Upanzi Network Webinar: Emily Aiken
December 04, 2024
5:00 p.m. CAT
Virtual
December 04, 2024
5:00 p.m. CAT
Virtual
Targeting Humanitarian Aid with Machine Learning and Digital Data
Emily Aiken, a postdoctoral scholar at Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Aiken will explore how novel digital data sources, combined with machine learning, can enhance the accuracy of aid program targeting in low- and middle-income countries. Using case studies from Togo and Bangladesh, the talk will highlight the effectiveness of these data-driven approaches and explore their implications for fairness, privacy, transparency, and community dynamics.
April 25 2025
9:00 AM CAT
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Visit to the Campaign Against Genocide Museum
Open to the community, join this visit to learn about Rwanda’s Liberation War and the efforts that led to the end of the genocide.
departure by bus from campus at 8:30 am
April 26 2025
7:00 AM CAT
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Kwibuka 31: Student-led Community Give Back Project
Student-led community outreach to raise funds for renovating a genocide survivor’s home, organized by the Social Affairs Ministry.
May 6 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CAT
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
This event will highlight the incredible work being done by our students enrolled in individual research/project courses this semester.
CMU-Africa
May 10 2025
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CAT
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
The Women in Tech (WiT) Club, in partnership with AnitaB.org, is excited to invite you to a leadership event themed: Breaking Barriers, Building Leaders: Shaping Tomorrow.
Digital Experience Center (Resource center)
May 14 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CAT
Carnegie Mellon University Africa