Chidi David AkurunwainUsing AI to advocate for Social and Economic Change in AfricaThe art of hyperparameter tuningBuilding an effective machine learning model can be quite challenging as there are many aspects to it. However, it is this multi-faceted…Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020
Chidi David AkurunwainUsing AI to advocate for Social and Economic Change in Africa122,000 children under the age of 5 die every year from fake malaria drugs in sub-Sahara AfricaCounterfeit medicine is a huge and growing problem in Africa, and every year thousands of lives are lost because of it. According to the…Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Chidi David AkurunwaIs Covid-19 the wake-up call Nigeria needed?Ever since the coronavirus struck, our world has never been the same. From the closure of schools and businesses to the loss of lives. We…Aug 6, 2020Aug 6, 2020
Chidi David AkurunwainUsing AI to advocate for Social and Economic Change in AfricaTime-series regression with sktimeOne of the things that got me so interested in data science, was the idea that the future could be predicted by machines programmed with…Jul 29, 20201Jul 29, 20201
Chidi David AkurunwainUsing AI to advocate for Social and Economic Change in AfricaHow can we stop violence against women in Africa?What does it mean to be a woman in Africa? This question has been deeply burning in my heart as I have witnessed the bias that my younger…Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
Chidi David AkurunwainUsing AI to advocate for Social and Economic Change in AfricaShould the tech industry in Nigeria create more manufacturing value?Being born and raised in Nigeria teaches you a lot of things very quickly. The first lesson learned is just how unstable government policy…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
