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Vukosi Marivate

Founder

CIO at Lelapa

City of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa

FoundedLelapa

CIO at Lelapa

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Co-founders at Lelapa

PMPelonomi Moiloa
Pelonomi MoiloaCEO
JA
Jade AbbottCTO

Experience

  1. United NationsPanel Member - Independent International Scientific Panel on AIcurrent2026 — present
  2. African Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AfriDSAI) @ UPDirectorcurrent2025 — presentCity of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
  3. University of PretoriaUP ABSA Chair of Data Science (Full Professor of Computer Science)current2025 — presentCity of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
  4. University of PretoriaUP ABSA Chair of Data Science (Associate Professor)2021 — 2025City of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
  5. University of PretoriaUP ABSA Chair of Data Science (Senior Lecturer)2018 — 2021City of Tshwane
  6. Partnership on AIMember of the Management Boardcurrent2024 — present
  7. Lelapa AICo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentJohannesburg Metropolitan Area
  8. Deep Learning IndabaCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentAfrica
  9. MasakhaneCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentAfrica
  10. Lacuna FundSteering Committee Membercurrent2020 — present
  11. Data Science for Social Impact Research GroupPrincipal Investigatorcurrent2018 — presentCity of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
  12. Council for Higher EducationBoard Member2019 — 2026
  13. Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB)Advisory Board Member2023 — 2024
  14. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Visiting Principal Researcher2018 — 2020City of Tshwane
  15. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Acting Research Group Leader: Data Science2017 — 2018City of Tshwane
  16. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Senior Data Scientist - Data Science Team Lead2015 — 2017Lynnwood, South Africa
  17. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Researcher2009 — 2015Lynnwood, South Africa
  18. Rutgers UniversityTeaching Assistant2012 — 2014New Brunswick, New Jersey
  19. KnewtonData Science (Engineering) Intern2013New York City Metropolitan Area
  20. GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2012Mountain View, California
  21. Meebo, IncMachine Learning Intern2012
  22. University of the WitwatersrandVolunteer Consultant for Alumni Affairs2009City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  23. University of the WitwatersrandResearch Assistant2008 — 2009
  24. Data AbstractionConsultant2007 — 2008
  25. ThyssenKrupp UhdeStudent Engineer2004 — 2007
  26. ThyssenKrupp UhdeStudent Engineer2004 — 2007

Skills & more

Board Operation2Sustainability3Circular Economy1Systems ThinkingCreativity and InnovationStrategyWordpress3Twitter API4Python57Matlab69C++27Computer Science10
+8 moreArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningSimulinkSimulationsProgrammingData AnalysisSoftware EngineeringAlgorithms
  • NACI AI Working Group Contributors — National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI)
  • Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century — Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vukosi Marivate?
CIO at Lelapa
Where does Vukosi Marivate work?
Vukosi Marivate is CIO of Lelapa.
What companies did Vukosi Marivate found?
Vukosi Marivate founded Lelapa.
Where did Vukosi Marivate go to school?
Vukosi Marivate studied at Rutgers University (PhD, Computer Science); Harvard Business School (Program for Leadership Development, Business); Rutgers University (Pre-Doctoral Leadership Institute Fellow, University Center for Organizational Development and Leadership).

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