Timeline and news
2024
MarchNew position
I started a new position as Associate Professor in Computer Science at IMT Nord Europe with the ARTS (Autonomous Resilient Systems) group which is a part of the Digital Sciences CERI (Center for Education, Research and Innovation) leads by Professor Sylvain LECOMTE, Director.
2024
FebruarySelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "The 20th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications(WiMob 2024)". The event will take place on October 9-11, 2024 in Paris, France. I am always happy :-D to serve the scientific community.
2024
JanuarySelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "26ième Rencontres Francophones sur les Aspects Algorithmiques de Télécommunications (AlgoTel 2024)" and for the 9ième Rencontres Francophones sur la Conception de Protocoles, l'Evaluation de Performance et l'Expérimentation des Réseaux de Communication . This combined events will take place from 27 to 31 May 2023 in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, France. Just happy :-D for this new experience.
2024
JanuarySelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "14th Conference on Research in Computer Science and its Applications (CNRIA 2024)". This event will take place from 02 to 04 May 2024 at the Cheikh Anta Diop university of Dakar, Senegal. I am always happy :-D to serve the scientific community.
2023
NovemberSelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "The 15th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT 2024)". The event will take place on April 23-25, 2024 in Hasselt, Belgium. I am always happy :-D to serve the scientific community. I will also co-organize the new International Workshop on Ubiquitous Networking for Extreme Environments and Emergency cases (UN3E 2024) during this conference ;-).
2023
OctoberOrganizing committee of an International Workshop
Happy to be a member of the organizing committee of the new workshop 1st Ubiquitous Networking for Extreme Environments and Emergency cases (UN3E 2024). This event is co-located with the international conference 15th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT 2024) that will take place from 23 to 25 April 2024 in Hasselt, Belgium. Another new exciting experience :-). Stay tuned for incoming news!
2023
OctoberNew paper accepted and published
Our very large survey "Wireless Underground Sensor Networks: A Comprehensive Survey and Tutorial" has been accepted for publication in the famous journal ACM Computing Surveys . I am very happy :-) to publish in a 16.6 Impact Factor journal ranked 3/111 in Computer Science Theory & Methods.
2023
SeptemberOrganizing committee of an International Workshop
After the success of its first edition, I am Happy to co-organize the second edition of our workshop 2nd Long and Short Range Wireless Technologies Applied to IoT for Networks of Tomorrow (LS-IoT 2024). This event is co-located with the conference International IEEE DCOSS-IoT 2024 that will take place from April 29th to May 1st 2024 at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. So happy :-), please stay tuned for incoming news and do not hesitate to subscribe !
2023
AugustSelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "20th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT 2024)". The event will take place from April 29 to May 1, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. I am always happy :-D to serve the scientific community.
2023
AugustSelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "International Conference on Future Communications and Networks (FCN 2023)". The event will take place from 17 to 20 December 2023 in Queenstown, New Zealand. I am always happy :-D to serve the scientific community.
2023
AugustScientific talk
On August 1st, I gave a scientific talk at the Industrial Internet of Things department at fortiss, Munich in Germany . My slides are available HERE
2023
JulySelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "International Conference on Safe, Secure, Ethical, Responsible Technologies and Emerging Applications (SAFER-TEA)". This new symposium will take place from 25 to 27 October 2023 in Yaounde, Cameroon. I am very glad to be involved in this event, and always happy :-D to serve the scientific community.
2023
JuneScientific talk
On June 29, I gave a scientific talk during the seminar of the research team COPAIN (Systèmes d'information communicants et agri-environnementaux) . Located at the INRAe research center of Clermont-Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France, the COPAIN research team aims to use information technologies to respond to major environmental and agricultural challenges. My slides are available HERE
2023
JuneNew paper accepted for publication
Our new paper "FuzDeMa: A portable Fuzzy based Decision-Making tool for reliable communication in Wireless Underground Sensor Networks" has been accepted for publication in ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies (ITU J-FET) .
2023
MaySelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "14th International Conference on Emerging Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks (EUSPN 2023)". The event will take place from 7 to 9 November 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. I am always happy :-D to serve the scientific community.
