in other authors.

Timeline

  1. 1999

    A doctorate in artificial intelligence

    He completes a computer science doctorate specializing in artificial intelligence at Université Paul Sabatier in Toulouse in February 1999. His thesis applies machine-learning algorithms to winter-wheat crop management.

  2. 1999–2006

    Applied AI in France

    After his 1999 doctorate, he spends a year at INRA Bordeaux applying AI to barley-grain storage, then works in Paris on an intelligent multimedia guide. He joins a startup later acquired by Dassault Systèmes and develops AI software to reduce industrial waste.

  3. 2003–2006

    Teaching AI at Gaston Berger

    He teaches the AI course at Université Gaston Berger during short visits from 2003, then returns to Senegal in 2006 as a lecturer-researcher.

  4. By 2023

    Directing university development

    By 2023, he is a lecturer-researcher and Director of Development and Cooperation at Université numérique Cheikh Hamidou Kane.

  5. 2023–2024

    Joining the UN AI body

    He joins the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on AI in October 2023. The body is tasked with shaping international AI governance and issuing final recommendations by summer 2024.

  6. 2025

    African AI policy work

    By February 2025, he is an expert with the Global Partnership on AI and coauthors the NEPAD White Paper on AI in Africa, which outlines how the continent can integrate AI into public policy.

  7. January 2026

    A ministry leadership transition

    In January 2026, the president appoints Papa Diop to replace Ndiaye as director of the Centre for Networks and Information Systems at Senegal’s Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.

  8. As of October 2026

    Directing FORCE-N

    In June 2026, he presents FORCE-N’s training and employment results to its steering committee as program director. As of October 2026, he directs FORCE-N at UN-CHK.

Career

  1. Since 2026Cheikh Hamidou Kane Digital UniversityLecturer-researcher
  2. Until 2026Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of SenegalDirector
  3. 2023–2024United NationsMember
  4. 2003–2006Université Gaston BergerLecturer-researcher
  5. From 1999French National Institute for Agricultural Research
  6. Global Partnership on Artificial IntelligenceExpert

Education

  1. 1999Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierDoctorate in computer science

From the biography.

  1. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public rolesIncludes Seydina Moussa Ndiaye. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public roles. Another 97 people moved from public careers into AI organizations or research, with 62% of dated records starting from 2020 on.
  2. Through 2025, first appointments to public AI advisory and safety bodies peaked in 2023Includes Seydina Moussa Ndiaye. We estimate when the people shaping AI entered public advisory and safety bodies, which institutions connect them, and where they worked beforehand. Through 2025, first recorded appointments peaked in 2023 at 42 people.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes United Nations. 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.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes United Nations. 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

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Dr Seydina Moussa NDIAYE sur la question de L’Intelligence artificielle - UN-CHK unchk.sn. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. UN Secretary-General launches AI Advisory Body on risks, opportunities, and international governance of artificial intelligence india.un.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Dr Seydina Ndiaye : de Dakar à l’ONU, la voix africaine de l’IA osiris.sn. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Communiqué du Conseil des ministres du mercredi 07 janvier 2026 presidence.sn. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Comité de pilotage 2026 : Après 4 ans de mise en œuvre, FORCE-N dépasse la plupart de ses objectifs initiaux force-n.sn. Checked 20 October 2026.