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Libe Valentine Massawe

Lecturer

College of Information and Communication Technologies

Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Biography

Dr. Libe Valentine Massawe is a Lecturer in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, College of Information and Communication Technologies, University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania. She holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Central University of Technology, South Africa, an MSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of the Ryukyus, Japan, and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from UDSM. 

Dr. Massawe has over two decades of academic and professional experience in telecommunications, optical fiber communication, broadband connectivity, information theory, smart grid systems, IoT and AI applications. She has held several leadership roles at UDSM, including Head of Department (2015–2021), Postgraduate Coordinator, and a Quality Assurance Officer. She has also been actively engaged in national policy and regulatory initiatives, serving as a member of the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) Research Review Committee, member of the Alarm and Electronic Security Systems Technical Committee (EDC 4) coordinated by Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) and contributing to curriculum review and technology evaluation teams under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Her research portfolio spans collaborative projects on artificial intelligence applications, rural broadband connectivity, smart grid systems, IoT-based monitoring, and digital fiscal solutions. She has received multiple academic awards, including best student prizes at UDSM and scholarships from the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho), DAAD, and the South African National Research Foundation. 

Dr. Massawe has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and conferences and supervised postgraduate students at MSc and PhD levels. She is a registered graduate engineer with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) of Tanzania and an active member of UDSM academic association.

Research Interest

Optical fiber communication, sensor networks, broadband connectivity, information theory, Smart grid systems, IoT and AI applications.

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Projects

2025 - : Provision of Consultancy Services to Develop Demand-Driven Curricula for the Digital Technology Institute. | Client Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

 

2023 - : Leveraging Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence for Transparency and Accountability in the Tendering Process and Project Follow-up to Drive Sustainable Development in Tanzania. | Funded by COSTECH

 

2022 – : Provision of Consultancy Services to Scan and Analyze Technical, Policy and Legal requirements for Utilization of TV White Space to provide Broadband Services in Rural Areas of Tanzania. | Client: Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology (MICIT)

 

2021 – 2022: Manufacturing and commercialization of inexpensive and innovative laboratory instruments and testbeds for science and engineering subjects in local secondary schools, Project ID: COICT-ETE20117, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. | Funded by University of Dar es Salaam

 

2021 – 2022: Online booking system for local inter-regional bus transportation, Project ID: COICT-ETE20137, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. | Funded by University of Dar es Salaam

 

2018 – 2019: Research Project: Smart Grid Capacity Development and enhancement in Tanzania (iGRID). Team: UDSM Tanzania, KTH Sweden | Funding Agency: SIDA

 

2013 – 2016: Enhancing Education and Research in Networking and Communications Engineering. |   Funded by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

2012 – June 2013: ICT Expert in Provision of Consultancy Services for Preparation of Energy Balance Computerized Database System. Client - Ministry of Energy and Water

 

 

