2026

Mar 06

Summit addresses Africa’s youth employment challenge

More than 150 students, faculty, industry leaders, startup executives, investors and policymakers gathered to address Africa’s youth employment challenge at the recent Pathways to Opportunities Summit.

Feb 26

picoCTF Returns in 2026 with more challenges, more prizes, and a global call to hack for good Opens in new window

picoCTF’s 13th annual capture-the-flag hacking competition for middle school, high school, and college students will take place from March 9 through March 19. Students interested in participating can register now by signing up for a free account at picoctf.org.

Feb 24

Opportunities abound at 2025 NeurIPS conference

Five CMU-Africa students and two adjunct instructors presented research at the 2025 NeurIPS Conference in California. It is one of the largest conferences in AI and machine learning, with more than 20,000 participants.

Feb 18

Addressing bias in modern AI facial recognition systems

Research conducted by CMU-Africa’s Jema David Ndibwile and two research assistants addresses the critical challenge of bias in AI systems related to facial recognition in applications such as mobile phone authentication and others.

Feb 10

CMU-Africa intern creates customized communications solution

Using his software and engineering expertise, CMU-Africa student Eddy Kayiganwa (MSIT ’26) led a team that created a customized communications solution for an international food distribution company during his internship in Spain.

Feb 06

Personal loss inspires creation of Check Me

Inspired by the loss of his sister to breast cancer, CMU-Africa alumnus Yuyun Francies Berinyuy and his co-founder created Check Me Ltd, an AI-based app designed to promote early detection of breast cancer.

Feb 03

Internship at IBM Research explores tools for mechanistic interpretability

Curiosity about the intersection of machine learning and AI led Baimam Boukar Jean Jacques to a summer internship at IBM Research in Kenya.

Jan 30

CMU alumnus Nathan Williams returns to CMU-Africa

CMU alumnus Nathan Williams has joined CMU-Africa as an associate teaching professor, where he will continue to focus on energy needs on the continent.

Jan 28

CMU-Africa exchange student: a global citizen with an African heart

With a passion to inspire young people in Africa and beyond, CMU-Africa student Joshua Momo spent his fall semester in Pittsburgh as an exchange student earning his master of science in engineering artificial intelligence.

Jan 26

From prototype to global recognition

Two entrepreneurs joined the Innovation Hub with a bold idea: creating 3D avatars that translate speech into sign language in real-time.

Jan 21

Ubuntu Challenge showcases solutions that can improve lives

Providing light in rural Rwanda was the winning solution presented at CMU-Africa’s first Ubuntu Challenge, created by CMU-Africa’s Student Guild representing the Class of 2026.

Jan 16

CMU-Africa students shine at global electronics conference

Iyata Adkipe (MS ECE '25) and Akabway Rurangwa (MS ECE '26), recently participated in the IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference.

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Biometric Update

Approach to reduce demographic bias in biometric PAD featured in Biometric Update

A team from CMU-Africa has developed a new ethnicity-aware preprocessing approach to reduce demographic bias in biometric presentation attack detection (PAD).

TechTrends

CMU-Africa attends Africa Tech Summit

CMU-Africa attended the investment showcase at the Africa Tech Summit.

Science Africa Limited

Musoke comments on digital ID projects

CMU-Africa's Andrew Musoke provides commentary in the Science Africa Limited analysis regarding the systemic failures of digital ID projects.

Biometric Update Podcast

Musoke featured on Biometric Update Podcast

In Episode 34 of the Biometric Update Podcast, recorded live at MOSIP Connect 2026 in Rabat, CMU-Africa's Andrew Musoke shared thoughtful perspectives on the evolving digital identity landscape

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