About Me
I am Godfrey Inyama, a researcher and engineer working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, explainable models, robotics, and open technology. My work focuses on responsible AI, human–robot collaboration with Mixed-Initiative Dialogue, and open source AI research.
Currently serving as a Senior AI Engineer at Bengom Limited, I specialize in developing agentic AI systems, orchestrating LLMs for local inference, and building MCP Servers for human-AI interactions. My expertise spans Machine Learning, Data Engineering, API Development, Cloud Services (AWS, GCP, Azure), and AI model evaluation.
OpenUK Honours & Awards
🏅 OpenUK New Year Honour 2026
Honour
Issued by: OpenUK · January 2026
Associated with: Heriot-Watt University
Recognised in the 6th annual OpenUK New Year Honours List for contributions to Open Technology and supporting the UK's leadership in open source software, hardware, and open data.
🔗 OpenUK Honours List (Godfrey Inyama)
🥈 Runner-Up – AI Category (6th OpenUK Awards)
Award
Issued by: OpenUK Awards · December 2025
Shortlisted and awarded Runner-Up in the Artificial Intelligence category for impactful contributions to open and responsible AI.
Other Awards & Recognition
- OpenUK Ambassador – Invited Position
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Tech Machine Learning Personality of the Year – Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA), 2024
🔗 Guardian Nigeria coverage
- SPDC LiveWIRE Regional Innovator – Shell Petroleum Development Company, 2019
- iCreate Africa – Web Developer, Runner-up, 2019
- Best Graduating Student – Caritas University (Electrical & Electronics Engineering), 2018
Academic Journey
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PhD in Artificial Intelligence (In Progress) – Heriot-Watt University
Research Area: Agentic AI for Smart Robotics -
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Computing – University of Dundee (Jan 2023 – Jul 2025)
Thesis: Exploiting Illocutionary Forces in Dialogue Structures for Enhancing Authorship Identification -
Master of Science (MSc), Robotics – Heriot-Watt University (Sep 2021 – Sep 2022)
Dissertation: Cloud Based Robotics Platform for Outreach Activities - Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Machine Learning – University of Stirling (Jun 2022 – Sep 2022)
- Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) – Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Caritas University (Sep 2012 – Sep 2017)
Academic & Research Contributions
- MPhil Thesis (University of Dundee): Exploiting Illocutionary Forces in Dialogue Structures for Enhancing …
- Research Paper (arXiv): https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.10916
Open Source & Models
- Fine-tuned LLMs on Hugging Face (4,000+ downloads): https://huggingface.co/Godfrey2712
- GitHub Profile: https://github.com/Godfrey2712
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Notable Projects:
- IntentifierBench – Intent Recognition Benchmark for Dialogue Systems
- AMF Intent Recognition – Argument mining framework for dialogue intent classification
- Weather Insight Assistant – AI-powered weather analysis tool
- ConvoStem – Conversational AI framework
Key Skills & Technologies
- AI & Machine Learning: Python, LLMs, Transformer Models, NLP, Agentic AI, MCP, ReAct Framework
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, CI/CD Pipelines, Kubernetes
- Backend Development: Flask, FastAPI, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Node.js
- Data Engineering: ETL Pipelines, SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, Cloud SQL, PySpark
- Data Visualization: DataEase, Apache Superset
- Frameworks & Tools: Ollama, Azure AI Foundry, MS Fabric, n8n, Bash Scripting