Yohannes Taye, an assistant lecturer at Addis Ababa University, is the founder and project manager of 4K bots. 4k bots has been embracing the world of robotics and establishing the ground works in Ethiopia for three years. It brings together mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science students to create and innovate outstanding inventions in today’s digital age.a
Out of the handful works of 4K-Bots the robot soccer is a prominent one. The 4k-Bots team managed to come out first in the first continental match held at the second ICT Expo.
Currently the 4K Bots team is working on projects such as self-driving cars, smart city, tutoring , mentoring elementary and high school students, etc...
At DevFest Addis 2018 Yohannes will be giving a talk on the importance of test driven development and unit testing in Angular
Out of the handful works of 4K-Bots the robot soccer is a prominent one. The 4k-Bots team managed to come out first in the first continental match held at the second ICT Expo.
Currently the 4K Bots team is working on projects such as self-driving cars, smart city, tutoring , mentoring elementary and high school students, etc...
At DevFest Addis 2018 Yohannes will be giving a talk on the importance of test driven development and unit testing in Angular
Faith Bartz Tarr is American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the USAID Ethiopia Office of Economic Growth and Transformation, where she has served since February, 2017 as science and technology advisor, agricultural development officer, and global health security agenda coordinator. Faith has worked for USAID since 2014, previously in Washington in the Bureau for Food Security as a Technology Scaling Advisor. She has a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from North Carolina State University, and managed food safety research and graduate student training during a post-doctoral position at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. Prior to her graduate studies, Faith conducted private sector research at Chr. Hansen, Inc, developing products for human and animal health and nutrition. Faith’s loves of food, the natural world, and sharing knowledge drive her to advance science to serve society, fostering evidence-based policy and practice for positive impacts on agricultural productivity and human, animal, and environmental health.
Egide Muhire
Sr. Mobile App Engineer/Trainer (Rwanda)
Egide Muhire is currently an Android software engineer specializing in the design, implementation and development process of Android apps with over 6 years of experience.
He has worked on over 15 major Android projects covering various aspects such as e-commerce, financial & banking, and even specific project such as those touching Near Field Communication (NFC).
He is very fluent in Java and Android development. He also has a variety of past experiences with web development through languages such as PHP. He is constantly in search of ways to improve the user experience and tools to make lives much easier for software developer.
When he's not busy coding away, he enjoys design, gaming and playing around with Blender 3D. :)
Sr. Mobile App Engineer/Trainer (Rwanda)
Egide Muhire is currently an Android software engineer specializing in the design, implementation and development process of Android apps with over 6 years of experience.
He has worked on over 15 major Android projects covering various aspects such as e-commerce, financial & banking, and even specific project such as those touching Near Field Communication (NFC).
He is very fluent in Java and Android development. He also has a variety of past experiences with web development through languages such as PHP. He is constantly in search of ways to improve the user experience and tools to make lives much easier for software developer.
When he's not busy coding away, he enjoys design, gaming and playing around with Blender 3D. :)
Aniedi is an IT Professional, Open Source Evangelist, JavaScript Developer and Product Manager, with over 12 years practical experience working with startups in the Human Resources (Computer-Based Testing), Media (Online News Publishing), Finance (Mobile Money), Education, Logistics and Location-Based Services (Ride-Sharing) industries. Currently Program Manager, Developer Ecosystem (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Google.
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It is built using PWA and works offline after the first visit.
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Christian Tesfaye
Founder and CEO of GebeyaNet Technologies
A tech and Space enthusiast, entrepreneur, software developer, and adventure lover.
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Christian Tesfaye
Founder and CEO of GebeyaNet Technologies
A tech and Space enthusiast, entrepreneur, software developer, and adventure lover.
www.devfestaddis.com
#devfest18 #gdgaddis
Nathan is a young entrepreneur and founder at BeBlocky, a gamified programming learning app for children. He has a good experience on Android app and game development. He will be discussing about Firebase and how it helped him pass 3rd year at college.
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We are exicted to remind you DevFest Addis 2018 will be held Thursday, Nov 15 2018 from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM (full day) at Ethiopia Hotel. Those who have RSVP'ed in meetup page, please fill out this form to confirm your seat and codelab track hall.
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Google Docs
DevFest Addis 2018 Confirmation and Codelab Selection
We are excited to remind you DevFest Addis 2018 will be held on Thursday Nov 15, 2018 from 8:30 to 5:30 (Full Day) at Ethiopia Hotel. DevFest is a gathering of developers and Google technology enthusiasts which will cover multiple product areas such as Android…
"Ethiopia Hack" v1.0 will take place from Nov 16 to 18 , 2018 at American Center, Addis Ababa. It is themed "Build for digital wellbeing". In each hackathon program, 10 teams (each with 5 members) will compete to design, build, collaborate and win. Big prizes are waiting for winners ranked from 1st to 3rd.
Are you excited about it? Register now at : https://goo.gl/HEa1i6.
P.S. You can register as an individual or as a team of 5 members. For Individuals, we will let to form a team one week a head of the hackathon. We target participants with age between 18 to 25. Women are highly appreciated to participate. Minimum coding experience is required.
We will have a one-day pre-hack training before 1 week a head of each hackathon program.
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Are you excited about it? Register now at : https://goo.gl/HEa1i6.
P.S. You can register as an individual or as a team of 5 members. For Individuals, we will let to form a team one week a head of the hackathon. We target participants with age between 18 to 25. Women are highly appreciated to participate. Minimum coding experience is required.
We will have a one-day pre-hack training before 1 week a head of each hackathon program.
#USInvestInEthiopians #EthiopiaHack #gdgAddis
Google Docs
Ethiopia Hacks Registration - Hackathon 5.0
Welcome to "Ethiopia Hacks" hackathon program organized by U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia , USAID and implemented by GDG Addis in collaboration with CAWEE. Ethiopia Hack is a series of 12 hackathon programs throughout a year. Hackathon participants are expected…
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Ethiopia Hack: HACKATHON
Register Now : https://goo.gl/HEa1i6
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Prizes for the Hackathon are ready 😍😍
Register Now : https://goo.gl/HEa1i6
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1st Winner (for each 5 members) :
✨1TB Hard Disk
✨High Standard Back Bag
2nd Winners (for each 5 members)
✨128 GB Flash Disk
✨High Standard Back Bag
✨Ruggas Mobile Power Bank
3rd Winners (for each 5 Members)
✨ Wireless Bluetooth Mouse
✨ High Standard Back Bag
✨ Water Bottle
Register Now : https://goo.gl/HEa1i6
#ethiopiaHack #gdgAddis #USInvestInEthiopians
✨1TB Hard Disk
✨High Standard Back Bag
2nd Winners (for each 5 members)
✨128 GB Flash Disk
✨High Standard Back Bag
✨Ruggas Mobile Power Bank
3rd Winners (for each 5 Members)
✨ Wireless Bluetooth Mouse
✨ High Standard Back Bag
✨ Water Bottle
Register Now : https://goo.gl/HEa1i6
#ethiopiaHack #gdgAddis #USInvestInEthiopians
Google Docs
Ethiopia Hacks Registration - Hackathon 5.0
Welcome to "Ethiopia Hacks" hackathon program organized by U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia , USAID and implemented by GDG Addis in collaboration with CAWEE. Ethiopia Hack is a series of 12 hackathon programs throughout a year. Hackathon participants are expected…