{"id":8249,"date":"2024-09-15T00:27:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T00:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/?post_type=event&#038;p=8249"},"modified":"2024-11-25T21:16:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:16:27","slug":"harnessing-the-potential-of-data-science-and-artificial-intelligence-for-sustainable-development","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/event\/harnessing-the-potential-of-data-science-and-artificial-intelligence-for-sustainable-development\/","title":{"rendered":"International Conference: Harnessing the Potential of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development, 23-28 November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Navigation Buttons -->\n<div>\n  | <a href=\"#section1\" class=\"button\">\u00c0 propos<\/a> | \n  <a href=\"#section2\" class=\"button\">Partners<\/a> | \n  <a href=\"#section3\" class=\"button\">Organizers<\/a> | \n  <a href=\"#section4\" class=\"button\">Organizing committee<\/a> | \n  <a href=\"#section5\" class=\"button\">Keynote speakers<\/a> | \n  <a href=\"#section6\" class=\"button\">Tentative programme<\/a> |\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nEinvYAjHDp6JDzj7\" class=\"button\">Register here<\/a> | \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section1\">About the conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The main objective of this international conference is to bring together renowned experts and users of Data Science (DS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to discuss not only on the recent advances in DS and AI but also to illustrate how the great potential of DS and AI can be harnessed to contribute to sustainable local development, related to domains including agriculture, energy, climate, finance and health. As a secondary objective, we shall cease this opportunity of the coming together of renowned scientists, mathematicians, Industry experts, Head of Mathematics Departments and Deans of private and State universities from Cameroon and from neighboring countries to strategise on the setting-up of new Bachelor, Master Degree Programmes, as well as multidisciplinary research Programmes in DS and AI in Cameroon and the sub-region. Further, students will take direct action in a hackathon focused on affordable AI in healthcare imaging, agriculture and energy. Finally, within the framework of this conference, the new AIMS-Cameroon permanent facilities will be inaugurated and the Cameroon Mathematical Union will hold its 2024 annual meeting, with the main objective to revisit its status and renew its bureau.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Flyer-N6-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Flyer-N6-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Flyer-N6-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Flyer-N6-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Flyer-N6-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Flyer-N6-2048x1448.png 2048w, https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Flyer-N6-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section2\">Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/aims-imperial-logos-1024x79.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8337\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/\">Imperial College London<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rw.linkedin.com\/company\/aims-research-and-innovation-centre\">AIMS Research and Innovation Centre (AIMS RIC)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastercardfdn.org\/all\/scholars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Programme de bourses Mastercard Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government of Cameroon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section3\">Organizers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imperial College London, United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AIMS Research and Innovation Centre (AIMS-RIC), Rwanda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AIMS-Cameroon, Cameroon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section4\">Organizing Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Zhenzhu Li, Imperial College London, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Islem Rekik, Imperial College London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alice Mathilde Marie Malivert, CIRAD (France) &#8211; Imperial (United Kindgom)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Foupouagnigni Mama, AIMS-Cameroon &amp; University of Yaounde 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Daniel Duviol Tcheutia, AIMS-Cameroon &amp; University of Yaounde 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Nathalie Wandji, AIMS-Cameroon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Wilfred Ndifon, AIMS Research and Innovation Centre (AIMS-RIC), Rwanda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isambi Sailon Mbalawata, AIMS Research and Innovation