Research Ireland — Frontiers for the Future PhD Scholarship
Research Ireland
Fully funded PhD scholarship at Trinity College Dublin under the Frontiers for the Future Programme.
Academic Background
Trinity College Dublin
PhD Student — Statistics and Informatics
T-DIET: developing novel statistical methods for longitudinal dietary patterns and their association with health outcomes. Supervised by Assistant Professor Silvia D'Angelo. Funded by the Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme.
Research Ireland Scholar 2025AIMS South Africa / Stellenbosch University
MSc in Mathematical Sciences
Focus on Pure Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, and Machine Learning. Masters project on LLMs and the Multi-Armed Bandit problem — Distinction. Fully funded by the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship.
Mastercard Foundation Scholar · DistinctionNational University of Science & Technology (NUST)
BSc Honours — Operations Research and Statistics
First Class Honours. Overall Best Graduating Male Student, Class of 2023. Recognised with five national and university awards including the Chancellor's Award, Vice Chancellor's Award, Moonlight Award, and two NUST Book Prizes.
1st Division · Best Graduating Male Student 2023Centenary High School
Advanced Level — Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Economics & Geography
Professional & Research Roles
Trinity College Dublin
Teaching Assistant & Demonstrator
Teaching four courses — Time Series Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Engineering Practice 2, and Mathematics II (Mathematical Logic). Lab sessions using RStudio and grading/feedback support.
Trinity College Dublin
Doctoral Researcher — T-DIET Project
Developing novel statistical methods for the analysis of longitudinal dietary patterns and their association with health outcomes.
EY Zimbabwe
Quantitative Risk Analyst
Credit risk model development and validation for clients — ensuring IFRS 9 Standard compliance. Built and reviewed PD, LGD, EAD, and MEV models. Supported audit assignments and contributed to IFRS 9 framework development, implementation, and review.
AIMS House of Science Outreach Programme
Tutoring Lead
Led tutoring sessions for school children, planned and scheduled tutorial sessions, and mentored students in mathematics and science.
EcoCash Holdings
Reporting Analyst Intern — Product Solutions & Operations
Produced product and operations reports, ran product testing (dev / beta environment), performed data analysis, competitor analysis, and delivered business insights using Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
Distinctions & Honours
Seven national, institutional, and competitive recognitions across academic and professional domains.
Research Ireland
Fully funded PhD scholarship at Trinity College Dublin under the Frontiers for the Future Programme.
MasterCard Foundation
Fully sponsored scholarship for the MSc in Mathematical Sciences at AIMS South Africa.
President and Cabinet Office, Zimbabwe
National recognition as the NUST Overall Best Graduating Male Student, Class of 2023.
National University of Science and Technology
Overall best graduating student in the Department of Operations Research and Statistics.
Moonlight Zimbabwe
Overall best graduating student in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at NUST.
National University of Science and Technology
Best Student in the Department of OR&S for the 2023 calendar year.
National University of Science and Technology
Best student in the Department of OR&S for the 2021 calendar year.
Academic Teaching · Trinity College Dublin · Nov 2025–Present
Lab sessions using RStudio. Covers forecasting, ARIMA modelling, seasonal decomposition, and diagnostics.
Lab sessions using RStudio. Dimensionality reduction, clustering, PCA, and multivariate methods.
Grading assignments and assisting students with report writing, presentations, and structured feedback.
Mathematical Logic for computer science. Formal proof techniques and discrete mathematics.
PhD Preparatory Coursework · TCD · 2025–2026
Result: Pass. Responsible research conduct, open science, and research impact.
Ongoing. Structured doctoral research training in quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
Result: Pass. Evidence-based teaching, feedback design, and student support.
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