![]() ![]() ![]() Each of the three winners received $1,000 US dollars and an opportunity for a short-term internship at the Bluechip technology firm. The three first place winners individually earned the highest score for machine learning algorithm development. In the same vein, Olajide Abdulrazzaq Folarin (from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State), Sadiq Aderinto and Stanley Obumneme Dukor (both of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos) jointly won the first Inter-Campus Machine Learning competition, sponsored by Bluechip Technologies. ![]() The bootcampers did an extensive review of Deep Learning concepts, Keras, Convolutional Neural Networks, Recommendation Systems and Deep Natural Language Processing. The winners received their cash prices of $1,000, $750 and $500 for applying their learning to solve a real world problem during the 40-hour bootcamp hackathon. More than 150 bootcamp participants were selected from over 11,000 students from 94 higher learning institutions and all the geopolitical zones in Nigeria after an intensive 90-day pre-qualification course study, post-study quiz and a practical application via Kaggle competitions on regressions/optimization and recommendation engine for the beginners and intermediate participants respectively.Īfter an intensive 5-day learning bootcamp in the Deep Learning stream sponsored by Microsoft, Olamide Oyediran of the National Agricultural Seeds Council of Nigeria came first with Stephen Oni of Federal University Akure and Vangelis Oden of OneFi Lagos coming second and third respectively. The 5-day all-expenses-paid bootcamp kicked off after the summit with the aim of enhancing the quality of AI learning in Nigeria. Global best practices and use cases of AI applications were also shared by Lawrence Muthoga of Microsoft (facial recognition), Ekow Duker of Ixio Analytics, South Africa (insurance inclusion), Karim Beguir of Instadeep AI, London (geospatial insights), and Dr Jacques Ludik of Cortex Logic, South Africa. These were succinctly captured by the panel members, which included Dr Yinka David-West, Temitope Akin-Fadeyi, Olu Akanmu, Dele Adeyinka, Aderemi Atanda and Uwa Uzebu. The panel discussion further reflected on the critical levers of financial inclusion including a clear imperative for the best use of data, effective policies, local innovation and cross-industry collaboration. This was corroborated by Matt Grasser, the Director, Inclusive Fintech, Bankable Frontiers Associate, USA, who in his guest lecture dramatized increased possibilities through the use of non-traditional data to understand the excluded segment and how AI can be used for effective profiling, risk scoring and simplified service delivery interface. Mr Ade Sonubi, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), in his address demystified the concept of financial inclusion by profiling the various segments within the exclusion matrix while advocating for the robust use of multiple data points to understand the peculiarities of each typology. “AI makes it possible to circumvent traditional challenges with on-boarding the unserved and underserved population,” he explained. In his opening keynote address, Microsoft Nigeria Country Manager, Mr Akin Banuso, discussed how the use of sophisticated tools like Microsoft’s Azure Machine Learning platform can accelerate the use of real-time artificial intelligence for financial inclusion, especially by combining three advanced technologies: machine learning, natural language processing and cognitive computing. The summit explored the possibilities of using non-traditional data and advanced analytical techniques that include image, video and sound to explore the theme, “New Algorithms for the Thin File segment”. Data 3 The possibilities of Artificial Intelligence as the ultimate game-changer in the 21st century was demonstrated at the recently concluded Data Science Nigeria 1-day Artificial Intelligence for Financial Inclusion Summit and its 5-day residential Artificial Intelligence hands-on Bootcamp with 11 leading international visiting Artificial Intelligence experts, 5 dial-in tutors and over 16 industry leaders who shared their thoughts on Artificial Intelligence applications in finance, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, energy and consulting. ![]()
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