About Me

I am a PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics. My research is conducted at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF) and École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (EMSE), within the ANR JCJC GAME project.

Research Interests

  • Gaussian Processes
  • Functional data modeling
  • Physics-informed covariance design
  • Machine Learning
  • Uncertainty quantification

My work integrates machine learning, functional data analysis, and computational mechanics to develop reliable and computationally efficient surrogate models for engineering systems.

📖 Research & Publications

📄 Preprints

Scalable Multitask Gaussian Processes for Complex Mechanical Systems with Functional Covariates

Authors: Razak C. Sabi Gninkou, Andrés F. López-Lopera, Franck Massa, Rodolphe Le Riche

arXiv: 2602.20640 (2026)

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💻 Code Repository (F-MTGP)

📚 Publications in International Journals

Coming soon.

🎤 Oral Communications & Workshops

CIROQUO Scientific Days — Poster Presentation

Location: IFPEN, Paris — 13–14 November 2025

Participation in the CIROQUO Scientific Days, gathering academic and industrial partners working on optimization and uncertainty quantification for computationally expensive simulations.

Poster presentation on: Multitask Gaussian Processes with Functional Covariates.

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CJC-MA 2026 — Poster Presentation

Location: École nationale des ponts et chaussées, Champs-sur-Marne (France) — 2–4 March 2026

Presentation at the CJC-MA (SMAI initiative), a conference for young researchers in applied mathematics.

CJC-MA 2026 Poster
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📚 Teaching

Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA Hauts-de-France)

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