6th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting
| 6th DS-I Africa Meeting | ||||||||
| Friday 15 May 2026 | ||||||||
| Pre-Meeting Activities/Office Hours | ||||||||
| Saturday 16 May 2026 [Workshops and Training Activities] | ||||||||
| 08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 09:00 - 11:00 |
Datathon Facilitators: Rogers Mwavu & MUDSReH Team Venue: Sail Fish |
Toolathon Facilitators: Sophia Osawe, Meagan Fitzpatrick & Chenfeng Xiong Venue: Manta Ray |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Datathon Facilitators: Rogers Mwavu & MUDSReH Team Venue: Sail Fish |
Toolathon Facilitators: Sophia Osawe, Meagan Fitzpatrick & Chenfeng Xiong Venue: Manta Ray |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch Venue: Dau Restaurant Terrace |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Datathon Facilitators: Rogers Mwavu & MUDSReH Team Venue: Sail Fish |
Toolathon Facilitators: Sophia Osawe, Meagan Fitzpatrick & Chenfeng Xiong Venue: Manta Ray |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Datathon Facilitators: Rogers Mwavu & MUDSReH Team Venue: Sail Fish |
Toolathon Facilitators: Sophia Osawe, Meagan Fitzpatrick & Chenfeng Xiong Venue: Manta Ray |
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| Sunday 17 May 2026 | ||||||||
| 08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 09:00 - 11:00 |
Datathon Facilitators: Rogers Mwavu & MUDSReH Team Venue: Sail Fish |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Datathon Facilitators: Rogers Mwavu & MUDSReH Team Venue: Sail Fish |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch Venue: Dau Restaurant Terrace |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Datathon Facilitators: Rogers Mwavu & MUDSReH Team Venue: Sail Fish |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Datathon Facilitators: Rogers Mwavu & MUDSReH Team Venue: Sail Fish |
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| Monday 18 May 2026 | ||||||||
| 07:00 - 08:00 |
Registration Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 08:00 - 09:30 |
Plenary Session: Data Science for Early Detection, Risk
Prediction & Improved Disease Diagnosis [Session 1] Facilitators: Gaone Retshabile & Kristen Stafford Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Kerry Glover & Chelsea Tatchin Project: MUDSReH: MUST Data Science Research Hub Presenter: Rogers Mwavu Title: MUDSReH: MUST Data Science Research Hub Project: MADIVA: Multimorbidity in Africa: Digital innovation, visualisation and application Presenter: Kayode Adentunji Title: MADIVA: Multimorbidity in Africa: Digital innovation, visualisation and application Project: D-SINE: Harnessing Data Science to Promote Equity in Injury and Surgery for Africa Presenter: Chichom Mefire Title: Data Science Can be Game Changing for Injury Outcomes: Perspectives from D-SINE Africa. Project: BCX-Africa: Utilizing data science to evaluate the applicability of blood cell traits polygenic risk scores for disease prediction in Africa Presenter: Yann Ilboudo Title: BCX-Africa: Utilizing data science to evaluate the applicability of blood cell traits polygenic risk scores for disease prediction in Africa |
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| 09:30 - 09:45 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 09:45 - 11:15 |
Plenary Session: Data Science for Early Detection, Risk
Prediction & Improved Disease Diagnosis [Session 2] Facilitators: Amina Abubakar & Anthony Ngugi Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Eileen Haus & Alfred Githuka Project: CHD AI: Artificial Intelligence assisted echocardiography to facilitate optimal image extraction for congenital heart defects diagnosis in Sub-Saharan Africa Presenter: Leke Aminkeng Title: AI-Enhanced Neonatal Cardiac View Extraction for Remote CHD Project: Advancing discovery for developmental disorders - expanded analysis of the DDD-Africa resource (DDD-Africa) Presenter: Nadja Louw Title: From data to diagnosis - Advancing discovery for developmental disorders in Africa Project: ILERA: Integrated modeLs for Early Risk-prediction in Africa (ILERA) study Presenter: Ananyo Choudhury Title: The Moving Lipidome: