Monthly Research Seminars

8th April 2021

• Rose Nakasi, Lecturer, Busitema University, PhD Computer Science Candidate, Makerere University
  Deep convolutional Neural Networks for automated Microscopy diagnostics
  [Slides]

11th March 2021

• Thadeus Kamara - Operations Data Analyst at DHL Supply Chain (Uganda)
  Data Science in a transport and logistics field
  [Slides]

11th February 2021

• Godliver Owomugisha(PhD.), Lecturer, Busitema University and researcher at Data Science \& AI Lab, Makererere, Kampala, Uganda.
  Early detection and diagnosis of crop diseae in asymptomatic plants
  [Slides]
• Mahadia Tunga, Co-Founder Tanzania Data Lab(dLab). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  Communicating Findings with Visuals
  [Slides]

14th January 2021

• Neema Mduma(PhD.), Lecturer, Nelson Mandela Institute if Science and Technology (NM-AIST) Arusha, Tanzania
  TBC
  [Slides]
• Deborah Kanubala, Lecturer in Data Science. Academic City University College, Accra, Ghana.
  TBC
  [Slides]

10th December 2020

• Grace Ashabe, Data Scientist at Stanbic Bank Uganda
  Data Science in Banking Sector
  [Slides]
• William Senfuma, Head of Big Data and Analytics at MTN Uganda
  Big Data Analytics in Telecoms
  [Slides]

12th November 2020

• Rose Nakasi, Makererere University, Kampala, Uganda
  An Approach for Assessing Quality of Labeled Data for a Machine Learning Task in Malaria Detection
  [Slides]
• Lilian Mkonyi, Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Techology (NM-AIST), Arusha, Tanzania
  Early identification of Tuta absoluta in tomato plants using deep learning
  [Slides][Paper]
• Charles Saidu, African University of Science and Technology(AUST), Abuja, Nigeria
  Medical Image Analysis with Semantic Segmentation and Active Learning
  [Paper]