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Dr George Odongo

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Lecturer and Research Fellow
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Teaching
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Science
Directorate / Dept
Department of Computer Science
Njoro Campus
Address
P.O. Box 536- 20115, EGERTON, KENYA.
SUMMARY

Seasoned IT professional with 15+ years of experience, offering advanced technical skills, leadership acumen, and 'hands-on' experience in ICT and networking. Adept at digital transformation, I excel in overseeing planning, development, and implementation of communication systems. My strategic expertise extends to data center and network infrastructure services, with a focus on sustainable development through ICT.

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
  1. Doctor of Philosophy in the Internet of Things - Embedded Computing Systems

           African Centre of Excellence in the Internet of Things, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.

           Thesis Title:     IoT-ENABLED FAULT PREDICTION AND LOCATION DISCOVERY PLATFORM FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

  1. Master of Science in Data Communication and Software Engineering, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

          Thesis Title:     A TOOL TO RESCHEDULE LENGTHY DOWNLOADS ON BOTTLENECK LINKS

  1. Master of Business Administration – Operations Management, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya.

          Thesis Title:     AN ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF SERVICES OF KENYA POWER (KP) LTD IN RESTORING SUPPLY AFTER UNPLANNED INTERRUPTIONS USING STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL

  1. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya.

           Project Title:   DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RESEARCH LAB SECURITY SYSTEM USING CNN-BASED FACE RECOGNITION

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Communication
  • Digital Transformation
  • e-Strategy development, and ICT policy formulation and implementation;
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
  • A+ Computer Hardware Maintenance Certificate, Egerton
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Makerere University, Kampala;
  • National training course on maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of instruments constructed with Surface Mounted Technology (SMT) offered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), The Institute of Nuclear Science, University of Nairobi;
WORK EXPERIENCE

Lecturer and Research Fellow, Egerton University

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct and lead top-notch research, recognized at nationally and internationally and writing papers, proposals, journal articles, and books;
  • Develop curricula, course material, schemes of work, course material, teaching aids and lessons plans that can be used across a number of platforms;
  • Build, develop and ensemble collaborative research teams to attract and secure external research funding to sustain research effort and manage funded research projects;
  • Make original contribution in teaching and scholarship which expand knowledge or practice within the discipline;
  • To collaborate with other academics and lecturers to improve teaching methods and expand knowledge base;
  • Participate in university and faculty strategy development and make significant contribution to the administration activities;
  • To set, administer, mark and score student assignments, term papers, continuous assessment tests and University examinations;
  • Teach and mentor students as well as develop teaching aids and learning materials;

Principal Technologist - ICT, Egerton University

Achievements:

  • Oversaw the planning, design, installation and commissioning of a fiber access link for broadband internet access;
  • Formulated appropriate ICT policies and e-Strategies and provided technical and policy advice to senior management on all ICT matters in line with institutional objectives;
  • Accounted for the management, supervision, mentoring and career development of IT staff, allocation of duties, conflict resolution, oversaw staff training and development, and motivated staff to achieve peak productivity and performance;
  • Led and directed a team of staff, fostered teamwork and cohesion among staff and with the user departments, planned and oversaw the activities of the ICTs to ensure that programmed projects and outputs are delivered in a timely manner;
  • Analyzed existing systems and suggested system upgrades in line with emergent hardware and software technologies;
  • Reviewed, evaluated and developed proposals for new system development and implementation, including hardware/software and upgrades as appropriate;
  • Oversaw requirements gathering, definition of scope/criteria, timeline management, and all phases of project development life cycles;
  • Conducted system analysis and assisted management in undertaking the technical evaluation of proposed ICT systems and oversaw their implementation;
  • Handled the procurement of all ICT equipment for various departments;
  • Conceptualized and implemented ICT security and risk mitigation strategies to guarantee a high availability of computer systems and network connectivity;
  • Ensured that the institutions IT infrastructure and services, including the end-user hardware and software, enterprise IT infrastructure and applications are highly reliable, performing optimally and are well secured;
  • Prepared ICT status reports, and evaluated and appraised staff performance, making appropriate recommendations for personnel action;
  • Developed and tested business continuity and disaster recovery procedures to mitigate against occurrences and ensure continuous business operation;
  • Facilitated the disposal of obsolete ICT equipment in accordance with Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, and established guidelines;

Senior Technologist - ICT, Egerton University                         

Achievements:

