Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo

Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo is a Full Professor of Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Computer Science at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) and a leading international expert at the intersection of AI, data science, and life sciences. He is the founder and director of the Montreal Bioinformatics Laboratory (LaBiM) and co-leads the WELL-E Research and Innovation Chair on Artificial Intelligence and Well-Being, which initiated Canada’s first digital living lab. His research focuses on developing advanced algorithms for the integration and analysis of large-scale, heterogeneous biological and health data, with applications spanning precision medicine, reproductive health, and rare diseases. A former associate researcher at the Broad Institute and postdoctoral fellow at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Prof. Diallo also brings strong translational and entrepreneurial experience as co-founder of My Intelligent Machines (MIMs), an AI-for-biotechnology company. Beyond academia, he is a trusted advisor to international organizations including the UN, UNESCO, OECD, and the World Economic Forum, and is deeply committed to building sustainable AI and research ecosystems across Africa, notably as General Coordinator of Guinea’s City of Science and Innovation. (Fell free to remove extra details )