Dr Ali Abubakar, a computational Science lecturer at Academic City University, has been selected for the prestigious Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science African Faculty Fellowship at the Michigan Institute for Data and AI in Society (MIDAS) at the University of Michigan, USA. The highly competitive fellowship will see Dr Abubakar undertake a one-year postdoctoral research training programme at the University of Michigan, one of the world's leading research institutions. The fellowship is designed to strengthen artificial intelligence research capacity among African scholars and foster collaborative scientific innovation to address global challenges. Commenting on the fellowship, Dr Ali Abubakar described his selection as a significant achievement not only for his career but also for Academic City University and Ghana's higher education sector. The Vice President of Academic Affairs at Academic City, Dr Sena Agbodjah, congratulated Dr Abubakar on the achievement, describing it as evidence of the university's growing reputation for academic excellence.