Fourth Meeting of the DS-I Africa Consortium
16 - 22 November 2024
The Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Mauritius
Summary/Goal
The DS-I Africa Coordinating Center and NIH staff are organizing an In-person Networking Exchange event that will allow DS-I Africa projects and other data science and health organizations in Africa to:
- share information about their work
- network with each other; and
- identify potential partners.
How it works
The Networking Exchange is an informal event that will take place on Monday, November 18 from 4-8pm CAT. The event will feature three main lounges:
Tech Lounge
- The Tech Lounge is your go-to destination for all things tech. It is a vibrant community of innovators, tech enthusiasts, and dreamers.
Poster Lounge
- Highlight the research of community members and showcase their projects.
Start-up Lounge
- The area for emerging startups to showcase their products and services, demonstrating innovative solutions they have developed using data science.
| Screen number | Booth | Company/Project | Activity at booth | ||||||||
| Electronic screen 6 | Booth number 6 | GDRS Project/Akros | Show a video of the digital platform in use Provide demos of the digital tool | ||||||||
| Electronic screen 7 | Booth number 7 | MADIVA | Demonstrate our dashboard prototype, using a monitor and our laptop with an HDMI cable. | ||||||||
| Electronic screen 8 | Booth number 8 | UZIMA-DS |
We plan to create an engaging and interactive exhibition area for the UZIMA-DS project, with an ideal flow for attendees to explore and learn about the project. The space will be manned by two individuals (Antony Kagure & Nigel Thuku), who will guide visitors through key talking points. Key features will include:
|
||||||||
| Electronic screen 9 | Booth number 9 | eLwazi (Open Data Science Platform) | Demonstrate how Terra platform can be utilised in Data Science to support analysis. | ||||||||
| Electronic screen 10 | Booth number 10 | Leveraging artificial intelligence/machine learning-based technology to overcome specialized training and technology barriers for the diagnosis and prognostication of colorectal cancer in Africa | Pre-recorded video outlining the digital pathology process and AI/ML-based malignancy detection. |
| Poster board number | Confirmed presenter name | Abstract title | |||||||||
| Poster board number 1 | Benjamin Aribisala | Development of a Breast Cancer Prediction Model Using Shape Analysis and Machine Learning Algorithms | |||||||||
| Poster board number 1 | Benjamin Aribisala | Data Science and Medical Image Analysis Training in Nigeria - Our One-Year Experience | |||||||||
| Poster board number 2 | Patrick Weke | Innovative Approaches to Public Health Data Science Training through a Collaborative Initiative - Insights from APHREA-DST | |||||||||
| Poster board number 3 | Kennedy Senagi | A Spatial Machine Learning Model for Early Preparedness of Visceral Leishmaniasis Disease in Turkana County in Kenya | |||||||||
| Electronic screen 1 | Kayode Adetunji | Discovering Risk Factors of Future Diabetes Onset among African Adults using Automatic Stratification | |||||||||
| Electronic screen 1 | Phelelani Moangase | Sub-population Identification of Multimorbidity in sub-Saharan African Populations | |||||||||
| Electronic screen 1 | Samuel Iddi | Data Resource Profile: Multimorbidity in Africa: Digital Innovation, Visualisation and Application (MADIVA) Research Hub Data | |||||||||
| Poster board number 4 | Xin Wu | Macro-to-Micro Mobility Analysis During Nigeria's Flooding Season and Implications for Medical Response and Transmission of SARS COV-2 | |||||||||
| Electronic screen 2 | James Orwa | Leveraging Causal AI to infer causal relationships in health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSS) in LMICs | |||||||||
| Poster board number 5 | James Orwa & Natalia Blanco | Data Management Working Group | |||||||||
| Electronic screen 2 | Willie Wainaina Njoroge | A feasibility study to assess between physical activity, sleep quality, and depression symptoms among healthcare workers in Kenya using wearable health monitoring system | |||||||||
| Poster board number 6 | Angela Koech | Accuracy of gestational age estimation by the transcerebellar diameter in the 2nd trimester: Preliminary results from the TraCer validation study | |||||||||
| Poster board number 7 | Dorcas Gicuku Mwigereri | Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and its Associated Risk Factors Among Kenyan Women | |||||||||
| Poster board number 8 | Emmy Mugisha | The Development and Deployment of a Machine Learning Model: A Tool to Predict Chronic Kidney Disease Among Diabetic Patients in Rwanda | |||||||||
| Poster board number 9 | Mohanad Mohammed | Building health data science capacity in Africa by Africans - An evaluation of WASHA Takwimu's health data science methods short courses in 2024 at the University of KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||
| Poster board number 10 | Tatenda Prestige Makanga | Validation of pollution proxy indicators using personal exposure air quality data | |||||||||
| Poster board number 11 | Tamara Govindasamy | CHaracterizing Effects of Air Quality In Maternal, Newborn and Child Health | |||||||||
| Poster board number 12 | Alice McClure | Showcase the diverse activities and achievements of the HE2AT Center | |||||||||
| Poster board number 13 | Inka Sastalla | Present a poster about resources offered by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH that are available to international scientists | |||||||||
| Poster board number 14 | Hocine Bendou | To showcase the progress of the COBIP project and its impact on the development of a skilled workforce in biomedical data science - an essential skill on the African continent | |||||||||
| Electronic screen 4 | Paballo Chauke | Poster on the MalariaGEN/PAMCA Training programme and some Wellcome Sanger Institute | |||||||||
| Electronic screen 5 | Tanian Natus | DS-I Coordinating Center | |||||||||
| Poster board number 15 | Lyndon Zass | AfriGenD | |||||||||
| Poster board number 16 | Nicola Mulder | Bioinformatics Institute | |||||||||
| Poster board number 17 | Sindi Lukhele | Reproducible Science | |||||||||
| Poster board number 18 | Tshinakaho Malesa | Developing a competency framework for biomedical data science | |||||||||
| Poster board number 19 | Ernest Mwebaze | Present a poster on air quality prediction from several other observational datasets and how we are processing that data | |||||||||
| Poster board number 20 | Florence Kivunike | We intend to showcase progress made to-date on the project including the collaborations obtained so far | |||||||||
| Poster board number 21 | David Kateete | Showcasing the kind of research our trainees are undertaking | |||||||||
| Poster board number 21 | Bernard Ebruke | Present preliminary results from analyses of bacterial isolates obtained from blood culture, one year into the study period | |||||||||
| Poster board number 22 | Carmen de Kock | This poster exhibition will be used to highlight some of PUBGEM-Africa's research activities | |||||||||
| Poster board number 23 | Clement Adebamowo; Shaeneequa Callier | BridgELSI | |||||||||
| Poster board number 24 | Gaone Retshabile | Improving Paediatric HIV Outcomes in the Era of Life-long Treatment Through AI | |||||||||
| Poster board number 25 | Aaisha Husnoo Moonien (UOM) | ||||||||||
| Poster board number 26 | Isfaaq Goomany (UOM) | ||||||||||
| Poster board number 27 | Marie Clara Louis (UOM) | ||||||||||
| Poster board number 28 | Devianee Ruhee (UOM) | ||||||||||
| Poster board number 29 | Andrew Aballa (ECR) | ||||||||||
| Poster board number 30 | Maria Magdalene Namaganda (ECR) | ||||||||||
| Poster board number 31 | Nezerith Cengiz | REDSSA Stakeholder Engagement | |||||||||
| Poster board number 32 | Ezinne Uvere | GRASP |
| Screen number | Booth | Company/Project | Activity at booth | ||||||||
| Electronic screen 11 | Booth number 11 | Omics Data Solutions |