Drivers of Lipid Trait Dynamics in a South African Longitudinal Cohort Project: GCAP: Genome-wide characterization of complex variants and their phenotypic effects in African populations Presenter: Jelili Oyelade Title: GCAP: Genome-wide characterization of complex variants and their phenotypic effects in African populations Project: Leveraging artificial intelligence/machine learning-based technology to overcome specialized training and technology barriers for the diagnosis and prognostication of colorectal cancer in Africa Presenter: Mansoor Saleh Title: Leveraging artificial intelligence/machine learning-based technology to overcome specialized training and technology barriers for the diagnosis and prognostication of colorectal cancer in Africa |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Plenary Session: Innovations in Infectious Disease and
Surveillance in Africa Facilitator: Brad Newsome Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Sophia Osawe & Karisa Kazungu Kahindi Project: DS-IAFRICA-TB: Tuberculosis in households with infectious cases in Kampala city: Harnessing health data science for new insights on TB transmission and treatment response Presenter: Denis Musinguzi Title: DS-IAFRICA-TB: Tuberculosis in households with infectious cases in Kampala city: Harnessing health data science for new insights on TB transmission and treatment response Project: Role of Data Streams in Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa (INFORM Africa) Presenter: Alash'le Abimiku Title: Role of Data Streams in Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa (INFORM Africa) Project: CAMRA: Combatting AntiMicrobial Resistance in Africa Using Data Science Presenter: Bernard Ebruke Title: Combatting AntiMicrobial Resistance in Africa Using Data Science Project: INSITE: INnovative data Science to Impact the TB Epidemic Presenter: Emma Kalk Title: The INSITE study: Optimizing Routine Digital Health Platforms for Service Strengthening and Research Project: GDRS - Ghana: Geo-enabled detect and respond system for antimalarial resistance in Ghana Presenter: Christina Riley Title: GDRS - Ghana: A Ghana case study for the Reveal Geo-enabled detect and respond system for antimalarial resistance Project: DS-I Malaria: Automated Mobile Microscopy for Malaria Diagnosis and surveillance in Uganda Presenter: Rose Nakasi Title: DS-I Malaria: Automated Mobile Microscopy for Malaria Diagnosis and surveillance in Uganda |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch Venue: Dau Restaurant Terrace |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Welcome & Opening Facilitators: Michelle Skelton & Laura Povlich Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Diana Awuor & Linda Khakali |
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Dr. Gaone Retshabile (DS-I Africa Steering Committee Chair) Prof. Amina Abubakar (DS-I Africa Steering Committee Chair) Prof Edwine Barasa (Executive Director) Ms. Rosemary Chepkoech (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Director) Dr. Ahmed Adam (Head of the Research and Partner Relations Unit, Mombasa County Department of Health) Dr. Laura Povlich (NIH) (NIH/FIC DS-I Africa Program Director) |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Group Photo [Outside Reception Area] Tea/Coffee |
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| 16:00 - 19:30 |
Network Exchange Poster Viewing/AI/ML technology; tools; resources demos/mHealth apps/Cocktail Dinner Facilitator: Francis Agamah Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
Project Spotlight Exhibition & Science Communication Session Venue: Sail Fish |
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| Tuesday 19 May 2026 | ||||||||
| 07:00 - 08:00 |
Registration Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 07:00 - 08:00 |
Meeting Spaces Available for Collaborative Project Discussion Venue: Barracuda |
Meeting Spaces Available for Collaborative Project
Discussion Venue: Manta Ray |
Meeting Spaces Available for Collaborative Project
Discussion Venue: Sail Fish |
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| 08:00 - 08:15 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 08:15 - 09:00 |
