M. N. Hounkonnou is a full Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin. He serves as a member of editorial boards for renowned book series and journals in mathematics and mathematical physics. He was awarded a series of Prizes for the excellence of his works, including most recently the 2023 Yang-Hui Award for seminal contributions to the deformed quantum algebras, the AIP 2023 Tate Medal for leadership in building and maintaining an enduring transnational African mathematical physics research and education community, ... He is the Past President of the Network of African Science Academies and of Benin National Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. His membership extends to the International Association of Mathematical Physics, American Mathematical Society, London Mathematical Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Academy of Sciences, Arts, Cultures of Africa and African Diasporas, Academy of Science of South Africa, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology, Morocco, African Academy of Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences, etc. He is Doctor Honoris Causa of the University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, France

Jean-Pierre EZIN is Emeritus Professor of mathematics of Université d'Abomey-Calavi. He held doctorat d'Etat in Geometric Analysis at Université Lille I, France. He has been Professor at Université Nationale, Bénin since 1982 ; senior lecturer at Université Lille I (1973-1982). He has been researcher at Abdus Salam ICTP,Trieste, Italy (1986-1988).He also was Commissioner of Economic Community of West African States for Education,Science and Culture from 2014-2016 and Commissioner of African Union for Human Resource,Science and Technology from 2008-2013. He is Founding Director of Institut de Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques, Bénin from1988-2008. In between he was Recteur Université Nationale, Bénin (1990-1992).As other implications, he was member of Board of Council Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) of NSF, USA, and of Board of Council International Science Programme (ISP), Sweden from 2010-2013 and from 2011-2015 Chairperson of Agence Inter-établissement de Recherche pour le Développement (AIRD),France. He is initiator and founding member of Bénin Academy of Science. In 2014 he was honored by TWAS special Award " for building science capacity in Africa".