The overall objective of the African AI Research Awards (AAIRA) 2022 - 2024 was to catalyse the responsible development and scaling of AI innovations that solve development challenges and build the talent and capacity that support the local design, development, and deployment of responsible AI4D innovations at an appropriate scale.
- Junior Researchers - 13 Projects Awarded
- Early Career Researchers - 9 Projects Awarded
| Name | Title | Institution | Country | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Matemba | Investigating riverine flow regimes and aquatic biodiversity: A case study of Ruo River, an AfromontaneÊecosystem in Mulanje Malawi | Malawi University of Science and Technology | Malawi | Junior |
| Boniface Munyoki | Unlocking Biomedical Data for AI Health Research in Africa Using GeneNetwork as an Example | Strathmore University | Kenya | Junior |
| Samson Otieno | Tiny Machine Learning Based Self Diagnostic Kit for Respiratory Diseases | University of Rwanda | Rwanda | Junior |
| Apolline Jennifer | Contribution of Machine Learning and Remote Sensing for improving groundwater quality assessment in Za-Kpota Municipality (southern Benin) | University of Abomey-Calavi, Institut National de l'Eau | Benin | Junior |
| Saminu Mohammad | NaijaHate: A Hate and Offensive Speech Detection Model for Nigerian Languages | Modibbo Adama University of Technology | Nigeria | Junior |
| Sunday Adeola AJAGBE | Development of Yorùbá and Pidgin Speech Database for Antenatal Orientation | Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Nigeria | Junior |
| Angela Mwongeli | Tree disease forecasting for sustainable development and climate change mitigation | Kenya Forestry Research Institute | Kenya | Junior |
| Wayne Steven | A Robust Cost-Effective Machine Learning-Based Diagnostics Tool for Bean Plants Diseases | Makerere University, Marconi Society Machine Learning Lab | Uganda | Junior |
| Mercy Mawia | Explainable Machine Learning Approach On Sensor Based Human Gait Analysis for Assistive Device Model Prediction and 3d Design | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | Kenya | Junior |
| Edna Serah | A GIS Approach for the Identification and Digitization of Fish Farms in Central and Western Kenya for Sustainable Production and Management | Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization | Kenya | Junior |
| Emmanuel Annor | Revisiting the application of extreme value theory to the management of a hydroelectric dam | University of Ghana | Ghana | Junior |
| Rosemary Noeline | An Edge AI Based Smart Irrigation System | University of Rwanda | Rwanda | Junior |
| Yimer Assefa | Evaluation of the Skill of Seasonal Precipitation Forecasts from Global Prediction Systems over Ethiopia | University of Nairobi | Kenya | Junior |
| Godliver Owomugisha | Development of 3-D smartphone add-on spectrometer for field-based early detection of disease | Makerere Artificial Intelligence Lab, School of Computer & Information Sciences | Uganda | Early Career (Project Extension) |
| Mohamed A. ElHelw | Rice Plant Water Stress Detection and Geolocalization by Deep Fusion of Ground and Satellite Multispectral Imagery | Nile University | Egypt | Early Career (Project Extension) |
| Andualem Aklilu | Developing Reliable Wheat Yield Prediction Method through Integration of Automated Machine Learning Methods with Crop Models and Bio-physical Predictors. | Vision Food and Agricultural Policy | Ethiopia | Early Career (Project Extension) |
| Ahmed Kehinde Usman | Application of Spectral Analysis Technique and Machine Learning in Evaluation of Geothermal Energy Resource Potential in North - Eastern Nigeria | Ahmadu Bello University | Nigeria | Early Career |
| Sharon Kiprotich | Preparation and investigation of multifunctional materials based on transparent conducting oxides for possible solar cell application | Murang&pos;a University of Technology | Kenya | Early Career |
| Helena Maziku | The role of AI in Detection and Prediction of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) in Distributed Workforces | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Early Career |
| Alcardo Alex Barakabitze | Sustainable Smart Farm - Scale Crops Yield Prediction using Machine Learning in Internet -of-Agro-Things in Tanzania | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Tanzania | Early Career |
| Kadeghe Fue | Prediction of the Rain-fed Maize Yield in Tanzania using Time-series Machine Learning Models (TanPredikt) | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Tanzania | Early Career |
| Lighton Phiri | Enterprise Medical Imaging: Automatic Classification of Radiological Medical Images for Efficient and Effective Radiological Workflows in Public Health Facilities | University of Zambia | Zambia | Early Career |