Organiser: ai@cam
Location: Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christs College, St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge CB2 3BU
Speaker: Dr Ciira Maina
Title: AI and Science: An opportunity to strengthen the African scientific landscape
Join us for a keynote seminar on AI and Science: An opportunity to strengthen the African scientific landscape with Dr Ciira Maina (Director of the Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Associate Professor at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nyeri, Kenya) on Tuesday the 26th of November from 16.30 – 17.30 (followed by a networking reception) at Christs College. If you would like to attend please register via the google form.
Biography
Prof Ciira Maina is an Associate Professor at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) in Nyeri, Kenya where he teaches electrical engineering and conducts research in a number of areas including bioacoustics, Internet of Things, machine learning and data science. Since September 2019 he has led the Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAIL) and serves as the board chair of Data Science Africa.
Prior to joining DeKUT in 2013, Prof Maina was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sheffield where he developed Gaussian process models for analysis of data from high throughput biological sequencing experiments. Prof Maina was awarded his PhD from Drexel University,Philadelphia, USA and his BSc from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
About ai@cam
ai@cam is building an infrastructure for interdisciplinary AI innovation through research, education, and innovation programmes that leverage the world-leading research already taking place across the University of Cambridge and connecting this to real-world needs.
