Invited Speaker - AIMM Lab

Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation at the Termerty Center for AI Research and Education in Medicine, University of Toronto, where I gave a talk on “AI4PEP: A Model for Decolonizing AI in Global Health for Pandemic Preparedness and Response”. Attended virtually-zoom. May 13, 2025.
Invited Speaker: I was a speaker at the Black Innovation in Public Health Symposium where I gave a talk on “AIMMLab: Working alongside communities to make data actionable for policies. I attended in person. April 24, 2025.
Invited Speaker: I was a speaker at the University of Toronto – Black Research Network N 2025 Symposium, where I gave a keynote titled: “AI as a Public Good: Strengthening Public Health Systems — Past, Present, and Future. I attended in person. April 15, 2025.
Invited Speaker: I was a speaker at the International Urban Health 2025 Summit in Hanover, Germany, where I gave a talk on leveraging artificial intelligence to improve urban health outcomes and sparked important conversations around ethical, community-centered innovation in rapidly growing cities. I attended in person. April 09-11, 2025.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation at the Monthly PHAC-EMNID/REMMI-ASPC on Title: “Leveraging Deep-Learning and Unconventional Data for Real-Time Surveillance, Forecasting, and Early Warning of H5N1”. Attended in person. March 5, 2025
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on “Adaptive Changes in Sexual Behavior in the High-Risk Population in Response to Human Mpox Transmission Can Control the Outbreak: Insights from a Two-Group, Two- Route Epidemic Model” at the Workshop on Human Behavior and the Dynamics of Epidemics organized by Simon Levine Lab, Princeton University, Guyat 100, United States of America. I attended in person. February 25, 2025.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on “AI4PEP: A Model for Decolonizing AI in Global Health for Pandemic Preparedness and Response” at the AI4PEP Indonesia International Conference on Tropical Medicine (GAMA-ICTM. Attended online. February 13-15, 2025.
Invited Speaker: I gave a plenary speech at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle, USA, about Adaptive Changes in Sexual Behavior in the Hig-Risk Population in Response to Human Monkeypox Transmission Can Control the Outbreak: Insights from a Two-Group, Two-Route Epidemic Model. Attended in-person. January 11, 2025.
Invited Speaker: I gave a plenary speech at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle, USA, about Leveraging Deep-Learning and Unconventional Data for Real-Time Surveillance, Forecasting, and Early Warning of Respiratory Pathogens Outbreak. Attended in-person. January 9, 2025.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on “AI4PEP: Model for Decolonizing AI in Global Health for Pandemic Preparedness and Response” at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research’s AI for Health Equity: Transforming Global Pandemic Preparedness lecture series. Attended in person. November 6, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk at DIMACS Tribute to the Many Facets of Fred Roberts, DIMACS, Rutgers University. Talk title: “The Power of Mentorship: How Professor Fred Roberts Laid the Foundation for My Academic Leadership and Empowered Communities Across Africa and the Global South.” Attended in person. October 17, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on “The Era of the Mathematician is Here: Mathematics, the New ‘Oil and Gas'” at the University of Leicester’s Raising Black Talent Program. Attended virtually. October 15, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I was a speaker at an IDRC-organized meeting at the IDRC headquarters in Ottawa, where I talked about “Lessons and Achievements from AI4PEP after One Year.” Attended in person. October 9, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Modelling for Disease Outbreak Support” at the Canadian Black Scientists Network (CBSN) BE-STEMMM 2024 Conference, Mathematics Session. Attended in person. July 30, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on “Forecasting the Distribution of Range-Shifting Species: A Difference Equation Model and Approximate Bayesian Computation Framework” at the 29th International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications. Attended virtually. June 24-28, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on leveraging AI for predicting, forecasting, detecting hotspots, and creating early warning systems for flu, RSV, and COVID-19 at the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society 2024 Annual Meeting at Queen’s University. Attended in person. June 24-27, 2024.
Invited Speaker – I gave a talk on Data Extraction and Usage within the African Landscape at the University of Ghana, College of Education Webinar for the Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa (DSRA) Celebration. Attended virtually. June 26, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Disease Outbreak Support at the University of Toronto 2024 Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Day. Attended in person. June 11, 2024.
Invited Panelist: I was a panelist at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology, Toronto Metropolitan University, discussing the comprehensive impact of COVID-19 on communities, the ongoing effects of post-COVID conditions, and strategies from various disciplines for managing long-term consequences and preventing future crises. Attended in person. May 30, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on Ensuring Responsible AI: From Concept to Deployment at the Canada Responsible Artificial Intelligence Conference 2024. Attended in person. May 29-30, 2024.
Invited Speaker – I gave a talk on Phytoplankton Competition for Nutrients and Light in a Stratified Environment: A Mathematical Model Connecting Epilimnion and Hypolimnion at the Analysis and Applied Mathematics Seminar Series, University of Toronto. Attended in person. April 4, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk at the Population Health Analytic Lab Meeting. Talk title: “Artificial Intelligence & Mathematical Modelling Lab.” Attended in person. March 21, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Modeling for Disease Outbreak Support at the University of Guelph Math & Stats Seminar. Attended in person. March 19, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network: Tackling Global Challenges as One at Princeton University. Attended in person. March 15, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on Harnessing the Power of Big Data: AI-Based Framework and Algorithms for Disease Outbreak Support at the Society for Epidemiological Research mid-year meeting in Toronto, Canada. Attended in person. March 4-8, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on A Gender-Transformative, AI-Enhanced, Community-Oriented Early Warning, Alert, and Response System for Disease Outbreaks at DIMACS, Rutgers University. Attended in person. February 29, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response at the IDRC Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4D) Meeting in Accra, Ghana. Collaborated on possible programs and project plans for the second phase of AI4D. Attended in person. February 4-8, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a plenary speech on Adaptive Changes in Sexual Behavior in the High-Risk Population in Response to Human Monkeypox Transmission Can Control the Outbreak: Insights from a Two-Group, Two-Route Epidemic Model at the University of Ghana. Attended in person. January 26, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a plenary speech on Estimation of COVID-19 Ascertainment Rates Across Africa and Drivers of Transmission Dynamics Worldwide in the Early Stage at the University of Buea, Cameroon. Attended in person. January 18, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a plenary speech on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response at the University of Buea, Cameroon. Attended in person. January 12, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a plenary speech at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco, U.S., about Phytoplankton Competition for Nutrients and Light in a Stratified Lake. Attended in person. January 3-7, 2024.
Invited Speaker: I gave a keynote presentation on Deciding Between Industry and Academia: Navigating Career Paths for Math Students and Securing a PhD Position to AIMS South Africa students. Attended in person. December 13, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on A Disease Outbreak Detection and Response Tool Supported by AI and a Multi-Source Real-Time Data Collection Platform at the 2023 Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) Winter Meeting in Montreal, Quebec. Attended in person. December 1-4, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on AI-Epidemix: A Disease Outbreak Detection and Response Tool Supported by AI and a Multi-Source Real-Time Data Collection Platform at the Surveillance Advances Seminar Series, organized by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)’s Data, Surveillance, and Foresight Branch (DSFB) and the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID). Attended virtually. November 28, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a keynote talk on The Applications of AI in Healthcare Diagnosis, Treatment, and Decision-Making in Nigeria at the Digital Health Africa Student BootCamp 2023. Attended virtually. November 19, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response at the IDRC Artificial Intelligence for Global Health (AI4GH) Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. Collaborated on AI4GH organizational structure, governance, activities, and programs. Attended in person. November 12-17, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on A Gender-Transformative, AI-Enhanced, Community-Oriented Early Warning, Alert, and Response System for Disease Outbreaks at the 6th SIAM Texas-Louisiana Sectional Meeting, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Attended in person. November 3-5, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on Responsible AI Solutions from the Global South: Better Health and Stronger Health Systems at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Global Health meeting. Attended in person. October 20, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk on Global South AI4PEP Network (AI4PEP) at the Verena Institute, Georgetown University. Attended in person. October 7, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation on the project my team and I are conducting in Thailand during the visit of Mahidol University leaders to York University. Attended in person. September 6, 2023.
Keynote Speaker: I gave a keynote at York University, Graduate Students MeetUp. Attended in person. August 30, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation on the project my team and I are conducting in Uganda during the visit of Makerere University leaders to York University. Attended in person. July 23, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation at the WHO Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence Innovation Forum in Berlin about the Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network. Attended virtually via Zoom. July 20, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I attended the Modeling Workshop in Infectious Diseases in Lyon and gave a talk on Towards an Early Warning System for Disease Outbreaks in Africa. Took part in several panel discussions on lessons learned from countries and use cases of early warning systems. Attended in person. July 12-13, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I attended the Canada-Africa Economic Cooperation Strategy (CA-ECS) Seminar & Reception and gave a talk about the Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation Initiatives in Africa. Attended in person. July 5, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I presented the results of the project I have been working on at the Jane and Finch community in partnership with Black Creek Community Health Center. The project, titled Pandemic Lessons for Rapid Adaptive Community-Based Crisis Response: Metrics, Institutions, Networks, Models, and Systemic Synergies in the Northwest Toronto Community Known as Jane and Finch, was shared with the community. Attended in person. June 22, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk to the Public Health Association of BC Summer Institute on the impact of responsible, local, and explainable AI on communities. Attended virtually via Zoom. June 22, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I attended AESIS’s 11th Annual Conference on the Societal Impact of Science and gave a presentation on the impact of our AI models on communities across Africa. Attended in person. June 19-21, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I attended IndabaX Cameroon 2023 and gave a talk on Leveraging Responsible, Explainable, and Local AI for Population Health and Health Systems. Attended virtually via Zoom. June 19-20, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I was invited to give a talk on leveraging AI to help our government and communities during the visit of Minister Michael S. Kerzner and his team to York University. Attended in person. June 13, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I attended the Canadian Mathematical Society Summer Meeting and gave a talk at a session I co-organized on Dynamics of a Cholera Transmission Model: From Microscopic Cycles to Macroscopic Cycles. Attended in person. June 2-5, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I attended the Computational and Mathematical Population Dynamics 6 (CMPD6) Conference in Winnipeg and gave two talks: Mpox Dynamic Model: Incorporating Adaptive Behavioral Changes, Different Control Strategies in the MSM Community, and Under-Reporting, and Leveraging Mathematical Models to Support Early Management of an Emerging Disease Outbreak: The Case of COVID-19 in Africa. Attended in person. May 23-27, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I attended the DIMACS Workshop on Algorithm and Mechanism Design for Achieving the UN SDGs and gave a talk on AI-Based Frameworks and Algorithms for Achieving SDG3 and SDG5 in the Global South. Attended in person. May 15-17, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk at the Next Einstein Forum Webinar Series on Leveraging Responsible Artificial Intelligence Methods for Population Health and Health Systems. Attended virtually via Zoom. April 18, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation to South African university leaders during their visit to York University on the work we have been doing in South Africa: Mobilizing AI to Build Equitable, Resilient Governance Strategies and Increase Societal Preparedness for Future Global Pandemics and Climate Disasters. Attended in person. April 24, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I was invited to talk about leveraging AI to assist the Governor of Kajiado, Kenya, during his visit to York University. The discussion focused on AI’s role in addressing SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Attended in person. March 23, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I attended and gave a talk on Leveraging Responsible AI for Population Health and Health Systems in Nigeria at the Nigeria Computer Society, Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Conference. Attended virtually via Zoom. March 21-23, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I attended the American Mathematical Society Southeastern Sectional Meeting at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, and gave a talk on Mpox Dynamic Model: Incorporating Adaptive Behavioral Changes, Different Control Strategies in the MSM Community, and Under-Reporting. Attended in person. March 18-20, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk at the Biology Department, McGill University on A Model for Forecasting the Distribution of Range-Shifting Species and the Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) to Jointly Estimate Thermal Envelopes, Population Growth Rates, and Dispersal Parameters. Attended in person. March 17, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a guest talk on Leveraging Responsible AI for Population Health and Health Systems at Queen’s University. Attended in person. March 7, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a Black History Month presentation at Michael Garron Hospital on Canadian Black Scientists and the Key to Leveraging Responsible Data Science Methods for Population Health and Health Systems. Attended in person. February 28, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation on The Gateway to Resilience in Math: The Creation of Micro Tutoring Communities for Our Kids at a Black History Month celebration at Apostolic Pentecostal Church, Pickering. Attended in person. February 26, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a guest lecture at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health on Leveraging Responsible, Explainable, and Local Data Science Methods for Population Health and Health Systems. Attended in person. February 7, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk at the Canadian Black Scientists Network BE-STEMM 2023 Conference titled The Era of the Mathematician is Here: What We Need to Do as a Community for Our Children to Be Competitive in the Future Job Market. Attended virtually via Zoom. February 3, 2023.
Invited Speaker (Ask a Mathematician): I gave a talk to grades 7 and 8 students at St. Joseph Catholic School, Toronto on How Mathematics Can Save Lives. Attended virtually via Zoom. January 31, 2023..
Invited Speaker: I attended the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Boston and gave a talk titled Adaptive Changes in Sexual Behavior in the High-Risk Population in Response to Mpox Can Control the Outbreak: Insights from an Epidemic Model. Attended in person. January 4-7, 2023.
Invited Speaker: I gave a talk at the Canadian Mathematical Society Winter Meeting on Adaptive Changes in Sexual Behavior in the High-Risk Population in Response to Monkeypox Can Control the Outbreak: Insights from an Epidemic Model. Attended in person. December 4, 2022.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation at the China-Canada Symposium on Modeling, Prevention, and Control of Zoonoses on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Public Health in the Global South. Attended virtually via Zoom. November 15, 2022.
Invited Speaker: During the visit of the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation (South Africa), Hon. Buti Manamela, to York University, I presented our initiatives in South Africa on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Clinical Public Health. Attended in person. September 14, 2022.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation at the MfPH Next-Generation Lecture Series on Estimation of COVID-19 Ascertainment Rates Across Africa and Drivers of Transmission Dynamics Worldwide in the Early Stage. Attended virtually via Zoom. August 17, 2022.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation at the Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society Annual Meeting 2022 at UBC-Okanagan. Talk title: Estimation of Epidemiological Parameters and Ascertainment Rate from Early Transmission of COVID-19 Across Africa. Attended in person. June 15, 2022.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation at the Dynamical Systems and Applications Session of the Canadian Mathematics Society 2022 Meeting at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. Talk title: Phytoplankton Competition for Nutrients and Light in a Stratified Lake: A Mathematical Model Connecting Epilimnion and Hypolimnion. Attended in person. June 5, 2022.
Invited Speaker: I attended BIRS on Systems with Rate-Induced Transitions and gave a talk on Rate-Induced Transitions in Phytoplankton Systems. Attended virtually via Zoom. March 28-19, 2022.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation in the Mathematics Department at the University of Alberta on Comparing Public Sentiments Toward COVID-19 Vaccines Across Canadian Cities: Analysis of Comments on Reddit. Attended virtually via Zoom. February 14, 2022.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation to Grade 9 students at Bell High School, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, aimed at inspiring students to think about mathematics in the right way. This was part of the Ask a Mathematician program organized by the Fields Institute. Attended virtually via Zoom. November 23, 2021.
Invited Speaker: I gave a presentation to Grade 8 students at St. Andrew Elementary School, Oakville, under the Ask a Mathematician program organized by the Fields Institute. Attended virtually via Zoom. November 9, 2021.
Invited Speaker: I presented at the Canadian Centre for Disease Modeling 2021 China-Canada Symposium on Modeling, Prevention, and Control of Infectious Diseases on The Impact of Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors on the Dynamics of COVID-19. Attended virtually via Zoom. September 16, 2021.
