13TH
DSA 2025
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
2025 Speakers
Prof. Ciira Maina
Senior Lecturer and Director, Center for Data Science and AI Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
Dr. Dina Machuve
Co-Founder and CTO DevData Analytics
Dr. Ernest Mwebabze
Director Sunbird AI
Prof. Elaine Nsoesie
Assistant Professor Boston University
Dr Joyce Nabende
Makerere University
Dr. Moses Thiga
ICT Director, Egerton University
Amutorine Morine
DataSphere Uganda
Prof. Neil Lawrence
Dr. John Quinn
Director of Research Sunbird AI / Google Research
Ahmed Olanrewaju General Chair
DSA 2025 University of Ibadan
Lillian Wanzare
DSA 2025 Maseno University DSA 2025
Nakasi Rose
Program Chair, DSA 2025 Makerere University
Adeola Zainab Lawal
Program Chair, DSA 2025 Women in AI, Nigeria
Oluwatomisin Dada
Program Chair, DSA 2025 University of Cambridge
Dr. Adeleke O. Bankole
Research Software Engineer, Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS) University of Cambridge UK
Dr Success Ojo
CEO/Co-founder GMIND.AI
Professor Olayinka
David-West Dean Lagos Business School Pan-Atlantic University
Oluwafemi Azeez
Head of Data Science Pastel Africa
Ezekiel Adebayo
Ogundepo Fellow Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Dr. Girmaw Abebe Tadesse
Principal Research Scientist and Manager Microsoft AI for Good Lab
Tayo Bamiduro
Max.ng
Dr. Victor Odumuyiwa
University of Lagos
Dr Sakinat Folorunso
AI researcher, and senior faculty member Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria
Dr C. Bridget Ujah-Ogbuagu
Research Fellow (Tech & Innovation) National Defence College, Nigeria.
Tejumade Afonja
Co-founder of AI Saturdays Lagos & Doctoral Researcher CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Blessing Oladeji
CEO Octave Analytics
Victor Olufemi
Co-founder & Chief Data Scientist LyngualLabs
George Gekov
ARM
Dr. Olubayo Adekanmbi – EqualyzAI
Samuel Rutunda – CTO, Digital Muganda
Steve Asemota – Access Bank
Dr. Segun Adebayo – Director, Information & Communication Technology, Bowen University, Iwo
John Dang – Cohere.ai
Dr. Olusola Ayoola – RAIN
Dr. Bunmi Ajala
Prof. Adenike Osofisan
AbdulQudus Ajibade Ajibade
Dr. Kolawole Akinjiola
Comfort Adesina
Ceculia Adenusi
AbdRasheed Adeoye
2025 Team
Ahmed Olanrewaju General Chair
DSA 2025 University of Ibadan
Lillian Wanzare
DSA 2025 Maseno University DSA 2025
Nakasi Rose
Program Chair, DSA 2025 Makerere University
Adeola Zainab Lawal
Program Chair, DSA 2025 Women in AI, Nigeria
Oluwatomisin Dada
Program Chair, DSA 2025, University of Cambridge
Summer School
The summer school is designed for graduate students, researchers, and professionals working with large-scale or unique datasets. This intensive program includes introductory and advanced lectures in data science and machine learning, alongside hands-on practical sessions. Participants will...
Workshop
We invite you to submit an extended abstract for the Data Science Africa (DSA) 2025 workshop that will be held at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, from June 2nd to June 6th. The abstracts should focus on African challenges or methods that are relevant to addressing problems in Africa.
Data Science Africa (DSA)
Harnessing Data Science for Africa’s Socioeconomic Development