Vukosi Marivate — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Computer Science and ABSA Chair of Data Science at the University of Pretoria
Director of the African Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AfriDSAI)
Co-founder of Lelapa AI, an African startup focused on AI for Africans by Africans
Co-founder of Deep Learning Indaba, a leading grassroots machine learning and AI conference
Co-founder of Masakhane Research Foundation, developing NLP technologies for African languages
Recipient of the SAICSIT Emerging Pioneer award
World Economic Forum Young Global Leader

Biography

Vukosi Marivate is a South African computer scientist, serving as a Professor of Computer Science and the ABSA Chair of Data Science at the University of Pretoria. He directs the African Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AfriDSAI), an organization focused on enabling breakthroughs in data science and AI to solve complex problems and shape future technologies for Africa.