2023
FebruarySelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "13th Conference on Research in Computer Science and its Applications (CNRIA 2023)". This event will take place from 25 to 27 May 2023 in Kanifing, Gambia. I am always happy :-D to serve the scientific community.
2022
DecemberParticipation in a scientific event
I gave a talk at the "I Have A Dream Connference (IHAD) 2022" attended the 1st and 2nd of December 2022 at the University of Luxembourg.
2022
NovemberSelection as a TPC member
I was selected to be a TPC member of the "25ième Rencontres Francophones sur les Aspects Algorithmiques de Télécommunications (AlgoTel 2023)" and for the 8ième Rencontres Francophones sur la Conception de Protocoles, l'Evaluation de Performance et l'Expérimentation des Réseaux de Communication . This combined events will take place from 22 to 26 May 2023 in Cargèse, France. Just happy :-D for this new experience.
2022
NovemberNew selection as reviewer
I am selected to review an interesting paper for the famous IEEE Sensors Journal. see my previous reviews HERE .
2022
OctoberOrganizing committee of an International Workshop
Happy to be a member of the organizing committee of the new workshop Long and Short Range Wireless Technologies Applied to IoT for Networks of Tomorrow (LS-IoT) 2023. This event is co-located with the conference International IEEE DCOSS-IoT 2023 that will take place from 19 to 21 June 2023 in Coral Bay, Pafos, Cyprus. Another new exciting experience :-). Stay tuned for incoming news!
2022
OctoberNew selection as reviewer
I was selected to review an interesting article for The 21st International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2023). It is a rank A conference, I hope to be up to the challenge :-). See my previous verified reviews HERE.
2022
SeptembreSelection as a PC member
I was selected to be a PC member of Vehicular Networks and Applications for the 14th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT 2023). This event will take place from 15 to 17 March 2023 in Leuven, Belgium. Just happy :-D for this new experience.
2022
SeptembreNew selection as reviewer
I was selected to review an interesting article for the journal EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing (Springer Nature). It is my first Springer Nature's journal! Why not? :-D. See my previous verified reviews HERE.
2022
AugustNew selections as reviewer
I was selected to review interesting articles for the journal Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier) and for the IEEE 18th International Conference on Mobility, Sensing and Networking (MSN 2022). See my previous verified reviews HERE.
2022
AugustNew verified peer reviews
I just peer reviewed an interesting article for Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ). Just happy :-), see my Web of Science account HERE .
2022
JulyNew selection as reviewer
I am selected to review an interesting paper for the famous IEEE Internet of Things Journal. Just go ahead Damien :-). see my previous reviews HERE .
2022
JulyNew paper online
Our new paper A New Fuzzy Logic Approach for Reliable Communications in Wireless Underground Sensor Networks accepted in the Wireless Networks journal (Springer Nature) is now online with the DOI: 10.1007/s11276-022-03008-7. Very happy for that :-). See my Google scholar HERE.
2022
JulyParticipation in a scientific event
I gave a talk at the event "Journée LPWAN 2022" attended the 7th and 8th of July 2022 at the Institut de Recherche of Toulouse (IRIT).
2022
JulyNew verified peer reviews
I just peer reviewed interesting articles for the conference IEEE GLOBECOM 2022. Just happy :-), see my publons HERE .
2022
JuneNew verified peer reviews
I just peer reviewed interesting articles for the Elsevier journals Computer Communications and Applied Soft Computing . Just happy :-), see my publons HERE .
2022
JuneNew selections as reviewer
I am selected to review for the Elsevier journals Applied Soft Computing, Computer Communications and for the IEEE International Conference GLOBECOM 2022. see my previous reviews HERE .
2022
JuneNew verified peer review
I just peer reviewed an interesting article for the journal Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier). Just happy :-), see my publons HERE .
2022
JuneNew position
Post-doctoral position in Computer Engineering with FUN team, Inria Lille-Nord Europe under the supervision of DR Nathalie Mitton.
2022
MayNew selection as reviewer
I was selected to review an interesting article for the journal Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier) with 6.725 as Impact Factor. See my previous verified reviews HERE.
2022
MayNew paper accepted for publication
Our new paper "A New Fuzzy Logic Approach for Reliable Communications in Wireless Underground Sensor Networks" has been accepted for publication in Springer Wireless Networks journal .
