George Boateng
Social Impact Pioneer Fellow at ETH Zürich
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolGeorge Boateng is an established researcher, engineer, and entrepreneur who blends a decade of experience in ubiquitous computing and applied machine learning with a track record of real-world impact. As CEO and cofounder of Kwame AI and a core lead on Wearable AI for Rheumatoid Arthritis Management at ETH Zurich, he builds AI systems that move from sensor data to clinically relevant digital biomarkers. His work—35+ peer-reviewed publications and awards including Forbes 30 Under 30 and MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35—spans mobile health, education, and multimodal emotion detection, and has informed collaborations at Cambridge and Amazon Alexa. He teaches an AI-for-social-impact course at ETH and has a history of founding initiatives (Nsesa Foundation) to drive innovation in Ghana, revealing a consistent focus on societal benefit beyond pure research. George combines deep academic credentials (PhD ETH Zurich, Dartmouth degrees) with startup discipline, showing unusual fluency across lab, classroom, and product settings.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
WASSCE Certificate General Science - Chemistry, WASSCE Certificate General Science - Chemistry at Mfantsipim SchoolBachelor’s Degree Computer Science modified with Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science modified with Engineering at Dartmouth CollegeFinancial Accounting Managerial Economics, Financial Accounting Managerial Economics at The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMaster’s Degree Computer Engineering, Master’s Degree Computer Engineering at Thayer School of Engineering at DartmouthLanguage Study Abroad, Language Study Abroad at Université de ToulouseDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at ETH Zürich
English, French, fanti, twi
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Github Skills (5)
objective-c6
parse-platform6
ios6
javascript6
ai5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jojoboateng/website
Aug 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes in 1 day
Suacode-app/Suacode
Jul 2018 - Aug 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 3 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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