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Cabrel FOSSO

Background

Background

Jospin Cabrel FOSSO TIOFOUET

Two degrees, physics first and then computer science, and one common thread: explaining things.

Experience

  1. since December 2025

    Full-stack developer (intern)

    Mo’ock, Cameroon

    • Front-end and back-end development of web applications with Next.js, React and Node.js.
    • UI integration and database model design.
    • Teamwork across the whole pipeline: Git, GitHub, GitLab, deployment on Render.
    • Mentoring junior developers.
  2. October 2025 – July 2026

    Master’s research in explainable AI

    University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

    • Designed SEATTS, an explainability module attached to the output of Transformer models, and trained those models in PyTorch for time-series forecasting.
    • Benchmarked against reference architectures: PatchTST, Informer, Autoformer and TFT.
    • Explained forecasts through four original concepts (level, trend, context and calendar), using SHAP and attention maps.
    • Paper in preparation.
  3. since December 2020

    Physics teacher (PLEG)

    Lycée Bilingue de ZENMEH, Dschang, Cameroon

    in Cameroon’s public service since December 2020, at the school since January 2021

    • Physics lessons and lab work; also teaching chemistry, technology and mathematics.
    • Form tutor: individual follow-up of students, class councils, report cards.
    • Head of the school’s science club.
    • Invigilating and marking national exams.
  4. since the 2024–25 academic year

    Computer science tutoring

    POLYGÉNIE community, co-founder, Dschang, Cameroon

    • Tutoring computer science students from first to third year.

Education

  1. 2024 – 2026

    Master’s in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence track

    University of Dschang

    Grade: Bien (A-), top five of the cohort

  2. 2021 – 2024

    Bachelor’s in Computer Science

    University of Dschang

    Ranked first in the cohort, grade: Bien (B+)

  3. 2018 – 2020

    DIPES II in Physics

    Cameroon’s teaching qualification for upper secondary school

    École normale supérieure de Yaoundé

    Grade: Bien (B)

  4. 2017 – 2018

    Bachelor’s in Physics, mechanics option

    University of Yaoundé I

  5. 2015 – 2018

    DIPES I in Physics

    Teaching qualification for lower secondary school

    École normale supérieure de Yaoundé

    Grade: Assez Bien (B-)

  6. July 2025 – November 2025

    Full-stack development training (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js)

    Mo’ock Academy, Dschang

Online courses

Certificates of completion for online courses.

Skills

  • Languages

    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • C
  • Machine learning

    • PyTorch
    • TensorFlow
    • Scikit-learn
    • Transformers (Hugging Face)
    • Pandas
    • NumPy
  • Interpretability

    • SHAP
    • attention maps
  • Web development

    • Next.js
    • React
    • Node.js
    • MySQL
  • Tools

    • Git
    • Docker
    • Linux
    • JupyterLab
    • LaTeX
  • Transferable skills

    Academic writing, teaching and science communication, independent research, teamwork.

Languages

French: native language and language of instruction. English: intermediate, comfortable reading scientific literature.

Volunteering

Volunteering with Smile For All Youths (2024) and the CIBAEEVA orphanage (2023).

Interests

Chess, football, billiards, popular science reading.