2021
NovemberNew verified peer review
I just peer reviewed an interesting article for the journal Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier). Just happy :-), already 9 verified reviews with well known journals, see my publons HERE .
2021
SeptemberFive highly cited review papers
Our survey paper "Optimized Clustering Algorithms for large Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review" is ranked among the top 5 most cited review papers in the field in MDPI Sensors journal .
2021
JulyPh.D. defense
I successfully defended my doctoral thesis entitled "Design of a Wireless Underground Sensor Network for Precision Agriculture" with the highest dictinction (very honourable).
About Me
I am currently an Associate Professor in Computer Science at IMT (Ecoles Mines-Télécom) Nord Europe. I a member of the Autonomous Resilient Systems group (ARTS), part of the Digital Sciences CERI (Center for Education, Research and Innovation) under the supervision of Professor Sylvain LECOMTE, Director..
From June 2022 to February 2024, I was a post-doct in Computer Engineering with the FUN Team, Inria Lille-Nord Europe under the supervision of Nathalie Mitton, Research Director.
I am also a temporary teacher in Computer Science at the University Institute of Technology and the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.
On July 2021, I defended my Ph.D. thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Anna Förster and Profs. Blaise Omer Yenke/Paul Dayang from Bremen and Ngaoundéré universities respectively. My Ph.D. works focused on a wireless underground sensor network for precision agriculture.
Apart from my technical skills, I describe myself as a cheerful person who is pleasant to work with. I have a passion for new technologies and I like the work well done.
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Address
IMT Nord Europe
Room D 108S
Rue Guglielmo Marconi,
59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq. -
e-mail
damien.wohwe-sambo(at)imt-nord-europe.fr -
Phone
+33 (0)3 20 33 5565
What I like to do
Resume
Work Experience
03/2024 - Current
ARTS group - IMT Nord Europe, France.Associate Professor in Computer Science (Researcher)
Teaching and research activities in Wireless Communications and Internet of Things
06/2022 - 02/2024
FUN Team - Inria Lille-Nord Europe, France.Postdoctoral position in Computer Engineering (Researcher)
Design of new services based on wireless communication
06/2020 - 12/2021
The University Institute of Technology of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.Temporary lecturer
Courses:
- Introduction to Information Systems (BTS 1)
- Introduction to Software Engineering (BTS 1)
- Object-Oriented modelling in UML (BTS 2)
09/2018 - 05/2022
Faculty of Science of the University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.Temporary lecturer
Courses:
- Introduction to Computer Science (L1MA)
- Web Application Engineering (L3IN)
- Datawarehouse (M1IN)
09/2018 - 05/2022
Association for the Promotion of Geomatics and Sustainable Development (AG2D), Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.Trainer in data analysis and statistical processing
Tasks:
- Getting started with the software IBM SPSS
- Processing and interpretation of survey data
11/2017 - 07/2018
Faculty of Science of the University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.Academic assistant
Tasks:
- Monitoring of students
- Management of tutorials and practical works at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
08/2016 - 12/2021
KOUNTAC inc., France.Web developer & maintainer
Tasks:
- Development of the web application Kountac.fr for the online sale of African products using symfony framework
- Maintenance, adding of new functionalities and optimising
General Skills
Learning capacity
Stress management
Team work
Supervision of students
Coding Skills
C/C++
Matlab
Python
HTML/CSS
PHP/Twig/MySQL
Knowledges
- Windows/Ubuntu OS
- Microsoft / Libre Office
- Latex
- Arduino
- Castalia
- Omnet++
- Espressif IDF
- Pymakr / Pycom
- Contiki / Cooja
- Symfony
- FIT IoT-lab / RIOT OS
Education and University diplomas
04/2016 - 07/2021
Doctoral Unit Training - Mathematics, Computer Science and Applications (UFD-MIAP). The University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (Mention : Very Honourable)
Thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Anna Förster and Profs. Blaise Omer Yenke/Paul Dayang
Title: "Desing of a Wireless Underground Sensor Network for Precision Agriculture" .
Field of study: Internet of Underground Things (IoUT)
10/2012 - 01/2016
The University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.Master of Science in Computer Engineering (Mention : Very good)
Title: "Une approche efficace de multithreading dans les réseaux de capteurs sans fils" .
