@OffiongBassi

ML & AI | Man of exile | Deep work mode | I come & go.

 Lagos
Joined December 2023
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Interspeech 2026! 🎉🎉 Glad to share that our paper was accepted to Interspeech 2026, Sydney, Australia. While I couldn’t present in person due to VISA Denial, I’m totally grateful to everyone who contributed to this work. #Interspeech2026
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📢 Call for Papers: 8th #AfricaNLP Workshop at #EACL2027, Athens Theme: From Research to Real-World AfricaNLP Applications More info: africanlp.github.io/2027/hom… @davlanade @ConstantineLig @MasakhaneNLP
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No matter how deep the ocean is, you can never start diving from the bottom. You always have to start from the top.
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Offiong Bassey@OffiongBassiSep 30
Paper presented at Interspeech 2026 🎉. I couldn’t be in Sydney after my visa was rejected😥, but seeing this from my Session Chair, Kathy Reid, meant a lot. VISA rejected, but the journey continues. Full story: medium.com/@offiongbassey99/…
Offiong Bassey@OffiongBassiSep 29
Interspeech 2026! 🎉🎉 Glad to share that our paper was accepted to Interspeech 2026, Sydney, Australia. While I couldn’t present in person due to VISA Denial, I’m totally grateful to everyone who contributed to this work. #Interspeech2026
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@fewagodOct 2
I’m excited to share that I’ve started my MBA at Imperial College London - one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Also excited to share that I was awarded the Imperial Excellence Scholarship and the Black Future Leader Scholarship.
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Late 2025, I applied for a grant, till today I haven’t heard anything concerning that application. Well, I had to move on and use the available resources. Today the dataset has increased so astronomically that I’m even asking myself how 🙄🙄😁
Olamide invites you to Demo Day on the 31st@em07_adozOct 1
This👌👌👌
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He will do it for you.
freewillmaxxer@FavourSam6Sep 30
God please this can be my reality soon, if today just fucking works out
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Thanks Chief
Jay⚡️(The AI/ML Guy)@dlifeof_jaySep 30
Replying to @OffiongBassi
Happy for you man!!!
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Paper presented at Interspeech 2026 🎉. I couldn’t be in Sydney after my visa was rejected😥, but seeing this from my Session Chair, Kathy Reid, meant a lot. VISA rejected, but the journey continues. Full story: medium.com/@offiongbassey99/…
Offiong Bassey@OffiongBassiSep 29
Interspeech 2026! 🎉🎉 Glad to share that our paper was accepted to Interspeech 2026, Sydney, Australia. While I couldn’t present in person due to VISA Denial, I’m totally grateful to everyone who contributed to this work. #Interspeech2026
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If you’re interested in NLP, especially African language technologies, consider joining Masakhane. If you want to learn ML but don’t have the financ
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A few resources and communities: If you’re interested in broader machine learning research and NLP, I highly recommend joining ML Collective.
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10. Don’t let anyone convince you that traveling around the world should be your motivation.
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9. Don’t wait for an elite researcher to become your mentor.
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8. When you build alone, your growth is linear. When you build with a community, your growth can become exponential.
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7. Don’t wait until the deadline. Start now.
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6. People will laugh at you more than they’ll support you.
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5. Don’t join the complainers. The queue is endless 😔. “There’s no data. There’s no data.” Go create the data yourself.
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4. Grants won’t make you rich. Go find a job. 😂
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3. Your first is never going to be your best.
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2. You’ll fail more than you’ll succeed.
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1. You’re more capable than you can imagine. Stop doubting yourself. I love the words of Charles Schwab: “When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what he can do.”
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Here are a few lessons I’ve learned along the way:
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