AI Engineer & Researcher · Building Tech Solutions for Africa
I design and build AI systems that tackle problems in healthcare, education, and communities across Africa, with a focus on computer vision, deep learning, and research you can deploy in the real world.
I’m a first year Computer Science student and AI practitioner focused on building practical, deployable AI systems for healthcare, education, and community impact in The Gambia and across Africa.
My journey started at Nusrat Senior Secondary School, where curiosity about technology grew into running one of the most active ICT Clubs in the country, publishing research, and mentoring younger students. After graduating highshool, I worked as a Data Science Intern at the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, part of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Today, I work on computer vision and deep learning projects, including pneumonia detection, medical imaging, and tools that help local teams access data and research more easily.
Through talks, workshops, and my YouTube channel CBJtech, I share the lessons, mistakes, and wins from my journey so more young Africans can see themselves in AI and scientific research.
🥇1st Place, NASA Space Apps Challenge Banjul 2025. Project Terrascope. 🏆2nd Place, MRCG AI Hackathon. Project PneumoniaNet. More details in the hackathon section below.
50+ videos breaking down AI/ML, coding fundamentals, and tech careers for students across Africa.
Invited speaker at Google DevFest Banjul (2x), PyCon Senegambia, UTG ICT Week, and STEM events across schools.
Research on AI for water safety, crop diseases, and medical imaging, with preprints on Google Scholar.
When I'm not coding or researching, you'll find me playing sports, spending time with family, and eating way too much chocolate.
Selected to present a machine learning project at the Deep Learning Indaba, Rwanda.
Offered accommodation support as part of the acceptance.
(Unable to attend due to funding constraints.)
Recognized as the April's Best Team Member at Obentas Global Technology Company during my contract as the Lead AI Intern.
Awarded by my highschool at my graduation for serving the ICT Club as President and Lead Instructor.
Published research preprints and conducted applied AI work during high school in The Gambia, uncommon at the secondary level.
Talks, workshops, and events where I share my journey in AI, research, and building tech from The Gambia.
Google DevFest Banjul 2025
Talk + live coding demo on breaking into AI from The Gambia.
2025
PyCon Senegambia 2025
Session on using Python, NumPy, and PyTorch for scientific discovery.
2025
University of The Gambia ICT Week 2025
Live demo of PneumoniaNet for childhood pneumonia screening.
2025
ITCA Vets OIC Conference 2025
Presenting our PneumoniaNet hackathon Project made for low-resource settings.
2025
Nusrat Senior Secondary School & partner clubs
Inspired 250+ students through ICT club leadership and STEM outreach.
2024
March 2025 - Present
February 2024 - February 2025
July 2023 - July 2024
March 2023 - Present
Selected publications and the academic path behind my work in AI, computer vision, and applied research.
Biores Scientia · 2024
Early research on leveraging ML and low-cost sensors to support safe drinking water in low-resource settings.
View publicationPreprint · 2025
Ongoing work exploring CNN-based models to detect crop diseases early and support local farmers.
Read preprintResearch journey summary · 2024-2025
See Google Scholar for full list and details of my research journey from highschool to date.
View ProfileA selection of AI, research, and data projects — with a focus on impact in healthcare, cities, and education. Visit my GitHub profile for more.
Mobile-first tool for businesses
DalasiDash is an in-development product. Simple, and offline-friendly. currently in private development, with a limited demo available on request.
🥈 2nd Place, MRCG Hackathon 2025
Lightweight CNN for 3-class childhood pneumonia screening, optimized for low-resource clinics.
🥇 1st Place, NASA Space Apps Banjul
Urban planning dashboard built with NASA satellite data to support climate-aware decisions.
PyTorch CNN trained on 25K images with Grad-CAM visualizations to explain model decisions.
Presentations, Awards, Pycon Senegambia Raffle & Inspiring Moments
Co-organized this hackathon that brought together freelancers, highschool and university students, to foster innovation in The Gambian tech community.
Whether you're looking for a keynote speaker, collaborating on research, or just want to chat about AI and tech - I'd love to hear from you!
Cherno Basiru Jallow
+220-787-8796
Yundum, The Gambia