PhD in Biotechnology and Plant Breeding (Cadi Ayyad University / INRA-Morocco / CIRAD), with expertise in agrophysiology, biostatistics, phenological modeling, and quantitative genetics. Experienced in building simulation models and machine learning pipelines for crop trait prediction from multi-year field and secondary datasets. Proficient in R and Python for data science, geospatial analysis, and predictive modeling— directly applicable to crop yield prediction at the African continental scale. Published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Horticulture Research, Agronomy, and BMC Plant Biology. Supervised MSc/BSc/Engineering students and presented at major international congresses.