RSAfrica26 Contributors
RSAfrica26 could not have happened without the contributions, great and small, of a number of enthusiastic volunteers (some of whom are listed in alphabetical order below).
If you volunteered to help make RSAfrica26 a reality, and would like your name and bio listed below, please open a PR or issue here.
Ahmed Unshur
Amina Ezznafry
Asma Rahal
Asma is an early-career researcher in applied biochemistry with a background in microbiology and biotechnology, and a growing focus on bioinformatics and computational biology. Her research interests include microbial biotechnology and reproducible research, particularly the use of computational approaches to support biological research. She is a volunteer organiser and community member for RSAfrica26, RSLA26, and RSAA26, contributing to conference organisation and community engagement. Asma is passionate about building inclusive research communities and exploring how open science and research software can strengthen biological research and collaboration.
Bernard Solodzi
Christopher Lubega
Geoffrey Logovi
Ibimina Hart
Ibsèn Bazie
Kim Martin
Kim Martin is a Research Software Engineer and former biomedical researcher with a background spanning scientific research, computational methods, and research software engineering. She is passionate about strengthening the skills, practices, and communities that enable effective and sustainable research software.
Kim is a volunteer organiser for RSAfrica26, contributing particularly to the development of its programme and organising processes. She has been actively involved in the Research Software Engineering community in South Africa and internationally through training, community-building, and conference activities.
Michael Umeokoli
Maryblessing Okolie
Maryblessing is a Research Community Manager and Open Source advocate, known for her commitment to building inclusive and sustainable tech ecosystems. Her work spans several areas, including community operations, project management, code of conduct enforcement, ethical research, and community event planning. She’s an expert trainer on the Nebula Program by OLS in partnership with NASA.
Maryblessing is also a volunteer organiser for RSAfrica26, contributing to the EDIA aspect of the conference and session facilitation.
Peculiar C. Umeh
Richard Dushime
Rowland Mosbergen
Rowland is a strategic leader in digital research infrastructure with 25+ years’ experience translating HPC, AI, data and cloud technologies into scalable research and industry services used by global communities. Known for building partnerships across researchers, national infrastructure providers and technology teams to deliver high-impact digital capability, Rowland provides strategic direction, inclusive leadership and scalable programs that accelerate research adoption and demonstrate measurable impact.
Rowland co-founded RSAA, RSAfrica, and RS Latin America, and established Equersa, the umbrella organisation supporting all three regional conferences. He also serves on the steering committee of the RSE Australia New Zealand Association.
Seun Olufemi
Tosan Okome
Tosan is a nurse-midwife and early-career researcher with an interest in healthcare, open science, and open source. She leads the Research Focus Group at CHAOSS Africa, where she contributes to research exploring open source and its impact across Africa. She also volunteers as a Research Assistant with the Bipolar Disorder Research Group of Nigeria, contributing to research aimed at better understanding bipolar disorder. Tosan is passionate about advancing open science and open source and their potential to strengthen research, healthcare, and innovation.