SisonkeBiotik
An open grassroots participatory community making African data science, machine learning and AI for health more accessible and inclusive
Our Mission
SisonkeBiotik is an open and inclusive community of researchers, practitioners and enthusiasts forwarding grassroots research and industry initiatives to build capacity at the intersection of data science, machine learning and AI for human, animal and environmental health in Africa.
Academic workshops
5
African Data Science 4 Health
- 3 x @ Deep Learning Indaba
- 2 x @ Deep Learning IndabaX
Funds raised
$60 000 +
Support provided for community
- research projects
- dataset creation
- events & prizes
- travel assistance
Academic publications
5
Venues include
- MICCAI
- ICLR
Online academic seminars
9
Topics include
- Equitable AI
- Open source AI
- Federated learning
- Synthetic data
Members
400+
Members are
- students
- researchers
- entrepreneurs
- enthusiasts
- medical professionals
Pan-African
20+
African countries represented
- Remote first community
Ideathons
3
Ideas pitched for
- research projects
- start-ups
- new community activities and chapters
- $3000+ awarded in prizes