Alima Nzeket

General Info

What will be your most valuable contribution to your TechWomen host company?

I will allow my company to benefit from my skills in web programming and in coding in Java. I will also bring my skills in data sciences and machine learning as best as I can as a researcher in this field.

The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship

1. Web programming and coding
2. Artificial intelligence tools
3. How to protect mobile devices against social engineering attacks

Mentorship Characteristic

• Visit an office or attend a site-visit
• Identify workshops or certificate programs to further my learning after the program has ended
• Focus on leadership skills building

Ideal Company Type

My ideal company is an IT firm that designs intelligent robotics devices, provides software for users and who is a major providers of technology services.

What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?

1. Curious
2. Reliable
3. Outgoing

What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?

As a Ph.D. student focused on AI and Cybersecurity, I am now working on how to help mobile money users avoid phishing attacks by developing an intelligent tool based on imitation learning and data science, which aims to mimic human behavior in a given task. My mentorship will help me through training and professional mentorship to benefit from knowledge and experience in technology to reach my full potential in the tech industry. On the other hand, it will allow me to create a great impact in my region by increasing the percentage of women and young girls in the STEM fields.

After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?

My TechWomen experience will help better train people on hands-on learning ICT tools, web programming and initiation to artificial intelligence through my initiative called Adamawa Code Kids. I will utilize advice, lessons learned, and personal experiences shared by Techwomen mentors to innovate and establish further initiatives for women and young girls in my community and change people's mindsets through awareness of all the doors computer science can open for women. I will also run seminar sessions in universities with other mentors to give women and girls who have chosen STEM careers the benefits of exploring IT.

Work History

Years of Full-time Work Experience

5

Primary Professional Focus

• Scientist and researcher
• Software

Education History