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CV

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Head of Data & AI

Benin National Digital Agency (ASIN)

2024 – Present

Leading the national AI strategy, Open Data platform, and development of GPT-BJ — the first generative AI chatbot for government services.

  • Deployed an internal app that lets co-workers ask questions about their projects, deadlines, deliverables and anything company-related.
  • Managing the Data & AI team and coordinating with other departments on AI initiatives.
  • Working the GPT-BJ project improving citizen access to e-services.
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Data & AI Consultant

DataKev

2022 – 2024

Frelanced for 18 months, Advising companies and institutions on AI adoption, education, and product prototyping.

  • Created a certified Deep Learning course on Udemy.(800+ students)
  • Built the first GPT-BJ prototype for public-service Q&A.
  • Delivered analytics for retail clients and taught AI at University.
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Data Scientist

MTN Benin

2021 – 2023

Developed predictive models and automated analytics to improve customer experience and retention for a 8M+ subscriber base.

  • Integrated network and customer data to predict Net Promoter Score.
  • Deployed churn prediction model reducing customer loss.
  • Introduced AI chatbots for contact-center automation.
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Data Science & AI Mentor

OpenClassrooms

2021 – 2023

Guided international learners and professionals through data science projects and career transitions.

  • Mentored 30+ students across Europe and Africa.
  • Supported end-to-end ML project delivery and evaluation.
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Machine Learning Engineer

Konta AI

2019 – 2021

Joined as employee number 3, Built production-grade ML models for Invoice Data capture.

  • Automated processing of 40 000+ scanned invoices for an Insurance client.
  • Containerized and deployed OCR and extraction models with Docker.
  • Enabled company’s first fundraising by scaling AI pipeline efficiency.

Publications

Courses

All my video courses are in French.

Deep Learning de zéro à la certification TensorFlow

Udemy

Parcours complet pour maîtriser le Deep Learning et préparer la certification TensorFlow Developer.

Data Analyst avec Python

YouTube

Playlist gratuite couvrant les fondamentaux de l’analyse de données avec Python, Pandas et visualisation.

Media Kit

Kevin Degila speaking at an event
Kevin Degila collaborating with a team

Short Bio

Kévin Degila is an Artificial Intelligence and digital transformation expert. He currently serves as Head of Data & AI at the Benin National Digital Agency (ASIN), where he works to make AI technologies accessible and impactful for Africa’s development.

Long Bio

Kévin Degila is an expert in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Digital Transformation with over six years of experience across both public and private sectors. He currently serves as Head of Data & AI at the Benin National Digital Agency (ASIN), where he leads strategic initiatives in Open Data, public conversational assistants, data anonymization, and AI-driven innovation. He is also a trainer and content creator in AI and cloud computing, building a strong learning community through YouTube and Udemy. Committed to ethical and inclusive AI, Kévin advocates for the development of African tech talent and the local adoption of future-shaping technologies.