The Sunbird AI - DSAIL Visiting Fellowship is an innovative, one-year joint fellowship program designed to strengthen collaboration between Sunbird AI in Uganda and the Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAIL) at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology in Kenya. This initiative underscores the growing need for locally relevant AI-driven technologies tailored to Africa's unique challenges and opportunities.
Joel Muhanguzi from Sunbird AI
At the heart of this fellowship is a commitment to advancing AI-powered hardware solutions specifically designed for African contexts. The program supports two distinguished hardware engineers: Joel Muhanguzi from Sunbird AI and Gabriel Kiarie from DSAIL. Their combined expertise enables the development, testing, and deployment of cutting-edge AI-integrated hardware that addresses regional technological needs.
The fellowship provides stipends and travel funding to facilitate joint visits, ensuring a hands-on approach to prototyping, testing, and field deployment. By integrating resources and knowledge from both academia and industry, this initiative fosters a robust framework for innovation, bridging the gap between research and practical implementation.
Through DSA fellowships, this program contributes significantly to research, technological innovation, and knowledge-sharing, creating a collaborative environment that nurtures the next generation of African AI and data science professionals. By empowering local experts, the Sunbird AI - DSAIL Visiting Fellowship not only enhances Africa’s capacity in AI and hardware development but also ensures the sustainability of AI solutions that are uniquely suited to the continent’s socio-economic landscape.
Gabriel Kiarie from DSAIL
This fellowship marks a significant step toward a future where Africa leads in the development of homegrown AI-driven technologies, fostering growth, innovation, and digital transformation across the region.