DS-I Africa WG Session: Data Management WG Facilitators: Samuel Iddi & Francis Agamah Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: James Orwa |
DS-I Africa WG Session: Training WG Facilitators: Jasmit Shah & Rolanda Julius Venue: Sail Fish Rapporteur: Wisdom Akurugu |
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| 09:00 - 10:00 | ||||||||
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Future Directions of African Health Data Systems Facilitator: Michelle Skelton Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Patrick Mwangala |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Plenary Session: Unlocking Innovation with Synthetic Data:
Demonstrating Impact, and Expanding Possibilities for Data
Science Research Facilitators: Alash'le Abimiku & Chenfeng Xiong Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Nhlamulo Khoza & Patrick Mwangala Project: UZIMA-DS: Improving AI/ML-readiness of Synthetic Data in a Resource-Constrained Setting Presenter: Dorcas Mwigereri Title: Synthetic data generation of health and demographic surveillance systems data: a case study in a low- and middle-income country Project: D-SINE: Harnessing Data Science to Promote Equity in Injury and Surgery for Africa Presenter: Georges Nguefack-Tsague Title: Using synthetic data for training AI models: issues in monitoring and evaluating SDGs with applications to Cameroon trauma registry (CTR) data Project: DSSD: NYU-Moi Data Science for Social Determinants Training Program Presenter: Ann Wanjiru Mwangi Title: DSSD: Building Capacity and Advancing Data Infrastructure in Kenya Project: SYNAPSE: SYNthetic Healthcare DAta Platform for Data Science Training Presenter: Celestin Twizere Title: The Synthetic Healthcare Data, for Education and Research |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch Venue: Dau Restaurant Terrace |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
ECR Session: Spotlight on ECR Presentations Facilitators: Jasmit Shah & Wisdom Akurugu Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Willie Njoroge |
Pilot Projects Session Facilitator: Francis Agamah Venue: Sail Fish Rapporteur: Andrew Aballa & Onesmus Wanje |
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Project: Developing data science solutions to
mitigate the health impacts of climate change in Africa: the HE2AT
Center (HEAT) Presenter: Anotida Marrian Chapunza Title: ETIQUET - EXtrapolating Temperature and aIr QUality Exposure in Space and Time: A Semi-Supervised Learning Framework for Environmental Intelligence in Data-Scarce Settings Project: Advancing Public Health Research in Eastern Africa through Data Science Training (APHREA-DST) Presenter: Chantale Ruto Title: Predicting Liver Disease Progression Using Machine Learning: A Case Study of the MTRH Liver Clinic Project: Makerere University Data Science Research Training to Strengthen Evidence-Based Health Innovation, Intervention and Policy (MakDARTA) Presenter: David Nkurunziza Title: Exploring the Role of Rhomboid Proteases in Mycobacteria Project: Developing data science solutions to mitigate the health impacts of climate change in Africa: the HE2AT Center (HEAT) Presenter: Effah Jemima N'da Title: Impact of Maternal Heat Exposure on the Risk of Preterm Birth and Spontaneous Abortion in Yopougon Project: BCX-Africa: Utilizing data science to evaluate the applicability of blood cell traits polygenic risk scores for disease prediction in Africa Presenter: Eyad Elbahtety Title: High-resolution whole-genome sequencing meta-analysis in African populations reveals 134 novel loci in RBC traits Project: SYNthetic Healthcare DAta Platform for Data SciEnce Training (SYNAPSE) Presenter: Fauste Ndikumana Title: Machine learning-based predictive modelling of mental health in Rwandan Youth Project: INnovative data Science to Impact the TB Epidemic (INSITE) Presenter: Florence Phelanyane Title: Tuberculosis incidence during pregnancy vs post-partum: a longitudinal analysis among women living with HIV who accessed antenatal care in 2021 to 2025 in Western Cape, South Africa Project: DSpace: Utilizing Data Science to Predict and Improve Health Outcomes in Pediatric HIV Presenter: Gloria Patricia Nalubega Title: A Blood Transcriptomic Tool to Enhance HIV-TB Co-infection Diagnosis in African Pediatric Populations |
