Event details
Oct
24
End-to-End African Language Technology
Ernest Mwebaze has had a dual career in academia and industry. He possesses over ten years of experience teaching computer science and machine learning. While at Makerere University he co-founded the Makerere University Artificial Intelligence Research Lab leading it to prominence in the field of practical implementation and deployment of artificial intelligence solutions. In industry, he has worked at the Google AI research lab in Ghana and the UN Pulse lab in Kampala where he focused on practical applications of artificial intelligence to tackle developmental challenges in agriculture, utility estimation, and different focus areas of the SDGs. He is passionate about using artificial intelligence to improve society, particularly in developing parts of the world. He is currently the executive director of Sunbird AI in Kampala, Uganda.
Speakers
Ernest Mwebaze
Happy Buzaaba
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Date
October 24, 2024Time
4:30 p.m.Location
Friend Center, 006Audience
University Sponsors
Africa World Initiative, Program in African Studies, Princeton African Humanities Colloquium