ANDA
USMAN

AI Engineer & Researcher

PROJECTS

Currently Building

Pepper

AI-native banking and payments for Africa.

Watch

Browser task recording and replay for AI agents.

AgentMetrics↗

Real-time observability for AI agent fleets. Costs, failures, and latency all visible.

Shipped

Paper Summarizer↗

Summarizes research papers into clear, useful takeaways.

Ember Browser↗

A lightweight headless browser for AI agents with scraping, search, crawling, browser interaction, REST, and MCP support.

ConvTag↗

Open-source platform for labeling AI conversation outputs with active learning and RLHF export.

RESEARCH

The Newton-Muon Optimizer ^replication

A small implementation and experiment exploring how Newton-Muon changes optimization and validation behavior on Tiny Shakespeare.

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Continual Learning via Sparse Memory Finetuning ^replication

A small experiment inspired by sparse memory finetuning, testing whether an LLM can learn new facts without forgetting what it already knows.

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TALKS

TEDx Lokoja 2026

May 16, 2026

The Lies Before the Start

A talk about the stories we tell ourselves that stop us from beginning the things we are most qualified for. Drawing on Carol Dweck's mindset research and the journeys of Jan Koum and Demis Hassabis.

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Build With AI Lokoja

April 11, 2026

Building AI Agents With Google ADK in Python

Walked through building production-ready AI agents using Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK) in Python. Covered agent architecture, tool use, and practical patterns for deploying autonomous systems.

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Anda Usman speaking at Daytona Developers Club about AI-Native Development

Daytona Developers Club Tour '25

October 11, 2025

Shifting from AI-Enabled to AI-Native

Explored the paradigm shift in software development from using AI as a tool to building AI-first applications. Discussed practical strategies for developers to embrace AI-native development workflows.

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Anda Usman presenting Datum Africa at Supabase Launch Week 15 Meetup in Lokoja

Supabase LW15 Meetup Lokoja

July 19, 2025

Building Africa's Data Commons With Supabase

Shared the journey of building Datum Africa, a collaborative platform for African datasets, powered by Supabase. Discussed the technical architecture and the mission to democratize access to African data.

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IndabaX Nigeria 2025

July 17, 2025

From Idea to MVP: Building a Sustainable AI Product

Presented a practical framework for transforming AI ideas into minimum viable products. Covered product strategy, technical implementation, and go-to-market approaches for AI startups.

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Latest Articles

I Tried Newton-Muon. The Training Loss Lied to Me.

“A small reproduction of Newton-Muon on Tiny Shakespeare, and why training loss can be a dangerously misleading signal when comparing optimizers.”

Teaching an LLM New Knowledge Without Making It Forget

“I implemented a small continual-learning experiment to understand whether sparse memory can teach an LLM new facts without destroying what it already knows.”