Best Poster Award — Deep Learning Indaba 2026, Lagos
DGS-Bench wins Best Poster at DLI 2026 in Nigeria — SAAIL Lab's second consecutive award at Africa's premier ML conference.
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33+ Publications
11 Papers in 2026
🏆🏆 Best Poster DLI 2025 & 2026
12 Papers Accepted —
AAIAC · DSA · CVPR · ICLR
A landmark academic season for SAAIL Lab. Five papers at AAIAC 2026 in Dar es Salaam, five at DSA 2026 in Kampala (3 orals + 2 posters), one at CV4A@CVPR 2026, and one at the ICLR 2026 Trustworthy AI Workshop.
5 Papers Accepted at AAIAC 2026 — Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
SAAIL Lab presents five papers at the 2nd International Conference on Advancements of AI in the African Context, covering AI strategy, fintech, energy, cybersecurity, and conflict prediction.
5 Papers at DSA 2026 — 3 Orals + 2 Posters, Kampala
SAAIL Lab contributes five papers to Data Science Africa 2026 at Makerere University, including three oral presentations on cassava disease detection and dataset auditing.
Appointed to Editorial Board — Discover Artificial Intelligence (Springer Nature)
Innocent Nyalala joins the editorial board of Springer Nature's Discover Artificial Intelligence journal.
Best Poster Award — Deep Learning Indaba 2025, Kigali
CARA-FMs wins Best Poster in Publication & Dataset Category at Africa's premier ML conference.
Oral Presentation — Responsible AI Workshop, Deep Learning Indaba 2025
CARA-FMs framework presented at DLI 2025 Responsible AI Workshop, Kigali.
Invited Talk — ZRCP 4th Joint Annual Conference, Zanzibar
"How Can Innovation Modernize Public Service Delivery and Create an Inclusive Digital Economy"
CARA-FMs Framework Accepted at Deep Learning Indaba 2025
Context-Aware and Responsible AI Framework for East Africa — accepted and awarded Best Poster at DLI 2025.
MTech Students Present Research Milestones
Patrick Ndowo, Twamaa Makame, and Shivam Vyas each reach significant milestones in their research projects.
Innocent Nyalala Joins IIT Madras Zanzibar — SAAIL Lab Founded
Dr. Nyalala begins as Assistant Professor, establishing SAAIL Lab at IIT Madras Zanzibar campus.
First MTech Research Students Join SAAIL Lab
Patrick Ndowo, Twamaa Makame, and Shivam Vyas form SAAIL Lab's founding student cohort.