EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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AnnouncementsLatest Announcements
New Research Grant Awarded
DISAL has been awarded a $2M research grant from the National Science Foundation to advance swarm intelligence applications in disaster response systems.
Best Paper Award at ICML 2026
Our team's paper on 'Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning for Healthcare' received the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Machine Learning.
PhD Positions Available — Fall 2026
We are hiring 3 PhD students for Fall 2026 intake. Focus areas: Swarm Robotics, Biometric Security, and Public Health AI. Application deadline: March 15, 2026.
New GPU Cluster Now Operational
State-of-the-art GPU cluster with 128 NVIDIA H100 GPUs now operational, significantly enhancing our deep learning research capabilities.
Past Events Archive
Workshops (Archived)
Hackathon: Biometric Security Challenge
Compete in our biometric security hackathon where teams will develop innovative solutions for privacy-preserving biometric authentication. Winners receive cash prizes (GH₵2,000 / GH₵1,000 / GH₵500), mentorship from DISAL researchers, and top teams are offered internship opportunities.
Conferences (Archived)
Conference: African AI Summit 2026
DISAL is co-hosting the 2026 African AI Summit, bringing together researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to discuss AI innovation, challenges, and opportunities across the African continent. Featuring keynote speeches, panel discussions, technical workshops, a startup pitch competition, and networking with 500+ AI professionals.
Seminars (Archived)
Seminar: AI Ethics and Privacy in Healthcare
An insightful discussion on ethical considerations and privacy challenges in deploying AI systems for healthcare. Covers federated learning, differential privacy, and real-world case studies from West African health systems.
Workshops (Archived)
Workshop: Introduction to Swarm Intelligence
A comprehensive hands-on workshop covering the fundamentals of swarm intelligence, bio-inspired algorithms, and their practical applications in robotics and optimisation. Participants will work on real swarm simulation projects.