WIMEA News
In April, Valerie Kumer (University of Bergen) and I had the pleasure to organize a writing workshop at Makerere University in beautiful Uganda. The participants were all part of the WIMEA-ICT project. WIMEAICT stands for Improving Weather Information Management in East Africa for effective service provision through the applications of suitable Information and Communication Technologies. […]
The WIMEA-ICT Project under the College of Computing and Information System at Makerere University carried out a national survey on the status of weather information dissemination in Uganda in 2014. To validate the survey findings, a stakeholders’ seminar was held on December 11, 2014. Following this, a media workshop took place on April 2, 2015 […]
On April 2, 2015, the WIMEA-ICT PhD candidates in Uganda dined with their supervisors and mentors. The dinner, which was organised by Dr. Agnes Semwanga (the WIMEA-ICT’s gender specialist) was aimed at developing links and better interactions between the students with their mentors and supervisors. It was during this dinner that Dr. Peter Wakholi shared […]
Emmanuel Kondela is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Computer Studies at Dares- Salaam Institute of Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Design Electronic Computing Systems and Technology from Kursk State Technical University (Russia) and Master of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology from Central South University (China). While in Russia, […]
QUESTION: Tell us about yourself ANSWER: I am an Assistant Lecturer at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology. I have a Bachelor degree in Mathematics with Education, which I got from Tumaini University, Iringa and a Masters in Mathematical modelling at University of Dar-es-Salaam. My Masters research was in Mathematical Modelling of Cholera Dynamics with […]
What would interest a young lady in applying for a PhD scholarship under the WIMEAICT project? “ I am interested in embedded systems as well as designing real systems. I would like to implement systems out of my research and WIMEA-ICT gives me that opportunity,” says Mary Nsabagwa. An assistant lecturer at the College of […]
An Academic Librarian with a MSc. Information Systems & a Bachelor of Library and Information Science, Andrew Mwesigwa is specializing in management of information systems and digitization workflow management in order to add value to information delivery. He has conducted research in the field of information management, disseminated research findings at international conferences and engaged […]
Improving the life of the communities in the Sudd region in Sudan will be a life time contribution David Aggrey to my nation QUESTION: Who are you? ANSWER: My name is David Aggrey Lukudu, a lecturer in the College of Computer Science and Information Technology at the University of Juba. I hold a Master of […]
Doreen Tuheirwe Mukasa is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Computer Science in the School of Computing and Informatics Technology (SCIT), Makerere University. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Makerere University and a Masters degree in Systems and Software Engineering from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Her research interests are […]
Maximus Byamukama holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Nottingham and a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Makerere University. He lectures at Makerere University having previously worked at the Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation and Uganda Industrial Research Institute. “In my free time, you will probably find me […]