Summary
Ashery Mbilinyi is an Assistant Professor and machine learning researcher based in Victoria, BC, with eight years of experience spanning academia and applied software development. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Basel and has advanced multimodal ML and computer vision methods for medical imaging and cardiovascular intervention during postdoctoral and research roles. Ashery combines practical engineering—building telemedicine apps and e-learning platforms—with rigorous research on image retrieval and clinical decision support, bridging gap between prototypes and deployable healthcare tools. He has taught and developed undergraduate programming courses, mentors students, and brings international experience across Switzerland, Canada, Japan, Tanzania, and India. Notably, his background pairs hands-on software delivery in resource-constrained settings with cutting-edge multimodal ML research focused on real-world clinical impact.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Information Science, Master of Science (MSc) Information Science at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Specialized Programme Web Apps Development Using Open Source Tools, Specialized Programme Web Apps Development Using Open Source Tools at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Engineering at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of Basel
English, Swahili, Japanese, German