Project: UZIMA-DS: Improving AI/ML-readiness of
Synthetic Data in a Resource-Constrained Setting Presenter: Nondumiso Mthiyane Title: Establishing a findable, accessible, interoperable, and re-usable (FAIR) data resource for adolescent mental health research in Africa Project: UZIMA-DS: Improving AI/ML-readiness of Synthetic Data in a Resource-Constrained Setting Presenter: Angela Koech Title: Performance of late pregnancy biometry for gestational age assessment in normal and small for gestational age babies: A prospective cohort study in rural Kenya. Project: INFORM Africa Presenter: Olanrewaju Lawal Title: Spatial Intelligence in Public Health: Local-Scale Susceptibility Mapping Using Population-based Survey in Sub-Saharan Africa Project: INFORM Africa Presenter: Kennedy Otwombe Title: Funding Pathways and COVID-19 Pandemic Response: The role of domestic and external funding in shaping Africa's response Project: INFORM Africa Presenter: Chenfeng Xiong & Xin (Bruce) Wu Title: Human Mobility and Infectious Disease Dynamics: Stakeholder Training and Future Modeling Capacity in Africa |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 16:00 - 18:00 |
Steering Committee Meeting Facilitators: Gaone Retshabile, Amina Abubakar, Michelle Skelton Venue: Sail Fish Rapporteur: Shonna Smith |
Resource Café Venue: Manta Ray Facilitator: Francis Agamah |
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Project: UZIMA-DS: Improving AI/ML-readiness of
Synthetic Data in a Resource-Constrained Setting Presenter: Sharon Tonui & Derick Imbati Title: UZIMA-DS Research Administration chatbot Project: Role of Data Streams In Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa- INFORM Africa Presenter: Christina Riley Title: The Reveal Platform Project: Research Training in Data Science for Health in Rwanda (DST-HIRWA) Presenter: Dufitimana Esaie & Emmy Mugisha Title: A web-based geospatial visualization platform & End-to End Deep Learning Method for Automated Malaria Diagnosis Project: Leveraging Data Science Applications to Improve Children's Environmental Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (DICE Project) Presenter: Patrick Attey-Yeboah & Gloria Langmatey Title: DICE - Air quality app (GhanaAQ App) Project: African Population & Health Research Centre Presenter: Steve Cygu Title: Automl-No Code Platform |
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| 18:00 - 20:30 |
Cultural Celebration Event Venue: The Infinity Deck |
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| Wednesday 20 May 2026 | ||||||||
| 07:00 - 08:00 |
Meeting Spaces Available for Collaborative Project Discussion Venue: Barracuda |
Meeting Spaces Available for Collaborative Project
Discussion Venue: Manta Ray |
Meeting Spaces Available for Collaborative Project
Discussion Venue: Sail Fish |
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| 08:00 - 08:15 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 08:15 - 09:15 |
ECR Session: Spotlight on ECR Presentations Facilitators: Jasmit Shah & Wisdom Akurugu Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Tom Ochieng & Denis Omondi Owiti Project: Combatting AntiMicrobial Resistance in Africa Using Data Science (CAMRA) Presenter: Hafeez Akinniyi Title: Metagenomic Profiling of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Transboundary Cattle Systems in Nigeria. Project: CHaracterizing Effects of Air Quality In Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: The CHEAQI-MNCH Research Project Presenter: Handsome Bongani Nyoni Title: Air Pollution Exposure Trajectory Analyzer (APEX-T): A Web Application for Profiling Personal Air Pollution Exposure Trajectories from Low-Cost Sensor Data to Support Health Risk Assessment Project: Eneza Data Science: Enhancing Data Science Capability and Tools for Health in East Africa Presenter: Jacqueline Wahura Title: Building Data Science Capacity for Health in Africa: Impact of the Eneza Data Science Internship Program Project: Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program (COBIP) Presenter: Joel Sabiti Title: From Convolutional to Transformer Attention: Advancing Paired Dermoscopic Image Translation with Conditional GANs Project: Advancing discovery for developmental disorders - expanded analysis of the DDD-Africa resource (DDD-Africa) Presenter: Keph Makoyi Title: Identification of novel rare diseases and rare disease genes in the democratic republic of Congo using machine learning and in silico protein structure prediction approaches. Project: MADIVA (Multimorbidity in Africa: Digital innovation, visualization and application) Presenter: Nhlamulo Khoza Title: Characterising the Shared Genetic Architecture Underlying Cardiometabolic Multimorbidities across Africa Populations Project: UZIMA-DS: UtiliZing health Information for Meaningful impact in East Africa through Data Science Presenter: Nondumiso Mthiyane Title: Exploring predictors of suicidal ideation among adolescents and young adults aged 13-24 in rural South Africa Project: Harnessing Data Science to Promote Equity in Injury and Surgery for Africa (D-SINE) Presenter: Odette Dzemo Kibu Title: Factors Influencing Follow-Up Care Compliance After Trauma in Cameroon: Insights from a Mobile Phone-Based Cohort |
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| 09:15 - 11:00 |
Plenary Session: Data Science for Maternal, Child, and
Environmental Health Facilitators: Emma Kalk & Meagan Fitzpatrick Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Diana Awuor & Eileen Haus Project: DICE: Leveraging Data Science Applications to Improve Children's Environmental Health in Sub-Saharan Africa Presenter: Kofi Adeladza Amegah Title: Air pollution child health effects in sub-Saharan Africa: Spatial variability and effect modification Project: CHEAQI-MNCH: CHaracterizing Effects of Air Quality In Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: The CHEAQI-MNCH Research Project Presenter: Tamara Govindasamy Title: CHaracterizing the Effects of Air Quality In Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Project: UZIMA-DS: UtiliZing health Information for Meaningful impact in East Africa through Data Science Presenter: Amina Abubakar Title: UZIMA-DS: UtiliZing health Information for Meaningful impact in East Africa through Data Science Project: DSpace: Utilizing Data Science to Predict and Improve Health Outcomes in Pediatric HIV Presenter: Eric Katagirya Title: DSpace: Utilizing Data Science to Predict and Improve Health Outcomes in Pediatric HIV Project: Developing data science solutions to mitigate the health impacts of climate change in Africa: the HE2AT Center (HE2AT) Presenter: Tatenda Makanga Title: The Heat Before Birth: Pan-African individual-participant-data meta-analysis of ambient heat and pregnancy outcomes |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Plenary Session: Capacity Building & Training (Research
Education Projects) Facilitators: Laura Povlich & Wisdom Akurugu Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Patrick Mwangala & Denis Omondi Owiti Project: DS-ZOOFOOD: Application of Data Science to Build Research Capacity in Zoonoses and Food-Borne Infections in West Africa Presenter: Rabbi Nyarkoh Title: DS-ZOOFOOD: Application of Data Science to Build Research Capacity in Zoonoses and Food-Borne Infections in West Africa Project: ENEZA: Eneza Data Science: Enhancing Data Science Capability and Tools for Health in East Africa Presenter: Kennedy Senagi Title: ENEZA: Eneza Data Science: Enhancing Data Science Capability and Tools for Health in East Africa Project: GRASP: Growing Data-science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress Presenter: Mayowa Owolabi Title: Harnessing Data Science for better Brain and Vascular Health : GRASPing and realizing the vision Project: WACE-DSRE: West Africa Center of Excellence for Data Science Research Education Presenter: Seydou Doumbia Title: WACE-DSRE: West Africa Center of Excellence for Data Science Research Education Project: Data Science and Medical Image Analysis Training for Improved Health Care Delivery in Nigeria (DATICAN) Presenter: Benjamin Aribisala Title: Data Science and Medical Image Analysis Training for Improved Health Care Delivery in Nigeria (DATICAN) Project: SYNAPSE: SYNthetic Healthcare DAta Platform for Data Science Training Presenter: Celestin Twizere Title: SYNAPSE: SYNthetic Healthcare DAta Platform for Data Science Training |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch Venue: Dau Restaurant Terrace |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
