Francky Fouedjio

Senior Data Scientist, Rio Tinto

Francky Fouedjio is Senior Data Scientist at Rio Tinto (Australia). Before joining Rio Tinto, he worked as Data Scientist at AngloGold Ashanti (Australia), and he occupied Research Scientist positions at Stanford Center for Earth Resources Forecasting (USA) and CSIRO Mineral Resources (Australia).

Francky received a Ph.D. in Geostatistics from the Paris School of Mines (France) and subsequently completed his postdoctoral studies in Data Science, Geostatistics, and Uncertainty Quantification at Stanford University (USA). Francky's research interest focuses on developing and implementing advanced geostatistical, machine learning, and uncertainty quantification methods to solve complex problems within the mining industry.

Frankcy is the primary author of more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific articles. He is a technical reviewer and advisory board member of reputable scientific journals. Francky has received prestigious awards, including the 'Andrei Borisovich Vistelius Research Award' by the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG) for his significant contributions to research in Mathematical Geosciences.