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Afolabi Faruq

@afolabifaruq

I build production AI systems and African-native research for fair, real-world deployment.

Nigeria
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What I'm looking for

I'm interested in connecting with researchers, engineers, clinicians, policymakers, and builders making AI work for underrepresented populations through rigorous research and real-world deployment.

At Tolaram Group Africa, I build production AI systems for consumer brands serving millions of Nigerians. I led the backend and database implementation for the AMVCA Best Dressed voting site, which recorded over 50,000 visits and 27,000 votes.

I founded AI4Africa, a pan-African research and education community active across 10 African countries, coordinating dataset collection, open-source research, workshops, and capacity building. My work spans clinical AI fairness, African language technology, TinyML, computer vision, antimicrobial-resistance prediction, and AI governance for low-resource clinical settings.

I've also built pest detection models trained on more than 50,000 images, OSINT and dark-web monitoring applications, weapon and violence detection models, and forensic bank-statement analysis tools. I teach Python, data science, machine learning, and applied AI, and have trained over 600 students and professionals.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Thrive Africa Edutech logoTE
Current

AI Mentor

Jul 2026 - Present (1 month)

Mentoring students in AI and related fields.

ResearchRound logoRE
Current

AI Research Fellow

May 2026 - Present (3 months)

I am a fellow at research round, working on Offline Tiny AI models for Agriculture.

Tolaram logoTO
Current

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Nov 2025 - Present (9 months)

I am an AI Engineer responsible for building AI solutions that enhances the optimization of processes with the organizational workflow.

i. I led the development and Management of a website for voting AMVCA (African Magic Viewers Choice Awards) best dressed award, building the backend implementation for voting and database management with Flask, recording over 50,000 visits, 27,000 votes across c

AI4Africa logoAI
Current

Founder

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

ai4africa.tech

zumagro logoZU
Current

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

May 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

i. I built the pest detection model that was used to detect pest in the software, achieveing a significant accuracy on test and has so far done well, the model was trained on over 50,000 images on 5 crops and 23 pests across all crops.

ii. I am. the founding AI Engineer that oversees all AI implementation on the project.

iii. visit https://zumagro.com/

Axia Africa logoAA

AI Automation Instructor

Oct 2025 - Mar 2026 (5 months)

I trained students on the use of AI Automation tools.

n8n
1. students learn to use n8n to Automate AI Agentic workflows, connect with APIs, use native nodes to perform tasks and and deploy solution using the workflows.
2. I taught trhe students how to use n8n locally and use ngrok for tunnelling when needed to validate http requests.

Make
1. Students get to use make to Automate AI Agent

Proforce Limited logoPL

AI/Machine Learning Engineer

Jun 2025 - Nov 2025 (5 months)

* I contributed to building an Open Source Intelligence(OSINT) application by focusing on gathering all possible information obtaining on social media applications and google search engine using Person of Interest Images and Usernames.

I contributed to an Application that monitors the dark web by scraping data from the dark web and specific onion sites using keywords and Named Entity Recognition

ROBOTICS & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NIGERIA (RAIN) logoRR

AIML Assistant Instructor

Mar 2025 - Jul 2025 (4 months)

I assisted in Training Trainees in Python Programming, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics.

I built a violence detection model using 3D Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to understand temporal patterns of violence in over 2000 videos which was curated locally and performed well on human evaluation.

I built a YouTube transcription application that takes in YouTube vide

Science is Elementary logoSE

Scientific Researcher

Jun 2024 - Jul 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Conducted scientific research.

Healthi AI logoHA

AI Instructor

Jan 2024 - Mar 2025 (1 year 2 months)

Teaching AI and Machine Learning by Delivering comprehensive courses on AI and machine learning, covering both theoretical concepts and practical applications.

VOKS Technologies logoVT

Fullstack Developer and Python Programmer

May 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 10 months)

* Created comprehensive curriculums for both in-person and online web application development training.

* Defined project requirements and specifications for web applications used within the company.

*Employed front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks) to create intuitive user interfaces and WordPress.

*Developed a computer vision project for the company, demonstrating expertise

WT

Web Developer

Workman Software Technologies

Jan 2023 - Nov 2023 (10 months)

Designed and developed user interfaces for web applications, implemented front-end features using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks, and optimized website performance.

Workman Software Technologies, Akure Ondo state logoWS

Web Developer

Jan 2023 - Nov 2023 (10 months)

Front-End Development:
Designed and developed user interfaces (UIs) for web applications, ensuring a user-friendly and responsive experience across different devices.

Implemented front-end features using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js).
Optimized website performance for speed and efficiency.
Back-End Development:
Developed server-side logic and APIs for web applica

Quintas Renewable Energy Solutions Ltd logoQL

Internship Trainee

Mar 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 8 months)

* I designed and Managed company website and Social media pages

* I implemented installation of solar Streetlights
* I implementation the installation of Off-grid solar systems in homes and offices
* I implemented the After-installation services of changing inverter and refilling Tubular batteries.

Freelance logoFR

Data Analyst

Mar 2020 - Nov 2023 (3 years 8 months)

Freelance data analyst.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

FA

Federal College Of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta

National Certificate of Education, Physics and Mathematics

Federal University of Technology Akure logoFA

Federal University of Technology Akure

Bachelor of Technology, Physics Electronics

2017 -

Pursued a Bachelor of Technology in Physics Electronics, focusing on the intersection of physics and electronic systems.

FA

Federal University of Technology Akure

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Physics electronics

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