Centre (AIMS-RIC), Rwanda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section5\">Keynote Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pr. Karim Lekadir, the University of Barcelona, Spain<br>Pr. Bonan Zhu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China<br>Pr. Franca Hoffmann, California Institute of Technology, USA<br>Pr. Paulo Canas Rodrigues, the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil<br>Pr. Islem Rekik, Imperial College London, UK<br>Dr. Zhenzhu Li, Imperial College London, UK<br>Dr. Alice Malivert, Imperial College London, UK<br>Dr. Bubacarr Bah, Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia<br>Dr. Issa Karambal, AIMS Research and Innovation Centre, Rwanda<br>Dr. Cecil Ouma, AIMS Research and Innovation Centre, Rwanda<br>Dr. Jean-Rassaire Fouefack, MAIA Medical Technologies, France<br>Dr. Paulin Melatagia, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon<br>Sarang Nerkar, Innosapien Agro Technologies Private Limited (India)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Formulaire d&#039;inscription<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nEinvYAjHDp6JDzj7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> this link<\/a><\/strong> to register and receive Zoom credentials on November 22, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"section6\">Tentative Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Saturday, 23  November 2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>From 10:00 am: Arrival and registration of the participants (<strong>only for in-person participants<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Sunday, 24 November 2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">08:45-09:00| Welcome address by Prof. Dr. Mama Foupouagnigni, AIMS-Cameroon Centre President and AIMS Global Network Chief Academic Officer<br>\n09:00-10:00| Plenary talk 1: AI image analysis for biological insights and agriculture advancements By Alice Mathilde Marie Malivert<br>10:00-10:30| Coffee break and Poster Session<br>10:30-11:30| Plenary talk 2: Harnessing Humanistic Intelligence: AI for Agricultural Productivity and Food Security By Sarang Nerkar<br>11:30-12:15| Talk 3: An Accurate Image-based Case-Based Reasoning System to Profile Maize Attacks By Franklin Tchakounte<br>12:15-13:00| Talk 4: Parametric estimation of lifetime distribution based on interval censured observations. Application to cocoa data By Patrice Takam Soh<br>13:00-14:00| Lunch<br>14:00-17:00| Visit of the city of Limbe: Botanical Garden, Zoo etc. for international participants<br>14:00-17:00| Revision of the status and renewal of the bureau of the Cameroon mathematical Union<br>18:30-20:00| Dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Monday, 25 November 2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">08:30-09:30| Plenary talk 5: From Barcelona to Marrakesh to Nairobi: Collaborative AI for Global Health By Karim Lekadir<br>09:30-10:30| Plenary talk 6: New trends in AI for Healthcare By Islem Rekik<br>10:30-11:00| Coffee break and Poster session<br>11:00-11:45| Talk 7: Clinical Adoption of AI-driven Medical Imaging Technologies By Jean-Rassaire Fouefack<br>11:45-12:30| Talk 8: Healthcare and AI in Africa: Enhancing access and outcomes By Patrice Monkam<br>12:30-13:15| Talk 9: Solutions to the Breast Tumor model in MMTV-PyMT Mice using Operator Learning By Dinna Ranirina<br>13:15-14:45| Lunch<br>14:45-15:30| Plenary talk 10: On the Convergence of Gradient Descent for Linear Neural Networks By Bubacarr Bah<br>15:30-16:00| Talk 11: Federated learning applications in medicine By Michael Ranjit Alummoottil<br>16:00-16:30| Talk 12: Trustworthy AI in Low-Resource Medical Imaging: Leveraging Uncertainty Estimation for Reliable Outcomes By Jeremiah Fadugba<br>16:30-17:00| Coffee break and Poster session<br>17:00-17:45| Session 13: Practical session on Federated Learning By Michael Ranjit Alummoottil<br>18:30-20:00| Dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Tuesday, 26 November 2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">08:30-09:30| Plenary talk 14: Random structure searching for accelerated materials discovery By Bonan Zhu <br>09:30-10:30| Plenary talk 15: Multi-objective search on alloy perovskite landscape By Zhenzhu Li <br>10:30-11:00| Coffee break and Poster session<br>11:00-11:45| Plenary talk 16: Backcasting Energy in Society 5.0: The role of generative AI and digital twins in building resilient energy systems By Cecil Naphtaly Moro Ouma<br>11:45-12:30| Talk 17: Using synthetic data for training Artificial Intelligence (AI) models: issues in monitoring and evaluating advances in sustainable developments goals (SDGs) By Georges Nguefack-Tsague<br>12:30-13:00| Talk 18: Spatial Heterogeneity of Present and Future Habitat Suitability for Rift Valley Fever in Rwanda: An Ecological Niche Modelling Approach By Brigitte UMUTONI<br>13:00-14:30| Lunch<br>14:30-17:30| Round Table on strategies to harness the power of DS and IA for local development including setting up of new multidisciplinary