Guyo Dub Jarso

University of Rwanda · Kigali · Rwanda. (254 711-838350 · guyodubjarso@gmail.com

Data Science | Machine Learning | Deep Learning | Natural Language Processing | Software Engineering

I am currently a final year student at University of Rwanda pursuing Msc. in Data Science with specialization in Data Mining. I apply tools in AI to help solve real world problems in Africa. Primarily my focus is in the media, healthcare and agriculture domains.
My research interests in data science lies in the areas of both Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing (NLP). In the context of NLP, I am currently working on interpretable models for fake news detection advised by Dr. Weiwei Pan from Harvard University and Dr. Melanie F. Pradier from Microsoft Research.
I am quite enthusiastic about learning new and emerging technologies, and always look for something new to try out. I am a team player and always look for result oriented work.

Experience



 
 
 
 
 

Research Intern, Data Science

Harvard University

January 2021– Date Nairobi, Kenya - Remote
Research on interpretable models for fake news detections.My research is focused on the development of interpretable machine learning algorithms to address the problem of public trust on existing fake news detection mechanism. I am developing a reliable technique of explaining fake news predictions. This project is part of my long term goal of bringing machine learning models closer to human by improving their transparency.
 
 
 
 
 

Statistician

Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP)

March 2018– September 2019 Nairobi, Kenya
Worked closely with project teams to encourage statistical best practices for experimental design, data capture and data analysis.
 
 
 
 
 

Data Analyst

RTI International

July 2017– March 2018 Garissa, Kenya
Presented analysis on project activities using location analytics tool to help fix the problem of fraudulent reporting by field officers.
 
 
 
 
 

Assistant Business Analyst

Standard Group Limited

Jan 2017 – July 2017 Nairobi, Kenya
Analysis of the company daily market shares.
 
 
 
 
 

Open Data Fellow

ICT Authority of Kenya

June 2016 – Dec 2016 Nairobi, Kenya
I worked on identification, extraction and publishing of government datasets on Kenya open data website.

Education



African Centre of Excellence in Data Science, University of Rwanda

Master of Science in Data Science
Data Mining

Some coursework includes:
  • Probability & Statistics
  • Machine Learning.
  • Big Data Analytics.
  • Database Management System.
  • Advanced Data Mining.
  • Data Structures.
  • Python and R.
  • Modeling and Simulation.
  • Web Programming.
Sep 2019 - Sep 2021

Moi University, Kenya

Bachelor of Science in Applied Statistics with Computing
Applied Statistics

Some coursework includes:
  • Probability and Statistics.
  • Calculus.
  • Database Management System.
  • Statistical Inferences.
  • Design and Analysis of Experiment.
  • Stochastic Processes.
  • Numerical Mathematics.
  • C/C++ and Java.
  • Linear Algebra.

GRADE: First Class Honours

April 2012 - Sep 2016

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Projects

WEATHER APP ON REAL TIME

Flight Fare Prediction App

ROAD CRASH REPORTING APP

SALARY PREDICTION WEB APP