From Research to Impact: Collaboration Stories Between Data Science Institute and the South

October 2025 - This Community Talk showcases the impact of collaboration between the Data Science Institute (DSI) of UHasselt and partners in the Global South. Alongside research highlights, the session will feature recently completed projects. Speakers – including promotors at DSI and in the South, as well as master’s and PhD students – will share what has been achieved, the impact created, and the personal and professional value gained.

The event is designed not only to highlight research outcomes from different perspectives, but also to strengthen connections among alumni, partners, and friends from the Data Science Institute, fostering dialogue and networking across borders.

Speakers

Solar Cookers 4 All
Sylvain Balume - PhD student BOF BIL, UHasselt - UNILU
Aslihan Babayigit - FWO postdoctoral fellow UHasselt, IMO-IMOMEC
Abdulaziz Mwamdu, Felista Cosmas Kauki, Baraka Rashidi- Alumni Master of Statistics UHasselt
Emilie de Virgilio – Bachelor student Physics UHasselt

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Dirk Valkenborg – Promotor, Professor Bioinformatics DSI UHasselt
Johnstone Neondo - Promotor, Research Fellow and Lecturer IBR and JKUAT

Master thesis in the South
Rashider Aloni - ICP Master of Statistics student UHasselt