I am a computer scientist

I am a researcher in machine learning, artificial intelligence and computational neuroscience. I was born in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and got my Bachelors degree at Howard University in Washington, DC and my PhD at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, PA. Then I was a professor at Howard University where I taught algorithms, information theory and machine learning. Currently I am a professor at Calpoly San Luis Obispo.

I really think my most distinguishing characteristic has always been an insatiable curiosity. From an early age I remember always wanting to know as much as possible about (almost) everything. Hence, I became an academic.

In my free time I really enjoy reading books, watching movies and running marathons (in that order). And of course I enjoy traveling (who doesn’t?). The picture below is from a trip to Mexico a few years ago.