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Diana Severine Rwegasira
Biography
I am Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), College of Information and Communication Technologies (CoICT), University of Dar es Salaam. My areas of research are based on Smart grid control systems, Educational technologies, innovations and entrepreneurship.
I did my PhD as a sandwich programme between the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in Tanzania and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Department of Electronics in Sweden (2016-2021) focusing on enhancement of agent based controlling and monitoring on solar driven DC microgrid system. I obtained my B.Sc. in Computer Engineering and IT at the University of Dar es salaam from Sept. 2004 - Dec. 2008. Thereafter, I went to University of Eastern Finland (UEF) in Finland and pursued my M.Sc. in Computer Science from August.2010 –Dec.2011.
My teaching experiences from the University of Dar es Salaam are programming courses and computer applications, Network security issues, Professional ethics in computer science, and e-commerce applications. I also supervise projects for final-year students and practical training for continuing students. I have been engaged on developing and maintaining of the portal/platforms for PhD students under iGrid project (TTA and iGrid portal). I am also involving in mentoring and grooming of students at University of Dar es salaam ICT incubator (UDICTI) from June 2012 to present. I currently involving in different projects as PI, Co-Pi and a member.
Research Interest
Control systems and Engineering
AI
Education Technologies
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Projects
Name of assignment or project: Reviewing Curriculum for Computer Science and Engineering courses
Year: 2015 and 2023
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es Salaam
Main project features: To develop course contents for Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Course.
Position held: Researcher
Activities performed: To develop course contents, report documentation and review
Name of assignment or project: Curriculum Development for iGrid project
Year: 2015
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es Salaam
Main project features: To develop course content for Taught PhD
Position held: Researcher
Activities performed: To develop course contents, report documentation and review
Name of assignment or project: Negawatt Challenge project
Year: 2014-2015
Location: Tanzania
Client: Negawatt Challenge funded by World Bank
Main project features: Global competition empowering communities for energy efficiency
Position held: A Coach and Researcher.
Activities performed: Coaching, mentoring and training of students on prototype development, training and workshop preparations, report documentation and presentations.
Name of assignment or project: Challenge-Driven Education (CDE) Workshop
Year: August 2016
Location: Tanzania
Client: Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden and University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)
Main project features: Introducing the CDE approach at Universities and how to undertake it
Position held: Program Coordinator and Researcher
Activities performed: Workshop preparations, report documentation and analysis, portal development
Name of assignment or project: Sci-GaIA project (Open Science to support African scientists and innovation)
Year: July, 2016
Location: Catania, Italy
Client: EU (European Union)
Main project features: improve their expertise in building science gateways, data repositories and creating applications to make the most of the existing e-Infrastructures; producing guides and educational materials to train and support scientists
Position held: Champions/trainee of the projects and Researcher
Activities performed: development of a portal for education purposes, reports documentation, video recording and presentations
Name of assignment or project: iGrid project
Year: 2022-to date
Location: Tanzania and Sweden
Client: SIDA- Sweden
Main project features: Capacity development and enhancement in Tanzania: management of electrical power systems
Position held: Co-PI
Activities performed: Supervision of Msc Students, Coordination of meetings, preparations of budgets, execution of activities between Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden and University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Tanzania.
Name of assignment or project: Innovation and Commercialization of Final Year Student Projects
Year: January-December, 2020
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es Salaam
Main project features: Commercialization of Innovation products
Position held: Mentor, Coach and Developer, and Researcher
Activities performed: Guiding students through development and implementation of projects, reports documentation and Presentations.
Name of assignment or project: GePG system Assessment and analysis
Year: August, 2020
Location: Tanzania
Client: GePG, Tanzania
Main project features: Assessment and analysis on the use of the GePG system,
Position held: Researcher
Activities performed: Assessment and analysis on the use of the GePG system, data collection, reports compilation and documentation
Name of assignment or project: Data-Driven Analysis for Energy Theft Detection in Power Grid System
Year: October 2021 to 2022
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Main project features: Apply ML techniques to enhance malicious activities detection for improving efficiency in power systems, Tanzania
Position held: Researcher/team member
Activities performed: Data collection, analysis of data, report compilation and documentation
Name of assignment or project: Cost-free Campus Network for Online e-Service via Free and Open-Source Web Conferencing System
Year: October, 2021 to date
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Main project features:
Position held: Researcher/team member
Activities performed: develop and deploy a cost-free campus network and open source web conferencing software system to support remote online e-Services in the University of Dar es salaam, reports compilation and documentation
Name of assignment or project: iSquare platform for Innovation
Year: October, 2021 to May 2023
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es salaam and COSTECH, Tanzania
Main project features: development of the platform for innovation ecosystem in Tanzania
Position held: Project coordinator
Activities performed: Follow up on Designing and development of the platform, reports compilation and documentation, workshops preparations.
Name of assignment or project: Development and Commercialization of Electrical Conversion Kit for Electrifying Internal Combustion Engine Motorcycle (ICEM) in Tanzania
Year: March 2023 to date
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Main project features: Apply ML to develop and customization of electric kit for motor cycle in Tanzania
Position held: Researcher/team member
Activities performed: Data collection, analysis of data, development and customization, report compilation and documentation.
Name of assignment or project: Efficient plastics recycling for sustainable environments using blockchain technology
Year: March 2023 to date
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Main project features: Using blockchain technology to reduce carbon in the community
Position held: Project Coordinator.
Activities performed: Follow up on Designing and development of the platform, training regarding blockchain to students, Data collection, analysis of data, report compilation and documentation
Name of assignment or project: Integrated information system for the empowerment of street children under resource-limited settings in Tanzania
Year: March 2023 to date
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Main project features: development of the platform for street children in Tanzania
Position held: Co-Project Coordinator.
Activities performed: Data collection, analysis of data, report compilation and documentation
Name of assignment or project: Data-Driven Artificial Intelligence System for Recording and Managing Students’ Attendance During Lectures and University Examinations
Year: March 2023 to date
Location: Tanzania
Client: University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Main project features: Apply ML techniques and AI for Recording and Managing Students’ Attendance During Lectures in Tanzania
Position held: Co-Project Coordinator.
Activities performed: Data collection, analysis of data, report compilation and documentation.
Name of assignment or project: iCare Connect+ Project
Year: January 2023 to date
Location: Tanzania
Client: DHIS and Health Centre, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Main project features: Monitoring of the HC and its activities in the electric system in Tanzania
Position held: Project Coordinator.
Activities performed: Monitoring the development and analysis of the system, Coordinating activities and meetings, guiding students, Workshop preparations, report documentation and analysis, system development follow-up
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