research programmes and new Bsc. and Msc. Degree Programmes<br>18:30-20:00| Opening Ceremony and Conference Dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Wednesday, 27 November 2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">08:30-09:15| Plenary talk 19: Dynamics of Strategic Agents and Algorithms as PDEs By Franca Hoffmann<br>09:15-10:00| Plenary talk 20: Hybrid methods for time series forecasting By Paulo Canas Rodrigues<br>10:00-10:30| Coffee break and Poster session<br>10:30-11:15| Plenary talk 21: PINNs approach for drying capillary porous materials By Issa Karambal<br>11:15-12:00| Plenary talk 22: Exploring Tone Detection in African languages for Automatic Speech Recognition By Paulin Melatagia Yonta<br>12:00-12:30| Contributed talk 23: AI-Based Behavioral Analysis of Responsive Parenting: Insights from Real-World Data By Irene E. Uwerikowe<br>12:30-13:00| Contributed talk 24: Artificial intelligence: an opportunity for education in Africa By Dr. Kouakep Tchaptchi\u00e9 Yannick<br>13:00-14:30| Lunch<br>14:30-15:00| Contributed talk 25: Introduction to Support Vector Machines By Nathalie Wandji &amp; Wolfram Koepf<br>\n15:00-17:30| Visit of the permanent facility of AIMS-Cameroon<br>18:30-20:00| Conference Dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Thursday, 28 November 2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">08:30-09:00| Contributed talk 26: A Quantum-Inspired Higher-Order Topological Layer for Enhancing Graph Neural Networks By Peguy Kem-Meka<br>09:00-09:30| Contributed talk 27: Spatial-temporal patterns in environmental noise pollution in Kigali, Rwanda By Jean Remy Kubwimana<br>09:30-10:00| Contributed talk 28: A zero-knowledge identification protocol based on graph theory and Guillou-Quisquater scheme By Leila Zahhafi<br>10:00-10:30| Contributed talk 29: Assessing the performance of a monocrystalline solar panel under different tropical climatic conditions in Cameroon using artificial neural network\nBy Claire Olivic Dongmo<br>10:30-11:00| Talk 30: Cameroon Climate predictions using the SARIMA-LSTM machine learning model: Adjustment of a climate model for the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Cameroon By NGONGO Isidore S\u00e9raphin<br>11:00-11:30| Coffee break and Poster session<br>11:30-12:00| Contributed talk 31: Hackathon Presentation 1<br>12:00-12:30| Contributed talk 32: Hackathon Presentation 2<br>12:30-13:00| Contributed talk 33: Hackathon Presentation 3<br>13:00-13:30| Closing Ceremony<br>13:30-15:00| Lunch<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>| About | Partners | Organizers | Organizing committee | Keynote speakers | Tentative programme | Register here | About the conference The main objective of this international conference is to bring together renowned experts and users of Data Science (DS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to discuss not only on the recent advances in DS<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":8359,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":""},"tags":[],"event_types":[28,26],"event_times":[],"acf":[],"featured_img":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/aims-imperial-banner-2.png","coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/author\/nathalie\/","display_name":"nathalie"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 2 ans il y a","modified":"Mis \u00e0 jour 1 an il y a"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le septembre 15, 2024","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le novembre 25, 2024"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le septembre 15, 2024 12:27  ","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le novembre 25, 2024 9:16  "},"featured_img_caption":"","tax_additional":{"post_tag":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"post_tag","name":"\u00c9tiquettes"},"event_types":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/event_type\/public\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Public<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/event_type\/workshop\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Workshop<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Public<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Workshop<\/span>"],"slug":"event_types","name":"Event Type"},"event_times":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"event_times","name":"Event Time"}},"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/8249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/8249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8411,"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/8249\/revisions\/8411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8249"},{"taxonomy":"event_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_types?post=8249"},{"taxonomy":"event_times","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aims-cameroon.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_times?post=8249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}