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Research highlights, events, workshops and publications from the DASCLAB team at the University of Nairobi.

DASCLAB Receives NSF Grant for Next-Generation AI Research
Award 01 May 2025
DASCLAB Receives NSF Grant for Next-Generation AI Research

Prestigious funding awarded to advance computational methods for African data challenges, including multilingual NLP and biomedical imaging.

Data Science Workshop — Mathematics Association of Nairobi University
Workshop 18 Apr 2025
Data Science Workshop — Mathematics Association of Nairobi University

A comprehensive workshop covering R, Python, and advanced data visualisation techniques for students and researchers.

Visualizing Map Data With GGplot and Leaflet in R
Publication 22 Mar 2025
Visualizing Map Data With GGplot and Leaflet in R

A step-by-step tutorial on visualizing country-level data on a map using ggplot2 and Leaflet in R.

Annual Data Science Symposium 2025
Event 14 Feb 2025
Annual Data Science Symposium 2025

A full-day event bringing together researchers, practitioners and students for keynotes, poster sessions, and networking.

Machine Learning Tasks — From Theory to Practice
Publication 30 Jan 2025
Machine Learning Tasks — From Theory to Practice

Exploring supervised and unsupervised learning with hands-on Python examples.

Deep Learning for Biomedical Image Analysis — Guest Lecture Series
Seminar 12 Dec 2024
Deep Learning for Biomedical Image Analysis — Guest Lecture Series

A four-part series on CNNs and vision transformers for histology, X-ray and ultrasound classification.

Spatial Statistics for Road Safety Modelling in Nairobi County
Publication 05 Nov 2024
Spatial Statistics for Road Safety Modelling in Nairobi County

Using Poisson regression and Bayesian spatial models to identify high-risk road accident corridors.

Python Programming and Data Analytics Project
Workshop 18 Oct 2024
Python Programming and Data Analytics Project

Hands-on Pandas, NumPy, and Matplotlib exercises on real African datasets.