Claire Babirye

Claire Babirye Claire Babirye is an Ugandan Computer Science professional with vast experience in different computing modules: from computer networks, computer security, network monitoring to machine learning, data science, deep learning technologies, and use of technology for improved service delivery. She has a great power of flexibility, learning, trust, multi-tasking as these relate to professionalism. She serves as a Research Assistant at the AI and Data Science Research Lab of Makerere University. She is currently a co-organiser of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Saturday classes that are facilitated under the AI Mentorship Program at the AI and Data Science Research Lab of Makerere University and IndabaXUG, a local chapter that was initiated in Uganda in 2018 to promote machine learning and deep learning in the region through a series of tutorials, workshops, and hackathons. She is also a member of the Data Science Africa Community. She is also a lecturer at Uganda Technology And Management University. Claire is a tech enthusiast who is interested in empowering people via technology and community engagements, such as voluntary training. Quotes "There is a need to generate high-quality natural language processing resources for low-resourced African languages." Claire on the inspiration behind her research