University of Wisconsin–Madison
African studies and computer science may seem like two fields that have few ties. But senior and King-Morgridge Scholar Sheriff Issaka is blending the two through AI4Afrika—a wide-reaching project to bring African voices, narratives, and perspectives to artificial intelligence research and implementation. Even before attending UW–Madison, Issaka always had a strong interest in computer science. …
Title and department: Assistant Professor of African Cultural Studies, Department of African Cultural Studies Hometown: West Bloomfield, Michigan, and Bafang, Cameroon Educational/professional background: BA in History from Wayne State University; Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Purdue University; MA and PhD in History from Purdue University How did you get into your field of research? As a …
The professor will analyze colonial-era African recordings in Berlin’s Ethnographic Museum. The professor will analyze colonial-era African recordings in Berlin’s Ethnographic Museum.