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Polymath Corporation

Polymath Corporation

We turn difficult ideas into working systems.

AI, software and data systems built for real problems, from first problem definition to working implementation.

  • AI Systems
  • Software
  • Data
  • Automation
  • Connected Systems

Selected Experience

  • Toloka
  • Dell Technologies
  • Trajectory Labs
  • Dialectica
  • ALX Africa

01 / Selected work

Systems we have designed and built.

Independent products, research systems and commercial engineering — each labelled for what it actually is.

All work
FireShow mobile app overview screen showing ML fusion risk score, zones, live temperature, humidity, CO and smoke readings
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01 / FeaturedDeveloped internally as an experimental connected-safety system.

FireShow

AI-powered fire risk prediction and computer vision detection.

AIComputer VisionConnected SystemsIoTFlutterESP32
Working prototype2026
Tarapint marketplace product page on a phone showing a kids outfit listing with price in naira
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03 / FeaturedCommercial product engineering work. Interface shown with sample catalogue data.

Tarapint Marketplace

Commerce platform for product discovery through checkout.

ProductCommerceMobilePaymentsFull-stack

02 / Capabilities

What we build.

Five practice areas. Real problems, working implementations — not service catalogue filler.

All capabilities
013 projects

Product Engineering

Web, mobile, backend, APIs, internal tools and operational platforms — built to be used, not just demoed.

  • Web and mobile applications
  • Backend services and APIs
  • Internal tools and admin systems
023 projects

AI Engineering

Machine learning, computer vision, LLM applications, evaluation and AI integration — with honesty about what the model can and cannot do.

  • Machine learning systems for prediction and detection
  • Computer vision pipelines
  • LLM and RAG applications with evaluation
033 projects

Data & Decision Systems

Analytics, anomaly detection, forecasting, recommendation and decision support — evidence over decoration.

  • Analytics and reporting systems
  • Anomaly and fraud detection
  • Forecasting and time-series pipelines
042 projects

Automation & Integration

Workflow automation, document processing, API integrations and operational tooling that remove repetitive human work.

  • Workflow automation
  • Document processing pipelines
  • API integrations and middleware
052 projects

Connected Systems

Embedded software, IoT, telemetry and device-to-cloud systems — designed for unreliable networks and constrained hardware.

  • Embedded firmware on microcontroller-class hardware
  • Sensor fusion at the edge
  • Telemetry and device-to-cloud pipelines

03 / Process

From problem to system.

A straightforward path from unclear problem to working software — repeated until it holds under real use.

  1. 01

    Understand

    Define the real problem.

  2. 02

    Design

    Choose the simplest useful system.

  3. 03

    Build

    Prototype the critical path.

  4. 04

    Test

    Measure against reality.

  5. 05

    Ship

    Put it in the hands of users.

  6. 06

    Improve

    Learn, refine and scale.

04 / Philosophy

Dream. Dare. Do.

How Polymath approaches difficult builds.

Dream.

See what could exist.

Start from the problem worth solving, not the technology already in hand.

Dare.

Question assumptions and constraints.

Challenge the default path. Design for the real constraints: budget, data, connectivity, users.

Do.

Build, test and ship.

A working system teaches more than an abstract plan. Measure what matters and ship what works.

05 / Founder

Emmanuel Lawal

AI Engineer · Software Engineer · Product Builder

I design and build systems across AI, software and data, from early prototypes to production-oriented implementations.

Focus

  • Machine learning systems
  • Product engineering
  • Data & decision tools
  • Connected / edge systems

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Have a hard problem?

Tell us what you are trying to build, fix or understand. We will tell you whether we are the right team — and what a first useful step looks like.