In her remarks, Dr. Hellen Maziku of @UdsmOfficial shared a deeply personal and moving account of her path to becoming an expert in Cyber Security and AI. She emphasized that success in these high-tech fields is not built on technical skill alone, but is rooted in humility, patience, and the foundations laid by those who came before us. Reflecting on her origins, she noted, "I am who I am today, but it didn't start overnight." Dr. Maziku credited her journey to the extraordinary sacrifice of her mother, who worked as a house help and took on double the labor to ensure her daughter could study in Uganda. She described her mother as her first mentor and greatest role model, a woman who carved out a future that once seemed entirely out of reach. Turning her attention to the students and fellow scientists in attendance, Dr. Maziku outlined four essential pillars for professional and personal growth. First, she urged them to find a mentor, advising that no one should walk the path alone. She also stressed the importance of consistency, noting that simply "showing up" and doing one's best creates the visibility needed for future opportunities. Third, she encouraged everyone to be a positive team player, valuing the people around them as much as the projects they build. Finally, Dr. Maziku spoke on purpose beyond self, sharing that she chose to return to Tanzania from the USA because of her firm belief in adding value to her own community. "As scientists," she concluded, "we have the power to change the world."

DSA 2025 is heading to Ibadan, Nigeria! The University of Ibadan will host this year’s edition from June 2–6, 2025. Registration opens soon—stay tuned! #DSA2025Ibadan #DataScienceAfrica

Yesterday, we had a pleasure of welcoming Mr. Benjamin Hickler, UNICEF 's Behavioural Science Research Global Lead and UNICEF Tanzania SBC team. Interesting conversation towards enhancement of Behavioural Science in our country and beyond.

I'm German. 16 years ago, the EU and US economies were neck and neck. Today, the US economy is 50% larger than the entire EU combined. Here's the devastating truth behind Europe's ongoing economic suicide 🧵:

For the first time, UNICEF #ESARO has brought together 42 academics from 27 universities in 17 countries to co-create a consortium to promote collaboration in #SBCResearch & #CapacitySharing. TodaysTakeaway: there is need to promote #DigitalEngagement and use of #AI in SBC

Today, we gather to celebrate the pivotal role academia plays in driving sustainable development. Not 5 not 10 but 42 participants from 27 universities from 17 countries. Super ! @UNICEFAfrica

Why are we fascinated with #HCD? 1. With HCD, all hands get to work. 2. HCD encourages designers to observe and listen more than they can talk. 3. HCD aims for a common shared understanding. 4: HCD celebrates small wins. 5: HCD promotes sharing and receiving feedback.

🔭Quick recap of our ToT! It was vibrant and full of learning as our coaches explored the fundamentals of Human-Centered Design (HCD)🎉. The first day emphasized on the initial phases of understanding 💭 and observation 👀 as well as practical coaching techniques📋 #hcd

I am so grateful for this opportunity to explore the application of #AI to protect critical infrastructures in #Tanzania and build capacity in #cybersesurity ✨️ @OwsdSecretariat

Microsoft identified multiple vulnerabilities in the open-source platform OpenVPN, integrated into millions of devices worldwide, which could be exploited to create an attack chain allowing remote code execution (RCE) and local privilege escalation (LPE). msft.it/6014llDIQ

#DSA2024Nyeri #DSARewind

🎉@hellenMaziku is making strides with her research, thanks to the support of the DSA AAIR award. #DSAAwards #AAIRAwards2022

Introducing Claude 3.5 Sonnet—our most intelligent model yet. This is the first release in our 3.5 model family. Sonnet now outperforms competitor models on key evaluations, at twice the speed of Claude 3 Opus and one-fifth the cost. Try it for free: claude.ai

Attending #DSA2024Nyeri has been transformative! As a subgrantee, I had an opportunity to present our work on #AI4Cybersecurity. I learnt so much on #DataScience research happening across the continent! I am grateful for the established connections & potential collaborations 🎊

#DSA2024Nyeri has officially closed after 3 days of Summer School and 2 days of workshop. 👏We thank the program Chairs and the #DSA board for organizing a successful event! And to our sponsors and Partners we say ASANTE!!

It’s day 5 of #DSA2024Nyeri very interesting talk by Prof @tdietterich “What‘s wrong with Large Language Models and what we should be building instead“ - always interesting and insightful thank you very much #DSA2024Nyeri

"The hope is that by informing people about the extraordinary capabilities of our intelligence, that we will be able to better determine what we would like our futures to be like." 📕📢 The launch of the ‘The Atomic Human’ by Prof Neil Lawrence [@lawrennd] is now out!

EARLIER: Bob Tumushiime 🇺🇬 from @StatisticsUg talks on Web Scraping Techniques For Compilation of Consumer Price Index at #DSA2024Nyeri

EARLIER ⏮️: @DauwelsL speaks on Machine Learning for Applications in Neurology & Psychiatry #DataScienceAfrica #Workshop

EARLIER🔅: We kicked off the first day of the DSA Workshop with an enlightening session from @RoseNakasikiire on AI in Health: A Case for Automated Mobile Microscopy. #DSA2024Nyeri #DataScienceAfrica