Dr. Rose Nakasi a researcher in the Automation of diagnosis of Malaria, specifically in thick blood smears using Computer Vision Models has been able to show how Artificial Intelligence can be used to diagnose malaria and improve the way the microscopy method is used in […]
Makerere University College of Computing and Information Science (CoCIS) on 30th September 2021 exhibited some of her novel research projects, technologies, and innovations as part of the activities to commemorate the centennial celebrations of Makerere University. The college also held a public lecture and Alumni Dinner on the […]
Dr. Kanagwa Benjamin and students from the Department of software engineering have designed a Mobile application code-named Boldungu to make primary school pupils enjoy and improve their performance in Mathematics by themselves using a mobile phone. The tool helps learners practice mathematics by providing a collection of […]
Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) Open day, Public lecture, and Alumni dinner have been rescheduled to 30th September due to Mak@100 grand finale activities planned around our earlier scheduled date. As part of the activities to celebrate the 100 years of […]
Makerere University has launched the first Smart Classroom Facility in Uganda worth over $100,000 USD. The facility accommodating 50 computers will be used for recording, broadcasting, and automation in the classroom including monitoring the examination, quizzes, and any other form of assessment. The University has […]
A team of Makerere University second year students of B.Sc. Software Engineering have won the first prize for the Huawei African Information and Computer Technology (ICT) competition 2021-2022. The Huawei ICT competition is an annual international competition and communication platform for university students and higher […]
Spatial data capture is becoming easier due to reduction in cost and technologies thus attracting many players at different times for the same location who often use different methods, instruments and data storage structures. These datasets can be integrated through direct merging however, it creates […]
The project team with the Hon. Moses Kizige (State Minister, Karamoja) Prof. Tonny Oyana (Principal, CoCIS) and Dr. Joyce Bukirwa (Head, LIS Dept) A group of College of Computing and IS (Makerere University) researchers disseminated their research findings for their project titled “A Framework for the […]
Huawei Uganda donated ICT equipment to the Huawei’s ICT Academy hosted at the College of Computing and Information Sciences, Makerere University. The Huawei ICT Academy was launched in May 2019 at Makerere University to train and certify 1000 students free of charge in the next […]