DS-I Africa Ideathon
2023/2024
Team 4: intelliRay: A radiologist in your pocket
Nicholas Brink
HE2AT ProjectClinical Researcher
Oluwafemi Akintayo
DATICAN ProjectArtificial Intelligence in Medicine
What is worth doing at all is worth doing well
Akintomiwa Bamigboye
Critical Care International⠀Medical practitioner with specialist interest in remote medicine, health innovation and radiology
The only way to make progress is to keep trying new things." - William Feather
Team 1: Omics Data Harmonization - Developing a Big Data Management Pipeline Using Machine Learning
Mamadou D. Coulibaly
University Clinical Research Center, Bamako, MaliWest Africa Center of Excellence for Data Science Research Education
Bioinformaticians/Data Manager
This ideathon allowed me to work with a multidisciplinary team to develop a project idea. It was a very enriching exercise. I appreciated the fact that we had enough time to work and we benefited from the assistance of experienced mentors. It is time to thank the entire team of the organization, the mentors and DSI-Africa for taking this initiative.
Dativa Pereus
University of Nairobi - Kenya and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences - TanzaniaGenomics/Bioinformatics
What I liked about the Ideathon was that the Ideation process created a space to connect and engage with people from different disciplines and localities, and we committed ourselves to making it possible.
Osuolale Olayinka
Department of Biological Science, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, NigeriaMicrobiologist
What I like about the ideathon: I love that we could do a transborder collaboration without the barrier or limitation of languages, time differences, and busy schedules.
Cherlynn Dumbura
Heat and Health African Transdisciplinary Center (HE2AT Center)Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research Zimbabwe (CeSHHAR)
Place Alert Labs, Midlands State University
Data Science and Biostatistics
The DSI Africa Ideathon offered me a valuable opportunity for multidisciplinary team collaboration and access to mentors who provided invaluable guidance in refining our initial idea.
Team 2: SAVE ME mobile phone application for road traffic crash response in Cameroon
Elvis Tanue
D-SINE ProjectBiostatistics and Data Analysis
Christelle Nyoumbi
D-SINE ProjectPredictive Analytics in Healthcare
Serge Ngekeng
D-SINE ProjectInfectious diseases and injury epidemiology
Odette Kibu
D-SINE ProjectPublic health Epidemiology
Team 7: Integrative Approach to Predicting Fasting Blood Glucose Levels and Developing a Community-Driven Mobile Application for Diabetes Prevention and Management
Kaleab Woldemariam
Udacity (student), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (Alumnus)Science (MSc in Remote Sensing and GIS, MA in Environmental Studies), Programming in Kotlin (Android), Python, SQL, JavaScript and AI/Machine Learning (Certificates)
We appreciated the diversity of innovation in Data Science Africa projects. We are happy that we won 3rd runner up! The Judges’ and Mentors’ suggestions were valuable and positive. Our idea impacts > 300 million diabetes patients worldwide. The Ideathon was a great catalyst for cooperation among Africans.
Theresia Mkenda
Mwenge Catholic University, TanzaniaMathematical and Statistical Modelling (PhD)
The way they first prepared us through a series of trainings before asking us to submit a proposal.
Verrah Otiende
USIU-AfricaComputational Statistician | Data Science Educator
The creativity and innovative thinking that shaped each phase of our project were truly standout aspects. The judges' and mentors' insights were invaluable, and it was rewarding to see our project's relevance and impact recognized. This experience underscored the power of collaboration and the effectiveness of a community-driven approach in tackling challenges.
Rukayat Tijani
Lagos State UniversityAI/ Machine Learning