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AI Cybersecurity Professional of the Year

Recognizes an outstanding professional who has demonstrated exceptional expertise, leadership, and impact in leveraging AI to enhance cybersecurity, protect digital assets, and strengthen trust in digital ecosystems. It celebrates individuals who have advanced threat detection, cyber defense, fraud prevention, privacy protection, risk management, or secure digital transformation through innovative application of AI. The award honors professionals whose contributions are helping create a safer, more resilient, and more trustworthy digital future for Africa

Accepting Nominations 95 nominees
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George Njuguna 🇰🇪

George Njuguna

Architect of Responsible AI Governance and Cyber Resilience Across Africa’s Digital Economy
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Dr. Nadine Nibigira

Trailblazing Researcher in AI Adoption for Cyber Defense, System Auditing, and Regional Capacity
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Dr. Eric Adja

International Advocate and Strategist for Responsible AI, Governance, and Cyber Resilience in Africa
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Ouanilo Medegan Fagla

Director General of CNIN Championing AI-Assisted Digital Investigations and Threat Containment
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Eliel Mulumba

Award-winning industrial cybersecurity expert recognized at the Tech Next Awards for his work in AI, cybersecurity, and youth training
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Dr. Elisabeth Tchaptchet

PhD Researcher Specializing in Deepfake Detection Using GAN Manipulation Artifacts
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Prof. Francklin Tchakounté

Associate Professor and Cameroonian Representative of RAIN Influencing AI and Cybersecurity Policy
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Prof. Paulin Melatagia

Academic Leader and AI Awards Jury Member Advancing Cybersecurity Research in Cameroon
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William Elong

CEO of Drone Africa and Cybersecurity Consultant in GRC, AI, and Defense
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Alemayehu Tilahun Haile

Ph.D. researcher investigating how AI techniques can enhance cybersecurity threat detection, analysis, and mitigation
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Animaw Kerie Aseres

Ph.D. researcher in cybersecurity applying AI to ethical hacking, digital identity, and authentication technologies
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yirga Munaye

AI and cybersecurity researcher advancing IoT security, cyber threat intelligence, and deep learning-based threat detection
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Birhan Abuhay Jemere

AI researcher building interpretable AI defense mechanisms for malware analysis and reverse engineering in low-resource environments
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Dr. Kinfe Yilma

International Scholar and Policy Advisor in AI Governance, Cybersecurity Law, and Data Protection
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Eng. Worku Gachena

Director General of EAII Driving National AI Strategy, Financial Cyber Intelligence, and Threat Analytics
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Ketema Adere Gemeda

Associate professor and research group lead advancing AI applications in IoT security, cryptography, and DDoS detection
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Tigist Hamid

Director General of INSA Championing National Data Sovereignty, Zero Trust, and AI-Assisted Cyber Defense
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Divine Selase Agbeti

National Leader Scaling AI-Powered Cyber Defense Across Africa
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Isaac Kwame Antwi

Practitioner Turning AI into Measurable Network Defense
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Ivy Payne Nkrumah

Researcher Developing AI and Machine Learning Solutions for Cyber-Attack Detection in Financial Networks
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J.N. Lartey & E. Boateng-Yeboah

Ashesi University Researchers Developing AI-Powered Ransomware Detection for Ghanaian SMEs
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Percy Okae

University of Ghana Researcher Applying Network Motif Discovery and Machine Learning to ATM Security
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Rose-Mary Owusuaa Mensah Gyening

KNUST Researcher Enhancing SQL Injection Detection with Deep Learning
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Allan Juma

ESET Cyber Engineer Exposing the Dark Side of Generative AI in East African Threat Landscapes
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