Research Projects

Discover our comprehensive portfolio of research projects spanning AI for agriculture, healthcare innovation, and responsible AI development.

Cloves Spices
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Ongoing

Deep Learning for Fine-Grained Quality Grading of Zanzibar Cloves

Advanced computer vision and deep learning techniques for precision crop management and quality assessment of Zanzibar's premium clove production.

Student: Mr. Patrick Ndowo (MTech)
Duration: 2024 - 2025
Focus: Precision Agriculture, Computer Vision
Agriculture AI Deep Learning MTech Project
Ultrasound Medical Imaging
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Ongoing

Placental Weight & Volume Estimation from 2D Ultrasound

AI-powered medical image analysis for neonatal outcome prediction, collaborating with Penn State University's PlacentaVision initiative.

Student: Ms. Twamaa Makame (MTech)
Duration: 2024 - 2025
Collaboration: Penn State University
Healthcare AI Medical Imaging International
Vision Assistive Technology
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Ongoing

E-Vision: Intelligent Assistive Application for Visually Impaired

Developing low-cost, low-latency edge AI solutions for assistive technologies, enhancing accessibility for visually impaired individuals.

Student: Mr. Shivam Vyas (MTech)
Duration: 2024 - 2025
Partner: Cadre Technologies
Accessibility Edge AI Industry Partner
Agricultural Crops Data
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Ongoing

Agricultural Data Ecosystems Development

Comprehensive dataset creation for AI applications in agriculture, focusing on cardamom, millets, and walnuts in collaboration with RuTAG IIT Madras.

Partner: RuTAG IIT Madras Chennai
Duration: 2024 - 2026
Crops: Cardamom, Millets, Walnuts
Data Science Agriculture Collaboration
AI Ethics Discussion
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Recent

Prime Directives for Responsible AI for Africa

Collaborative research on establishing ethical guidelines for AI development in Africa, accepted at Data Science Africa 2025 conference in Nigeria.

Status: Accepted at DSA 2025
Conference: Data Science Africa 2025, Nigeria
Date: June 2025
Ethics Africa Conference
CARA-FMs Framework
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Recent

CARA-FMs Framework Development

Developing theoretical frameworks for context-aware and ethical AI for East Africa, submitted to Deep Learning Indaba 2025.

Status: Submitted to Deep Learning Indaba 2025
Focus: Context-Aware Responsible AI
Region: East Africa
AI Frameworks Responsible AI Theoretical
Medical Research Completed
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Completed

Explainable Machine Learning for Preterm Birth Prediction

MTech thesis project focusing on explainable AI models for prediction of preterm birth using metabolomics data, successfully defended in July 2025.

Student: Mr. Makame Mohammed Haji
Completed: July 2025
Type: MTech Thesis
Explainable AI Medical AI Completed