Lead - Voice AI (Speech & Acoustics Team)

Advisor: Prof. Hanseok Ko

The Multimodal AI Lab (MAIL) conducts cutting-edge research in multimodal signal processing, deep learning, and AI at the Catholic University of America.

Research: ASR, TTS, Speaker Recognition & Separation, Underwater Acoustics, Audio Deepfake Detection, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Multimodal AI Lab, Catholic University of America

March 2025 - Present

AWS Community Builder

Selected member of AWS Community Builders, an exclusive program for technical leaders who contribute to the global cloud community through content creation, mentoring, and knowledge sharing. Members gain direct access to AWS product teams and help shape AWS services.

Data Category

March 2022 - Present

Co-Chair, GEO AquaWatch ECS

GEO AquaWatch is a global initiative under the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) that uses satellite and Earth Observation data to monitor water quality across inland and coastal waters worldwide.

The Early Career Society (ECS) is a global group that empowers early career scientists through mentoring, webinars, hackathons, and research collaboration in aquatic remote sensing.

Role: Leading community engagement, organizing Water Talks webinar series, mentoring early career researchers, and coordinating hackathon challenges.

Co-Chair — Jan 2025 - Present

Co-Vice Chair — Dec 2024 - Jan 2025

GEE Community Co-lead

Co-leading the Google Earth Engine Nairobi developer community, organizing workshops, hackathons, and training sessions on geospatial analysis and remote sensing using GEE.

Role: Facilitating community events, mentoring developers in Earth observation data analysis, and promoting the use of GEE for environmental monitoring and climate research.

Nairobi Chapter

2023 - Present

Data Engineering Mentor

TechUpAfrica is a social enterprise that trains and mentors young Africans in tech skills, bridging the gap between education and industry-ready talent.

Role: Mentored aspiring data engineers on ETL pipelines, data warehousing, SQL, and cloud data tools, guiding them from foundational concepts to hands-on project delivery.

TechUpAfrica

Feb 2023 - Sep 2023

Lead Data Science Track

Led the Data Science track at the JKUAT Google Developer Group, a university-based developer community supported by Google that fosters peer learning and technical growth.

Role: Organized study jams, led hands-on workshops on machine learning and data analysis, and mentored students through Google's developer programs and hackathons.

JKUAT Google Developer Groups

Aug 2021 - Sep 2022

Member, World Water Quality Alliance

The World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA) is a UNEP-led global partnership that brings together scientists, policymakers, and practitioners to address freshwater quality challenges using data-driven approaches and Earth observation.

Focus: Contributing to global water quality monitoring efforts through remote sensing and geospatial data analysis.

United Nations Environment Programme

2024 - Present

Early Career Member, AGU

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is the world's largest Earth and space science society, with over 130,000 members across 130+ countries advancing discovery in geophysics, climate, hydrology, and related disciplines.

Focus: Engaging with the global geoscience community on water quality research, remote sensing applications, and climate-smart data solutions.

Advancing Earth and Space Sciences

2024 - Present