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A Defining Academic Milestone
Inaugural Lecture — 60th at Babcock University
By Professor
Afolashade Oluwakemi KUYORO
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Computer Science), MCPN, MNCS
Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Lecture Topic
“From Data to Imagination: Unlocking the Future of Intelligent Systems through Generative Artificial Intelligence”
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Prof. Afolarin Olutunde Ojewole
PhD., FCIA, FCPA, FIICEP · President/Vice Chancellor, Babcock University
Prof. 'Shade Kuyoro
60th Inaugural Lecturer · Babcock University
60th
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Topics Prof. Kuyoro Speaks On
From Diagnosis to Decision: How AI is Transforming Clinical Care in Africa
A compelling examination of how intelligent decision support systems are enabling specialist-level diagnostic accuracy in low-resource African healthcare environments — and what this means for the future of the continent's health infrastructure.
Building AI Systems That Actually Work: From Research to Deployment
Most AI projects fail not because of bad algorithms, but because of a broken pipeline between research and real-world deployment. This talk demystifies what it actually takes to move intelligent systems from lab to live production.
The Data-Driven Institution: Making Intelligence Your Competitive Advantage
Organizations are drowning in data while starving for insight. This talk presents a strategic framework for transforming institutional data into genuine decision intelligence — closing the gap between data collection and organizational performance.
Breaking the Algorithm: Women, AI, and the Future of Intelligent Systems
A powerful examination of why diversity in AI is not a moral nicety but a technical necessity — and how women leaders in the AI space are building more robust, fairer, and more impactful intelligent systems as a result.
Africa's AI Moment: Context-Aware Intelligence for the Global South
The constraints that define AI work in African contexts — limited data, fragmented infrastructure, resource scarcity — are generating some of the most innovative methodological approaches in global AI. This talk argues that Africa is not behind — it is leading a different, arguably more important, AI frontier.
Trust by Design: Why Explainable AI is Non-Negotiable in High-Stakes Environments
In healthcare, justice, and financial services, AI recommendations affect human lives. This talk makes the ethical and technical case for explainability as a core design requirement — not an optional add-on.
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"Prof. 'Shade Kuyoro is a Professor of Computer Science at Babcock University, Nigeria, and one of Africa's foremost authorities on applied Artificial Intelligence. Her research focuses on AI-driven decision intelligence systems with transformative impact across healthcare, education, and enterprise environments."
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Prof. 'Shade Kuyoro is a Professor of Computer Science and Head of Department at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria. With over 25 years of academic and research leadership, she has established herself as a premier authority in applied Artificial Intelligence, with a particular focus on decision intelligence systems that address real-world challenges across healthcare, education, and enterprise.
Author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications, she has pioneered AI research frameworks for clinical decision support in low-resource health settings, adaptive intelligent learning systems, and data-driven institutional transformation. Her work directly informs national AI policy discussions and has been deployed across multiple sectors in Nigeria and West Africa.
An internationally recognized speaker and thought leader, Prof. Kuyoro is also a passionate advocate for women in AI leadership and the development of contextually appropriate AI solutions for emerging economies.
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