I am currently a PhD student in the NLPnorth research unit within the Computer Science Department at the IT University of Copenhagen advised by Dr. Natalie Schluter and also a Student Researcher in Machine Learning Research at Apple.
My research interest covers the field of Spoken Language Processing for low resource languages, with an interest in African Languages.
In Speech Processing, I am currently exploring how suprasegmental data in speech can be efficiently extracted and applied to improve natural language systems.
I also have particular interest in the application machine learning to improve health outcomes in underprivilged communities.
I received my B.S. summa cum laude in Computer Science from Ashesi University and my M.S. in Computer Science from the IT University of Copenhagen.
OTHER INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF RESEARCH:
Outside of research I love to read books and practice martial arts(Shotokan karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu).
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Accra, Ghana
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Ohio, United States of America
Prosodically annotated speech corpus for Low-resource Ghanaian Languages
M.Sc thesis: Multi-lingual and Cross-lingual Automatic Prosodic Annotation
Grade: 12/12
B.Sc thesis: A Functional NLP Speech System For Akan Using Limited Data
Grade: A+
Student Excellence Award - Ashesi University
The award is presented to a student who exemplifies academic excellence, creates major impact in uplifting the image of Ashesi by example and contributes immensely towards supporting fellow students.Innovation Award - Ashesi University
The award is presented to a student who uses his knowledge in technology to improve the lives of others and create a major societal impact.Presidential Award for Scholarship, Leadership & Citizenship - Ashesi University
This is the highest award a student can receive at Ashesi. It is awarded and presented each year by the President of the University to a student who has contributed in outstanding ways to Ashesi’s mission.Nominated for Best Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award - Ashesi University
This award is presented to a teaching assistant that demonstrates unusual dedication to teaching and consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty.Chairman's Award - International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition
The award is the highest award given at the IGEM competition. It is presented to recognize “integrity, good sportsmanship, respect, honesty, celebration, co-operation, effort and excellence”.Silver Medal Award - International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition
This is a merit award given to reflect the stellar performance demonstrated at the IGEM competition.Millinium Fellowship - United Nations
The Millennium Fellowship is a prestigious fellowship that provides fellows with world class training, connections and recognition to boost their social impact efforts.African Future Leader Fellowship - African Change Makers
The African Future Leader Fellowship is a prestigious fellowship that equips young and gifted Africans to become future African leaders.In this tutorial, we build a spam email detection program based on Machine Learning (ML). We use the Naïve Bayes Classification Algorithm in this program.
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Favourite choice: Livewired by David Eagleman
Favourite choice: Man's search for meaning by Victor Frankl
Favourite choice: Becoming by Michelle Obama