Antony M. Gitau

About Me

I'm a PhD Fellow at the University of South-Eastern Norway working on AI for hematological image analysis in collaboraton with Vestfold Hospital Trust, under the supervision of Profs. Veralia Gabriela , Karl Thomas Hjelmervik and Ola Marius Lysaker.

Previously, I graduated with a distinction in dissertation in MSc Mathematical Sciences (Artificial Intelligence for Science) from the University of Cape Town and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), South Africa sponsored by Google DeepMind. My dissertation explored multimodal retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems for medical education assessment at the Jamieson Lab, Texas, USA.

I also completed a 6 months student research-ship at Google Research, where I contributed to development of causal forecasting models improving food insecurity predictons across multiple countries under the supervision of Dr. William Ogallo.

Before that, 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 earned my BSc. Biomedical Engineering from Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. During my undergraduate, I conducted research 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.