Course catalog

Ten programs. Three tiers. One discipline.

Short-form, mathematically rigorous, research-led training at AIRINA Labs — across topological data analysis, interpretable machine learning, applied AI and data science for African systems, ethics and regulation, and frontier topics in quantum-topological methods.

Cost to trainees Zero Languages EN / FR Locations Cotonou & Live Online Cohorts 12 to 20 participants
Course Topic Dates · Length Format Lead instructor(s) Fee Status
/01 · Tier ITDA for Data Scientists
Topological Data Analysis
Q3 20263 days
Cotonou · Bilingual
~12 participants
Yaé Ulrich Gaba
+ AIRINA research team
Open
/02 · Tier IInterpretable ML for Regulated Industries
Interpretable ML · Finance
Q4 20263 days
Cotonou · Bilingual
~12 participants
AIRINA research team
Open
/03 · Tier IITopological Foundations of Deep Learning
Topology · Deep Learning
Summer 20272 weeks · residential
Cotonou residential
~15 participants
Yaé Ulrich Gaba
+ visiting faculty
Planned
/04 · Tier IIQuantum-Topological Methods for Finance
Frontier · Quantum · Finance
20271 week + research workshop
In-person · Hybrid
~15 participants
AIRINA quantum group
+ industry collaborators
Planned
/05 · Tier IIApplied AI & Data Science for African Systems
Applied AI & Data Science
2027 cohort14 weeks
Live Online · Bilingual
Mentored cohort
AIRINA research team
+ industry mentors
Planned
/06 · Tier IIMathematics and Modeling for Modern AI
Mathematical Foundations
20275 days
Cotonou or Live Online
~20 participants
Yaé Ulrich Gaba
+ AIRINA math group
Planned
/07 · Tier IIEthics, Risks & Regulation of AI for West African Institutions
Ethics, Regulation & Policy
20274 days
Cotonou · Bilingual
~20 participants
AIRINA research team
+ visiting policy fellow
Planned
/08 · Tier IIAI for Engineers — Cotonou Edition
Applied AI · Engineering
20275 days
Cotonou · Live Online
~18 participants
AIRINA research team
+ industry collaborator
Planned
/09 · Tier IIIAsymmetric Topology & Complexity — Research School
Frontier · Pure Math
2027–20281 week
Co-hosted · Hybrid
~12 participants
Yaé Ulrich Gaba
+ university partners
Future
/10 · Tier IIITDA for Robust & OOD-Aware ML
Frontier · Robust ML
When research matures5 days
Cotonou · In-person
~12 participants
AIRINA robust-ML group
Future
Charter

What this catalog is not.

This is not a marketplace of every possible AI course. Every program here is tied to AIRINA's own research lineage — topology, interpretability, applied ML for African systems. We do not run programs longer than two weeks. No one graduates without defending. No trainee writes a check. New programs are added only when the underlying research has matured to the point we can teach it honestly.

How a cohort works

From application to certificate, in three movements.

01 · Express interest

Email the program inbox. Short note on your background and what you want to get out of the program. We respond within five working days. For oversubscribed cohorts, we run a one-question selection.

02 · Show up and work

Cohort sizes are small. Mornings are the research-led lecture; afternoons are hands-on lab. Course materials, code, and reading lists are open. Bilingual delivery — switching between EN and FR as the room requires.

03 · Defend

Every program ends with a graded defense — a project, a paper read-out, or a research scoping document, depending on the program. The certificate is earned, not handed out. Sponsoring institutions get a written debrief.

Contact

Two ways to reach the training office.

Trainees & cohort applicants

Questions about a specific program, the next cohort, or how to register your interest: contact@airina.africa with the program name in the subject.

Sponsoring institutions

To underwrite a public cohort or commission a custom cohort for your team: contact@airina.africa. See also: For Organizations →