DS-I Africa WG Session: Partnerships & Outreach WG Facilitators: Aminu Musa, Tumai Muzorewa & Francis Agamah Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Sophia Osawe & Dorothy Chepkoech |
DS-I Africa WG Session: Data Governance WG Facilitators: Michelle Skelton & Dorcas Mwigereri Venue: Sail Fish Rapporteur: Shonna Smith |
DS-I Africa WG Session: Research Administrators WG Facilitators: Tanian Natus & Brad Newsome Venue: Manta Ray Rapporteur: Kerry Glover & Eileen Haus |
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| 15:30 - 15:45 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 15:45 - 17:15 |
Plenary Session: How Do We Know AI Works? Evaluating AI in African Contexts Facilitators: Miranda Barasa, Steve Bicko Cygu & Samuel Iddi Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Emily Muller |
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| 17:15 - 18:45 |
Plenary Session: Capacity building & Training [Training
Hubs & Training Projects] Facilitators: Laura Povlich & Wisdom Akurugu Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Sophia Osawe & Dorothy Chepkoech Project: COBIP: Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program Presenter: Hocine Bendou Title: Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program Project: APHREA-DST: Advancing Public Health Research in Eastern Africa through Data Science Training Presenter: Patrick Weke Title: Expanding Research and Training Ecosystems in Eastern Africa for Sustainable Data Science Capacity: Lesson Learnt from APHREA-DST Project Project: DS-CHANGE: Data Science for Child Health Now in Ghana Presenter: Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi Title: DS-CHANGE: Data Science for Child Health Now in Ghana Project: WASHA-Takwimu: Research Training on Harnessing Data Science for Global Health Priorities in Africa Presenter: Yawe Guwatudde Title: WASHA-Takwimu: Research Training on Harnessing Data Science for Global Health Priorities in Africa Project: MakDARTA: Makerere University Data Science Research Training to Strengthen Evidence-Based Health Innovation, Intervention and Policy Presenter: David Kateete Title: MakDARTA: Makerere University Data Science Research Training to Strengthen Evidence-Based Health Innovation, Intervention and Policy Project: DST-HIRWA: Research Training in Data Science for Health in Rwanda Presenter: Celestin Twizere Title: Data Science for Health Research Training in Rwanda, a pathway to success Project: DSSD: NYU-Moi Data Science for Social Determinants Training Program Presenter: Ann Wanjiru Mwangi Title: DSSD: Building Capacity and Advancing Data Infrastructure in Kenya |
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| Thursday 21 May 2026 | ||||||||
| 08:00 - 09:00 |
ECR Session: Spotlight on ECR Presentations Facilitators: Jasmit Shah & Wisdom Akurugu Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Linda Khakali & Karisa Kazungu Kahindi Project: Growing Data-science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress (GRASP) Presenter: Oluwaseun Williams Title: Development of an Integrated Spatial-Machine Learning Model for Predicting Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment in Sub-Saharan Africa with an Interactive Web-Based Decision-Support Tool Project: Data Science and Medical Image Analysis Training for Improved Health Care Delivery in Nigeria (DATICAN) Presenter: Oluwole Olajide Title: Deep Learning Framework for Sickle Cell Anemia Severity Classification using Microscopic Blood Smear Images Project: Harnessing Data Science to Promote Equity in Injury and Surgery for Africa (D-SINE) Presenter: Roland Bruno Ngouyamsa Mfondoum Title: Socioeconomic and Behavioral factors of Post-Discharge Outcomes Among Trauma Patients in Cameroon Project: eLwazi Open Data Science Platform Presenter: Tendayi Mutangadura Title: Data Governance: Embedding SocioTechnical Digital Health in Africa Project: Integrated modeLs for Early Risk-prediction in Africa study (ILERA) Presenter: Tumai Muzorewa Title: The impact of methodological approach and ancestral proximity on PGS performance - trends from a continental African cohort |
