As a linguist and a scholar of classical Swahili poetry and manuscript studies, I conduct research throughout East Africa, combining editorial work on Swahili literature with interdisciplinary methodologies. My expertise spans linguistics, computer science, and humanities, underpinned by proficiency in Ancient Greek, Arabic, and Swahili. I maintain active engagement with computational advances.
My alias, Mawazoni, is a Swahili term meaning 'in the thoughts' or even 'lost in the thoughts', which serves to distinguish my academic and technical profile from that of my homonym, the filmmaker.
📌 Featured Work
If you're here for code, my main open contribution is the NooJ Kiswahili Module — a morphological grammar and 45,000-entry dictionary for computational analysis of Standard Swahili, freely distributed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
- Research: PhD in African Studies, specializing in Swahili language, poetry, and literature.
- Publishing: Head of DL2A Buluu Publishing, having successfully edited and published over 20 books in Swahili, bringing both classical manuscripts and contemporary authors to light.
- Diplomacy & Language Teaching: Former Swahili Language Instructor at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Assistant to the Second Counselor of the Chancery.
- Language Resources: Author of the Kiswahili Module for NooJ.
True preservation requires physical and logical independence.
- Infrastructure & Security: BSc in General Computer Science and certified IT Technician. I design and administer secure networks (LAN/WAN, OSI, TCP/IP) with a strong focus on Cybersecurity.
- Virtualization & NetDevOps: Expert in deploying and managing servers with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and VMWare.
- Development: Strong backend focus with Node.js, JavaScript, and Python, alongside database management (SQL/NoSQL, MongoDB).
| Domain | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Backend | Node.js, JavaScript, Python, Java |
| SysAdmin & Cloud | Linux, Windows Server, Hyper-V, Azure, AWS |
| Containers & Orchestration | Docker, Kubernetes, VMWare |
| Databases | SQL/NoSQL, MongoDB |
| Other | Cybersecurity, Git, Blockchain/Solidity |
- HAL Open Archive: cv.hal.science/mathieu-roy — Academic Publications
- Academia.edu: dl2a.academia.edu/MathieuRoy — Research Papers & Academic Network
- ResearchGate: Mathieu-Roy — Scientific Contributions & Network
- ORCID: 0000-0001-7684-4355
- LinkedIn: Mathieu Roy (Mawazoni)
- Publishing House: DL2A Buluu Publishing
- Email: mawazoni@dl2a.eu