Engrgit Diary

My journey with systems design started with the handling of a screwdriver with a curious mind as a kid. I got fascinated by calculators that I began to repair them in secondary school. In no time, I charge my colleagues for repair of their calculators. I also lend people calculators in exams hence building a lot of social wealth in the process. With my calculator repair endeavor, I started my entrepreneurship at the age of 12.  So I called this stage The Humble Beginning   Studying Engineering I went to Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife and our syllabus was 80% electronics and 20% electrical engineering by composition. The syllabus was from MIT (The best institutions in the world).  My engineering class was filled with experimentation and love for practical and group design. I had not less than a B grade in all my practical throughout. I took embedded system courses on Edx and also programing courses on Coursera. Leading School Projects * Embedded system developments with Arduino * C

When I first began to see, my parents said it began with identifying faces, metamorphose into identifying things, and much more. In the world of fantasies, if code is a spell, the smallest portion I can replicate is my eyes. Imagine if something can see on my behalf.  That is the beginning of my magic... so I thought. But the superhero in me can't be found in the flesh, it comes alive when I press the computer. The screen is not only flat but colorful and the sensor is as sharp as the eye, its detection mechanism is a set of beautiful logic I just coded. With much love from me, I called it  ojumi. Ojumi in the Making  What exactly do I wish to see? With Ojumi, the least  I hoped to see is an object, people, and places. But I write this not only for the coder but also for the mere reader.  For the coder, ojumi is a computer vision library that works with any camera to detect an object, people, and places with hardware at high speed. Ojumi Everywhere That will be the integration of L

My first introduction to research was in my 3rd year at the university while leading a team of students designing an electronic attendance system using fingerprints.  Our supervisor was   Dr. K.P Ayodele   - an excellent researcher keen on our development who revamped our mindset as we worked on the project. It all paid dividends as I scored an 87 A in the course as our team aced the defense. His research was focused on bio-instrumentation and neuro-engineering using EEG and ECG signals. I just had a lot of questions for him every time I barged into his office. Eventually, I joined his research team. Looking back, I knew nothing about research aside from my passionate curiosity, love for work, and interest in innovation. That is the typical me 🤗 #Exoloring 3D printing in the lab  We held weekly meetings of cross-disciplinary research teams of undergrad and post-grad. While attending these meetings, I picked up the nuances of research, the efficacy of good presentations, and the novelt

Ibrahim is an AI expert with over half a decade experience in the African tech space. He is all about growth and greatness with innovation in Africa. He is a multi-award winning innovator whose expertise interconnects with software and hardware development in Africa. Known as engrgit and works as the Chief AI Scientist at Gamol Studio.

CheckOja is a reliable platform to check the current prices of goods in local markets across Africa. Powered by remote data routing and real-time data analytics. The goal is to create the heartbeat of the African e-commerce ecosystem that allows people to track prices at their convenience while also providing a databank for old prices and connecting millions of local markets to the internet. As a son of a farmer who has viewed this ecosystem for decades, the economic analysis of the market can be checked in terms of prices and the tech must be deployed locally. As a Yoruba boy, I call this innovation check oja which means, view market. It is debatable that price availability might not be novel enough as Jumia and other e-commerce platforms have done so for accessories especially in Nigeria. The lacuna lies in foodstuffs and local farmers who belong to the poor class of which uniquely using data analytics and AI will transform their lives. This beckons for a layer of local penetration