People

Current Members

Ange-Clément Akazan

Ange-Clément Akazan

Co-founder | Research Lead | Research and Innovation Director

Doctoral Researcher, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) | AIMS RIC

Ange-Clément Akazan is an Ivorian researcher in mathematics and artificial intelligence working on robust machine learning, probabilistic optimization, and scientific computing. As a doctoral researcher, he develops mathematically grounded methods to improve the reliability and stability of modern AI systems in complex and data-constrained environments. His research focuses on deep learning, neural network robustness, generative modeling, and AI-driven approaches for scientific and environmental applications, with the goal of advancing practical and scalable AI solutions for real-world challenges

Research Interests

Generative modeling, robustness in machine learning and deep learning, constrained optimization for AI models

Verlon Roel Mbingui

Verlon Roel Mbingui

Co-founder | Research Lead | Operations and Funding Director

Doctoral Researcher, University of Dodoma (UDOM) | AIMS RIC

Verlon is a mathematician and AI research engineer whose work lies at the intersection of mathematics and machine learning. He is currently pursuing a PhD, where he develops mathematically grounded methods that advance the theory and practice of artificial intelligence. His research spans machine learning, deep learning, Bayesian inference, numerical linear algebra, and uncertainty quantification, with a particular emphasis on the mathematical and computational foundations that enable reliable, scalable, and interpretable AI systems. He is especially interested in designing efficient algorithms for large-scale data analysis, probabilistic modeling, and scientific computing. Beyond methodological research, Verlon is strongly committed to impactful applications. His work contributes to data-driven solutions in climate change modeling, healthcare analytics, economic systems, sustainable agriculture, and education technologies—areas where robust AI tools can support better decision-making and societal development.

Research Interests

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Bayesian Inference, Numerical Analysis, Numerical Linear Algebra

Choukouriyah Arinloye

Choukouriyah Arinloye

Research Lead | Partnerships and Communication Director

Doctoral Researcher, University of Stellenbosch (SUN) | AIMS RIC

Choukouriyah, ML Engineer and PhD Researcher with 1+ years of experience in developing data processing pipelines and models across several fields including climate, environment, disaster management and policies. Currently building expertise in research at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and sustainable development. Research interests include AI for Earth Observation, Computer Vision, Explainable AI, Models Compression, AI Policy and environmental applications.

Research Interests

Machine learning applications in earth observation and climate-environment domains

Hassan Fifen

Hassan Fifen

Researcher | Research Coordinator

Doctoral Researcher, University of Dodoma (UDOM) | AIMS RIC

Hassan, PhD researcher in Mathematics and Data Science focusing on Bayesian Deep Learning. I am currently focused on developing scalable methods to quantify and improve uncertainty in deep neural networks for more reliable AI systems. My research interests include machine learning, mathematical modeling, uncertainty quantification, Bayesian methods for deep learning, numerical linear algebra, probabilistic numerics, optimization, image processing, and generative AI.

Research Interests

Machine learning, mathematical modeling, uncertainty quantification, and generative AI

Rose Bandolo

Rose Bandolo

Researcher | Funding & Grants Coordinator

Doctoral Researcher, University of Cape Town (UCT) | AIMS RIC

Rose Bandolo is a machine learning researcher working at the intersection of deep learning and statistical learning theory. Her research focuses on the theoretical understanding and empirical evaluation of model behavior under class imbalance, high-dimensional regimes, and uncertainty, with the goal of developing robust and reliable learning algorithms for complex real-world data. She is particularly interested in bridging Bayesian decision theory, representation learning, and scalable deep learning to design methods that remain stable under data scarcity, distribution skew, and reliability constraints, with applications in healthcare, climate, and responsible AI.

Research Interests

Deep learning, Statistical machine learning, Bayesian decision theory, Representation learning.

Donal Kougang Yombi

Donal Kougang Yombi

Research Lead | Partnerships Coordinator

Doctoral Researcher

Donald is a researcher in information theory and deep learning theory. His work in information theory focuses on developing a deeper understanding of the relationships between different types of communication channels used for broadcasting digital information. In deep learning theory, he studies the fundamental limits of neural networks, with a particular interest in identifying which problems can or cannot be efficiently learned. For instance, he investigates questions about the computational hardness of learning under stochastic gradient descent for specific neural network architectures. He has co-authored several papers presented at top-tier international conferences, including ICLR and ISIT. More broadly, his research aims to advance the theoretical foundations of information processing and learning systems.

Research Interests

Coding and Information Theory, Theoretical computer science

Désiré Kabuya

Désiré Kabuya

Member

Doctoral Reseracher

Applied mathematics and Machine Learning researcher.

Research Interests

Numerical Methods for Differential Equations Numerical analysis Optimization Machine Learning, Deep Learning

Nick-Lemy Kayiranga

Nick-Lemy Kayiranga

Software Developer

BSc Student (ML Track), African Leadership University (ALU)

Research Interests

AI Infrastructure, Software Architecture, Open Source Software