Faculty of Computing and Informatics: Recent submissions
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A review of privacy and usability issues in mobile health systems: Role of external factors
(Health Informatics Journal, 2019)The increased penetration of mobile devices has created opportunities in the health sector and led to emerging of mobile health systems. As much as the mobile health systems have registered tremendous progress, they have ... -
A Controlled Pre-Post Evaluation of a Computer-based HIV/AIDS Education on Students’ Sexual Behaviors, Knowledge and Attitudes
(Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 2012)Unlike traditional approaches to sexuality and HIV education which can be constrained by the sensitive nature of the subject, Information Technology (IT) can be an innovative teaching tool that can be used to educate people ... -
Survey of Crowd Detection Algorithms using Wireless Sensor Networks: A Case of People Crowds
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2019-01)In this paper a survey is carried out on crowd detection algorithms, highlighting challenges and gaps vis-a-avis people crowd detection. The research identifies some of the key capabilities considered invaluable in effective ... -
Ethical Questions in Medical Electronic Adherence Monitoring
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2015-09-10)Electronic adherence monitors (EAMs) record and report an array of health behaviors, ranging from taking daily medications to wearing medical devices. EAMs are utilized in research worldwide and are being investigated for ... -
Ugandan Study Participants Experience Electronic Monitoring of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence as Welcomed Pressure to Adhere
(AIDS and Behavior, 2018-06-20)Many new technologies monitor patients’ and study participants’ medical adherence. Some have cautioned that these devices transgress personal autonomy and ethics. But do they? This qualitative study explored how Ugandan ... -
Types and priorities of multi-agent system interactions
(Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, 2010-06-30)Multi-Agent Systems may be classified as containing No Direct Interactions, Simple Interactions or Complex, Conditional Interactions between agents. This paper argues and illustrates that models with simple interactions, ... -
Towards Computational Resource Grammars for Runyankore and Rukiga
(European Language Resources Association, 2020-05)In this paper, we present computational resource grammars of Runyankore and Rukiga (R&R) languages. Runyankore and Rukiga are two under-resourced Bantu Languages spoken by about 6 million people indigenous to South Western ... -
Tools, Architectures and Techniques for Monitoring Energy Efficiency in Computer Networks: State of the Art Survey
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2016)Energy efficiency in data center networks is increasingly becoming a gold standard for implementers. Energy costs are becoming high while performance is highly demanded. And while efforts are directed to the design of ... -
Technological Factors and Adoption of the Unified Identification System (UIDS) Among Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) In Uganda; A Quantitative Perspective
(European Journal of Technology, 2020)Purpose: The study sought to examine the relationship between technological factors and UID system's adoption among MDAs in Uganda. Methodology: A positivist paradigm and cross-section design were adopted with a sample ... -
Leveraging Data Science for Global Health
(Springer Nature., 2020)Background Healthcare systems function as an important component and a contributing factor in global health. The application of information technology (IT) in healthcare systems function as a basis for the utilization of ... -
Organisational Factors and Adoption of the Unified Identification System (UIDS) Among Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) In Uganda.
(American Journal of Information, Data and Knowledge Management, 2020)Purpose: The study aimed at establishing the relationship between organizational factors and UID system's adoption among MDAs in Uganda. Methodology: A positivist paradigm and cross-section design were adopted with a ... -
Restructuring learning management systems for Mobile phone use: A case of Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
(2016-10)As universities in Uganda strive to satisfy their students' needs, they are facing various challenges ranging from educational to economic challenges. Some challenges require that universities have to adopt to new mechanisms ... -
Investigating the Adoption of an Integrated Hospital Information System in Rural Uganda: A Case of Kisiizi Hospital
(IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, 2019)Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have been proposed to improve the quality of services in healthcare organisations. However, sometimes, the design contexts of these systems tend to be different from the use contexts. This ... -
Impact of E- Learning Management System Adoption at Mbarara University of Science and Technology
(International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT), 2016-12)The wider adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) has provided opportunities to utilize electronic teaching and learning environments (e-learning) such as Learning Management System (LMS) in Higher ... -
Identification of promoted eclipse Unstable interfaces using clone Detection technique
(International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications (IJSEA), 2018-09)The Eclipse framework is a popular and widely used framework that has been evolving for over a decade. The framework provides both stable interfaces (APIs) and unstable interfaces (non-APIs). Despite being discouraged by ... -
Gabor Filter-based Multiple Enrollment Fingerprint Recognition
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2016-04)Minutiae-based matching techniques have been widely used in the implementation of multiple enrollment fingerprint recognition systems. However, these techniques suffer the difficulty of automatically extracting all minutiae ... -
Exploring the Gender Gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and Soft Skills, and Knowledge of Role of Models Among Students in Rural Uganda.
(Journal of Education and Development, 2019-09-17)Background: Globally, women’s representation in STEM fields remains significantly lower than that of men. Studies assessing the STEM gender gap in disadvantaged rural-based schools are lacking. Objective: To examine the ... -
Evaluation of Multiple Enrollment for Fingerprint Recognition.
(Global Summit on Computer & Information Technology, 2014)Abstract— Fusion of multiple impressions resulting from multiple fingerprint enrollments is one of the ways often used to improve fingerprint recognition performance. In this research, we perform an evaluation of the ... -
An Approach for Agent-Based Modeling Using AiC+
(International Journal of Computing and ICT Research., 2011-12)In this paper, we present AiC+, an extension of the AiC framework designed for the explanation of human actions especially in the environmental field. We use first order logics to describe the semantics used to explain the ... -
Acceptability and feasibility of a mobile health application for blood pressure monitoring in rural Uganda.
(JAMIA Open, 2020-11-20)Background: Mobile technologies to improve blood pressure control in resource-limited settings are needed. We adapted and evaluated the acceptability and feasibility of Positive Links, a mobile phone application for ...
