Silas Osunba
Building at the ethical and responsible layer of super intelligence.
I’m Silas Osunba, an AI Research Engineer.
I work at the intersection of machine learning, software, and research. I’m interested in trustworthy AI, responsible AI, and how we can make intelligent systems useful and accessible to more people.
I studied Electronic & Computer Engineering at Lagos State University, graduating with highest honors. You can explore my projects and research to see what I’ve been working on.
I care about AI for Social Good, education, and community outreach. My aim is to help more people understand and use AI responsibly, particularly in communities across Africa.
Away from work, I follow football, explore blockchain, and play snooker. I also write about what I learn and keep track of what I read. More about me.
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Received three awards and cash prizes - the Chancellor’s Award, the Dean’s Award for the Engineering Valedictorian, and the Nigerian Society of Engineers Award of Excellence - for graduating as the Faculty Valedictorian.
Joined Condere as an AI & Product Engineer, working on agentic AI and human-in-the-loop recruitment systems.
Delivered an invited project talk on QueryMate ↗ at Cafe Cursor ↗.
Selected as a Software Engineering Fellow at Moniepoint Inc.
Graduated with First Class Honors.
Presented our paper Using Convolutional Neural Network for the Detection of Offshore and Onshore Oil Spills ↗ at SPE NAICE ’25.
Our paper Using Convolutional Neural Network for the Detection of Offshore and Onshore Oil Spills ↗ was accepted and published at SPE NAICE ’25.
Our paper Electric Vehicles vs. Biofuels: A Review of Decarbonization in Transportation ↗ was accepted and published at SPE NAICE ’25.
Our paper Predicting Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Performance through Advanced Machine Learning Techniques: A Comparative Analysis of Ensemble Techniques ↗ was accepted and published in Scientia. Technology, Science and Society.
As President of the Conference Committee, I was part of the organizing team, who organized the Nexus 2.0 Energy Policy and Innovation Conference, bringing together over 500 students, 100 volunteers, and 10 energy leaders and dignitaries. We received sponsorship funding from Heirs Energies and other technology companies.
Received a fully funded SAP scholarship from WYZE Group.
Received multiple bursary scholarships from the Lagos State Government (Badagry LGA).
Elected as the President of the Society of Petroleum Engineers International (SPEI), Lagos State University Student Chapter.
Our co-founded initiative, Inspire The Student Initiative ↗, was accepted into the Millennium Fellowship, supported and promoted by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN).
Recipient of the First E&P Scholarship in recognition of outstanding academic excellence.
Led my team to a Finalist Award at the DATICAN 1.0 Data Science and Medical Image Analysis Competition, organized by the University of Chicago, with our project, “Automatic Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy.”
Recipient of four DataCamp ↗ scholarships to develop my skills in data science and artificial intelligence.
Received the Undergraduate Scholarship Award for Excellent Performance in Engineering from SPE International (SPEI), Lagos Section.
Received the Vice Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation and Award of Scholarship in my sophomore year.