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AI4PEP Ghana Travels to the Philippines to Advance AI-Driven Mosquito Surveillance

Strengthening international collaboration through the MosquitoTrack project In July and August 2026, the AI4PEP Ghana team from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) travelled to the Philippines for a collaborative research visit with researchers at De La Salle University, Laguna Campus. The visit brought together researchers working across different disciplines and geographical contexts

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A Historic Day for AI Research at KNUST: AI4PEP Ghana Wins Four Awards at the 2nd KNUST Research Conference

A Historic Day for AI Research at KNUST: AI4PEP Ghana Wins Four Awards at the 2nd KNUST Research Conference It was a day that will be remembered in the history of AI4PEP Ghana — and indeed, in the story of artificial intelligence research at KNUST. At the just-ended 2nd KNUST Research Conference, the AI for

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Rising Star: How Lakyiere Alice Bagyiereyele Made History at the 2nd KNUST Research Conference

Rising Star: How Lakyiere Alice Bagyiereyele Made History at the 2nd KNUST Research Conference In science, there are moments that remind us why we invest so deeply in training the next generation. The performance of Lakyiere Alice Bagyiereyele at the just-ended 2nd KNUST Research Conference is one of those moments — and AI for PEP

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AI for PEP Ghana Shines at the 2nd KNUST Research Conference: A Landmark Recognition for Homegrown AI Research

AI for PEP Ghana Shines at the 2nd KNUST Research Conference: A Landmark Recognition for Homegrown AI Research The AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Prevention (AI4PEP) Ghana research group has achieved a remarkable milestone, walking away from the just-ended 2nd KNUST Research Conference with two prestigious institutional awards — the Best Innovation Award and the

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Strengthening Research Capacity Through Training, Collaboration, and Innovation: AI4PEP Ghana

AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Prevention (AI4PEP) Ghana | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) At AI4PEP Ghana, our mission goes beyond cutting-edge research — it is about building the next generation of scientists, equipping them with the skills, tools, and international networks they need to drive meaningful change in public health across

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Exhibition – KNUST Research Week

Presenter: Prof. Kingsley BaduTitle: Acoustic-Based Mosquito Surveillance for Early Disease DetectionEvent: KNUST Research Week and Research ConferenceLocation: Kumasi, Ghana

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Conference Presentation​

Presenter: Prof. Kindsley BaduTitle: AI-Enabled Vector Surveillance Using Acoustic SensingEvent: International Research ConferenceLocation: Kumasi, KNUST

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Dr. Kingsley Badu Presents at BIPS, Germany

Dr. Kingsley Badu Presents at BIPS, Germany   Dr. Kingsley Badu delivered a compelling speech on “Improving the Livelihood of African Communities through the One Health Approach and FAIR Data Principles: A Call for Collaborative Action.” His presentation traced the journey of the multi-country One Health network, linking human, animal, and environmental health data across

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Spotlight on AI4PEP Ghana Interns in Germany​

Two student researchers from the Rapid VBP KNUST, Nutifafa Agbenor-Efunam and Lakyiere Alice Bagyiereyele, are currently interning at the University of Bremen where they each delivered oral and poster presentations after their first month of research. Nutifafa Agbenor-Efunam is developing an energy-efficient mosquito monitoring system that adapts based on environmental cues like rainfall, temperature, and humidity. The system

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AI4PEP Ghana Student Selected for Nordic Probabilistic AI 2025

Research Spotlight: Larva–Pupa Classification and AI4PEP Ghana’s Mission As part of the ongoing work under AI4PEP Ghana, student researcher Lakyiere Alice Bagyiereyele recently presented her project at the Nordic Probabilistic AI 2025 conference. Her research explores the use of probabilistic models and image-based classification to distinguish between mosquito larvae and pupae, a stage of the

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