Robotics, Autonomous Intelligence and Learning Lab


The RAIL Lab, established in 2014, is dedicated to conducting cutting-edge research in the field of artificially intelligent systems. With a focus on both fundamental and applied research, our vision is to serve as a prominent centre of excellence and a hub for AI activities in Africa. We aim to make significant contributions to the field of AI while also applying our findings to benefit society at large.

Robotics, Autonomous Intelligence and Learning Lab

We are now hiring postdocs!

We are looking for postdocs in (1) learning, planning and reasoning; (2) reinforcement learning for embodied AI; (3) African AI governance; and (4) procedural content generation.

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Latest Research


Real-time Prediction of Dota 2 Match Outcomes using In-game Chat Logs

This paper investigates the application of supervised learning for the purpose of match outcome prediction from Dota 2 in game chat …

Play-style Identification and Player Modelling for Generating Tailored Advice in Video Games

Learning new skills often leads to disengagement when individuals face obstacles arising from limited experience, poor instruction, or …

Finding the FrameStack: Learning What to Remember for Non-Markovian Reinforcement Learning

Recent success in developing increasingly general purpose agents based on sequence models has led to increased focus on the problem of …

Procedural Generation of Semantically Correct Levels in Video Games using Reward Shaping

The generation of video game levels traditionally relies on manual efforts from skilled professionals, resulting in significant …

The Esethu Framework: Reimagining Sustainable Dataset Governance and Curation for Low-Resource Languages

This paper presents the Esethu Framework, a sustainable data curation framework specifically designed to empower local communities and …

M-SAT: Multi-State-Action Tokenisation in Decision Transformers for Multi-Discrete Actions

Effective decision-making in complex environments with multi-discrete action spaces poses significant challenges for agent …