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Rahman Sanya

PhD student in Computational Spatial Epidemiology

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Curriculum Vitae

Overview

Current occupation

I am currently a student pursuing PhD study in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing and IT, Makerere University under the mentorship of Dr. Ernest Mwebaze and Associate Prof. Gilbert Maiga. I am a member of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Research Group www.air.ug.


Work Experience

  • I have worked mostly in academia at different institutions of higher learning in Uganda including Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda Management Institute</a> , and currently at Makerere University.

  • I have taught different courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level including Information Security Management, Electronic Commerce, Data Communication and Computer Networks, Linux System Administration, and Decision Support Systems.

  • I have also supervised tens of undergraduate and postgraduate students’ graduation projects to completion.


Qualifications and Competence

  • I hold BSc (Chemistry and Biology), MSc (Computer Science), and postgraduate diploma in education. I also hold diploma in ICT and pedagogical development from LIFE Academy, Sweden: https://www.life.se.

  • I have competence in machine learning, computer vision, and data science methods, and in enterprise information security development and digital forensics.

  • I also have competence in ICT integration in education.


Knowledge & Computing Skills

  • Programming & Scripting Languages: Java, C++, PHP, JavaScript, Python, R.

  • Computer Networking, System Administration (Linux), Databases (open source), Information Security management, and digital forensics.

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS): QGIS


Scholarship Awards

  • African Development Bank Higher Education Science & Technology (AfDB-HEST) Project grant for my PhD study (2014/2015 – 2018/2019).

  • Islamic Development Bank Master of Science Merit Scholarship for my MSc degree (2003/2004 – 2005/2006).


Referees

Contact information of referees may be availed on request.


Full Resume

Download my full resume (may be slightly outdated).