Summary
A passionate and intellectually curious individual with a strong interest in artificial intelligence (AI),
philosophy, and interdisciplinary research. Committed to deepening expertise through industrial and
scholarly pursuits while contributing meaningfully to advancements in technology and society.
Achievements
Winner at the UNESCO INDIA AFRICA HACKATHON 2022
22nd Nov - 25th Nov 2022
Led the backend engineering team, designed computer vision models for regional classification and rooftop
structure recognition when utilizing satellite images to estimate per capita energy consumption in the city.
AI Programming with Python Nanodegree Program Graduate
02nd Nov - 10th Dec 2022
Completed the program with proficiency in AI foundations, Python programming, statistical mathematics,
and neural networks.
Work Experience
The Marconi Lab, CEDAT, Makerere University
Feb 2023 - Aug 2024
Machine Learning Research Engineer - Collaborate with a diverse data science team on various
projects to design and create AI algorithms for machine learning
Wekebere Company Limited, Upper Mawanda Road, Kampala
Oct 2023 - Nov 2023
Senior Data Scientist - Developed ML algorithms to monitor physiological signals for point-of-care
pregnancy risk assessment.
The Marconi Lab, CEDAT, Makerere University
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
Graduate Trainee, Assistant Researcher - Contributed to the project ”Machine Learning-aided
Screening of Lung Diseases in Chest CT images.”
Dojo Hub (SMC) Limited, CEDAT, Makerere University
Apr 2022 - Jul 2022
Intern - Investigated parameters affecting battery state of health using data from Remot, a cloud-based
IoT solution.
Web-info Net Institute of Technology, Makerere Hill Road
Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
Intern - Gained knowledge in graphics design, database management, network security, computer troubleshooting, networking, and business management.
Education
2024 - Present
2018 - - - 2015
Master’s Degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering at the Department of Information Engineering - University of Pisa, Italy
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering at the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology - Makerere University, Uganda
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (U.A.C.E) at St. Mary’s Secondary
School Annex, Kitende
Uganda Certificate of Education (U.C.E) at Naalya Secondary School, Namugongo
Publications
Ssentamu, T., Kimbowa, A., Omoding, R., Atamba, E., Mukwaya, P. K., Jjuuko, G. W., & Geethanath,
S. Denoising Very Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Images Using Native Noise Modeling. Frontiers in
Neuroimaging, 4, Article-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnimg-.
Ronald Omoding (Oct. 2022). Machine Learning-aided Screening of Lung Diseases in Chest CT Images.
Makerere University Undergraduate Dissertations Repository http://hdl.handle.net/-/13348
Skills
Python Programming Language.
Machine Learning.
Computer Vision.
Natural Language Processing.
Large Language Models.
MLOps.
Data Analysis.
Research Experience.
Project Management.
Last updated: May 6, 2025
