DYK: Vukosi Marivate 🇿🇦🚀📊 and the Team at University of Pretoria Data Science for Social Impact research group work to understand the systematic challenges that face being able to do excellent science with local languages. Find out more here➡️dsfsi.github.io #datascience

This week at the 2024 South African Statistical Association conference, NEPTTP student Jaden Pieterse will be presenting on his work in global food insecurity and crop production using #MachineLearning Moere about the conference here ➡️t.ly/0rCQ_ DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System #AI #globalsolutions

Congratulations to the successful launch of the Wits MIND institute, especially to our Director Benjamin Rosman, who continues to astound us with his dedication to pushing frontiers for Africa.

Artificial Intelligence offers unprecedented opportunities in improving diagnosis, treatment planning, enhanced medical imaging analysis and personalised medicine, said Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Prof Blade Nzimande at the SAMA's Al in Healthcare Roundtable.

📢 Data Science for Social Impact (DSFSI) have announced 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships at University of Pretoria, focussed on Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models ➡️Read more in their post below

On 5 Feb, the IBM #Quantum Industry Webinar Series, with the Wits University begins with a talk by Gopal Karemore Global Lead in Quantum for #Healthcare and Life Sciences. More info here! ➡️ ibm.biz/BdGyVk

Our year kicked off with a bang with our Orientation programme for our 2025 cohort of #datascience #postgrad students, held at Wits University. Several familiar faces joined us including Director Benjamin Rosman and Project Manager Casey Sparkes #machinelearning DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

What is Data Science? Data Science = Data + Algorithms + Insights 🔍 It blends statistics, programming, and domain expertise to extract meaning from data. From Netflix recs to fraud detection, it’s everywhere! Want to learn more? Let’s dive in!🚀#DataScience #MachineLearning

The Data Science Process Data Science isn’t just about coding. It follows a structured approach: 1️⃣ Collect Data 📊 2️⃣ Clean & Process 🧼 3️⃣ Explore & Visualize 🔍 4️⃣ Build Models 🤖 5️⃣ Evaluate & Deploy 🚀 Each step is crucial! #AI #BigData

Want to get into Data Science? Start with these tools: 🐍 Python – Core programming language 📊 Pandas – Data manipulation 🔢 NumPy – Numerical computing 🤖 Scikit-learn – Machine Learning 📈 Matplotlib – Visualisation 🗄️ SQL – Database querying Which one is your favorite?

Did you know! ➡️ You can watch some of the exciting videos of previous e-Science students talking about their Capstone research projects. In this clip, see Inonge Lupinda talk about her work on own-race bias effect in South Africa: bit.ly/43696BY #DataScience

Key Skills for Data Scientists! To succeed in data science, master: ✔️Python & SQL ✔️ Statistics & Probability ✔️ Machine Learning ✔️ Data Wrangling & Cleaning ✔️ Data Visualization Which skill are you currently working on? 👇 #LearnDataScience #AI

A huge congratulations to our Master in e-Science candidate Rejoice Chitengu, on winning the prestigious 2025 Wired4Women award for South Africa's top student in ICT. 🏆 Your hard work, talent, and dedication truly deserve this recognition. Here's to many more wins ahead! 🎉👏

Real-World Applications of Data Science Data Science is EVERYWHERE! Here’s how it’s used: 🎬 Netflix: Recommends movies based on watching habits 🏦Banks: Detect transaction fraud 🚗Self-driving Cars: AI-powered navigation 🏥Healthcare: Predict diseases & improve treatments

Congratulations to NEPTTP student Emmelia Kammie, the first female from Campbell, Northern Cape, to earn a Masters degree. She graduated with her MSc in E-Science from Sol Plaatje University, and you can read more about her inspiring journey here: bit.ly/3I5q9fp

Data Science in Healthcare Data science is saving lives: 🔬Predict disease 🧠Analyze scans 📊Optimize hospitals 💊Accelerate drug discovery AI in healthcare isn't the future — it's already here! What ethical challenges worry you most? #HealthTech #AIinMedicine #DataScience

Big congrats to MA candidate Stuart Morrison and collaborator Nnaemeka Ohamadike on their new Afrobarometer Working Paper exploring how #education relates to support for transparency and accountability. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/40uyqjG #datascience #bigdata #research

DATA SCIENCE IN FINANCE Finance runs on data: 💸Real-time fraud detection 📈Predict market trends 👥Personalized services ⚙️Smarter credit scoring From Wall Street to your wallet, data is everywhere. ❔ How is #FinTech changing your financial habits? #DataScience #AI #Finance

Data Science in Retail: Ever wondered how your favourite shop knows what you want? 🛍️ AI-powered recommendations 📦Inventory optimisation 🧾Dynamic pricing 🎯Targeted ads Data science is behind the scenes of every sale. #RetailTech #AI #DataScience

🎆 🙌 Congratulations to NEPTTP MSc candidate Ngonidzashe Tinago of Sol Plaatje Univ., who recently published a paper on a study of how Neural Networks can be useful in identifying deepfakes in AI-generated art. Read the full study here ➡️ lnkd.in/denHiXns #datascience #AI DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION