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Research Publications

Discover our cutting-edge research contributions to the scientific community through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations in AI for agriculture and healthcare.

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22+ Publications
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830+ Citations
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13 h-index
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IF 8.2 Highest Impact

2025

2 Journal Articles 4 Conference Presentations
Conference Paper
2025
Best Poster

CARA-FMs: A Framework for Context-Aware and Responsible AI in East Africa

Innocent Nyalala, Nirav Bhatt, Soumya Banerjee, Vikranth Nagaraja
Deep Learning Indaba 2025 Kigali, Rwanda

Framework for developing context-aware and responsible AI solutions specifically designed for East African contexts, addressing ethical considerations and cultural awareness in AI development.

🏆 Best Poster Award (Publication & Dataset Category)
🎤 Oral Presentation at Responsible AI Workshop
Responsible AI East Africa AI Frameworks Award Winner
Conference Paper
2025

Prime Directives for Responsible AI for Africa: A Manifesto for Inclusive Technology

Innocent Nyalala (Presenter), Nirav Bhatt, Soumya Banerjee, Vikranth Nagaraja
Data Science Africa (DSA) 2025 Conference Ibadan, Nigeria

Manifesto establishing prime directives for responsible AI development in Africa, focusing on inclusive technology development and ethical AI frameworks.

Responsible AI Africa Ethics Manifesto
Conference Presentation
2025

Integration of Multi-Omics and Meta Data for Metabolic Modelling

Sayan Das, Innocent Nyalala, Sunil Sazawal, AMANHI Tanzania
MOMI Consortium Convention, Gates Foundation Seattle, WA, USA

Research on integrating multi-omics data with metadata for advanced metabolic modeling in healthcare applications, presented at the Gates Foundation consortium.

Multi-Omics Metabolic Modeling Healthcare Gates Foundation
Conference

Prime Directives for Responsible AI for Africa: A Manifesto for Inclusive Technology

Innocent Nyalala (Presenter), Nirav Bhatt, Soumya Banerjee, Vikranth Nagaraja
Data Science Africa (DSA) 2025 Conference
June 4-6, 2025 Ibadan, Nigeria
Responsible AI Africa Ethics Manifesto
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2024

3 Journal Articles High Impact Journals
Journal Article
2024

A salient feature establishment tactic for cassava disease recognition

Jiayu Zhang, Baohua Zhang, Zixuan Chen, Innocent Nyalala, Kunjie Chen, Junfeng Gao
Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture IF: 8.2 DOI: 10.1016/j.aiia.2024.11.004

Novel feature establishment tactics for improving cassava disease recognition accuracy using advanced machine learning and computer vision techniques.

Agriculture Feature Extraction Disease Recognition High Impact
Journal Article
2024

Online chicken carcass volume estimation using depth imaging and 3-D reconstruction

Innocent Nyalala, Zhang Jiayu, Chen Zixuan, Chen Junlong, Kunjie Chen
Poultry Science IF: 3.8 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104232

Advanced 3D reconstruction techniques for real-time chicken carcass volume estimation, enhancing food processing efficiency and quality control in poultry industry.

3D Reconstruction Poultry Science Depth Imaging Food Processing
Journal Article
2024

MAIANet: Signal modulation in cassava leaf disease classification

Jiayu Zhang, Baohua Zhang, Chao Qi, Innocent Nyalala, Peter Mecha, Kunjie Chen, Junfeng Gao
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture IF: 7.7 DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2024.109351

MAIANet framework for signal modulation in cassava leaf disease classification, improving diagnostic accuracy through advanced neural network architectures.

Neural Networks Signal Modulation Cassava Classification