Lambert Sonna Momo

Lambert Sonna Momo
Lambert Sonna Momo in 2019
Born1970 (age 54–55)
Yaoundé, Cameroon
CitizenshipSwiss
EducationMathematics
Software engineering
Information system
Alma materUniversity of Yaoundé
EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
University of Lausanne
OccupationEntrepreneur
TitleFounder and CEO of Global ID SA

Lambert Sonna Momo (born 1970 in Yaoundé) is a Swiss computer scientist of Cameroonian origin. He is known for his work in electronic identification and authentication through biometrics.

Education

After obtaining a bachelor's degree in mathematics at the University of Yaoundé in 1993, he continued his studies with two master's degrees at the EPFL in Lausanne in software engineering (2001) and in information systems (2003).[1][2]

He obtained his doctorate in information and security systems at the University of Lausanne in 2008 for a thesis on "Elaboration de tableaux de bord SSI dynamiques: une approche à base d'ontologies" (Developing dynamic ISS dashboards: an ontology-based approach) under supervision of Solange Ghernaouti-Hélie.[3]

Career

Academic career

Until 2014, he taught at University of Lausanne on topics related to computer security and the protection of private data.[1]

In 2016, he assembled a multidisciplinary team composed of biometrics specialist Sébastien Marcel at Idiap Research Institute; cryptographer Serge Vaudenay, director of the EPFL's Security and Cryptography Laboratory, electronics engineer Pierre Roduit at HES SO Valais Wallis, and microtechnologist Eric Grenet at Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology. This team jointly developed BioID and BioLocker, a patented biometric authentication technology based on multi-view vein scanningthat combines data security and respect for private sphere protection.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Entrepreneurship

He is the founder of GLOBAL ID SA,[12] a spin-off of EPFL that brings vein-based biometric authentication technology to the market.[13]

The biometric technology based on vein recognition is considered ethical because the key is hidden and therefore impossible to steal; the encryption is done end-to-end with a random code that changes constantly. [1] [2]

The contactless scanner is under development and the project has received a grant of 1 million from the Swiss Confederation.[14][1] [2]

Lambert Sonna Momo is the Inventor of the VenoScanner.[15][16]

Publications

  • Lambert Sonna, Momo (2011). Tableaux de bord dynamiques : une approche à base d'ontologies : élaboration d'un médiateur de sécurité à base d'ontologies pour la construction des tableaux de bord SSI dynamiques. Berlin: Éditions universitaires européennes. ISBN 978-613-1-54953-3. OCLC 835978062.

Awards

  • 2021: Winner of the 2nd Cameroon Digital Boost in Douala[17][18][19]
  • 2013: Honorary citizen of the city of Douala for services rendered.
  • 2022: Appointed head of the Bangang community in Switzerland[20][21]
Douala 5th Honorary Citizen Diploma

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ayang Macdonald (2021-07-21). "Global ID CEO rewarded in Cameroon for 3D vein biometrics innovation". Biometric Update. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Cameroun - Distinction: Voici le Pr Lambert Sonna Momo, l'enseignant-chercheur camerounais qui a inventé l'empreinte veineuse en Suisse". Cameroon-Info.Net. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  3. ^ Sonna Momo, L. (2009). Elaboration de tableaux de bord SSI dynamiques : une approche à base d'ontologies (Thesis). Université de Lausanne, Faculté des hautes études commerciales.
  4. ^ Filippov, Nicolas. "Sanitary and cyber precautions, a key challenge for hospitals". Idiap Research Institute, Artificial Intelligence for Society. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. ^ Bourquenoud, Sarah (2017-05-04). "Un système plus sûr pour vérifier l'identité biométrique". EPFL web site.
  6. ^ "La Suisse se place à la pointe de la biométrie". Le Temps (in French). 2019-05-17. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  7. ^ "Start-up Global ID bringt die Identifikation mit biometrischen Daten auf ein neues Level". Handelszeitung (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ^ Balli, Fatih; Durak, F. Betül; Vaudenay, Serge (2019). "BioID: a Privacy-Friendly Identity Document". Cryptology ePrint Archive.
  9. ^ Durak, F. Betül; Huguenin-Dumittan, Loïs; Vaudenay, Serge (2020). "BioLocker: A Practical Biometric Authentication Mechanism based on 3D Fingervein". Cryptology ePrint Archive.
  10. ^ Chris Burt (2021-04-13). "Global ID 3D vein biometrics patent filing published in Hong Kong". Biometric Update. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  11. ^ "WO2019150254 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BIOMETRIC VASCULAR RECOGNITION AND/OR IDENTIFICATION". Patentscope.wipo.int. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  12. ^ "Spécial Biométrie: 1ère partie - Radio". Play RTS (in French). 6 May 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  13. ^ DJOYUM, Beaugas Orain (2017-04-25). "Dr Lambert SONNA : " Notre technologie de reconnaissance biométrique est basée sur la reconnaissance des veines en 3D "". Digital Business Africa (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  14. ^ "Global ID et Idiap lancent Candy". pme.
  15. ^ Alessandro Mascellino (2021-08-25). "Global ID unveils miniaturized vein biometrics scanner". Biometric Update. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  16. ^ "Dealing With Cyber Security". Fsf-Ihce. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  17. ^ Frédéric Nonos (15 July 2021). "Cameroun - Distinction: Voici le Pr Lambert Sonna Momo, l'enseignant-chercheur camerounais qui a inventé l'empreinte veineuse en Suisse". cameroon-info.net.
  18. ^ Ayang Macdonald (21 July 2021). "Global ID CEO rewarded in Cameroon for 3D vein biometrics innovation". biometricupdate.com.
  19. ^ Morgaine Forestier (22 July 2021). "Le PDG de Global ID récompensé au Cameroun pour son innovation en biométrie veineuse 3D". cosmosonic.com.
  20. ^ "Cameroun : Lambert Sonna Désigné Chef De La Communauté Bangang En Suisse - 237online.com" (in French). 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  21. ^ "Groupement Bangang – Sinotables" (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
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