Academic submissions (CoCIS): Recent submissions
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Tree farming expert system: a case of eucalyptus & pine species
(Makerere University, 2019-11-18)There is an increasing investment in tree farming business in Uganda by both Ugandan nationals and foreign investors, commonly grown tree species among others include; Prunus Africana , Eucalyptus, Tick Tree, however, due ... -
An information technology based framework for integrating referral levels among public healthcare facilities in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12)An effective referral system ensures a close relationship across all levels of the healthcare system to ensure that people receive the best possible healthcare. Coordination among referral levels can be achieved by ... -
Modelling the Minimum Latency Aggregation Scheduling (MLAS) problem under traffic heterogeneity in clustered Wwireless sensor Networks.
(Makerere University, 2021-03-14)Data aggregation in WSNs, correlates and aggregates redundant or duplicate readings from sensors nodes before transmission to a designated destination. However, this inher- ently induces latency from transmission collisions ... -
Modeling connectivity for vehicular adhoc networks under high traffic density with interference
(Makerere University, 2020-12)Previous studies of connectivity in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs) were done with slight traffic interference in low traffic road scenarios. These studies were done under the assumption that the interference were ... -
Augmented continuous wavelet transform features for deep learning-based indoor localization using WiFi RSSI Data
(Makerere University, 2021-08)Localization in indoor environments is currently one of the challenges in navigation research. The conventional global positioning system (GPS) is affected by weak signal strengths due to high levels of signal interference ... -
Programming language support for continuous user authentication
(Makerere University, 2021-03-31)The implementation of continuous user authentication (CUA) in applications provides end-users with enhanced experiences by continuously verifying their authenticity using behavior characteristics of a user with in a ... -
Modeling scheduling of customers in a bank queue using residual time based Preemptive Priority Queuing
(Makerere University, 2016-09-01)In a bank, tellers are usually reserved for different kinds of customers, that is standard customers who carry out the normal deposits/withdraws and corporate customers such as western union and corporate customers. Standard ... -
A framework for GIS-enabled public e-participation in municipal solid waste management
(Makerere University, 2020-07)Municipal solid waste is a serious environmental challenge that affects most urban authorities globally. Annually, more than two billion metric tons of wastes are generated globally. Municipal solid waste is especially a ... -
A mobile application for recommended fertiliser application rates of selected crops in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)In order for farmers to realize acceptable yields and returns to their scarce resources under these poor soil conditions, they require to use improved soil fertility management practices that they always find unaffordable. ... -
Fracture detection in children using convolution neural network
(Makerere University, 2019-07)Fractures in children are among the medical cases that take a lot of doctors’ attention and time while analyzing the images to identify the presence or absence of fracture. More so a tired doctor may fail to identify the ... -
Malware detection using static analysis with PCA, mRMR and machine learning
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Malicious software (malware) is software that harbors malicious intent and is harmful to computer systems. The number of malware being developed is increasing rapidly, and despite the use of anti-malware software, the ... -
Comparative evaluation of na ̈ive–bayes and k–nearest neighbor classifiers to improve prediction of short-term precipitation
(Makerere University, 2021-02-10)This research carried out a comparative evaluation of K - Nearest Neighbour and Naive - Bayes classifiers to improve prediction of short-term precipitation in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models. Aiming at providing ... -
Using machine learning to understand the association of design smells with role-stereotypes in software systems
(Makerere University, 2021-03)While developing software systems, poor design and implementation choices can negatively affect the maintainability of software systems. There are recurring patterns of poorly designed (fragments of) software systems - ... -
An agricultural knowledge-sharing framework for smallholder farmers and agricultural knowledge experts
(Makerere University, 2018-04)Using Participatory Action Research (PAR) as our research methodology, we selected smallholder farming communities in the districts of Apac, Lira, Kumi and Bukedea with a major goal of developing an ICT based knowledge ... -
Enhancing the interoperability of public health systems in Uganda using a data exchange module
(Makerere University, 2017-10)With an increasing adoption of digital health systems by the Ministry of Health in Uganda, adequate digital health systems interoperability has become a major concern. The need for these systems to coexist and complement ... -
A real time revenue recognition tool
(Makerere University, 2018-11)Many Organizations receive money from customers for services or products for which the benefit is yet to be fulfilled. This arrangement creates a liability on the part of the seller equal to the revenue earned until delivery ... -
Information seeking behaviour of rural women in Bungokho County, Mbale District of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-12)The aim of the study was to investigate the information seeking behaviour of rural women involved in economic activities in Bungokho County, Mbale District in order to suggest strategies to enhance the information seeking. The ... -
Politics in the indigenization of library and information services : The way forward for East Africa
(SAGE, 2010)This paper puts forward a case for the indigenization of LIS in the East African region. The paper recognizes that the politics of LIS in East African Region is influenced by both the global developments, agendas and goals ... -
Application of random forest regressor algorithm to predict PM2.5 concentration levels in Kampala
(2018-12-06)As it happens in every society, it is every body's wish to live in a clean and fresh environment. However, this might not be achieved in every daylife but at least the level of pollution can be controlled. Air pollution ...