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ML at the Edge: Cheaper AI

Announcements

  • [06/11 @ 5p.m UTC] Workshop's Question / Answer session Meet
  • [05/28 @ 2p.m UTC] Workshop's Question / Answer session Q/A space

Abstract

The inadequate availability of resources poses a significant challenge for researchers in the Sahel region to conduct effective research. However, recent advancements in Machine Learning present several opportunities for research and intelligent solutions in the developing world. Addressing the issue of limited resources itself is a promising area for researchers in the region. To that end, the workshop will focus on Edge AI as a case study and seek to bring together researchers, aspiring researchers, practitioners, and students to delve into machine learning research, low-resource innovation, and cost-effective machine learning solutions. The overarching goal of the workshop is to foster a culture of scientific research both academically and industrially.

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Dates

Jul 28th - 29th 2023

Workshop Objectives

This workshop provides a platform for researchers, aspiring ML researchers, engineers, industry leaders, creatives, artists, students, makers, and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to come together and ponder on low-cost ML solutions for Mali and the Sahel region. We aim to have exchanges on techniques, problems, and strategies regarding low-resource situations, and applications of general ML and Edge AI in the country. We expect to address all the viewpoints surrounding the subject, and we do not intend to limit our discussion to Edge AI, an emphasis will be made on 'making cheaper AI solutions'. Accordingly, the objectives of the workshop are:

  • Determine the cost/benefits of limited resourcefulness in Mali.
  • Identify Edge AI / ML opportunities and downstream applications for the country in Healthcare, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Mining, Security, the Arts and so on
  • Identify new strategies and techniques for Applied-ML at the Edge that are unique to the region.
  • Engage students, researchers, and industry leaders in applied low-resource Machine Learning solutions.
  • Ethical / Responsible AI
  • Build a community around minimizing the cost of ML solutions for Mali and the Sahel region.

Team

Core Team

Alou Dembele MSc. is a Mobile Technology Engineer, and an aspiring research engineer in Wireless AI and Edge AI. His research revolves around facilitating education using AI. He is a strong proponent of STEM education and Robotics. Leading and promoting the development of Machine Learning based solutions among Youth.

Sebastien Diarra is currently working as ML Research Lead at RobotsMali, his work focuses on Machine Translation, Natural Language Understanding, and Automatic Speech Recognition for low-resource languages principally Malian languages. The work encompasses the application of ML solutions in Mali, especially on edge devices.

Yacouba Traore Ph.D. He holds a Ph.D. In computer engineering, an expert in Education, and he is is a progressive teacher, versed in multiple natural languages. He is a researcher, head of the science and technology department, and head of the Quality Assurance Unit at ESTM. He also dabbles in entrepreneurship. He is the owner of a primary school named e-Bahina and an IT Start Up named EIM S.A.R.L.

Student Support Team (Artificial Minds Club)

Yasmina Alidou is a second-year Engineering student at ITMA in Bamako with strong interests in Computer Science and AI. Her goals are to learn as much as she can on the subjects to be able to create something useful for humanity in the future. She is a Co-Founder of Artificial Minds.

Sokona Coulibaly is a second-year Computer Engineering and Telecommunications student at Université Privée Mary Saint Claire in Bamako. She is an enthusiastic learner and tutors young students. She is strongly interested in Artificial Intelligence and plans to pursue a career in the Field. She aims to inspire girls to pursue careers in science and technology.

Yacouba Diarra is a second-year Computer Science student at ITMA in Bamako with a strong interest in Machine Learning and Data Science. He is actively learning, presently learning Machine Learning through Machine Translation, and Computer Vision. He is an astronomy enthusiast. He is also a Co-Founder of Artificial Minds.

Panga Azazia Kamate is a second-year Computer Science student at IPSMART in Bamako. He is passionate about Machine Learning and Computer Systems Programming. He is an avid ROS enthusiast.

Mamadou K. Keita is an undergraduate student researcher at RobotsMali and African Development University in Niamey. His research is concentrated on autonomous systems and intelligent systems. He has multiple publications under his belt on medium. He is also an entrepreneur, and the founder of the 27group.

Abdoulaye Sako is currently a second-year Engineering student at ITMA in Bamako. He is passionate about Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. He aspires to become a Machine Learning Research Engineer to help people and the community with his work. He is a Co-Founder of Artificial Minds.

Calendar

The workshop is expected to take place on July 28th - July 29th. Refer to calendar for the present temptative calendar for the event.

Participation

Interested in participating? We have presented two modes for prospective participants accordingly, they are:

Application Form

An application form is opened for general participations, refer to apply.

Call for Papers / Participation

Join the activity as presenter either a research project or a poster. We invite researchers to submit papers. Read more about the call.

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