Ciira Maina
Associate Professor
Nyeri, Nyeri, Kenya
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Top SchoolCiira Maina is an Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology with 12 years of academic and research experience bridging signal processing, machine learning, and data science. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and brings hands-on research experience from postdoctoral work at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience and speech-processing research at Drexel. Ciira has progressed through academic ranks from Lecturer to Associate Professor while building and leading interdisciplinary teams focused on applied AI solutions. He is experienced in translating theoretical signal-processing methods into practical systems for real-world data and mentoring the next generation of engineers in Kenya. An educator-researcher with a strong foundation in electrical engineering and first-class undergraduate honours, he combines rigorous academic training with operational leadership of a university AI centre.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering at Drexel UniversityBSc, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, First Class Honours, BSc, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, First Class Honours at University of Nairobi
Github Skills (5)
science6
python6
machine-learning5
data-science4
pandas2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ciiram/PyPol_II
Nov 2013 - Jan 2014
Contributions:31 commits in 1 month
ciiram/BirdPy
Dec 2014 - Feb 2016
Contributions:18 commits, 8 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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