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| 08:00 - 08:15 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 09:15 - 11:00 |
Plenary Session: From Infrastructure to Insight: Building
Skills and Systems for Scalable Health Research in
Africa Facilitators: Noffisat Oki & Samuel Iddi Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Frank Ouma & Sharon Tonui Project: ODSP: eLwazi Open Data Science Platform Presenter: Nicola Mulder Title: eLwazi: enabling data discovery and analysis Project: HE2AT: The HarmonAIze Project: Pioneering Automated Climate and Health Data Harmonization and Integration Presenter: Natasha Lalloo Title: HE2AT: The HarmonAIze Project: Pioneering Automated Climate and Health Data Harmonization and Integration Project: DATICAN: Data Management and Compute Platform for Data Science Training Presenter: Benjamin Aribisala Title: DATICAN: Data Management and Compute Platform for Data Science Training Project: UtiliZing health Information for Meaningful impact in East Africa through Data Science (UZIMA-DS) Presenter: Derick Imbati Title: UZIMA-DS: Sustainable Cloud Operations for Research and Environmental Impact (SCORE - EI) Project: MUDSReH: MUST Data Science Research Hub (MUDSReH) - Democratized Trusted Research Environment (dTRE) Presenter: Rogers Mwavu Title: MUDSReH: MUST Data Science Research Hub |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Plenary Session: Navigating NIH Opportunities Facilitators: Laura Povlich & Noffisat Oki Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Brad Newsome |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch Venue: Dau Restaurant Terrace |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Plenary Session: Ethical, Legal & Social Implication
Projects Facilitator: Kristen Stafford Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Benson Githaiga & Peris Musitia Project: BridgELSI: Bridging Gaps in the ELSI of Data Science Health Research in Nigeria Presenter: Shawneequa Callier Title: BridgELSI: Bridging Gaps in the ELSI of Data Science Health Research in Nigeria Project: PUBGEM-Africa: Public Understanding of Big data in Genomics Medicine in Africa Presenter: Nchangwi Munung Title: PUBGEM-Africa: Public Understanding of Big data in Genomics Medicine in Africa Project: DSI-LAW: DS-I Africa - Law Presenter: Donrich Thaldar Title: DSI-LAW: DS-I Africa - Law Project: REDSSA: Research for Ethical Data Science in Southern Africa Presenter: Keymanthri Moodley Title: REDSSA: Research for Ethical Data Science in Southern Africa |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Tea/Coffee Venue: Barracuda Foyer |
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| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Plenary/Joint Session: Sustainability Facilitator: Michelle Skelton Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Willie Njoroge & Derick Imbati |
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| 17:00 - 18:30 |
Report Back/Wrap Up/Prize Giving/Closing Facilitators: Francis Agamah & Michelle Skelton Venue: Barracuda Rapporteur: Nhlamulo Khoza & Diana Awuor Working Group: Data Governance WG Presenter: Dorcas Mwigereri & Michelle Skelton Working Group: Training & Education WG Presenter: Jasmit Shah Working Group: Partnerships & Outreach WG Presenter: Aminu Musa & Tumai Muzorewa Working Group: Data Management WG Presenter: Samuel Iddi Working Group: Research Administrators WG Presenter: Tanian Natus & Brad Newsome Meeting Recap Presenter: Amina Abubakar & Gaone Retshabile ECR Representative Presenter: Michelle Skelton |
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| Friday 22 May 2026 | ||||||||
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eLwazi ODSP SAB Meeting / Closed Ad hoc Project Meetings
(Pre-Arranged) Venue: Sail Fish |
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