Invited talk by Aisha Walcott

Aisha Walcott is a research scientist and manager at IBM Research Africa - Nairobi, Kenya. She leads a team of research scientists and engineers in the development of novel innovations in the Future of Health and Climate. She and her team leverage AI, Blockchain, and other technologies to create solutions to transform Health Systems, provide new tools for Population Health, and develop systems to support Water Access and Management particularly for emerging countries. When Aisha joined the IBM Research Africa lab, she led the research efforts to improve mobility and transportation in developing cities. She and her team developed innovative intelligent transportation systems data capture methods and analytical tools, to provide computational understanding about the local driving and infrastructure context. Aisha earned her PhD in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT.