Country of Residence
Discipline(s)
Institution
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)
Information and Communication Sciences and Engineering (ICSE)
P O Box 447, Tengeru – Arusha, Tanzania
Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science
Topics to speak on:
Application of Machine Learning in Education, Agriculture and Health
"Focus on your goals, stay true to your values, and don't be afraid to take risks."
Biography
Neema Mduma is a computer scientist and a lecturer in the School of Computational and Communication Sciences and Engineering (CoCSE) at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST). She has a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences and Engineering. Neema is passionate about education and she is the founder of BakiShule, an initiative aiming at promoting STEM to girls in primary and secondary schools in Tanzania.
Awards
OWSD Early Career Fellowship, 2023
L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science, 2020
Best Worker for Academic Staff at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, 2022
Women in Management Africa (WIMA) STEM award, 2021
Excellence in Science and Technology Leadership award, 2021
Queen Elizabeth Scholar by Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, 2019
