Dr Alcardo Alex Barakabitze from the Department of Informatics and Information Technology, CoNAS has been awarded the Distinguished International Associate (DIA) Award by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), UK. The DIA award includes £30,000 budget to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) quality-driven management and energy-efficient approaches to mitigate energy consumption and CO2 emissions in future telecommunication systems and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)....Read More
Academic staff and postgraduate students with happy faces following successful presentations of the two (2) PhD proposals and one (1) MSc research progress. MORE DETAILSRead More
The IGI Publisher has recently published two chapters authored by DIIT staff. These chapters are part of the project titled “Morogoro Youth Empowerment through Establishment of Social Innovation (YEESI) Lab for Problem-Centered Training in Machine Vision.” The book, titled “Empowering Students and Elevating Universities with Innovation Centers,” has several book chapters that encompass insightful discussions...Read More
The team of young innovators from our Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) had an opportunity to participate in the second cohort of the StArfrica Tanzania eXist Accelerator program, which was hosted at the University of Dar es Salaam’s Mathematics Department from April 4–April 17, 2024. The StArfrica Tanzania eXist Accelerator initiative aims to find business...Read More
The HoD, Department of Biosciences, is pleased to inform the SUA community that Mr. Wilfred Michael Lyimu from the Department of Biosciences at SUA has successfully defended his Doctor of Bioscience Engineering (PhD) thesis. Mr. Lyimu conducted his research within the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at KU Leuven, Belgium. The title of his PhD study...Read More
The Head of the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) is happy to let you know that Mr. George Kibirige has successfully defended his PhD titled “Using Satellite Data on Remote Transportation of Air Pollutants for PM2.5 Prediction in Taiwan” at National Chengchi University, Academia Sinica, Taipei Taiwan. READ MORE … Read More
Vice Chancellor Prof. Raphael Chibunda has appointed Dr. Beda J. Mwang’onde as the Deputy Principal of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS). The appointment started from 20th December 2023 to 19th December 2026. Congratulations to Dr. Mwang’onde on this appointment! The college extends its best wishes for success in his new role.Read More
Vice Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Prof. Raphael Chibunda, has appointed Dr. Michael P. J. Mahenge as Acting Head of the Department of Informatics and Information Technology from 20th December 2023. Congratulations, Dr. Mahenge! READ MORE…Read More
The gathering drew a diverse range of stakeholders, including representatives from President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG, commonly known as TAMISEMI), President’s Office Public Service Management and Good Governance (UTUMISHI), Public Service Recruitment Secretariat (PSRS, commonly known as Sektretarieti ya Ajira Tanzania), Tanzania Library Services Board (TLSB), the Morogoro Regional Administrative Secretary’s office,...Read More
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) has trained about 20 smallholder farmers in Morogoro through the Integrated IoT, AI, and a Swahili Chatbot: Agri-Tech Solution (MkulimaGPT) Project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The training focused on an Artificial Intelligence (AI) System that operates in Swahili and aims to provide farmers with...Read More