Women Techmakers Mauritius Ambassador, Google Developer Student Club Mentor , Tableau CRM Analytics Ambassador

Experienced Telecommunications Technician with a demonstrated history of working in the computer hardware industry. Skilled in Linux System Administration, Storage, Bash, and Event Management. Strong professional with a Diploma In Physics from University of Mauritius.

I am a computer Science student curious and determined to apply myself to things greater than what I have been exposed to. Intelligence Augmentation is likely where I want to settle my scores as I believe higher understanding and cognitive edge are what people need to make better social, economical, and political decisions. Big decisions and data can be inundating for people but putting them at the center of it allows a very symbiotic relationship between people and technology.

I am currently working on a series of Data Science projects provided by World Quant University. Concurrently, I am pursuing Machine Learning.

Catch a game of chess with me, in the dark hours.

Dr. Amreesh Phokeer joined the Internet Society as the Internet Measurement and Data Expert in April 2021. Prior to joining ISOC, Amreesh was a Research Manager at AFRINIC, the Internet Registry for Africa. Amreesh is heavily involved in the academic community and has several publications on networking and security. Amreesh holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

With my passion for technology and entrepreneurship, I have developed skills in Software Development and Data analysis, and currently exploring Artificial Intelligence. I am driven to apply my knowledge of technology to solve challenging problems, automate business processes, and explore insight from data. I am currently pursuing my Bachelor’s degree with honors in Computing and have completed an intensive project-based Software Engineering program by ALX-Holberton.

Outside tech, I am a violinist, playing with Ensemble 415!, a vibrant chamber orchestra in Mauritius. So far, I have performed in 3 concerts at the Caudan Art Center in Port Louis.

Data Science, AI and Python enthusiast. Currently active in local open source communities (LUGM, Ubuntu Mauritius, PyData MU) and a contributing member in PSF.

Emmanuel Okorwoit is an AKAD associate, peer mentor and mentee. He is a junior at the African Leadership University, Mauritius under a full scholarship to study Computer Science, being among the 10 African scholars awarded the Patoranking schólarship. He is a lead research analyst on climate change and sustainability at Ambo Ventures.

He is leading the Ambo research team in Kenya, working on both desktop research and primary research on Greenhouse gas emissions in Kenya and Africa at large. Ambo has published his research on Mapping Kenya’s carbon and biodiversity impact which can be accessed here. His work focussed mainly on carbon-intensive industries, the cost of transition, the role of startups and the legislation set in place by the government of Kenya to achieve her Nationally Determined Contribution of GHG abatement by 30% relative to business as usual. More of his work is under review waiting for publication on climate change in the agricultural and transport sector in Kenya.

His biggest question has been his mission. It is how can he make agriculture economically viable for many smallholder farmers who are hard hit by the effects of climate change in Africa and keep them in poverty? His passion and interest lie in using research to uncover the broken parts of different sectors like media, climate change, and the agricultural supply chain and help startups and innovations build human-centred solutions. His north star is rooted in connecting with people and aligning ethos and belief systems to establish a deep connection. His main ingredient to achieve this is human willpower, connecting with diverse young Africans and world leaders who share the same dream, who care, who are aware and who are ready to engage. He’s deeply passionate about data analysis and digital technology and how to use these tools to mitigate climate change.

I am a Systems Architect at La Sentinelle Ltd. I contribute to the openSUSE Project in my free time and I maintain Linux mirrors in Mauritius. I also follow policy discussions within the AFRINIC community.

Although living on a tropical island, Jochen Kirstätter is a business owner and entrepreneur in different industry sectors. Mainly operating in the development of tailor-made software solutions since more than 20 years, he is also venturing into the world of cloud computing. You can either meet him at the weekly Code & Coffee meetups of the Mauritius Software Craftsmanship Community or reach him on Twitter: @JKirstaetter.

Jochen is a Google Developer Expert (GDE) for Google Cloud and used to be Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies for several years. He founded the now largest IT community in Mauritius, and organises the annual Developers Conference. Following his interest in cross-platform technologies he is also an organiser of the Google Developer Group (GDG) Mauritius.