Research Interests

• Machine Learning
• Data Structures
• Database Systems

Education

• Master of Science in Computer Science: University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus, May 2009 – December 2013
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Nairobi), August 2002 – May 2006

Work Experience

• Assistant Lecturer, Computer Science & IT Department: Tharaka University, July 2019 – Present
• Part-time Lecturer, Computer Science & IT Department: Chuka University (Main and Tharaka Campus), January 2015 – May 2019
• Part-time Lecturer, Computer Science & IT Department: Meru University of Science and Technology, September 2015 – April 2019
• Part-time Lecturer, Computer Science Department: Dedan Kimathi University, September 2014 – December 2015
• Associate Faculty, Computing & IT Department: Mount Kenya University, May 2014 – August 2019

Trainings and Certifications

• Instructor Level CCNA V7 Course: Cisco Networking Academy (SCI-Bono ICT Academy, South Africa), January 2021 – May 2021
• Instructor Level Devnet Associate Course: Cisco Networking Academy (Kenyatta University), August 2020 – November 2020
• IT Essentials Course (Instructor Level Credential): Cisco Networking Academy (SCI-Bono ICT Academy, South Africa), April 2020 – July 2020
• Cyber Security Awareness Course: Kenya Education Network (Kenet), April 2020 – May 2020
• Volunteer on Smart Sustainable Cities: United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC), July 2018 – November 2018
• Research Management and Communication Tools: University of Nairobi, May – October 2016
• Principles of Research Data Management: University of Nairobi, January 2016 – March 2016

Publications, Conferences, and Workshops

Referred Journal Papers:

• December 2015: "Aligning IT/IS goals with business objectives: facilitating knowledge discovery for enhancing organizational performance: A review study" – Scientific Research Journal
• September 2024: "Improving Credit Modelling Accuracy in the Financial Sector: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE)" – International Journal of Academic Research

Refereed International Conference Proceedings:

• December 2019: Presented a paper: “Machine learning as a tool for integrating routine data to enhance outcome intervention in dryland farming.”
• November 2020: Presented a paper: “A Literature review on leveraging machine learning in smart farming for soil properties prediction.”

Professional Membership

• Association of Computing Practitioners - Kenya (ACPK): Member since December 2021

Scholarships, Honors, Awards, and Funding

• June 2022: Awarded Tharaka University internal research fund of Ksh. 500,000 for a proposal titled “Enhancing Agricultural Production in Kenya through Deep Learning Meta-Architectures for Image-based Plant Diseases Detection and Classification.”