World Economic Forum
15th January - 19th January 2024
DSAIL director and Data Science Africa board chair Prof. Ciira Maina attended this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos and participated in the launch of the International Computation and AI Network (ICAIN). This collaborative effort brings together the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), ETH Zurich, EPFL, the Swiss National Computing Centre (CSCS), the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS), Data Science Africa and the Finnish IT Center for Science (CSC) in an effort to leverage AI and high performance computing resources to tackle global challenges...
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Kabarak DS&AI Conference
6th February - 9th February 2024
DSAIL recently partnered with Kabarak University in Nakuru, Kenya for their Data Science and Artificial Intelligence conference, and it was a huge success. Our director, Prof. Ciira Maina, was one of the five keynote speakers at the event, and he delivered an inspiring talk on the significance of Data Science and AI research in Africa...
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DeKUT Open Day
25th January 2024
We recently had an incredible opportunity to showcase our research and products at the Open Day event organized by DeKUT. The event was full of energy and excitement, as we got to interact with students from various institutions and members of the community who were eager to learn about our work...
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Kenya Innovation Week
27th November - 1st December 2023
DSAIL participated in the Kenya Innovation Week, which took place from 27th November to 1st December. The event was hosted at the College of Insurance and focused on the theme "Innovating to Unlock Our Common Wealth"...
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Research Day 2023
24th November 2023
DSAIL held its Annual Research Day on 24 November 2023 at the DeKUT Conservancy Conference Room, a place of great significance for our lab as it provided the data for some of our earliest and most thrilling projects...
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STI&E Conference
8th November - 10th November 2023
The 7th DeKUT International Conference on Science, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, held from 8th to 10th November 2023. The conference was centred around the theme 'Leveraging Science, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development'...
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Deep Learning Indaba 2023
November 2023
At one of the largest machine learning gatherings in Africa, Deep Learning Indaba, DSAIL represented by Antony exhibited its contributions to enhancing orthopaedic monitoring by presenting both a poster and a short paper on using wearable IoT and AI to improve orthopaedic monitoring...
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GeJusta Workshop
November 2023
During the GEJUSTA workshop, we invited experienced guest speakers, distinguished women in STEM who took centre stage. These speakers shared personal experiences and navigated challenges within the field, offering insights and solutions to create a more inclusive STEM environment...
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Leeds-Africa Conference on Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
October 2023
In a recent development, our director, Ciira Maina, was privileged to receive an invitation to present at the Leeds-Africa Conference on Data Science and AI across mathematics and sciences. During his engaging presentation, he delved into the intriguing realm of 'Gaussian Processes for Spatial Anomaly Detection'...
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IEEE AFRICON
20th September - 22nd September 2023
The DSAIL Research team as a whole, delivered conference paper presentations and tutorial sessions at the 16th IEEE Africa (2023) International Conference. Taking place between 20th and 22nd September this year and hosted by Kenya School of Monetary Studies, the conference was centered around the theme 'Advancing Technology in Africa Towards Presence on the Global Stage'...
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Tech4wildlife
14th September - 15th September 2023
At DSAIL, we are heavily involved in rolling out outreach programs. These programs aid in creating interest in young minds interested in data science, IoT and Machine Learning. At these events, we also get to showcase what is possible with open-source technology and get to exchange ideas with other researchers...
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Bowen Bat Conference 2023
3rd and 6th July 2023
Prof. Ciira wa Maina, the director of DSAIL, delivered a keynote address at the Bowen Bat Conference 2023. Taking place between 3rd and 6th July this year, and hosted by Bowen University, the conference was centered around the theme 'New Frontiers in Bat Research and Communication'...
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Smart Agriculture Training
31st May - 2nd June 2023
Gabriel Kiarie from DSAIL was invited to conduct a training for agricultural extension officers from Mombasa County on Smart Agriculture from June 22nd to 25th, 2023. The training, facilitated in collaboration with Ms. Hilda Manzi of Geo-Spatial Research International, aimed to disseminate knowledge on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in agriculture...
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The AfricAI Conference 2023
11th June - 14th June 2023
A team from DSAIL attended and presented at the AfricAI conference, which took place in Kigali, Rwanda between June 11th and 14th, 2023. Organized by the IDRC, GIZ, and Niyel, and under the theme of advancing responsible and open AI ecosystems in Africa...
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Data Science Africa 2023 Event
31st May - 2nd June 2023
DSAIL team attended the Data Science Africa 2023 event. This year, the event took place from 8th to 12th May at the University of Rwanda in Kigali with the theme of 'Harnessing Data Science for Africa's Socio-Economic Development'...
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Kieni Forest Fieldwork Expedition
13th March 2023
A team from DSAIL in collaboration with the Institute of Geomatics, GIS and Remote Sensing (IGGRES) of Dedan Kimathi University of Technology undertook a data collection exercise in Kieni forest located in Kiambu County, Kenya...
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IST-Africa 2023 Conference
31st May - 2nd June 2023
DSAIL submitted four papers for IST-Africa 2023 Conference all of which were accepted. The conference took place in Tshwane, South Africa between 31st May - 2nd June 2023...
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Tech for Wildlife Conservation: DSAIL presents at WiCT workshop 2022
21st November 2022
The DSAIL team presented the DSAIL-Porini dataset, the cutting-edge software and hardware used to collect images, and automate the data annotation process to the Women in Conservation Technology Program audience at Ol Pejeta Conservancy...
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STI & E 2022
9th - 11th November 2022
DeKUT hosted their 6th International Conference on Science, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship with aim of creating a platform for researchers and practitioners to present, discuss, engage and publish research work related to national development...
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Research Day 2022
21st October 2022
DSAIL hosted their annual Research Day at the Dedan Kimathi Conservation. Which was organized by DSAIL members under the guidance of Dr. Ciira and leadership of Gabriel Kiarie and Lorna Mugambi...
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DSA 2022
18th - 23rd July 2022
Data Science Africa (DSA 2022) was held at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA). In the tradition of previous Data Science Africa participants were able to first attend Summer school then workshop where attendees had their chance to show case their research projects...
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DSAIC Data Science Hackathon 2022
09th July 2022
DSAIC hosted a Data Science Hackathon with collaboration of DSAIL where members of DSAIC competed to optimize machine learning models for the best results using Zindi Data Sets...
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tinyML for Good
17th November 2021
Collins Emasi, a research assistant at DSAIL shared insights into how we can leveraged the power of tinyML to help differentiate bird sounds and non-bird sounds of the hundreds of hours of recording we have from the 'DSAIL Acoustic sensor' developed by Gabriel Kiarie...
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Research Day 2021
19th June 2021
A first event of its kind by DSAIL, the Research Day was organized by DSAIL members under the guidance of Dr. Ciira and leadership of Gabriel Kiarie. This was an event organized to allow interaction and sharing of ideas among members of DSAIL and allies...
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DSAIL at the Umoja Hackathon
27th - 8th March 2021
DSAIL members ranked as high performers at the Umoja Hackathon. Through the guidance of our director, Dr. Ciira Maina, were able to form two teams that participated in various categories of the UmojaHack Africa 2021 event...
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