About Me
I am a student researcher (intern) at Google Reseach Africa , where I am working on the food insecurity forecasting team with Dr. William Ogallo, Dr. Aisha Walcott-Bryant et al.
I just completed my requirements for an MSc in Mathematical Sciences (AI for Science) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), South Africa sponsored by Google DeepMind Education Scholarship. (officially graduate in December 2025). For my MSc project, I worked on multimodal-RAG based pipeline for medical education assessments at Jamieson Lab , Texas, USA.
Previously, I was a Data Science Africa (DSA) Research Fellow, where I worked on computer vision approaches for monitoring recovery of orthopedic patients. I also contractually wrote technical articles for Zilliz to assist AI developers in using Milvus, a popular open-source vector database.
I hold a BSc. Biomedical Engineering from Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
During my undergraduate, I worked with Professor Ciira Maina at the
Centre for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DSAIL), where I developed an orthopedic wearable device for recovery monitoring.
I also visited Marconi Lab in
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, where I worked with Dr. Andrew Katumba
on developing
Swahili speech recognition model,
and with
Dr. Jan Mikelson on breast
cancer literature review for a hackathon participation at the University of Texas Southwestern.
Both experiences resulted in peer-reviewed publications.
I also interned at Talent Bridge Africa
supporting clients with data-driven decision making insights.
I won multiple scholarships to participate in person in international data science events in countries like France, Norway, Greece etc.
I also enjoy actively participating in communities such as KamiLimu, IEEE, Toastmasters, where I have organized events, lead new initiatives and mentored others.
Research Interest
My core research interest is in developing or improving existing machine learning methods. I am especially keeping myself updated in:Foundation multimodal models.
- Fine-tuning LLMs, retrival augmenting, model concept protocol, multimodal data integration.Probabilistic machine learning and generative models.
- Bayesian inference, causal inference, and probabilistic programming.Privacy preserving machine learning methods.
- Enable training on decentralized, sensitive data without compromising confidentiality.Reinforcement learning.
- With human feedback and AI feedback.News
CVPR 2025, Music Center, Nashville, June 2025
Nashville, USA | DSAIL-Orthopedia was accepted for CVPR 2025 Demo! Awarded the BP scholarship.
PhysioNet Challenge, May - October 2024
Remote | Won the Data Science Africa 1st prize! Involving classification of ECG Images. Finished 6th out of 16! And published a peer-reviewed manuscript on CinC conference!
Deep Learning IndabaX, Aug 2024, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
Inperson, Nyeri, Kenya | Won the Africa AI Research Award 2024!
Deep Learning + Reinforcement Learning Summer School, June 2024
Toronto, Canada | Awarded the CIFAR Inclusive AI Scholarship for the 2024 CIFAR Deep Learning + Reinforcement Learning Summer School. (Visa delayed, so I didn't make it)
Data Science Africa, June 2024, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
Inperson, Nyeri, Kenya | Part of the organising committee.
Data Protection Hackathon, May 2024, Windsor Golf Hotel
Inperson, Nairobi, Kenya | Finished fourth and attended NADPA conference.
2023/24 Emerging Leaders in AI, Black in AI, Oct'23 - May '24
Virtual | Among 131 scholars accepted and completed the 8 months program!
Deep Learning Indaba, September 2023, University of Ghana
Inperson, Accra, Ghana | Presented at TrustAI workshop, facilitated a probability session, and presented a poster.
Probabilistic AI School, June 2023 at NTNU
Inperson, Trondheim, Norway | Documented probabilistic machine learning lessons on GitHub and LinkedIn.
IST-Africa, May 2023, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Inperson, Tshwane, South Africa | Won (KENET) grant and presented a peer reviewed paper.
Data Science Africa, May 2023 at University of Rwanda
Inperson, Kigali, Rwanda | Documented my learning and implementation on GitHub and LinkedIn.
Breast Cancer Hackathon, March 2023, University of Texas Southwestern
Inperson, Dallas, Texas | Publish our work on Frontier and documented experience on LinkedIn.
Human Cell Atlas (HCA), Cell Atlas Meeting in Nov. 2022
Inperson, at Sorbonne Université, Paris, France | Documented on LinkedIn.
Hands-on Data Analysis for Metabolic Profiling, Nov. 2022, Imperial
Online, London, UK | Won an MRC full fee bursary to Complete the course
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course, July 2022, EURECA-PRO
Online | Attended 14 lectures by 7 European universities on entrepreneurship & innovation. Certificate.
Data Science Africa, July 2022, Institute of Accountancy Arusha
Inperson, Arusha, Tanzania | Presented an orthopedic wearable device and documented on LinkedIn.
AWS Impact+ Hackathon, October 2022, Strathmore University
Inperson, Nairobi, Kenya | pitched and won the second runs up position
International Students Conference, October 2022, Kyambogo University
Inperson, Kampala, Uganda | Invited by IEEE as student panelist and documented on LinkedIn.
