Darius Moruri

2nd in AirQo Ugandan Air Quality Forecast Challenge Zindi data science competition platform Jun 2020 The objective of this challenge was to accurately forecast air quality for each hour across five locations in Kampala Uganda.

3rd in UNICEF Arm 2030 Vision #1: Flood Prediction in Malawi Zindi data science competition platform May 2020 The objective of this challenge was to build a machine learning model that helps predict the location and extent of floods in southern Malawi.

2nd in South African COVID-19 Vulnerability Map Zindi data science competition platform Apr 2020 The objective of this competition was to predict the percentage of households that fall into a particularly vulnerable bracket to contract the COVID virus - large households who must leave their homes to fetch water.

3rd in UmojaHack #3: Hotspots Zindi data science competition platform Mar 2020 The objective of this challenge was to predict fires in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

4th in Sea Turtle Rescue: Forecast Challenge Zindi data science competition platform Mar 2020 The objective of this competition was to create a machine learning model to help Kenyan non-profit organization Local Ocean Conservation anticipate the number of turtles they will rescue from each of their rescue sites as part of their By-Catch Release Programme.

5th in Womxn in Big Data South Africa: Female-Headed Households in South Africa Zindi data science competition platform Feb 2020 The objective of this challenge was to build a predictive model that accurately estimates the percentage of households per ward that are female-headed and living below a particular income threshold by using data points that can be collected through other means without an intensive household survey like the census.