Bio
Abdoulaye Diack is a Program Manager at Google Research Africa with over 20 years of experience spanning AI/ML research, mobile financial services, and big data solutions.
Current Focus: Abdoulaye currently drives new initiatives in Applied AI, translating emerging research into practical solutions for global challenges.
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Previous Impact: Abdoulaye lead the Open Buildings project, a pioneering initiative that used satellite imagery to map over 1.8 billion buildings across the Global South—creating a critical resource now used worldwide for urban planning and disaster response.
Additionally, Abdoulaye played a foundational role in growing the region’s research talent pool by leading the Google AI Residency. He successfully managed cohorts of residents who have since transitioned into impactful roles across the global AI landscape.
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Mapping the Human Exposure of the Venezuela Earthquake Doublet with Earth Engine and Google Open Buildings
On June 24, 2026, northern Venezuela was struck by a powerful pair of consecutive earthquakes, a major M7.2 foreshock followed closely by a massive M7.5 mainshock. When disasters of this scale hit, the immediate question for responders and researchers is always the same: Where is the population most severely impacted? To answer this, I wanted…
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WAXAL: A Large-Scale Multilingual African Language Speech Corpus
🇳🇬🇪🇹🇨🇩🇰🇪🇺🇬🇬🇭🇲🇬🇿🇼🇨🇬 Hausa • Yoruba • Igbo • Amharic • Oromo • Swahili • Lingala • Akan (Fante, Twi) • Luganda • Kikuyu • Luo • Shona • Malagasy • Fulani (Fula) • Tigrinya • Sidama • Wolaytta • Ewe • Nyankole • Rukiga • Masaaba • Soga • Dagbani • Dagaare • Acholi • Ikposo…
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Having fun with Android Linux Terminal App and agents
Fun experiment: I built a personalized AI agent that lives on my phone, running inside the Linux Terminal app (pixel phones only for now).I’m fascinated by AI agents and memory systems, so I integrated a lightweight database to track my digital life. It learns from my social media activity, my code, website, CV, and even…