Data Science Africa - DSA

CALL FOR PAPERS: Join us for the #DSA2026 Workshop in Kampala! 🇺🇬 Theme: Foundational & Practical Data Science in the Age of Generative AI. Accepting: ✅ Research Papers ✅ Industry Experience ✅ Work-in-progress 📅 Deadline: 31 March 2026 🔗 Learn More: datascienceafrica.org/dsa-workshops/…

Building a stronger data science ecosystem, one chapter at a time! The DSA Uganda Chapter, launched in 2022, serves as our pilot initiative to boost peer support and knowledge exchange among local practitioners. 🔗: datascienceafrica.org/uganda #DataScience #DSA2026Kampla

#Rewind At DSA 2024 in Nyeri, the Summer School was 3 intense days of learning - from machine learning foundations and NLP to Generative AI, LLM labs, ML Ops, and precision agriculture. 🔗 datascienceafrica.org/dsa-workshops/…

At the AI Innovation Demo Day 2026, 9 startups pitched AI solutions tackling challenges in healthcare, security & public services. 🏆 Grants were awarded to GRITAP AI, LiverAI, Sukali Check, Law Lens, Simu & Sentinel. 💰Feyti Ltd, Impala Health & Phronesis each received UGX 50M through the AI Health Incubation Grant. Learn more: shorturl.at/CZgMa #AIInnovation | #AIinAfrica

DSA is delivering the @GoogleDeepMind AI Research Foundations curriculum across 15 African universities, empowering students in applied AI and ML Participants who complete the program will be eligible for travel support to attend DSA '26 in Kampala 🔗: shorturl.at/hgZME

The Afrilang AI 2025 proceedings (PMLR Vol 314) are live This volume features pivotal research on expanding LLM coverage, speech-to-text translation for Swahili, and machine translation for low-resource African languages. Read the proceedings: proceedings.mlr.press/v314/ #AfrilangAI #NLP #AIForSocialGood

Who is Cervisight for? From urban screening clinics to rural facilities and public health programs, we built this for the healthcare workers on the front lines. Innovation shouldn't have boundaries. 🔗Learn More : shorturl.at/753si Pathogen Economy labs is funded by @STIsecretariat #Cervisight #CervicalCancerAwareness #AIinHealthcare #MakerereUniversity

Do you have a paper for the #DSAKla2026 Workshop? Submission Checklist: ✅ Platform: OpenReview ✅ Types: Research, Industry, or Work-in-progress ✅ Length: Max 5 pages Deadline: 31 March 2026 🔗 Learn More & Submit: shorturl.at/9bYHO

🚀A first-of-its-kind @DataCitiesUg webinar is here! Join us for the first session, Building Better Cities with Data — launching a new series on how collaboration and data are transforming cities. 📅 26 March 2026 | ⏰ 3PM 👉 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/3fwkr78j

DSA is proud to introduce the 2026 Cohort, Data Science to Advance Women's Health Fellowship Program. This fellowship will empower 24 early-career women in Eastern and Southern Africa to develop data-driven solutions for pressing health issues. 🔗: datascienceafrica.org/dsa-f/dsawh-20…

I’m honoured to have been selected to serve on this panel. I look forward to continuing to share experiences and perspectives from across the African continent, and to learning from my fellow panelists. Learn more about the panel un.org/independent-in…

Want to master Multimodal AI, Agentic Systems, or African Language Models? The #DSAKla2026 Summer School curriculum at @Makerere covers the most critical topics in Data Science today. Learn more and apply today: 🔗 shorturl.at/en9g4

Be part of the DSA 2026 Summer School in Kampala (20–24 July 2026). Learn practical data science skills for the age of Generative AI alongside students, researchers, and professionals. Applications open: 26 Jan – 15 Mar 2026 Apply now: shorturl.at/en9g4 #DSA

Don't miss out on #DSA2026Kla Summer School! The path to joining us at Makerere University is simple: Deadline: March 15th, 2026 🔗Learn More: shorturl.at/en9g4

Applications for #DSA2026Kla Summer School in Kampala are NOW OPEN! Join us at @Makerere as we explore "Foundational & Practical Data Science in the Age of Generative AI." Open to: 🎓 Students 🔬 Researchers 📊 Data Professionals Apply now: shorturl.at/en9g4

Granite 3.3 8B débarque avec : 🎙️ Reconnaissance vocale 30% plus précise que Whisper 🌍 Traduction automatique multilingue 🧠 Raisonnement logique boosté (meilleur que Llama 3.1) 🔧 Fonctionnalités pro : Adaptation fine avec LoRA Mémoire optimisée (aLoRA)

Irené Tematelewo went from a struggling diabetes app in Cameroon to a PhD opportunity in the US, and now works on weather-sensor projects across Africa. DSA gave him the mentorship, network, and confidence to turn his ideas into real-world impact. 🔗shorturl.at/gryF4

@tejuafonja went from teaching herself Python in Lagos to attending the DSA summer school in Kenya, co-founding AI Saturdays Lagos, and becoming a PhD researcher in Germany. 🔗Read more: shorturl.at/seG0v #DSAat10 #DSAImpactStories

From collecting banana disease data in rural Uganda to mentoring PhD students and leading a research lab, @GodliverO’s journey was shaped by DSA summer schools, mentorship, and research grants. Read More🔗shorturl.at/JXWR2

How do you increase access to electricity Uganda? We're using AI and satellite imagery to map un-electrified settlements, giving planners the data they need to build a more equitable grid. This is data-driven development. Read more:medium.com/sunbird-ai/bri… #SunbirdAI #AIforSocialGood #EnergyAccess #Uganda