Kevin Harerimana
@kevinharerimana1
I deliver AI products, AI Project Management consultation, and African language technology initiatives.
RwandaWhat I'm looking for
I've led delivery across AI research, product development, and African language technology programs at Carnegie Mellon University Africa, tecGrw, Masakhane African Languages Hub, and CHARIS UAS.
At tecGrw, I owned end-to-end product roadmaps for AI applications targeting African markets, from research and prototyping through deployment. At CMU Africa, I led a cross-functional modeling team, translating research objectives into delivery plans, coordinating milestones, and reporting progress and risks to senior stakeholders.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Programs Operation Officer
Masakhane African Languages Hub
Sep 2026 - Present (0 months)
Maintained the Programs portfolio tracker across Foundational AI and Applied AI portfolios, covering active projects, sub-awards, milestones, deliverables, and implementation status. Ran consolidated reporting and deliverables calendar, tracking commitments, issuing reminders, following up on outstanding submissions, and flagging delays before they became risks.
AI Engineer Consultant
CHARIS UAS
Nov 2025 - Present (10 months)
Developed innovative AI solutions to optimize drone survey data analysis and streamline geospatial workflows. Built advanced pipelines for land use and land cover segmentation, aiding in mosquito risk mapping, and automated LiDAR point cloud classification to improve data processing efficiency.
Contributed to a project developing a deep-learning model to detect malaria parasites in blood smears from microscope images, utilizing advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to analyze visual characteristics and identify parasites with high accuracy.
AI product Manager
TecGrw
Apr 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year)
In my role at tecGrw, I spearheaded the development of AI applications, ensuring they were tailored for the unique needs of African markets. I was responsible for driving product strategy, aligning our technical capabilities with business objectives. My focus on optimizing AI models significantly improved the performance and reliability of our solutions.
AI Policy Research Contributor
Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) / Umeå University
Jan 2025 - Feb 2025 (1 month)
Analysed AI governance instruments across UNESCO, the OECD, the EU AI Act and the Council of Europe, assessing fairness, transparency and accountability in public-sector AI deployment. Reviewed and updated national AI governance country reports, benchmarking state practice against international human rights and ethics standards.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Carnegie Mellon University
Master of Science, Engineering Artificial Intelligence
2023 - 2025
Grade: 3.35 / 4.0
Activities and societies: Capstone: Irembo LLM — multilingual conversational assistant for Rwanda’s national e-government service platform.
Pursued a Master of Science in Engineering Artificial Intelligence, completing a capstone project on a multilingual conversational assistant for Rwanda's e-government platform.
Bohai University
Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
2017 - 2020
Grade: 3.33 / 4.0
Activities and societies: Final project: automated greenhouse farming control system.
Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Automation Engineering, with a final project on automated greenhouse farming control systems.
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Location
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