ICT

ActiveTechnology & AgronomyVLIR-UOS Funded

Problem Statement

Why this research matters

The modern agriculture value and research chain contain many data management aspects that are even giving rise to novel domains such as agro-informatics. Current low levels of human and technological capacity to harness respective data-intensive methods form a major developmental challenge for the South. This project aims at improving capacity in (a) the field of data science pertaining to data gathering, storage, analytics and dissemination (b) the domain-specific knowledge needed to offer ICT-support for agricultural research.

Research Objectives

To reinforce JKUAT's School of Computing and Information Technology such that it can participate in the emerging Computer Science research domain of 'software tools for (big) data science'.

To develop a supportive, transversal set of skills, tools and attitudes that will help JKUAT to improve its research performance in general, in computer science and, more specifically, in agricultural fields such as legume research and food security.

Research Activities

Resources & Capacity

Isaac Nyabisa Oteyo

PhD Candidate

Isaac Nyabisa Oteyo holds M.Sc. in Data Communications and Software Engineering from Makerere University, M.Sc. Project Management, and B.Sc. Computer Science, both from JKUAT. His research interests include data (big) science, ICT4D, mobile and cloud computing.

Patrick Gakuo

MSc Alumnus

Patrick Gakuo Muriuki is an MSc graduate of Vrije Universiteit, Brussels. He is a beneficiary of the LCEFoNS Programme and specialized in Software Languages and Engineering.

Samuel Ngugi

MSc Alumnus

Samuel Ngugi Ndung'u is an MSc graduate of Vrije Universiteit, Brussels. He is a beneficiary of the LCEFoNS Programme and specialized in Software Languages and Engineering.