George Boateng
Established Researcher at ETH Zürich
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolGeorge Boateng is an established researcher, engineer, and entrepreneur who blends a decade of experience in ubiquitous computing and applied machine learning with a track record of real-world impact. As CEO and cofounder of Kwame AI and a core lead on Wearable AI for Rheumatoid Arthritis Management at ETH Zurich, he builds AI systems that move from sensor data to clinically relevant digital biomarkers. His work—35+ peer-reviewed publications and awards including Forbes 30 Under 30 and MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35—spans mobile health, education, and multimodal emotion detection, and has informed collaborations at Cambridge and Amazon Alexa. He teaches an AI-for-social-impact course at ETH and has a history of founding initiatives (Nsesa Foundation) to drive innovation in Ghana, revealing a consistent focus on societal benefit beyond pure research. George combines deep academic credentials (PhD ETH Zurich, Dartmouth degrees) with startup discipline, showing unusual fluency across lab, classroom, and product settings.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
WASSCE Certificate, General Science - Chemistry, Physics, Elective Mathematics, Technical Drawing, WASSCE Certificate, General Science - Chemistry, Physics, Elective Mathematics, Technical Drawing at Mfantsipim SchoolBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science modified with Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science modified with Engineering at Dartmouth CollegeMaster’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Master’s Degree, Computer Engineering at Thayer School of Engineering at DartmouthFinancial Accounting, Managerial Economics, Marketing, Corporate Finance, Business Strategy, Financial Accounting, Managerial Economics, Marketing, Corporate Finance, Business Strategy at Dartmouth College - The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at ETH ZurichLanguage Study Abroad, Language Study Abroad at Université de Toulouse
English, French, fanti, twi
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Github Skills (4)
ios6
objective-c6
parse-platform6
javascript6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jojoboateng/website
Aug 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes in 1 day
Suacode-app/Suacode
Jul 2018 - Aug 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 3 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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