About me
Emmanuel Olimi is a data and LLM engineer, open education advocate, and founder of AXAM, an offline AI-powered learning platform designed to deliver MIT OpenCourseWare and other open education content to students in low-connectivity schools across the world. Born in Uganda and now based in New York, he brings over 14 years of entrepreneurial experience across East Africa, where he led Wazi Group Limited in serving organizations including UNICEF and War Child across five countries: South Sudan, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.Emmanuel is a National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Fellow and co-host of the MIT OpenCourseWare Open Learners podcast. He is currently pursuing an M.S. in Data Analytics and Visualization at Yeshiva University's Katz School, where he also serves as President of the Katz Students Association, representing over 800 STEM graduate students.His work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, open content, and educational equity — with a focus on making world-class learning resources accessible where infrastructure is most limited. AXAM is his answer to a question the open education community has long asked: What does openness look like when there is no internet?
