Name: Rose Nakasi
Gender: Female
Title: Lecturer
Department: Information Technology
Highest Qualification: PhD in Computing Science, Makerere University
Area of specialisation: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computational Mathematics & Modeling, Health Informatics
Email: rose.nakasi@mak.ac.ug
Alt. Email: N/A
Mobile: +256 (0) 704 024681
Office Hours: 08:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Website: www.cocis.mak.ac.ug
Profile Summary
Dr. Rose Nakasi, an Artificial Intelligence Research Scientist and Lecturer at Makerere University, is breaking new ground in health technology as the Head of the Makerere Artificial Intelligence Health Lab. She spearheads innovative projects like the Lacuna-funded initiative for Sexual Reproductive and Maternal Health and the Google-funded “Ocular” project, focusing on AI-driven mobile microscopy diagnosis of Malaria, Tuberculosis, and cancer. Her dedication to healthcare is evident through her work with the NIH DS-I Africa consortium on the DS-I Malaria project in Uganda. With a PhD in Computer Science from Makerere University, Rose is making significant strides in AI and health technology. Rose also leads the ITU/WHO/WIPO Topic Group on “AI based detection of Malaria” under the Global Initiative AI for Health (GIAI4H and a committee member on the CODATA International Data Policy Committee.