The George B. Moody PhysioNet Challenge, September 2022
Online | Collaborated with Bjørn-Jostein . Developed 2 deep learning models and presented at CinC conference.
FeatureCloud Hackathon, June 2022, University of Hamburg
Online, Hamburg, Germany | Documenting on GitHub.
19th International Summer School BIO-X, May 2022, Orthodox Academy
Inperson, Crete, Greece | Delivered the closing speech and documented my learning on LinkedIn.
Association of Medical Engineers of Kenya (AMEK), December 2021
Inperson, Kakamega, Kenya | Documented my presentation Linkedln.
IEEE Xtreme coding competition, October 2021
Online | Competed and awarded Certificate of Participation.
Polish Telemedicine and ehealth Society, Sept. 2021
Online, Warsaw, Poland | Collaborated with Prof. Doniec and Anghelo on a presentation on Telemedicine in Kenya, Peru and Poland.
KamiLimu Mentorship Program, August 2021
Hybrid, Nairobi, Kenya | Among 36 cohort 6 mentees . Completing with the most outstanding attendance and community engagement. Also featured on Medium.
Uvumbuzi Tech Challenge, June-Aug 2021
Remote, Nairobi, Kenya | Contributed in R&D and wrote a blog about our teams work/achievement (prototype).
Launched IEEE CASS, June 2021, Kenyatta University
Inperson, Nairobi, Kenya | Featured on IEEE CASS newsletter.
Digital Fabrication, December 2020, Maker Space, Nairobi University
Hybrid, Nairobi, Kenya | 3D printing, CNC milling and Laser cutter . Certificate.
Value Centered Leadership, April 2020, DePaul University
Online | 16 weeks of value centred leadership . Certificate.
Biomedical Engineer Attaché, May - Aug 2019, Kiambu Level 5 Hospital
Inperson, Kiambu, Kenya | Installed 5+ medical equipment. 50+ preventive maintenance. Across 9+ hosp. departments.
Projects
- Pitched Projects
- Practice Playground
Data science projects; including data wrangling, hands-on data analysis for metabolic profiling and other applications in Healthcare. Also, deep & machine learning implementation mostly using python.
Hardware and software implementation of a knee wearable device using Python and Arduino with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), showcased in Crete, Greece. (10th on list) and in Nyeri, Kenya.
Protype of an IoT software and hardware for automatic washroom door opening for physically challenged, pitched at KamiLimu. Documentation.
Pitching a medical app for fighting misinformation during the national RedBull Basement competitions 2021 in Kenya. One minute pitch video.
Hardware programming workshops, attachement projects, and class project on controlling a propeller, using Arduino.
Data structures & Algorithms implementations mostly using C++ and Python. And some unix bash scripting.
Community Engagement
IEEE
The world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
EMBS
The world's largest international society of biomedical engineers that serves as a central gathering point for the intersection between engineering, medicine and biology.
Peer Counseling
A community of Kenyatta University students that offers free wellness services to peers in campus.
AIESEC
A global platform that provides young people with leadership development, cross-cultural internships, and global volunteer exchange experiences.
Toastmasters Gavel Club
An international nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of promoting communication, public speaking and leadership.
Chair 2023, IEEE Student Branch at Kenyatta University.
Cohort 7 Peer mentor at KamiLimu & Peer couselor at Kenyatta University.
Sr. Administrator 2023/24, EMBS Students Activity Committee (SAC) & EMBS Student Mentorship Program Ambassador 2022 & 2023.
Founding President 2022, Toastmaster Gavel at Kenyatta Univesity.
Incoming Global Volunteer Sales Manager at AIESEC, 2022.
Testimonials
What people I have worked with say about me.
We would be happy to extend an offer of formal employment to Antony if he were ever interested in working with us. We are confident that any supervisor would be lucky to manage such a talent who would be a true value add to any organisation.
Veronica George
Head of Operations, Talent-Bridge Africa.Throughout the challenge, Antony Gitau kept up a positive attitude and work ethic, which was appreciated by both team members and tech challenge coordinators.
Prof Karl Blanchet
Inzone Academic Director, University of Geneva.I'm sure you'll do very well in a graduate program.
Prof. Ciira Maina
Director, Center for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence(DSAIL).Find Me
When I am not seated with my laptop on a desk building my science craftmanship, you can find me;
1. With friends, walking
on the mountains, singing CL songs, or exploring different
culture & places.
2. Reading a book, listening to an audiobook, or watching a documentary, on finance, health, entrepreneurship, wellbeing, founder's memoir, or any piece I find
enlightening and fun!
3. Playing checkers, chess, poker, or solving sudokus.
I love exploring new opportunities of learning and having fun. I'd love to hear your suggestions.