The IndabaX Malawi 2019 is an event aiming of bringing together students and young lecturers who are interested in Machine Learning. This event is part of a larger initiative in strengthening machine learning in Africa. Through this event Malawi becomes one of 27 African countries within Deep Learning Indaba. We hope that people attending this event will form partnerships and strengthen their own skills in python and machine learning.Location: The Polytechnic, Blantyre
Important Dates
Enrollment Opens: 15th April 2019
Enrollment Deadline: 15th May 2019
Notification of Acceptance: by 20th May 2019
Event Dates: 30th MAY – 1st JUNE 2019
Sponsors
Representing IndabaX Malawi in Kenya at Deep Learning Indaba
Our representatives to Deep Learning Indaba Kenya Sam Masikini 4th Year BIT, Brenald Dzonzi 4th Year Engineering and Thanda Mtegha 5th Year Engineering at the Polytechnic pictured with their lecturer Dr. Amelia Taylor before getting ready to pack up for Kenya!
Timetable
COMPETITION OPENS 30th May: Task announced and Enrollment for Competition Opened
Day 1: 30th MAY
08:00 Participants Welcome and Event Information
08:30 Opening Address by Dean of Applied Sciences
09:00 Lecture 1 Introduction to Data Science – Mtisunge Malemia
10:00 Coffee Break
10:30 Lab 1 Building Foundational Python Skills for Machine Learning (Basic Python ~ Pandas ~ Matplotlib)
12:00 Lunch Break
13:00 Lecture 2 Statistics for Machine Learning – Marc Henrion
14:10 Lecture/Lab 3: Practical Introduction to Machine Learning (Classification and Clustering) – Amelia Taylor
15:30 Demos and Networking
Day 2: 31st MAY
08:30 Lecture 4 Machine Learning with Tensorflow – Steve Perete
09:30 Coffee Break
10:00 Lab 3: Sklearn and Neural Networks
12:00 Lunch Break
13:30 TALKS ( 30 min each)
Francois Denner: Industrialisation through advanced digital technology, an opportunity for Africa
Prof. Mfutso-Bengo: Ethics in AI
Muthi Nthema Data for Decision-making: A pipe dream?
15:00 Panel Discussion: “Data Science in Malawi: insights from practitioners” with Guests ( MLW, Rice360, Polytechnic, College of Medicine, Baobab Health Trust, Baseflow)
Day 3: 1st JUNE
08:00 Competition
Parallel: Poster/ Demo Session
12:00 Snacks
13:00 Competition Winners Announced and Closing
Cover Photo @esafrican.com Cover Photo: Sunrise over Mulanje Mountain
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