Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC), Zimbabwe, a position he assumed on 1 March 2024. In this executive role, he provides technical leadership across SIRDC’s 12 research institutes, coordinates multidisciplinary research and development activities, supports the professional growth of scientists, oversees project management using Stage-Gate principles, safeguards intellectual property assets, and represents SIRDC to strategic stakeholders.
His expertise spans artificial intelligence, medical robotics, biomedical engineering, medical physics, public health technology, industrial automation and healthcare systems design. His research includes Robotic First Aid systems for vehicle accident response, disease prediction modelling using machine learning, AI-enabled healthcare systems, assistive robotics, digital health platforms and engineering solutions for national development.
Professor Mushiri has contributed to Zimbabwe’s emerging national artificial intelligence agenda, including public engagement on AI, coding and robotics as drivers of industrialisation, education, agriculture, healthcare and manufacturing. He has served as Point Person and Facilitator for Zimbabwe’s UNESCO-supported Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Readiness Assessment Methodology and contributed to Zimbabwe’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2026–2030. Recent public lectures and engagements have emphasized ethical AI governance, local capacity-building, software literacy and practical AI
Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC), Zimbabwe, a position he assumed on 1 March 2024. In this executive role, he provides technical leadership across SIRDC’s 12 research institutes, coordinates multidisciplinary research and development activities, supports the professional growth of scientists, oversees project management using Stage-Gate principles, safeguards intellectual property assets, and represents SIRDC to strategic stakeholders.
His expertise spans artificial intelligence, medical robotics, biomedical engineering, medical physics, public health technology, industrial automation and healthcare systems design. His research includes Robotic First Aid systems for vehicle accident response, disease prediction modelling using machine learning, AI-enabled healthcare systems, assistive robotics, digital health platforms and engineering solutions for national development.
Professor Mushiri has contributed to Zimbabwe’s emerging national artificial intelligence agenda, including public engagement on AI, coding and robotics as drivers of industrialisation, education, agriculture, healthcare and manufacturing. He has served as Point Person and Facilitator for Zimbabwe’s UNESCO-supported Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Readiness Assessment Methodology and contributed to Zimbabwe’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2026–2030. Recent public lectures and engagements have emphasized ethical AI governance, local capacity-building, software literacy and practical AI