The founder

Dr Ahmed Idriss Oumar Daoud

Born in Nouakchott and enrolled as a doctoral student in Berlin in 1986, then a doctor of computer science from Leningrad in 1989, Dr Ahmed Idriss returned to Mauritania in the late 1980s. He taught computer science at the University of Nouakchott and advised local banks.

In 1994 he founded CDD Informatique to put this knowledge at the service of companies, administrations and training.

Doctorate in computer science
Leningrad, 1989
Lecturer and researcher
University of Nouakchott
Languages
Arabic, French, English, Russian, German, Wolof
Dr Ahmed Idriss Oumar Daoud

Education

  1. 1986

    Enrolment as a doctoral student at the University of Berlin, Germany.

  2. 1989

    Ph.D. in computer science on parallel processes at the Institute of Informatics of the Leningrad Academy of Sciences.

Teaching and research

  1. 1989

    Research assistant at the University of Berlin, Germany.

  2. 1989

    Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Nouakchott.

  3. 1990

    Lecturer and researcher at the Institut supérieur scientifique (ISS) in Nouakchott, mathematics and computer science department, senior lecturer.

  4. 1993-2024

    Lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), University of Nouakchott: algorithms, programming, operating systems.

  5. Research

    Work on pattern recognition (1985), parallel programming (1986) and parallelism in high-level languages (1989).

Business

  1. Since 1989

    IT expert and adviser to local banks.

  2. 1994

    Founds CDD Informatique in Nouakchott.

  3. 1994-2026

    Managing director (gérant) of CDD.

  4. 2026

    Director of CDD Sup, a private higher education institution.

  5. September 2026

    Hands over the management of CDD to his son, Sidi Ahmed Oumar Daoud: from one generation to the next, the same passion for computing.

International training and meetings

  1. 1992

    Las Palmas (Spain): new network topologies, University of Las Palmas.

  2. 1995

    Dakar (Senegal): Linux and Windows NT network administration, TCP/IP protocols, at ENSUT.

  3. 1997

    Salzburg (Austria): “Educating Youth: Challenges for the Future” seminar.

  4. 1999

    Guatemala and El Salvador: travelling workshop on new school management methods.

  5. 2000

    New York (USA): 7th World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs at the World Trade Center. Nominated as an outstanding entrepreneur for the World Young Entrepreneurs Millennium 2000 Award.

  6. 2000

    Ottawa (Canada): Francophone Business Forum on new commercial strategies.

  7. 2001

    Brussels (Belgium): 8th World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs at the European Parliament, alongside the Third UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries. Nominated for the World Young Entrepreneurs 2001 Award.

  8. 2001

    Montreal (Canada): World Entrepreneurship Forum (Mondial de l’entrepreneuriat).

  9. 2002

    SASNET 2002, the African Summit on Science and New Technologies, alongside its president, Cheick Modibo Diarra.

Documents and photos

SASNET 2002: Dr Ahmed Idriss, founder of CDD (right), with Cheick Modibo Diarra (centre), Malian astrophysicist, interplanetary navigator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, president of the African Summit on Science and New Technologies (SASNET) and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. He later became chairman of Microsoft Africa and, in 2012, Prime Minister of Mali.
SASNET 2002: Dr Ahmed Idriss, founder of CDD (right), with Cheick Modibo Diarra (centre), Malian astrophysicist, interplanetary navigator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, president of the African Summit on Science and New Technologies (SASNET) and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. He later became chairman of Microsoft Africa and, in 2012, Prime Minister of Mali.
At an international conference: Dr Ahmed Idriss, founder of CDD, is on the right.
At an international conference: Dr Ahmed Idriss, founder of CDD, is on the right.
2000: certificate of the 7th World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs, New York.
2000: certificate of the 7th World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs, New York.
2001: certificate of the 8th World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs, Brussels.
2001: certificate of the 8th World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs, Brussels.
Letter of thanks from the Faculty of Science and Technology for his contribution to spreading science and knowledge.
Letter of thanks from the Faculty of Science and Technology for his contribution to spreading science and knowledge.

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