William Wasswa

William Wasswa is a Ugandan lecturer, engineer and researcher. He serves as a senior lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering at Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda. He is an AfyaBora Global Health Leader Postdoctoral Fellow. and cloud Computing technologies to improve patient outcomes while reducing the total cost of care.

Other Considerations In 2020, he was amongst the shortlisted candidates for the UK Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Innovation 2020 where he won a grant of $13000. He has expertise knowledge in Artificial Intelligence, Medical Imaging and Robotics. He is a technical member of the expert panel on drafting the AU High level on Artificial Intelligence for Africa by AUDA-NEPAD and also a member of the ITU-WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health. He was among the WHO Top Africa Innovations at second WHO Africa Health Forum which took place in Cape Verde (2019) and he showcased in African Innovation at Commonwealth Health Ministers meeting in Geneva Switzerland 2019.

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Conferences Wasswa has attended several conferences such as; Next Einstein Forum Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, 19 May 2019. Expert Consultations on Artificial Intelligence Workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa from May 29–31, 2019. Second WHO Africa Health Forum 26–28 March 2019, Praia, Cabo Verde. IST-Africa 2019 Conference, Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi, 08 - 10 May 2019. IST-Africa 2018 Conference, Gaborone International Conference Centre, Botswana, 09 - 11 May 2018.