Bubacarr Bah, PhD
Associate Professor & Head of Data Science
MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Mathematical modelling and data science for public health and infectious disease research in Africa.
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Dr Bubacarr Bah
Dr Bubacarr Bah is a Gambian mathematician and data scientist with extensive experience applying mathematical modelling and advanced data science methods to public health challenges in low and middle-income settings.
Dr Bubacarr Bah is a Gambian mathematician and data scientist with extensive experience applying mathematical modelling and advanced data science methods to public health challenges in low and middle-income settings.
He is currently Associate Professor and Head of Data Science at the MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He previously served as Chair of Data Science at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and has held academic appointments at Stellenbosch University.
He is currently Associate Professor and Head of Data Science at the MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He previously served as Chair of Data Science at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and has held academic appointments at Stellenbosch University.
Research Focus
Research Focus
Infectious disease modelling and epidemiology
Statistical and machine learning methods for health data
AI-driven approaches to public health decision-making
Capacity building in data science and mathematical sciences in Africa
News
News
22/09/2024: Speaker at The Fourth Meeting of the DS-I Africa Consortium, Mauritius
04/02/2022: The Epiverse Community Grows Stronger
01/04/2020: Chair welcomes Dr. Daniel Nickelsen who joined the AIMS Data Science Research Group as a postdoctoral fellow
01/03/2020: Chair visits the CommIT Group at TU Berlin
01/09/2016: Dr Bubacarr Bah elected Humbolt Chair Faculty at AIMS South Africa
Contact
Contact
+220 449 5835 ext. 2307 (Work) bubacarr[dot]bah1[at]lshtm[dot]ac[dot]uk
Location
Location
MRC Unit The Gambia Atlantic Boulevard Fajara, Banjul, Gambia
Profiles
Profiles
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