Patricia Idakwo @akubop

🌟 That's a Wrap on the Indaba! A Heartfelt Thank You to the Community and See You in Nigeria! 🇳🇬 🌟 What an extraordinary week it has been in Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼! For six days, over 1,000 of us came together under the inspiring theme "Urunana – Hand in Hand for AI in Africa." The…

I just shared my experience @DeepIndaba If you find the time, please give it a read, and don't forget to retweet. medium.com/@mb_awak/my-in…

We gathered in Kigali 🌍 for the 2025 Deep Learning Indaba. Nearly 3,000 applied, 1,294 joined in person, 400 virtually. 6 days of AI research, debate, teaching & learning. From 300 in 2017 → to a pan-African Baobab tree. 🌳 #DLI2025 @DeepIndaba

News is finally out on #DLI2026 2026 Indaba heads to Nigeria @DeepIndaba

Another important session at #DLI2025. The Women in Machine Learning (WIML) event was dedicated to an open discussion on the challenges women face in the field, and to exploring potential solutions. The conversation continued at the community social, where connections were…

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The poster session at #DLI2025 reflects the Indaba’s mission: building AI in Africa, Urunana (hand in hand). Researchers from early-career to experienced experts shared work spanning healthcare, African language processing, and environmental and agricultural applications, all…

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🪘Our Crowdfunding Campaign is LIVE! 🪘 🚀 Help Empower Africa's AI Future: Support Indaba 2025 Participant Grants! 👉gofund.me/61b012e4 The heart of the Indaba is its commitment to accessibility. Many brilliant minds across Africa face significant financial barriers like…

I have formally written to the 5 governors and commissioners of education in the South Eastern states regarding the JAMB glitch. I also did for Lagos state. These were affected states. I also included detailed observations and technical reports. I have made my recommendations…

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Are you a researcher, data science enthusiast, or aspiring scientist in Nigeria’s AI ecosystem, looking to showcase your work to leading AI professionals? The @IndabaXNigeria Conference 2025 is back! IndabaX Nigeria serves as a unifying platform for AI communities across the…

Exciting news! Registration is now open for the #DSA2025 Summer School in Ibadan! This is a great opportunity to sharpen your data science skills, connect with experts, and collaborate with peers. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4kTVBfC

Many groundbreaking ideas never reach their full potential because they stay locked in research papers. But what if you could turn your research into a product that changes the world? Join our exclusive 4-week mentorship series this March, where you’ll gain the skills and…

🌟 Ideathon winners ! 🌟 We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Ideathon (listed in no particular order)! It has been an incredible journey witnessing the growth and creativity of all the teams, and we extend our heartfelt congratulations to everyone who…

🪘Call for workshops proposals🪘 We're looking for proposals to be presented during the DLI annual event in Rwanda this August. Workshops serve as focused forums to discuss emerging research, share novel ideas, and encourage active engagement across the African AI community. We…

Exciting News! DSA 2025 is heading to Ibadan, Nigeria! Join us at the University of Ibadan from June 2–6, 2025 for groundbreaking discussions, collaboration, and innovation in Data Science. #DSAIbadan2025 #DataScienceAfrica

Happy New Year! As the clock of the new year resets, we celebrate new opportunities and the promise of growth. This is the year where AI for Africa by Africans shines brighter, transforming lives and unlocking potential across our continent. May 2025 brings clarity, resilience,…

In a landmark step toward Nigeria's digital and AI transformation, we were honoured to meet with His Excellency @officialABAT and the Honourable Minister @FMCIDENigeria , @bosuntijani, along with the Google leadership team led by @MattBrittin, President of Google for East Africa,…

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Celebrating Progress and Milestones: A Journey of Growth Out of 500 applications across Africa, only 100 participants were selected to take part in the prestigious event held in Rwanda. I am proud to say that my fellow DSNers and I represented 5% of the total selected, standing…

Excited to share that our paper, "A scoping review of reporting gaps in FDA-approved AI medical devices," is now published in npj Digital Medicine! 😃🚀 Full manuscript below!

We’ve officially kicked off the first panel session at the DSN co-organized African NLP Workshop! Moderated by @akubop, the panel discussion focuses on Dataset Creation and Curation in African Languages, featuring insights from an esteemed group of experts: EM Lewis-Jong…

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I also participated in the Meta Hackathon on fine tuning LLM machine translation of English to Twi. Although my team didn’t come top 3 but we made it to the top 10 submissions. It was great working with amazing ladies on this @akubop @o_damilola21 @peculiarabolade

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