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• I worked with the team from the IEEE Student Branch, University of Lagos, to another victory in the Engineering Student Chapter Design Contest (Africa) organized by the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department. Our project, "AgriTracka" stood out for its innovative solutions to tackle challenges in the agricultural sector. (Nov. 2024)
• I renewed my Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate certification with a score of 840/1000. (Jun. 2024)
• In commemoration of HacktoberFest, Beyond the Classroom's documentary on Open Source titled Open Source Stories in partnership with GitHub Education which features eight Nigerian students who have built a career in Open Source became live on YouTube. (Oct. 2024)
• The first season of my passion project, Beyond the Classroom is now live. The show is a podcast that features conversations with students doing amazing things with their careers in tech with the aim of inspiring tech careers. The first episode featured Ifihan Olusheye, a student at the University of Lagos and an ex SWE intern at Goldman Sachs. You can watch/listen to the first episode on Spotify and YouTube. (Apr. 2024)
• I led my team from the IEEE Student Branch, University of Lagos, to victory in the Engineering Student Chapter Design Contest (Africa) organized by the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department. Our project, "What About a Better and Sustainable Lagos?" stood out for its innovative solutions to tackle challenges in one of Africa's largest cities. (Jan. 2024)
• I spoke virtually at the Global AI Conference on how Azure Form Recognizer can transform your busines. The session's recording can be found here. (Dec. 2023)
• I gave a workshop session at the inaugral edition of DevFest Lagos - Student Edition on LangChain and Large Language Models. (Dec. 2023)
• I spoke at DataFest Africa 2023 on MindsDB, the open-source AI project that lets you create AI models using SQL statements, and wrote on the experience. (Oct. 2023)
• I attempted the Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate Certification Exam - AI-102 and passed to become Microsoft Certified as an Azure AI Engineer. I scored 82.1% on the examination. (Sep. 2023)
• I attained the highest milestone in the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador program - the Gold Milestone. (Jul. 2023)
• I started out at the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Lab in the University of Lagos, Akoka under Dr. Chika Yinka-Banjo. (Jul. 2023)
• I came up as one of the runner-ups in the GitHub Global Hackathon . During the hackathon, I built an Arduino-based Smart Gate System Prototype for Vehicle Detection and Access Control. I integrated a CI/CD pipeline into it using GitHub Actions/Codespaces. (Jun. 2023)
• I moderated a panel session on the Open Source as a GitHub Campus Expert at the GitHub Octernship Career Fair, Lagos. The panelists were four of the biggest names in the African tech ecosystem - Samson Goddy, Ruth Ikegah, Peace Ojemeh and Yoma Okobiah. (Apr. 2023)
• I delivered my first physical tech session as a GitHub Campus Expert on "How to deploy your resume using GitHub and Microsoft Azure" at the Microsoft ADC Office in Ikoyi. (Mar. 2023)
• I published a detailed research-themed article on Sentimental Analysis using Neural Networks with Python on an Ubuntu Server on the DigitalOcean Community Page via DigitalOcean's Community Blog. (Nov. 2022)
• I was accepted into the GitHub Campus Experts Program as the third expert on my campus joining Anthony Akpan and Olayinka Atobiloye. You can find my profile here - less than 4% of applicants get selected. (Nov. 2022)
• In line with my dedication to helping others and sharing knowledge, I became a contributor on freeCodeCamp's publication. I write technical articles on everything between Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing and Open Source in tandem with GitHub. (Sep. 2022)
• I attempted the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Certification Exam - AI-900 and passed to become Microsoft Certified in Azure AI Fundamentals. I scored 81.6% in the examination. (Jul. 2022)
• I published a detailed research- themed article on the inside of the DALL-E family of image generation frameworks from OpenAI via Paperspace's Blog. (Jul. 2022)
• I attempted the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam AI-900 and passed to become Microsoft Certified in Azure Fundamentals. I scored 79% in the examination. (Jun. 2022)
• I was amongst the top 100 winners for the Hashnode Global Writeathon in the Cloud Computing Category. (Jun. 2022)
• I came up as a runner-up in the Deepgram Global Hackathon combining Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health in my speech-to-text mental health chatbot solution. (May 2022)
• I got accepted into the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors Program. As a Student Ambassador, I serve as a student leader by promoting learning, sharing knowledge, and inspiring others in the technology field. (Apr. 2022)
• I and the team at SoundAsABell Initiative launched a Mental Health Newsletter named The Bell through which we advocate for open conversations along with better awareness and understanding of mental health issues, one issue at a time. (Apr. 2022)
• I emerged as the winner winner of the second edition of the Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition issued by the Asido Foundation in line with the initiative's dedication to raising awareness on Mental health with the best entry (of 486). (Jan. 2022)
• I received my certificate of completion/graduation from the United Nations Millennium Fellowship , Class of 2021 in recognition of the completion of my millennium fellowship project. (Jan. 2022)
• As a United Nations Millennium Fellow for the Class of 2021, I founded a mental health advocacy group named SoundAsABell Initiative. The initiative which addresses the third Sustainable Development Goal, is geared towards educating young Nigerians about mental illnesses in a bid to alleviate the stigma and stereotypes associated with persons suffering from mental illnesses. (Aug. 2021)
• I got selected as a Class of 2021 Millennium Fellow out of 25,00+ applicants (6% of applicants get selected) into the leadership program presented by the United Nations Academic Impact and MCN. (Aug. 2021)
• I started as a Global Intern in the Data Analytics team at Software Technology firm, Takenminds Technology with team members from 13 different countries. (Jan. 2021)
• I started as a Research Student at a biomedical company that solves complex clinical problems, TREP Labs. (Jun. 2020)