West Africa Conference

1. May 9th and 10th, 2022
#DigitalCyberAfrica
Freetown, Sierra Leone

2. Prof. Allen Robinson
Director of Carnegie Mellon University Africa and Raymond J. Lane Distinguished University
Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and a professor within the
Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University
May 9th and 10th, 2022
Monday, May 9th, 2022
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
#DigitalCyberAfrica
WELCOME REMARKS

3. Prof. Conrad Tucker
Arthur Hamerschlag Career Development Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Courtesy Appointments: Machine Learning, Robotics, Biomedical
Engineering, CyLab Security & Privacy Institute
Commissioner: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Commission on Competitiveness, Inclusion, and Innovation
May 9th and 10th, 2022
Monday, May 9th, 2022
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
#DigitalCyberAfrica
CONFERENCE OUTLINE

4. May 9th and 10th, 2022
A Big Thanks to
#DigitalCyberAfrica
Kelly McQuoid
Senior Director of Strategic Programs
and Protocol, College of Engineering
Natasha Young
Administrative Coordinator,
Mechanical Engineering
Sherin EL Koussa
Business Development Manager
www.ipctravel.com
Sia Chakanda
Executive Director, IMO-Tech
Solicitations Sierra Leone

5. May 9th and 10th, 2022
A Big Thanks to
#DigitalCyberAfrica
Mr. Nathan Houston
Digital Health Capacity Builder
Mr. Mohamed Fofana
CEO, IMO Tech Solutions

6. Additional people to thank…
May 9th and 10th, 2022
#DigitalCyberAfrica

7. Government
and Society
Industry
Academia
May 9th and 10th, 2022
Why are we here?

8. May 9th and 10th, 2022
Why am I here?

9. May 9th and 10th, 2022
“Giving Back”

10. May 9th and 10th, 2022
Prakash, S. K. A., & Tucker, C. S. (2018). Bounded Kalman filter method for motion-
robust, non-contact heart rate estimation. Biomedical optics express, 9(2), 873-897.
Video Vitals

11. May 9th and 10th, 2022
Using Mobile Devices as Sensing Systems
Video Vitals

12. May 9th and 10th, 2022
Video Vitals

13. May 9th and 10th, 2022
Video Vitals

14. May 9th and 10th, 2022
Video Vitals

15. May 9th and 10th, 2022
Government
and Society
Industry
Academia
A Contact Sport

16. May 9th and 10th, 2022
International-Local Engagement
through Digital Platforms

17. May 9th and 10th, 2022
International-Local Engagement
through Digital Platforms

18. May 9th and 10th, 2022
Conference outcomes and deliverables
• Create a sustainable network of conference attendees/participants who will serve as
advisors for future national/international initiatives
• Publish a conference report that summarizes the conference discussions/ideas/next steps
• Work on increasing female representation in the DPG/Cyber space
• Collaborate with conference delegates on DPG/Cyber projects
• Hold ourselves accountable (…really)

19. Ms. Renee Forney
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for Governance, Risk & Compliance-Fintech, Meta;
Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure Security;
Microsoft Corporation Research External Advisory Council;
University of Texas, San Antonio Board of Advisors;
Executive Women’s Forum;
Adjunct Professor, Morehouse College
May 9th and 10th, 2022
Opening Keynote
Monday, May 9th, 2022
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
#DigitalCyberAfrica
KEYNOTE

20. May 9th and 10th, 2022
#DigitalCyberAfrica
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Prof. Conrad Tucker
Arthur Hamerschlag Career Development Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Courtesy Appointments: Machine Learning, Robotics, Biomedical
Engineering, CyLab Security & Privacy Institute
Commissioner: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Artificial Intelligence
(AI) Commission on Competitiveness, Inclusion, and Innovation
Prof. Paul E McNamara
Director, AgReach,
Agricultural and Consumer Economics;
Professor, Agricultural and Consumer
Economics;
Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Prof. Assane Gueye
Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon
University Africa