Call for applications: MSc Partial Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change Research Project
Project Outline
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), through the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the College of Information and Communication Technologies (CoICT), is currently implementing a research project “Development of an artificial intelligence-based application for predicting chronic respiratory disease cases for mitigating climate change impact on air quality in Tanzania (AI4PreCRD)” funded by the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH). The AI4PreCRD is a collaborative project between the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST), and Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA).
The project focuses on improving the detection of chronic respiratory diseases associated with air quality by developing artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) methods to predict chronic respiratory diseases and air quality cases. The activities undertaken in this project include training of two (2) Master’s students on data science, AI/ML models, mobile application development, and health. While undertaking MSc studies, the students will be supervised by researchers involved in the project as well as being involved in field activities. The University of Dar es Salaam is hereby announcing two (2) partial scholarships for Master's studies. The partial scholarships will cover research costs only as stipulated in the UDSM postgraduate guidelines (excluding tuition fees and stipends).