East-African School for Young Researchers on Advanced Machine Learning Techniques
de
mercredi 9 juillet 2025 (07:30)
à
mardi 22 juillet 2025 (19:00)
lundi 7 juillet 2025
mardi 8 juillet 2025
mercredi 9 juillet 2025
07:30
Registration
Registration
07:30 - 08:00
08:00
Opening
Opening
08:00 - 09:00
09:00
General introduction to Machine Learning including ethics
-
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
General introduction to Machine Learning including ethics
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
09:00 - 10:30
Morning session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
General introduction to Machine Learning including ethics
-
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
General introduction to Machine Learning including ethics
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Regression
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Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Regression
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Regression
-
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Regression
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
jeudi 10 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Classification
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Classification
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
08:30 - 10:30
Morning Session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Classification
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Classification
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Classification
-
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Classification
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Classification
-
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Classification
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
vendredi 11 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
08:30 - 10:30
Morning Session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
samedi 12 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
08:30 - 10:30
Morning Session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
dimanche 13 juillet 2025
08:00
Excursion
Excursion
08:00 - 19:00
lundi 14 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
08:30 - 10:30
Morning Session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Artificial Neural Networks
-
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
Artificial Neural Networks
Claire David
(
AIMS South Africa
)
Edna Milgo
(
Open University of Kenya/ UoN
)
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Unsupervised Learning
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Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
Unsupervised Learning
Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
14:00 - 15:30
Artificial Neural Networks Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Unsupervised Learning
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Charles Ndegwa
Patrick Gikunda
Unsupervised Learning
Charles Ndegwa
Patrick Gikunda
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
mardi 15 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Unsupervised Learning
-
Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
Unsupervised Learning
Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
08:30 - 10:30
Morning Session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Unsupervised Learning
-
Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
Unsupervised Learning
Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Practice with PyTorch
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Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Patrick Gikunda
Practice with PyTorch
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Patrick Gikunda
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Practice with PyTorch
-
Patrick Gikunda
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Practice with PyTorch
Patrick Gikunda
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
mercredi 16 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Practice with PyTorch
-
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Patrick Gikunda
Practice with PyTorch
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Patrick Gikunda
08:30 - 10:30
Morning Session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Practice with PyTorch
-
Patrick Gikunda
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Practice with PyTorch
Patrick Gikunda
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Convolutional Neural Networks
-
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Charles Ndegwa
Convolutional Neural Networks
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Charles Ndegwa
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Convolutional Neural Networks
-
Charles Ndegwa
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Convolutional Neural Networks
Charles Ndegwa
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
jeudi 17 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Convolutional Neural Networks
-
Charles Ndegwa
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Convolutional Neural Networks
Charles Ndegwa
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
08:30 - 10:30
Morning Session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Convolutional Neural Networks
-
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Charles Ndegwa
Convolutional Neural Networks
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Charles Ndegwa
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Graph Neural Networks
-
Patrick Gikunda
Graph Neural Networks
Patrick Gikunda
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Graph Neural Networks
-
Patrick Gikunda
Graph Neural Networks
Patrick Gikunda
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
vendredi 18 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Generative Models & Transformers
-
Patrick Gikunda
Generative Models & Transformers
Patrick Gikunda
08:30 - 10:30
Morning Session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Generative Models & Transformers
-
Patrick Gikunda
Generative Models & Transformers
Patrick Gikunda
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Convolutional Neural Networks
-
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Charles Ndegwa
Convolutional Neural Networks
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Charles Ndegwa
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Convolutional Neural Networks
-
Charles Ndegwa
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Convolutional Neural Networks
Charles Ndegwa
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
samedi 19 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Convolutional Neural Networks
-
Charles Ndegwa
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Convolutional Neural Networks
Charles Ndegwa
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
08:30 - 10:30
Morning Session I: High-focus content (theory-heavy or technical demos)
10:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Convolutional Neural Networks
-
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Charles Ndegwa
Convolutional Neural Networks
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Charles Ndegwa
11:00 - 12:30
Morning Session II: Application, discussion, hands-on practice
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Boosted Decision Trees
-
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
Charles Ndegwa
Boosted Decision Trees
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
Charles Ndegwa
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon Session I: More hands-on: coding lab, group work, demos
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Boosted Decision Trees
-
Charles Ndegwa
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
Boosted Decision Trees
Charles Ndegwa
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
16:00 - 17:30
Afternoon Session II: Light content: Q&A, recap, open discussion
17:30
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
Free Time / Networking / Group work assignments
17:30 - 19:00
dimanche 20 juillet 2025
08:00
Free time
Free time
08:00 - 19:00
lundi 21 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily registration
Daily registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Participant Problem Discussion
-
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
Participant Problem Discussion
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
08:30 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Common Dataset Hands-On Exercise
-
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
Common Dataset Hands-On Exercise
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Patrick Gikunda
Charles Ndegwa
14:00 - 18:00
mardi 22 juillet 2025
08:00
Daily Registration
Daily Registration
08:00 - 08:30
08:30
Common Dataset Hands-On Exercise
-
Charles Ndegwa
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
Patrick Gikunda
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Common Dataset Hands-On Exercise
Charles Ndegwa
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
Patrick Gikunda
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
08:30 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Discussion on common Dataset Hands-On Exercise
-
Charles Ndegwa
Patrick Gikunda
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
Discussion on common Dataset Hands-On Exercise
Charles Ndegwa
Patrick Gikunda
Isabelle Rocamora
(
ISTerre Grenoble
)
Luca Cadamuro
(
IJCLab
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee and tea break
Coffee and tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Closing session
Closing session
16:00 - 17:00