Aboubakar Mambimba Ndjoungui

Bio

After obtaining his scientific baccalaureate from the Immaculée Conception Institution in Libreville, Gabon, he joined the National School of Geographical Sciences in Marne La Vallée (France) in 1990 where he obtained an Engineering Diploma in Geographical Sciences, specialised in satellite remote sensing. He enrolled after the engineering degree at the University of Marne La Vallée (France) and at the Pierre and Marie Curie University (France) for a PhD in image processing.

In 2010, he held the position of head of the satellite applications department in GAEL Consultant Company (Paris) which works for the European Space Agency and develops software for the quality control of satellite data.

He participated in several projects:

- Use of satellite images for farmers declaration verification within the framework of the European Common Agricultural Policy (PAC);

- Production of the European mosaic of Landsat 7 ETM+ images;

- Research for fossil waters by combining satellite images and in situ data in the Kufrah basin in Libya;

- Development of algorithms for improving the spatial resolution of multi-spectral images,

He was hired by the Institute of Research for Development (IRD) in Montpellier as project manager and research engineer for the construction of infrastructure and the establishment of AGEOS from 2011 to 2014.

From November 2014 to September 2023, he held the position of deputy General Director of AGEOS. Since October 2023, he has been the agency’s Managing Director.