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Awards and press.

Competitive wins (5) and press coverage (1), newest-first.

2023

Google NLP Hack Series: Swahili Sentiment Analysis

Google NLP Hack Series

Fourth of twenty-nine in the Swahili sentiment-analysis task.

● 4th of 29

2023

UmojaHack Africa 2023: Cryptojacking Detection

UmojaHack Africa

Top 11% (35th of 328) in the cryptojacking-detection challenge.

● 35th of 328 (top 11%)

2022

Deep Learning IndabaX: Churn Prediction Challenge

Deep Learning IndabaX

Third of twenty-one in the IndabaX churn-prediction challenge.

● 3rd of 21

University of Eswatini (UNESWA News) 2022-11-17

UNESWA send-off for UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon team

Press briefing at the University of Eswatini announcing the 12 students travelling to India to compete at the UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon.

2022

Winner, UNESCO India-Africa Hackathon 2022 (AGRI12)

UNESCO · Ministry of Education Innovation Cell (India)

Representing Eswatini on Team Geeks_on_Fire. Won problem statement AGRI12 (AI voice contact centre for farmers).

● Gold medal + ₹3 lakh team prize

2020

Tech4MentalHealth Challenge

Basic Needs Basic Rights Kenya

Top 14% (69th of 499) in the Tech4MentalHealth challenge.

● 69th of 499 (top 14%)

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