Professor Sadok Ben Yahia is a Full Professor at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and a former Full Professor at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). His expertise spans artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, ontology engineering, big data analytics, and smart city applications. He has authored more than 300 scientific publications and has led interdisciplinary research on urban mobility, recommender systems, information retrieval, knowledge discovery, and human-centric AI, with a strong focus on translating advanced AI methods into real-world solutions.

I am motivated to join the DDSA Mentoring Programme because I strongly believe in knowledge sharing, professional development, and community building within data science. As a professor and researcher in AI, machine learning, and data science, I have mentored many students and early-career researchers. I look forward to supporting the next generation of data scientists, sharing insights from academia and industry collaborations, learning from mentees’ perspectives, and contributing to the growth of Denmark’s data science community.