Milandu Keith Moussavou Boussougou has been actively involved in the Gabonese community in Korea, serving as Treasurer and Finance Manager (2020-2021), General Secretary (2021-2022), and interim President in 2023. His leadership roles in Samba-Corée have allowed him to foster a strong sense of community and support fellow Gabonese in Korea through unity and solidarity. His engagement in the Gabonese community and academic performances earned him the Prize of Excellency from the Gabonese ambassador and the Prize of Leadership from Professor Brice Obiang, both awards within Samba-Corée.
Keith’s journey to Korea began in 2017 when he received the prestigious Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), leading him to undergo rigorous Korean language training at Pai Chai University in Daejeon. He then pursued a master’s degree in computer science at Soongsil University, where he conducted significant research on detecting voice phishing attacks using AI. His academic excellence continued as he advanced to a Ph.D. program at Soongsil University, focusing on AI and natural language processing (NLP) while contributing to the Gabonese community.
In addition to his work for Huawei Technologies in Gabon as a site engineer, Keith has accumulated valuable professional experience in Korea. He has worked as a data scientist and full-stack web developer, notably at WeCrest. His roles involved data analysis, web application development, and AI-driven projects, including developing innovative data crawling programs that earned him a patent.
Keith’s journey from Gabon to South Korea reflects his commitment to excellence, the continuous promotion of Gabon in Korea, and his drive to impact the African community in Korea positively. He is pursuing his doctorate while actively contributing to the Gabonese community and advancing the field of AI.
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Ted Martinez Mikouma has been in South Korea for six years, where he is a final-year Bachelor student in the Department of Economics at the University of Foreign Studies (HUFS)
After representing our association’s Responsible for Sport Culture and Loirsir in 2019, and then as interim secretary general in 2020, he is now the president of Samba Korea. He is a fervent supporter of innovation and progress, and he is honored to be a member of our illustrious organization.
Ibala Stephane is a Master student at Chungbuk National University. In 2014 he graduated from Omar Bongo technical high school and got a Korean government scholarship for undergraduate studies in 2016.
After a year at kyunghee university in Seoul where he studied Korean language, he started studying civil engineering at Chungbuk National University as a bachlor student in 2017. And in February 2021 he graduated and started his master’s degree in steel structure engineering.
Ayl Dhybass, arrived in South Korea in 2014 through the KGSP program for a PhD in Information Systems Management at the University of Ulsan. Ayl Dhybass is also an entrepreneur in digital marketing and import ~ export.
EBENE came to Korea in 2009 via the Korean government scholarship (KGSP). He studied electrical engineering during his undergraduate course and graduated in 2014 from Sun Moon University. Later, he will also attend KYUNG GHEE University where he concluded with success his MBA.
He has been working in Korea for more than 5years, he firstly started as engineer and project assistant manager in UKB specialized in lead acid battery manufacturing after 4 years and the field of backup energy, Solar energy. He never stopped looking for more challenges. He is currently working in the field of EV chargers, at JoongAng Control a firm of the ministry of environment in Korea.
Mr. Boris Ondo is the third president of SAMBA-COREE. He served the association for two consecutive terms. He currently works at the Embassy of Gabon in Seoul, Korea, a Trade & Investments Attaché. Prior to joining the Embassy of Gabon, he was an intern at the Korean National Assembly (MP Jasmine Lee’s office).
Mr Ondo is the founder of the Africa Youth Action Forum Foundation (AYAF). He is also the founder of the Global Student Association (GSA) of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, an organization that he also led during his undergraduate studies. He has more than 10 years’ experience in community and project development. He is a certified public speaker with extensive experience in leadership actions. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Diplomacy and in English Linguistics from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Seoul, Korea) from 2016. He completed a Master’s Program in Public Management in 2019 at the Korean Development Institute, School of Public Policy and Management (KDI School), specializing in Global Governance and International Political Economy.
Serge Bourobou is a computer scientist who graduate from Pusan National University in 2014. He came to Korea through the Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP). During his master Serge worked on several topics such as IoT and artificial neural networks
He publlished a research paper in 2015 about user activity recognition in smart home using pattern clustering applied to artificial intelligent network.
Doctor Brice is a population health researcher. For the past 7 years, he has mostly worked on acculturation and the risks of cardiovascular disease among minority populations in South Korea, where he was a public health nutrition professor. He developed expertise in acculturation (dietary acculturation) and health of minorities, social determinants of health, and health inequalities.
Academically, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Université de Moncton (Canada), a PhD in Oriental Pharmacy from Wonkwang University (South Korea), and a Certificate in Applied Biostatistics from Harvard University (USA). His long-term goal was to work with the indigenous population in Canada and the USA. This came after he gave a lecture on food and cultures of the First Nations of Americas. Beyond the culture, the health disparity is one that got most of his attention. It is therefore with great humility that he hopes that his work can contribute to reducing health inequities such as chronic illness, food insecurities, and mental health crises among minorities. Brice believes that research done to improve the overall wellbeing of Indigenous people or any other minority groups should integrate their own perspectives and world views.
