9TH
DSA 2021
Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley,South Africa
THEME
Women and Data in Africa
DATE
4th - 8th Oct, 2021
DSA 2021 Team
The last few years have witnessed an explosion in the quantity and variety of data available in Africa, produced either as a by-product of digital services, from sensors or measuring devices, satellites and from many other sources. A number of practical fields have been transformed by the ability to collect large volumes of data: for example, bioinformatics with the development of high throughput sequencing technology capable of measuring gene expression in cells, or agriculture with the widespread availability of high quality remote sensing data. For other data sources – such as mobile phone usage records from telecoms operators, which can be used to measure population movement and economic activity – we are just beginning to understand the practical possibilities.
Mpofu Nontokozo
General Chair
Elaine O. Nsoesie
Program Chair
Dr. Ernest Mwebabze
Co-Program Chair
Prof. Ciira Maina
Sponsorships
Highlights
TinyML is a cutting-edge field that brings the transformative power of machine learning (ML) to the performance- and power-constrained domain of tiny devices and embedded systems. Successful deployment in this field requires intimate knowledge of applications, algorithms, hardware, and software.
In the tradition of previous Data Science Africa events, a summer school on machine learning and data science will be held prior to the main workshop. This summer school will target graduate students, researchers and professionals working with huge amounts of data or unique datasets...
The workshop will be organized around paper presentations and interactive panel discussions. The theme for the workshop is Women and Data in Africa. We want to highlight the work of women data scientists and increase the representation of women in Data Science in Africa. We strongly encourage the participation of women from across the continent....
