Day 1

Monday, 15th April 2024


Registration 08.00 a.m. - 09.00 a.m

Introductions and Welcome notes



Emotion-Aware Text-to-Speech Synthesis: Development of a Novel Model for Emotional Expression in Speech  

 Regis N'guessan | AIMS RIC |  09.00 - 09.45 

Topological Graph Neural Networks 

 Péguy Kem-Meka Tiotsop Kadzue | AIMS RIC |  09.45 - 10.30

A validated and explainable machine learning framework for measuring parent child interactions in video  

 Irene Uwerikowe | AIMS RIC |  10.45 - 11.30

Developing novel machine learning models to measure responsive caregiving  

 Jeremiah Ayock Ishaya | AIMS RIC |  11.30 - 12.25

Modelling the transmission of Rift Valley Fever disease in a spatial heterogeneous population in Rwanda  

 Brigitte Umutoni | AIMS RIC |  13.30 - 14.15   

Measuring urban socio-economic disparities in the global south from space using Convolutional Neural Network: The case of the City of Kigali, Rwanda 

 Esaie Dufitimana | AIMS RIC |  14.15 - 15.00   

Bayesian Spatial Modeling for Joint Analysis of Ecological Data from Multiple Sources:  A Case Study of the African Baobab in Benin  

 Akoeugnigan Idelphonse  Sode  | AIMS RIC |  15.00 - 15.45   

Physics Informed Neural Networks in Drying of Porous Materials 

 Mamadou Diallo | AIMS RIC |  16.05 - 16.50   

Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Inverse Atmospheric Problems 

 Brenda Anague  | AIMS RIC |  16.50 .- 17.35   

Data Analysis and Forecasting of COVID-19 Within African Regions 

  Blessing Emerenini   | Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), New York  |  17.35 - 18.20