{"id":45,"date":"2026-06-03T08:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metraltus.africa\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:34:13","slug":"attending-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metraltus.africa\/?page_id=45","title":{"rendered":"Attending Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-2 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-2--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-633b684a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"http:\/\/metraltus.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9345-1024x735.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metraltus.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9345-1024x735.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metraltus.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9345-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metraltus.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9345-768x551.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metraltus.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9345.jpeg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-0c22cdd7 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Great News !<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metraltus\u00ae is participating in African Data Science Conference 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/adsc2026\/#accordion-3782580\"><br>Conference Themes (but not limited to&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foundations of Data Science, Applied Statistics, and Machine Learning.<br>Artificial Intelligence for Data Science: Large Language Models, Interpretable ML, Responsible AI, Innovative Applications and Pipelines.<br>Geospatial, Remote Sensing, and Environmental Data Science for Africa.<br>Applied Data Science in Health, Finance, Climate, Energy, etc.<br>Interdisciplinary Data Science and AI Paradigms (incl. AI Ethics, AI Safety, the Economics of AI &amp; Quantum Data Science, Data Science in Policy and AI Governance for Sustainable Development).<br>Capacity Building, Data Science Education, Curriculum Design, and Pedagogy.<br>Open Data, Research Infrastructure, and Data Governance in Africa<br>Business Data Analytics, Digital Business Strategy and the 4IR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3514bdf6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\">Subscribe on your favorite platform<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--2 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--3 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--4 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--5 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#\">Pocket Casts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--6 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-5 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-5--7\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ca2dd60b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tAbout the event\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Conference Overview<br>The African Data Science Conference 2026 (ADSC 2026) is a flagship continental forum advancing research, innovation, and practice in data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics, and analytics, with strong emphasis on African contexts, challenges, and opportunities. 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