Invited Speaker: Mathematics for Public Health Colloquium. Talk title: Early Warning Tools for Emerging Infectious Diseases Outbreaks. Attended virtually via Zoom. October 12, 2021.
Invited Speaker: Black Heroes of Mathematics 2021 Conference. Talk title: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Techniques to Monitor, Manage, and Forecast an Epidemic: The Case of COVID-19. Attended virtually via Zoom. October 5, 2021.
Invited Speaker: Data for Policy 2021 Conference: Lessons for Policy-Data Interactions After COVID-19. Attended virtually via Zoom. September 13, 2021.
Invited Speaker: Delivered several presentations to elementary and high school students on The Applications of Elementary, Junior High, and High School Mathematics in Real Life, organized by the Fields Institute. Attended virtually via Zoom. Weekly since 2020.
Invited Speaker: Earth Observatory of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University-Singapore Seminar Series. Talk title: The Impact of Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors on the Dynamics of COVID-19. Attended virtually via Zoom. August 17, 2021.
Invited Speaker: University of British Columbia Mathematical Biology Lecture Series. Talk title: The Impact of Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors on the Dynamics of COVID-19. Attended virtually via Zoom. June 2, 2021.
Invited Speaker: York University Scholars’ Hub Talk on Solutions to Overcome Math Anxiety. Attended virtually via Zoom. February 17, 2021.
Invited Speaker: Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. Presentation on the IDRC Project on Predictive Modeling and Forecasting the Transmission of COVID-19 in Africa Using Artificial Intelligence. Attended virtually via Zoom. January 27, 2021.
Invited Speaker: Trent University Mathematics Lecture Series. Talk title: Cost and Social Distancing Dynamics in a Mathematical Model of COVID-19 with Application to Ontario, Canada. Attended virtually via Zoom. November 23, 2020.
Invited Speaker: University of Alberta Mathematical Biology Lecture Series. Talk title: The Impact of Social, Demographic, and Climatic Variables on the Growth Rate of COVID-19 Across Countries. Attended virtually via Zoom. November 16, 2020.
Invited Speaker: SIAM LS 20 Minisymposium: Mathematics of Infectious Diseases and Our Planet. Attended virtually via Zoom. June 30, 2020.
Invited Speaker: Special Seminar Talk on Indirectly Transmitted Infectious Diseases at Arizona State University. Attended in person. April 12, 2019.
Invited Speaker: Special Seminar Talk on Modeling Microbial Dynamics: Effects on Environmental Health at The College of William and Mary. Attended in person. March 29, 2019.
Invited Speaker: Joint Mathematics Meeting in Baltimore. Presented The Inverse Method for a Childhood Infectious Disease Model with Its Application to Pre-Vaccination and Post-Vaccination Measles Data at the Mathematical Investigations of Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology session. Attended in person. January 16-19, 2019.
Invited Speaker: The Sixth G. J. Butler International Conference on Differential Equations and Population Biology at the University of Alberta. Talk title: A Stoichiometric Organic Matter Decomposition Model in a Chemostat Culture. Attended in person. July 23-27, 2018.
Invited Speaker: MBI Workshop on Population Models in the 21st Century at The Ohio State University. Talk title: Dynamics of a Cholera Transmission Model with Immunological Threshold and Natural Phage Control in Reservoirs. Attended in person. November 14-18, 2016.
Invited Speaker: First Conference on Biological Stoichiometry at Trent University. Presented a poster on A Stoichiometric Organic Matter Decomposition Model. Attended in person. June 23-26, 2015.
Invited Speaker: BIRS Workshop 13w5151: Current Challenges for Mathematical Modeling of Cyclic Populations. Talk title: Indirectly Transmitted Infectious Disease: From Microscopic to Macroscopic Cycles. Attended in person. November 10-15, 2013.
Invited Speaker: PIMS International Graduate Training Centre (IGTC) Summit at Naramata. Talk title: DDE Models of the Glucose-Insulin System: A Useful Tool for the Artificial Pancreas. Attended in person. October 12-14.