International Day Of Women in Statistics and Data Science

Dr. Chipo Zidana is a senior statistician, bio-statistical consultant, and data integration specialist with over 15 years of experience bridging advanced analytical modeling with national policy frameworks. She holds a PhD in Statistics from Çukurova University, specializing in mixture models for heterogeneous populations. Dr. Zidana’s expertise spans multimodal data fusion, biomedical data engineering, geospatial predictive modeling, and national data harmonization alongside international partners like UNICEF.
A BQA-accredited lead moderator and assessor, she has served as Coordinator of the Statistical Services Unit at BIUST and Program Coordinator at NUST. Dr. Zidana is a prominent leader in regional capacity building and gender equity in STEM, serving as the Chairwoman of African Women in Data Science, a Fellow and Co-Chair of the Zimbabwe Young Academy of Sciences, and the Scientific Chair for the IBS SUSAN 2027 conference.