Stella Njambi Ndungi

Second cohort of the African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges / Deuxième cohorte du programme de Bourses africaines pour la recherche sur les savoirs autochtones et alternatifs (AFRIAK) .

Affliation: University of Nairobi in Kenya

Discipline: Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Country / Pays: Kenya

Project Title / Titre du projet: Data-Driven Agronomy: Bridging the Gap Between Indigenous Soil Wisdom and Precision Agricultural Systems for Smallholder Resilience in Kenya.

Biographie / Biography: I am currently a Chief Operating Officer for a startup called Farmlens limited.
My additional professional experience is defined by a strong track record of technical leadership and the delivery of high-impact digital solutions across various sectors. As a technical lead at WitzAfrica, I architected cross-platform mobile and web ecommerce applications. While serving as a product manager at RydePro Limited, I directed the end-to-end strategy and architecture for a scalable ride-hailing platform, ensuring engineering execution remained aligned with core business goals.
I also contributed to significant community projects, such as developing a secure online voting system for the Women in Film Awards Kenya 2025, which facilitated thousands of secure votes with zero downtime. My specialized development work includes building an emotional wellness application for ADTC Limited and creating a solo waste management project that integrated AI for waste verification in Kenya. These experiences have allowed me to master the integration of emerging technologies like AI into practical, community-centered applications.