Biography

Academic qualification:

Bachelor of Science in Technology (Electronics), Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science, Master of Science in Information Systems, PhD Information Technology.

Work experience:

Has over 15 years work experience in private sector as a Telecommunications Engineer, ICT Manager in the mining and manufacturing sectors and automotive industry with further cumulative of 5 years, lecturing experience in both private and public universities in Kenya.

Honors and awards:

  1. Best performer nomination – CEO town hall for stabilizing ERP systems across Africa, Bharti Airtel International BV, Netherlands.
  2. Certificate of recognition for having kept all University appointments throughout the four years.

 

Professional affiliation/membership to professional bodies: LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Google Scholar etc.

  1. Fellow – Computer Society of Kenya.
  2. Certified ITIL V3 Foundation from Examination Institute for Information Science Netherlands (EXIN).
  3. Member of LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Academia.edu and Health informatics forum.

Research interest:

Research interest in ICT4D (ICT for development) and M4D (Mobile Phone for Development), Health informatics, eHealth and telemedicine technologies.

Completed research areas:

  1. Investigations on e-readiness models and frameworks for ehealth systems assessment in Public health facilities in Kenya. (Health Informatics).
  2. Multi-Agent Mobile Applications for Malaria Diagnosis and Predictions using Artificial Intelligence Techniques (AI). (Digital Health).

Publications:

  1. Amuomo, N. (2017). “Absolute Poverty and the Desire to Emancipate Communities Driving Mobile Communication for Development (M4D) in Africa”. JISTEM – Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management (Online), 14(3), 431-438. https://doi.org/10.4301/s1807-17752017000300008
  1. Nixon, A. and Wagacha, P. (2018) “Telediagnostics: An Automatic Biomedical Image Matching and Retrieval in a Multi – Distributed Telecommunications Environment in Kenya.” in M. Ogot (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2nd Innovation Research Symposium, 6th March, Nairobi, pp. 45-54. https://uonresearch.org/irs/wpcontent/uploads/2018/03/irs-2018-5-innovationresearchsymposium.pdf
  1. Amuomo Nixon, “Human Factors and Ergonomics, their Effects on the Effectiveness of E-learning at Rongo University, Kenya”, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Abstract of Human Factors and Ergonomics, their Effects on the (ijsr.net), Volume 8 Issue 2, February 2019, 628 – 633
  1. Amuomo Nixon, Anino Edward, “Determinants of User Interface Design for the Visually Impaired”, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Abstract of Determinants of User Interface Design for the Visu (ijsr.net), Volume 8 Issue 5, May 2019, 2190 – 2194
  1. Amuomo Nixon, Collins Otieno Odoyo, (2020). Ethnography, Its Strengths, Weaknesses and Its Application in Information Technology and Communication as a Research Design. Computer Science and Information Technology, 8(2), 50 – 56. DOI: 10.13189/csit.2020.080203. http://www.hrpub.org/journals/article_info.php?aid=9479
  1. Amuomo, N. (2020). The Evolution of GSM Technologies into 5G and the Imminent Emergence of Transformative Telemedicine Applications: A Review. East African Journal of Information Technology, 2(1), 8-16. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajit.2.1.131
  1. Amuomo N, Jasper O, Wagacha P, (2020). “Theoretical Underpinnings of eHealth Impact Assessment for Healthcare Service Delivery: Systematic Review”. International Journal ofAdvanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering (ijarcce). https://ijarcce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IJARCCE.2020.9801.pdf
  1. Amuomo Nixon, Ondulo Jasper, Wagacha Peter.” eHealth Benefits Realization at Pubic Health Facilities in Kenya: A User’s Perspective”: International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering. https://ijarcce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IJARCCE.2020.9908.pdf

Books

  1. Nixon Amuomo (2018),“eHealth Readiness Models for Universal Health Coverage in Kenya”, ISBN-13: 978-620-2-31928-7, Omniscriptum Publishing Group
  2. Nixon Amuomo (2019),“Malaria Telediagnostics Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques”, ISBN-13: 978-613-8-82500-5, Omniscriptum Publishing Group