Aisha Walcott-Bryant
Research Manager, IBM Research Africa![Portrait image of Aisha Walcott-Bryant](https://appliedmldays.org/rails/active_storage/blobs/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBa0VHIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--62d78933ba35de82e6fdf72e2803872554f64081/aisha_walcott_think.jpg)
Aisha is a Senior Technical Staff Member and manager at IBM Research Africa - Nairobi, Kenya. She leads a team of phenomenal, brilliant researchers and engineers that use AI, Cloud, and other technologies to advance the state-of-the art in the Future of Health and Climate. Aisha has a strong interest in developing AI tools for Global Health (see her work on COVID-19 interventions, https://ibm.github.io/wntrac), and working across sectors to create innovative, sustainable AI solutions to transform emerging economies. She is also a program co-chair for ICRA'22, https://www.icra2022.org, and looking to engage the African community in AI, robotics, and automation.