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AI Researcher of the Year

Honouring an African researcher whose AI work has had standout impact this year.

Accepting Nominations 109 nominees
Winner
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Blessing Alice Alao-Olatunji

Researcher, University of Greater Manchester
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Damien Hanyurwimfura

Professor and Principal Investigator of the Transformative Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation Lab at the University of Rwanda
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Prasenjit Mitra

Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University Africa
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Worku Gachena

Director General of the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute
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Girmaw Abebe Tadesse

Principal Research Scientist and Manager at Microsoft's AI for Good Research Lab
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Fitsum Assamnew Andargie

Assistant Professor and Director of the Resonance AI4D Lab at Addis Ababa University
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Taye Girma Debelee

Deputy Director General of the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute and Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
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Grace Leah A. Okundi

Grace Leah A. Okundi

Kenya | AI Governance & Ethics | AI in Education | Educator
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Naomi Mwelu Kilungu

Naomi Mwelu Kilungu

Kenya | Armed Conflict, Peace & AI| Founder AI for Peace Africa
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Dr. Rhoda Gitonga

Dr. Rhoda Gitonga

Kenyan
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Prof. Hani Hagras9

Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Essex; Director of Computational Intelligence Centre
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Prof. Hiba Asri

Professor, Cadi Ayyad University; Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
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Prof. Hajar Mousannif

Professor, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech
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Dr. Shaimaa Lazem

Associate Research Professor, SRTA-City, Egypt
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Prof. Ali Idri

Computer Science Researcher, Mohammed V University, Morocco
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Prof. Said Broumi

Computer Science Researcher, University of Hassan II Casablanca
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Ghada Abdelkader

Professor of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Suez Canal University; 2026 Africa AI Policy Fellow
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Islam Mohamed Sorour

2026 Africa AI Policy Fellow, Lawyers Hub
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Hassan Ammor

Professor, Mohammed V University, Rabat
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Prof. Mounir Ghogho

Researcher, International University of Rabat; IEEE Fellow
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Prof. Abdelali Rochdi

Professor, Cadi Ayyad University; Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
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Dr. Amir Yassin Hassan

Researcher, Electronics Research Institute, Egypt
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Boualem Benatallah

Scientia Professor, Dublin City University and Global AI Research Leader
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Kharfi Fayçal

Researcher, University of Sétif 1
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