DS4H Initiative - Data Science for Humanities 🌍

Empowering students to engage in impactful research and development at the intersection of Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Human-centered domains.

🎯 Mission

DS4H is an emerging research-driven initiative that supports students at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels in conducting applied research across multiple domains. We advance the use of Data Science and AI in socially meaningful areas while fostering collaboration across disciplines and continents (Africa and Europe).

πŸ”¬ Research Lines

πŸ—£οΈ DS4Lang - Language Technology & NLP

Advanced machine translation and NLP for African low-resource languages

πŸ₯ DS4Health - Healthcare & Genomics

Data science applications in healthcare and genomics for African populations

πŸ›οΈ DS4Culture - Digital Humanities

Preserving and digitizing African cultural heritage

🌱 DS4Sustainability - Environmental Science

Sustainable development solutions using data science and AI

πŸš€ Featured Projects

πŸ”€ LinguoMT - Machine Translation System

Advanced neural machine translation for African low-resource languages including:

Technologies: Python, Transformers, NLP, Deep Learning

🏷️ LinguoNER - Named Entity Recognition

Culturally-aware NER system for African languages with custom training datasets and API integration.

Technologies: Python, spaCy, BERT, Machine Learning

🀝 Partnerships

πŸ‘₯ Leadership

Dr. Philippe Tamla - Founder & Director
Visiting Professor at ICT University, Postdoctoral Researcher at FernUniversitΓ€t in Hagen

🌟 Join DS4H

We welcome students, researchers, and collaborators from diverse backgrounds:

πŸ“§ Contact

Email: ds4h@ictuniversity.edu.cm
Location: ICT University, Cameroon


Building bridges between Africa and Europe through collaborative research in AI and data science for social good.