AIMS MS4CR Open Opportunities

1. Processing climatic data from volunteer stations in Western Kenya.

Host Institution: African Mathematics Initiative (AMI).
Location: Maseno, Kenya.
Contact: James K. Musyoka, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Maseno University. E-mail: jkmusyoka@maseno.ac.ke.
Supervisors:
(1) James K Musyoka, University of Reading ;
(2) Roger Stern, Stats4SD.

2. Supporting PICSA (Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture) and other applications in agriculture.

Host Institution: African Mathematics Initiative (AMI)
Location:Maseno, Kenya. Contact: James K. Musyoka, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Maseno University. E-mail: jkmusyoka@maseno.ac.ke
Supervisors:
(1) James K Musyoka, University of Reading ;
(2) Roger Stern, Stats4SD.

3. Deep dive into Hanoi traditional markets.

Host Institution: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CIAT
Location: CIAT regional office, Hanoi, Vietnam
Supervisors:
(1) Louis Reymondin, PhD, l.reymondin@cgiar.org
(2) Thibaud Vantalon, t.vantalon@cgiar.org

4. Evaluation of gridded satellite-based precipitation products in Southeast Asia.

Host Institution :International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CIAT
Location:Hanoi, Vietnam. Pablo Imbach PhD/Sridhar Gummadi PhD, p.imbach@cgiar.org/sridhar.gummadi@irri.org
Supervisors:
(1) Pablo Imbach PhD, p.imbach@cgiar.org
(2) Sridhar Gummadi PhD, sridhar.gummadi@irri.org

5. Accelerating data-driven agronomy at the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCCRI), Uganda.

Host institution:

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Rwanda
National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCCRI), Uganda

Location: AIMS-Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
Supervisors:
(1) Dr Rosita Yocgo, ryocgo@nexteinstein.org
(2) Dr. Titus Alicai
(3) Dr Savannah Nuwagaba

6. Economic assessment of the contribution of pollinators on agricultural systems and food production in Rwanda.

Host Institution: African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
Location: CIAT and AIMS-Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
Supervisors:
(1) Dr Rosita Yocgo, ryocgo@nexteinstein.org
(2) Dr. Eliud Abucheli Birachi, e.birachi@cgiar.org

7. Incorporating and analyzing data from automatic stations.

Host Institution: African Mathematics Initiative (AMI)
Location: Maseno, Kenya. Contact: James K. Musyoka, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Maseno University. E-mail: jkmusyoka@maseno.ac.ke
Supervisors:
(1) James K Musyoka, IDEMS International
(2) David Stern, Reading University, UK,

8. Spatial and temporal characterization of droughts in Tanzania – evaluation of five drought indices.

Host Institution: Global Water Partnership Tanzania.
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Supervisor:Dr. Madaka Tumbo.

9. Incorporating satellite and reanalysis data with station data.

Host Institution: African Mathematics Initiative (AMI)
Location: Maseno, Kenya. Contact: James K. Musyoka, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Maseno University. E-mail: jkmusyoka@maseno.ac.ke
Supervisors:
(1) James K Musyoka, IDEMS International
(2) Danny Parsons, Reading, UK .

10. Markov Chains, hydrology and wind roses.

Host Institution: African Mathematics Initiative (AMI)
Location: Maseno, Kenya. Contact: James K. Musyoka, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Maseno University. E-mail: jkmusyoka@maseno.ac.ke
Supervisors:
(1) James K Musyoka, African Mathematics Initiative (AMI)
(2) David Stern, IDEMS International
(3) Danny Parsons, University of Reading, UK
(4) Roger Stern, Stats4SD

11. The Agricultural Climate Resilience enhancement initiative Project (ACREI).

Host Institution: IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC)
Location: Ngong Town Kibiku A Road, O. Box 10304-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya; T +254 0203514426
Supervisors:
Linda Ogallo, Climate Change Adaptation Expert ICPAC; PhD Climate change Adaptation, M.Sc. Chemistry, B.Sc. Chemistry.

12. Rapid estimation of sorghum genetic coefficients for smallholder yield prediction.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Nigeria, Kano
Supervisors:
(1) Folorunso M. Akinseye
(2) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(3) Jana Kholova

13. Digital smallholder soil mapping using Sentinel-2, field data and machine leaning.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Mali, Bamako
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Andree M. Nenkam
(3) Anthony M. Whitbread

14. Reducing rainfed smallholder field delineation costs with satellite imagery.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Mali, Bamako
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Cedric Champenois
(3) Daniel Annerose

15. Agricultural landscape stratification using granular biophysical and socio-economic data.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Mali, Bamako
Supervisors :
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Cedric Champenois
(3) Daniel Annerose

16. Automatic estimation of rural household size and assets from very high-resolution imagery.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Mali, Bamako
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Cedric Champenois
(3) Daniel Annerose

17. Assessing Sentinel-1 potential for smallholder harvest date detection.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Senegal, Dakar
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) M. Irshad Ahmed
(3) Hakeem A. Ajeigbe

18. AI reducing basis risk in smallholder crop index insurance.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Senegal, Dakar
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Daniel Annerose

19. Assessing the development value of cheap, but dense IoT rain gauge networks.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Senegal, Dakar
Supervisors :
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Daniel Annerose

20. Dynamic credit risk scoring with in-season smallholder crop and operations monitoring.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Senegal, Dakar
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Daniel Annerose

21. Building dynamic feedback loops for fine-tuning of farmer agro-advisories.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Senegal, Dakar
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Daniel Annerose

22. AI optimization of water distribution systems design and operations planning (2 seats).

Host institution: ICRISAT / UtilitY85-Senegal, Dakar
Supervisors:
(1) Daniel Annerose
(2) Cedric Champenois
(3) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore

23. AI prediction of water distribution incidents in water distribution networks.

Host institution: ICRISAT / UtilitY85-Senegal, Dakar
Supervisors:
(1) Daniel Annerose
(2) Cedric Champenois
(3) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore

24. Development of gridded input workflows for spatial smallholder yield forecasts.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Kindie Tesfaye
(3) Vakhtang Shelia.

25. Dynamic optimization of predictors selection for spatial smallholder yield forecasts.

Host institution : ICRISAT / agCelerant-Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Kindie Tesfaye
(3) Vakhtang Shelia.

26. Model-based optimization of smallholder agronomic advisories.

Host institution: ICRISAT / agCelerant-Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Supervisors:
(1) Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
(2) Kindie Tesfaye
(3) Vakhtang Shelia

27. Rural Livelihoods’ Adaptation To Climate Change In The Horn Of Africa Ii (Rlacc Ii).

Host institution: IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre(ICPAC)
Location: Ngong Town Kibiku A Road, P.O. Box 10304-00100, Nairobi, Kenya; Phone: +254 0203514426
Supervisors: Linda Ogallo, Climate Change Adaptation Expert ICPAC; PhD Climate change Adaptation, M.Sc. Chemistry, B.Sc. Chemistry

28. Smart agriculture system based on Big Data and AI

Host institution: International University of Casablanca

Location: Route provincial 3020, Casablanca 50169, Morocco

Supervisors:

(1) Wilfried Yves Hamilton Adoni, Computer Science Professor, PhD Big Data and AI, wilfried.adoni@uic.ac.ma
(2) Hassan Aaya, Mechanical Engineering Professor, PhD
(3) Tarik Nahhal, Computer Science Professor, Phd Big Data Specialist