Bonaventure F. P. Dossou is an AI researcher, author, and technology pioneer specializing in machine learning, healthcare, and language technology. He is recognized for integrating Fon, and underrepresented African language, into Google Translate and advocating for linguistic inclusion in digital platforms.
He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Machine Learning & Healthcare at McGill University, Canada, and holds an MSc in Computer Science & Bioinformatics from Jacobs University Bremen, Germany, and a BSc in Mathematics from Kazan Federal University, Russia.
Bonaventure has worked at Google Research, Lelapa AI, and Borealis AI, contributing to AI models for healthcare and language technologies. His projects include predictive models for maternal health, African language processing, and enhancing large language models.
He has received numerous awards, including the Borealis AI PhD Fellowship (2024), Wikimedia Research of the Year (2021), and ViVa Tech-UNESCO Challenge Winner (2021).
Fluent in English, French, Fon, and Goun, with intermediate Russian proficiency, he is dedicated to advancing AI for global inclusivity and impact.