  • Designed and implemented databases and information systems in the institution;
  • Maintained and administered the institutional network and its related computing environment including hardware, systems software, applications software, internetworking devices and all other computer-related configurations;
  • Created and maintained an ICT configurations database, and assisted in maintenance and management of ICT infrastructure systems, including WAN applications;
  • Installed appropriate anti-virus software, and responded to security breach incidences;
  • In-charge of the internship program, and oriented trainees and new staff into the department’s operations and activities;
  • Setup, maintained and removed network accounts and passwords as required, and maintained and serviced IT systems for optimal operations;
  • Acted as a resource person and provided on-call technical support for hardware and software issues in the institution, as well as providing user training and support;
  • Ensured WAN connectivity in the institution and that systems are fully supported as per the Service Level Agreement (SLA), and reported deviations;
  • Updated and maintained the institutions’ website and all other back-end applications;
  • Setup hardware, diagnosed and corrected hardware failures, monitored system logs, acted on anomalies and backed up log files;
  • Set-up and maintain backup systems for file servers and in-office desktop computers;
  • Ensured inventory records are properly documented to reflect accurate asset movement, classification, valuation and status of the ICT equipment in the institution;
KEY PROJECTS
  • Africa-Asia Partnership (AAP)/Partnerships for Innovative Research in Africa (PIRA) for Sustainable Development grant award 2021 that involved researchers from Africa, Asia, America
  • The WaPOR 2 project that aims to assist partner countries in developing their capacity to monitor and improve water and land productivity in agriculture using remote sensing in support of solutions to reduce agricultural water productivity gaps.

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The Internet of Things, Data Science and Analystics, Embedded Computing Systems, Machine Learning, Algorithms, Network Security, Distributed Systems, Reinforcement Learning, Cloud and Mobile Computing, Mobile Wireless Networks, Networks & Internet Technologies

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
  1. George Odongo; Richard Musabe; Damien Hanyurwimfura; Abubakar Bakari. An efficient LoRa-enabled smart fault detection and monitoring platform for the power distribution system using self-powered IoT devices, 2022 IEEE Access; IEEE
  2. George Odongo; Richard Musabe; Damien Hanyurwimfura; Abubakar Bakari. Condition Monitoring of Oil-immersed Transformers Using AI Edge Inference for Incipient Fault Prediction: A case study; IEEE; 2022 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica Conference (PAC 2022).
  3. Odongo, George; Musabe, Richard; Hanyurwimfura, Damien. 2021. "A Multinomial DGA Classifier for Incipient Fault Detection in Oil-Impregnated Power Transformers" Algorithms 14, no. 4: 128.
  4. Odongo, George; Ngacho, 2015. “An Assessment of the Quality of Services of Kenya Power (KP) Ltd in Restoring Supply After Unplanned Interruptions Using Statistical Quality Control”, International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences; 3(3), pp 194-203;
  5. Odongo, George. 2013 “Exploring Cloud Computing for the School-Based Learning Programme (SBLP) in Kenya”, Egerton Journal of Science and Technology (EJST), ISSN: 2326-9553 (Print); ISSN: 2326-9561 (Online), Volume 10, Issue 3, May 2013, pp 66-72;
  6. Kebande, V; Sigar, K; Odongo, George. “Meta-Modeling Cloud Computing Architecture in Distance Learning”, The International Journal of Computer Science Issues (IJCSI), ISSN (Print): 1694-0814 | ISSN (Online): 1694-0784, Volume 10, Issue 3, May 2013, pp 66-72;
  7. Odongo, George; Korir, William; Omolo, Richard.Programming in C: A Practical Approach”, (2013). ISBN: 978-9966-060-58-7, The Egerton University Press, Egerton University;
  8. Odongo, George; Rai, “Rescheduling Lengthy Downloads on Bottleneck Links”, Egerton Journal of Science and Technology (EJST), ISSN: 2073-8w277, Volume 12 (2012), pp 73-89;
CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS
  1. IEEE African Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (IEEE AFRICON) held, 20th to 22 September, 2023.
  2. IEEE North Africa Student and Young Professional Congress (NASYP 2023) held, 25th to 27th of August 2023 at Egyptian University of Informatics, Egypt.
  3. Data Science Africa Conference; (DSA 2023) held in, Kigali, Rwanda; 8th – 12th May, 2023.
  4. IEEE PES & IAS Power Africa Conference (PAC 2022) held in Kigali, Rwanda; August 22 – 26, 2022.
  5. Alliance for Africa Partnership for Innovative Research in Africa, Maharashtra India; June 27, 2022.
  6. C and Linux for Science & Engineering offered by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy; October 25 – December 4, 2022.
  7. IEEE Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (GCAIoT) 2022 held in Alamein New City, Egypt
  8. 2nd East-African Workshop on the Internet of Things (Short Course on LoRa Technologies) held in Kigali, Rwanda; June 24 – 28, 2019.
  9. An e-Learning Capacity Building Course on Developing and Publishing of Digital Teaching and Learning Materials held at CMRT, Egerton University, Njoro Campus; June 3 – 7, 2013.
TEACHING AREAS

Internet of Things, Computer Programming, Data Science, Distributed Systems, Computer Networking, Machine learning and AI, Database Systems.

OTHER SOCIETIES
  • IEEE Computer Society (ICS)
  • Computer Society of Kenya (CSK)
  • European Alliance for Innovation (EAI)
  • Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
REFEREES
  1. Dr. Farian S. Ishengoma,
    Senior Lecturer,
    Department of Informatics and IT,
    Sokoine University of Agriculture.
  2. Prof. Damien Hanyurwimfura,
    The Director,
    The African Centre of Excellence in IoT,
    University of Rwanda.
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