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Basics
| Name | Oluwadara Adedeji |
| Label | Ph.D. student and aspiring Machine Learning Engineer |
| oluwadara.adedeji@ucdconnect.ie | |
| Summary | Data science (DS) and machine learning (ML) professional, with experience in various areas of DS and ML. Current focus is on harnessing the use of DS and ML methodologies for healthcare and enterprise solutions. My ultimate goal is to see models transcend Jupyter notebooks to actual deployment, and to solve real world problems. |
Work
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2023.09 - 2027.08 PhD researcher
SFI Centre for Research Training in Machine Learning
Research at the intersection of mental health, finance and machine learning
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2023.06 - 2023.08 Research Associate
CyLab/ Upanzi network
Deep Learning system for signature verification and animal biometrics. Machine learning for smishing detection
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2023.01 - 2023.05 Research Assistant
CyLab/ Upanzi network
Deep Learning system for signature verification and animal biometrics
Volunteer
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2022.01 - 2022.05 Kigali, Rwanda
Member
Data Science Club, Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Hackathons, workshops, and academic trips
- Participated in the Umoja-Hack, Africa’s inter-university machine learning competition. and emerged the highest-ranking team in Rwanda in the intermediate category
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2018.07 - 2021.06 Ibadan, Nigeria
Programmes Head
Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI)
Organized Conversation Cafes, workshops and other events of the organization. Facilitator at a Capacity Building Workshop, to celebrate the 2018 World Mental Health day.
- Awarded volunteer of the month for October, 2018
Education
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2023.09 - 2027.08 Dublin, Ireland
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2021.08 - 2023.05 Kigali, Rwanda
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2014.06 - 2019.05 Ibadan, Nigeria
Awards
- 2021.04.01
Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Award
Mastercard Foundation
Full Masters scholarship to study Engineering Artificial Intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University Africa
- 2019.05.25
Dean’s Award for First Class students in the Faculty of Technology
Dean, Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan
Academic award for being one of the 27 graduating First Class students in the Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan.
- 2016.09.01
Etisalat Merit Award for Academic Excellence, 2015 and 2016
Etisalat Nigeria
Two-time awardee of this academic award to outstanding students in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Computer Science and Economics in selected universities in Nigeria.
- 2016.09.01
Winner, 2016 Etisalat Innovation Moment Challenge
Etisalat Nigeria
I was in a team of 10 from the University of Ibadan awarded the best innovative idea amongst ideas presented by Etisalat Merit Awards awardees from selected tertiary institutions in Nigeria
- 2016.03.01
2015/2016 NNPC/Total Undergraduate National Merit Award
NNPC/Total
Academic award to outstanding students in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
- 2015.12.01
MTN Foundation Science and Technology Scholarship Phase 6
MTN Nigeria
Academic award to outstanding students in science and technology in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Certificates
| MLOps Zoomcamp | ||
| Data Talks Club | 2024-09-01 |
| Data Engineering Zoomcamp | ||
| Data Talks Club | 2024-04-19 |
| GitHub for Data Scientists | ||
| LinkedIn Learning | 2023-08-18 |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals | ||
| Microsoft | 2021-05-31 |
Interests
| Artificial Intelligence | |
| Applied Machine Learning | |
| Statistical Analysis | |
| Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning | |
| Data Engineering | |
| Participatory and Public Involved Technology | |
| Human Computer Interaction |