Background

From riveting workshops to captivating keynote speakers, our events are designed to provide insights and educate. Whether you’re a seasoned professional scientist looking to expand your horizons or a curious explorer eager to learn something new, there’s something for everyone at our events.

Dates

Please refer to the featured events below to get more information on the event that applies to you.

Time

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Format

Seminars will be held on Zoom

Goals and objectives

The main goal of this lecture series is

Our general objective is to strengthen equitable and responsive public health systems that leverage Southern-led responsible AI solutions to improve prevention, preparedness, and response to emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

The objectives are;

1. Deepen the understanding of how to use responsible AI solutions to improve public health preparedness and response to emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks.
2. Establish and support a multi-regional network across the Global South to address gaps in knowledge, capacities, and solutions.
3. Inform national, regional, and global policies and practices on the use of AI to improve health equity and strengthen public health systems.

Target audiences

The seminar series are designed for diverse audiences. This includes undergraduates and graduate health/medical sciences and public health students, health professionals, public health practitioners, mathematicians, computer scientists, epidemiologists, data analysts, and stakeholders in public health, Indigenous working groups and organizations. Please refer to the featured events below to get more information on the event that applies to you.

Speakers

For each lecture, we will have experts sharing their knowledge and experience in the subject matter.

Topics

Each lecture addresses a different aspect of AI solutions to improve prevention, preparedness, and response to emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

Registration

For up-to-date information on our lecture series and how to register, please refer to the featured events section below and select that applied to you.

Access Instructions

All instructions for the lecture series is posted on the Zoom registration page and is emailed to all registrants before the event.

Organizers and Partners

AI4PEP and Partners

Featured Events

🎙️ Dr. Gelan Ayana, our esteemed speaker, spoke on the lecture titled Rethinking AI Governance Decolonization in sub-Saharan Africa.

Stay tuned for updates on our upcoming lectures in the Student Lecture Series. You won't want to miss out on the next opportunity to expand your knowledge and network with like-minded people!

The Lecture Series for University Students from countries in the Global South. The theme of the series is ``Decolonizing Artificial Intelligence,`` and the first topic will be ``Artificial Intelligence for Beginners (AI for Dummies).``

AI4PEP Team

Based on our identified gaps and needs, the general aim of this initiative is to strengthen equitable and responsive public health systems that leverage Southern-led responsible AI solutions to improve prevention, preparedness, and response to emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

Past Webinars

Rethinking AI Governance Decolonization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Decolonizing AI: Artificial Intelligence for Beginners (''Dummies'')