We are thrilled to announce that the Research in Africa showcase will continue at the Deep Learning Indaba 2025, which will be held in the vibrant and beautiful country of Rwanda. A key highlight of the Indaba is the Research in Africa Days, a platform dedicated to showcasing and amplifying the voices, ideas, and ground-breaking […]

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6th September, 2024 Dakar, Senegal The GeoAI for a Sustainable Future in Africa workshop was organised by the GeoAI-Africa community in a collaborative spirit among representatives from diverse organisations such as Microsoft AI for Good Lab, Google Research, and IBM Research. The workshop brought together students, experts, innovators, and enthusiasts to explore the transformative potential […]

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The Workshop’s  Vision and the Inaugural Instalment Despite the promising future of robotics and AI, Africa’s footprint in this field remains limited. Access to robotics hardware is a significant hurdle that hinders research and development on the continent. This challenge is reflected in the underrepresentation of African researchers at international robotics conferences. Driven by the […]

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Modern neuroscience uses mathematical models and artificial intelligence to understand brain function. AI offers tools that can help us better understand brain processes, and in turn,  studying the brain can lead to more efficient, brain-inspired AI systems  (Badrulhisham et al., 2024; Macpherson et al., 2021). Despite its contributions, Africa accounts for very little of global […]

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Deep Learning Indaba 2024: Africa’s biggest AI Community Gathers in Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal (August, 2024) – The Deep Learning Indaba (DLI), Africa’s premier machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) event, returns for its 6th edition, promising an inspiring and collaborative experience for the continent’s AI community. The event will be held from September 1st […]

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The IndabaX Central Steering Committee is thrilled to announce the launch of the IndabaX Webinar Series 2024. This series is part of a transformative initiative designed to educate, inspire, and empower an African audience with the knowledge and tools needed to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) effectively. With a robust line-up of topics and expert speakers, […]

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The Missing Continent

on May 15, 2024 05:05 PM

The missing continent is a known phrase in the Indaba community. It is one of the phrases that sparked the Indaba movement. Those who have attended Deep Learning Indaba are familiar with the initial email thread that went between the founders of Deep Learning Indaba, to address the missing continent. From a few attendees in […]

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The Deep Learning Indaba (DLI) is the annual meeting of the African machine learning and AI community with the mission to strengthen African AI. This year, it will be taking place in Dakar, Senegal, from the 1st to the 7th of September 2024 at Amadou Mahtar Mbow University (UAM), comprising keynotes, tutorials, workshops, panel discussions, […]

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The Deep Learning Indaba 2024  has been announced officially ON since the start of the year ! The new edition will be taking place in Dakar, Senegal from the 1st to the 7th of September.  With a new edition, this year’s awards has been announced with a new category this year !  As always, we are […]

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Kambule Doctoral Award The Kambule Doctoral Award, held in honour of one of South Africa’s greatest mathematician and teacher, Dr Thamsanqu W. Kambule, recognises  excellence in research and writing by doctoral candidates at African universities, in any area of computational and statistical sciences, and whose work demonstrates excellence through technical rigour, significance of contribution, and […]

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The Deep Learning Indaba is approaching very fast, and we are very excited to launch our second edition of the Ideathon! Each year brings new experiences to the Indaba. One of last year’s adventures was a new competition aiming at fostering innovation and building bridges across the continent. The Ideathon took shape to provide a […]

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Deep Learning Indaba 2023 What are the Kambule and Alele-Williams Awards? The Thamsanqa Kambule and Grace Alele-Williams Awards recognise and encourage excellence in research and writing by doctoral and master’s candidates, respectively, at African universities, in any area of computational and statistical sciences.  The Kambule Doctoral Award celebrates African research excellence: its recipients uphold Thamsanqa […]

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Deep Learning Indaba 2023 What is the Maathai Impact Award? The Wangari Maathai Impact Award encourages and recognises work by African innovators that shows impactful application (including but not limited to technical, societal,  environmental, and economic) of machine learning and artificial intelligence. This award reinforces the legacy of Wangari Maathai in acknowledging the capacity of […]

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ML-Readiness

on Apr 11, 2023 06:40 PM

By Amelia Taylor Machine Learning (ML) is the talk of the tech-town. It is a tool everyone can use and it holds many promises: from being able to reveal hidden information in large data to being able to predict the “future” based on past data and sophisticated heuristics.  ML is seen as the swiss army […]

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The IndabaX-nometer is rising higher! This post is about celebrating the IndabaX events which are taking place in African countries in 2023! Entering its 5th year, the annual local Deep Learning Indaba events called IndabaX, are growing stronger. This year, in 2023, a record number of 36 countries in Africa will organise IndabaX events!    […]

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