Milestones
Achievements
Competitions, innovation submissions, technical milestones, and notable moments across data science, blockchain, and security.
Competition
Quarterfinalist - Regional Hackathon
Tech Hub · 2026
Advanced to the quarterfinals of a competitive regional hackathon by rapidly prototyping an AI-backed data analysis application.
Innovation
MZUNI Call for Innovations 2026 — Concept Note Submitted
Mzuzu University · 2026
Submitted a formal concept note to the Mzuzu University Call for Innovations 2026 — a competitive program supporting student-led research and technology innovation projects.
Technical
End-to-End ML Systems
Self-Directed · 2024–2025
Independently designed, trained, and deployed 4 machine learning systems covering NLP, gradient boosting, and data pipelines — all addressing real-world African-context problems.
Blockchain
Smart Contract Development
Self-Directed · 2024
Built and deployed Solidity smart contracts on Ethereum Sepolia testnet. Designed a complete certificate verification dApp using Hardhat, Ethers.js, and IPFS.
Security
Ethical Hacking & Vulnerability Assessment
Mzuzu University Lab (Mock Audit) · 2024
Conducted a formal mock security audit of a university network lab environment. Built custom tooling (VulnMapper) and delivered a professional security report with CVE references.
Open Source
7 Published Projects on GitHub
GitHub (@gomeshaba) · 2023–2025
Consistently ships complete, documented projects to GitHub. Each project solves a specific, niche problem and demonstrates full-stack or data science depth.
Community services
Digital advocate
UNDP organization · 01/12/2024-20/04/2026
educated the youth of Malawi on digital safety and awareness
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