Publications

  1. Ibwe, K.S., Massawe, L.V. Theoretical analysis of power control and energy efficiency in full-duplex massive MIMO systems. Journal of Electrical Systems and Inf Technol 12, 40 (2025).  
  2. Bua, A., Kapyela, G., Massawe, L. V, Maiseli, B. Edge-aware nonlinear diffusion-driven regularization model for despeckling synthetic aperture radar images. J Image Video Proc. 2024, 5 (2024).
  3. Maiseli, B., Abdalla, A. T., Massawe, L. V., Mbise, M., Mkocha, K., Nassor, N. A., & Kimambo, S. (2023). Brain–computer interface: trend, challenges, and threats. Brain Informatics, 10(1), 20.
  4. L V Massawe and PJ Chitamu, “Impact of Radio Operating Environments on Broadband Connectivity” Tanzania Journal of Science Volume 48 Issue No. 2 of 2022
  5. P Chitamu, LV Massawe, “Prospects for Ubiquitous Mobile Broadband Connectivity and Services in Tanzania” 31st National IET Conference, 2-4th Dec 2021, Ngurudoto Arusha
  6. Hussein Bakiri, Hamisi Ndyetabura, Libe Massawe, Hellen Maziku. “A Novel Cleansing Method for Random-Walk Data using Extended Multivariate Nonlinear Regression: A Data Preprocessor for Load Forecasting Mechanism”. Int. J. Comput. Appl. 183 (16), 49-57, 2021
  7. Hussein Abubakar Bakiri, Hellen Maziku, Nerey Mvungi, Ndyetabura Hamisi, Massawe Libe, “A Novel Load Forecasting Model for Automatic Fault Clearance in Secondary Distribution Electric Power Grid using an Extended-Multivariate Nonlinear Regression”. International Journal of Smart Grid-ijSmartGrid 5(2), pp 103-112, 2021.
  8. Hussein Bakiri, Libe Massawe, Hellen Maziku, Hamisi Ndyetabura, Nerey Mvungi. “Design Requirements and Technical Architecture of a Fault-and Restoration-Based Load Forecasting Mechanism for Tanzania Secondary Distribution Electric Power Grid”. 2021 10th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA), 190-197.
  9. Bakiri Hussein., Maziku Hellen, Mvungi Nerey, Massawe Libe, and Ndyetabura Hamisi, “A Study to Investigate the Effect of Day Type on Electricity Consumption in Residential Buildings; A Smart Grid Initiative to Establish Efficient Load Forecasting Model in Tanzania”, Journal of Innovation and Social Science Research (JISSR) 1(1) pp 1-15, 2021
  10. Bakiri Hussein., Maziku Hellen, Mvungi Nerey, Massawe Libe, and Ndyetabura Hamisi, “Review on the State of the Art of Electricity Load Forecasting Methodologies in Developing and Newly-Industrialised Countries: An Initiative to Establish an Effective Load Forecasting Model” International Journal of ICT Research in Africa and the Middle East 11(1):1-13, 2022
  11. Bakiri Hussein., Maziku Hellen, Mvungi Nerey, Massawe Libe, and Ndyetabura Hamisi, “Towards the Establishment of Robust Load Forecasting Mechanism in Tanzania Grid: Effect of Air Temperature and Daytime on Electricity Consumption in Residential Buildings”. International Journal of Smart Grid-ijSmartGrid, 2021
  12. CM Christophe, OF Hamad, LV Massawe, AT Abdalla, “Device–to-Device Association Algorithm for Optimal Neighbour Selection and Channel Sharing in 5G Cellular Networks”, Tanzania Journal of Science 46 (2), 397-406, 2020.
  13. C Christophe, O Hamad, L Massawe, A Abdalla, “Mixed Mode Device-to-Device Communication Scheme for Congestion Reduction and Channel Usage Optimization in 5G Cellular Networks”, Tanzania Journal of Science 45 (3), 405-416, 2019
  14. Muwumba A.M., Justo G.N., Massawe L.V., Ngubiri J. (2020) “Priority EDF Scheduling Scheme for MANETs.” In: Gao H., Feng Z., Yu J., Wu J. (eds) Communications and Networking. ChinaCom 2019. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 312. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41114-5_6
  15. Libe Valentine Massawe, Johnson Kinyua and Herman Vermaak, “Reducing False Negative Reads in RFID Data Streams Using an Adaptive Sliding-Window Approach”, Journal of Sensors 2012, 12, 4187-4212; doi:10.3390/s120404187
  16. Libe Valentine Massawe, Herman Vermaak and Johnson Kinyua, “An Adaptive Data Cleaning Scheme for Reducing False negative reads in RFID Data Streams”, in Proceedings of 6th IEEE International conference on RFID, Orlando Florida USA, April 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4673-0328-6/12, pp.157-164
  17. Libe Valentine Massawe, Johnson Kinyua and Farhad Aghdasi, “An Implementation of a Multi-Agent Based RFID Middleware for Asset Management System Using the Jade Platform”, In Proceedings of the IST-Africa 2010 Conference, Durban South Africa, May 2010, ISBN: 978-1-905824-15-1
  18. Libe Valentine Massawe, Farhad Aghdasi and Johnson Kinyua, “The Development of a Multi-agent based Middleware for RFID Asset Management System using the PASSI Methodology”, IEEE Computer Society, in Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations (ITNG), Las Vegas, USA, April 2009, ISBN: 978-0-7695-3596-8, pp.1042-1048  
  19. L. V. Massawe, Y. Namihira and N. Zou, “Qualitative analysis of Polarization Properties of Fiber Lasers”, 10th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC2005), Technical Digest, Paper 7P-060, pp. 610-611, Seoul, Korea, July 2005.
  20. Y. Namihira, W. Yamasaki, K. Miyagi, N.Zou, L.V. Massawe, T.Arakaki, E. Ikemiage and M.Toma, “Correlation betweern PMD, Chromatic Dispersion, Polarization Fluctuations and Temperature Variation in OPGW”, 10th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC2005), Technical Digest, Paper 6D1-6, pp. 224-225, Seoul, Korea, July 2005.
  21. L.V. Massawe, H. Higashionna, Y. Hanashiro, Y. Namihira and N. Zou, “Erbium-doped Fiber Laser and its Polarization Properties”, Proceeding of the 2004 Joint Conference of the IEEJ and IEICE, pp.141-145, Okinawa, Japan, 2004.
  22. Y. Namihira, W. Yamasaki, N. Zou, L. V. Massawe, K. Miyagi, T. Arakaki, E. Ikemiyagi, and M. Toma, “Simultaneous Measurements of PMD, Chromatic Dispersion and Polarization Fluctuations in Actual OPGW” ECOC 2004 Proceedings – vol.3, Paper We4.P.027, Stockholm, Sweden, 2004.
  23. N. Zou, L.V. Massawe, Y Namihira, T. Hara, H. Ito, “Investigation of Differential Group Delay Dispersion in Optical Fibers by Using of Frequency-shifted Feedback Fiber Laser”, Proceeding of the 2004 Joint Conference of the IEEJ and IEICE, pp. 137-139, Okinawa, Japan, 2004.