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Amara Okafor
Amara Okafor earned a Ph.D. in Construction Management from the University of Sydney (2019) and is a Certified BIM Manager and PMP®; she developed an AI hazard-detection app that cut onsite incidents by 40% and publishes widely.
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Academic Credentials & Teaching: Amara earned a Ph.D. in Construction Management from the University of Sydney in 2019 and holds PMP and Certified BIM Manager credentials. She lectures in the Civil Engineering department at the University of Johannesburg.
Innovation & Impact: Driven by site safety, she developed an AI-powered hazard-detection app now adopted by three leading South African contractors. Her pilot combined computer vision and mobile alerts to reduce on-site incidents by nearly 40 percent.
Scholarly Output: Fifteen peer-reviewed papers with 350,000+ ResearchGate views; her “Machine Learning for On-Site Hazard Detection” paper has more than 120 citations.
Community & Recreation: Amara organizes free weekend STEM camps in rural KwaZulu-Natal and recharges by hiking Table Mountain.
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