Field of study: Systems and Softwares in Distributed Environments
10/2009 - 07/2012
The University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (Rank : 1st)
Field of study: Computer’s network and Architecture
Internships and Scholarships
AUF – Mathinbio Doctoral College
FUN team, Inria Lille Europe-Nord, France.Intra ACP - ERMIT
DataBase team, Faculty of Science and Techniques, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal.Trainings and Workshops Attended
7th - 8th July 2022
Low-Power Wide Area Network days (LPWAN 2022).
Institut de Recherche of Toulouse (IRIT), Toulouse, France.12th - 14th January 2022
AIMS-Cameroon Mathematics and its Applications Meeting (ACMAM).
AIMS center, Limbé, Cameroon.6th - 10th December 2021
2nd Mathinbio doctoral college meeting (AUF).
Catholic University of Central Africa (Ekounou campus), Yaoundé, Cameroon.20th - 23rd April 2021
1st International Conference Local Resource Exploiatation (LOREXP).
The University of Ngaoundéré, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.26th - 30th October 2020
1st Mathinbio doctoral college meeting (AUF).
Catholic University of Central Africa (Nkolbisson campus), Yaoundé, Cameroon.25th - 28th April 2019
9th ConfereNce sur la Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications (CNRIA).
Gaston Berger University, Saint Louis, Senegal.Network and Membership
Reviewer for high ranked scientific journals/conferences
Journals
TPC Member
Responsible for monitoring and training activities
List of publications
Journals
vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 1–44.
2023Wireless Underground Sensor Networks: A Comprehensive Survey and TutorialD. Wohwe Sambo and A. Förster
vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 419–433.
2023FuzDeMa: A portable Fuzzy-based Decision-Making tool for reliable communication in Wireless Underground Sensor NetworksD. Wohwe Sambo, J. Dede, N. Mitton, A. Förster
vol. 28, No. 7, pp. 3275–3292.
2022A New Fuzzy Logic Approach for Reliable Communications in Wireless Underground Sensor NetworksD. Wohwe Sambo, B. O. Yenke, A. Förster, J. Ndong, P. Dayang and I. Sarr
vol. 20, No. 10, pp. 5298–5313.
2021Combining Fuzzy Logic and K-Nearrest Neighbor Algorithm fo Recommendation SystemsP. Dayang, C. Sepele Petsou and D. Wohwe Sambo
International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science (IJITCS)
vol. 20, No. 10, pp. 5298–5313.
2020Wireless Underground Sensor Networks Path Loss Model for Precision Agriculture (WUSN-PLM)D. Wohwe Sambo, A. Förster, B. O. Yenke, I. Sarr, B. Gueye and P. Dayang.
Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 1–27.
2019Optimized Clustering Algorithms for Large Wireless Sensor Networks: A ReviewD. Wohwe Sambo, B. O. Yenke, A. Förster and P. Dayang.
Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 179-186.
2016MMEDD: Multithreading Model for an Efficient Data Delivery in wireless sensor networksB. O. Yenke, D. Wohwe Sambo, A. A. Abba Ari, and A. Gueroui
International Journal of Communication Networks and Information Security (IJCNIS)
International Conferences
7th – 8th September 2023
Amsterdam, NetherlandsWUBBLE: Energy Efficient BLE Neighborhood Discovery Leveraging Wake-up Radio N. El Hoda Djidi, D. Wohwe Sambo, M. Gautier, O. Berder, and N. Mitton
14th – 17th October 2019
Osnabrück, Germany.A new approach for path loss prediction in wireless underground sensor networks D. Wohwe Sambo, A. Förster, B. O. Yenke, and I. Sarr
24th – 28th April 2019
Saint Louis, Senegal.National Conference
20th – 24th April 2021
Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.Contact
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Address :
IMT Nord Europe
Room D 108S
Rue Guglielmo Marconi,
59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq. - e-mail : damien.wohwe-sambo(at)imt-nord-europe.fr / damien.wohwe(at)univ-ndere.cm
- Phones : +33 (0)3 20 33 5565 / +237 694 58 45 38
- Skype : damien.wohwe
- Google Scholar : Damien Sambo
- ResearchGate : Wohwe Damien
- Web of Science : Damien WOHWE SAMBO
- Github : wsdamieno