A research group built for real-world impact.
We sit at the intersection of academic rigour and applied problem-solving — bringing together faculty, students and industry to advance AI for African contexts.
Multidisciplinary by design, applied by intention.
The Applied Innovation & Technology Research Group (AITRG) is a research collective at Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Nigeria. We investigate how artificial intelligence, data science and cybersecurity can address the most pressing challenges facing African societies — from food security to public health to digital trust.
Our work spans rigorous methodology, prototype engineering, and field deployment, in close collaboration with industry partners, government agencies, and other research institutions across Nigeria and beyond.
Our Mission
To advance the responsible application of AI, data science and cybersecurity to real-world problems that matter to African societies.
Our Vision
A research group whose ideas, prototypes and graduates shape how technology is built, deployed and governed in West Africa.
Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Our research portfolio is deliberately mapped to the SDGs our work most directly advances.
Institutions that make our work possible.
A long-standing collaborator on funded research and capacity-building initiatives.
A long-standing collaborator on funded research and capacity-building initiatives.
A long-standing collaborator on funded research and capacity-building initiatives.
A long-standing collaborator on funded research and capacity-building initiatives.
Partner with AITRG.
Industry, government and NGOs — let’s design research that matters together.
Meet the people shaping our research.
Select a profile to learn more about each research lead and their area of focus.
Dr. Oluwatobi A. Ayilara-Adewale
Human–Computer Interaction & Emerging Technologies
View profile