2018

Institutional Research Week 2018Theme: “Building a World-Class University Through Innovation and Research Excellence”

Date: 21 – 23 November 2018Time: 07:30 – 13:00Venue: Mining Auditorium, NUST Lower Campus

Institutional Research Week 2018

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ProgrammeDay 1: Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Director of Ceremonies: Dr Sehaam Khan, Dean: (FHAS)

Session 1: Official Opening

Time Activities/Topics Presenter/Speaker

07:30 Registration Secretariat

08:15 Welcoming Remarks Dr Tjama Tjivikua, Vice-Chancellor (Pro Tem)

08:30 Overview of the Institutional Research Week Dr Andrew Niikondo DVC-Academic

08:45 Research reflections in plotting a forward trajectory for NUST

Professor Pramanathan GovenderDVC-Research and Innovation

09:00 The Importance of Creating a Science Base and a Base for Science: Why Cutting-edge Science Matters

Keynote Speaker: Dr Eric Dziuban Country Director: CDC, Namibia

Session 2: Faculty Research Presentation FHAS Session Chairperson: Prof Omotayo Awofolu (FHAS)

09:40 Determining the Virulence Factors and Genes Coding for Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus agalactiae Isolated from Pregnant Women in Windhoek

Dr Munyaradzi MukesiAssociate Dean: Teaching and Learning (FHAS)

10:10 Hydro-Climatic Data Pollution Investigation using Wavelet Analyses for Selected Namibian Weather Stations

Dr Dismas NtirampebaLecturer: Department of Mathematics and Statistics

10:40 Techno-economical Design of a Single Basin Solar Evaporator

Mr Pio Lumaga Director: Innovation Design Laboratory

11:10 Tea/Coffee Break and Poster Session

Session 3: Faculty Research Presentation FNRSSSession Chairperson: Dr Eric Yankson (FNRSS)

11:40 Exploration of the Nature and Extent of Land-Use Management and Urban Informality in Windhoek, Namibia

Ms Jennilee KohimaLecturer: Department of Architecture and Spatial Planning

12:10 A Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Human-Snake Conflicts in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Windhoek, Namibia

Mr Ignatius Nyangana SikongoPostgraduate Student: Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Sciences

12:40 Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Cover Change in the Perspective of Modelling Land Uses: a Case Study in Kavango East, Namibia

Mr Edward MuhokoPostgraduate Student: Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Sciences

13:10 Closing Remarks Dr Hilma Rantilla Amwele (FNRSS)Ag.HOD: Agriculture and Natural Resources Sciences

Lunch

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Day 2: Thursday, 22 November 2018

Session 1 Chairperson: Dr Rewai Makamani, (FHS)

Time Activities/Topics Presenter/Speaker

08:00 Registration

08:20 Introduction of Guest Speaker Dr Rewai MakamaniAssociate Dean: Research and Innovation and HoD: Communication

08:30 Mathematics: An Indispensable Tool for Advancement in Science, Engineering and Technology

Guest Speaker: Professor Oluwole Daniel MakindeDistinguished Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Stellenbosch University

Session 2: Faculty Research Presentation FHS Session Chairperson: Dr Clayton Peel (FHS)

09:00 Analytics-driven Journalism in Selected African Newsrooms: Lessons from Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya

Dr Admire MareSenior Lecturer: Department ofCommunication

09:30 Addressing the Water Crisis in Namibia through Public-Private Partnerships

Ms Maree MichelleLecturer: Department of Public Management

10:00 Exploring University Students’ Experiences and Preferences of Assessment Practices in Education Theory and Practice

Dr Godfrey TubaunduleSenior Lecturer: Department of Education and Languages

10:30 Tea/Coffee Break and Poster Session

Session 3: Faculty Research Presentation FoESession Chairperson: Prof Dick Groot (FoE)

11:00 Addressing Price and Grade Distribution Uncertainty using Stochastic cut-off grade Optimisation

Mr Privilege ShavaLecturer: Department of Mining and Process Engineering

11:30 Biomass Utilisation and Climate Change Scenarios for Namibia

Mr Evert Jan StrydomLecturer: Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering

12:00 Adoption of Lean Healthcare in Medical Laboratory Industry: Empirical Studies in Namibia

Professor Michael MutingiAssociate Professor: Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering

12:30 Closing Remarks Dr Sam JohnDean: Faculty of Engineering, NUST

Lunch

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Day 3: Friday, 23 November 2018

Session 1 Chairperson: Mrs Cynthia Kauami (FMS)

Time Activities/Topics Presenter/Speaker

08:00 Registration

08:20 Introduction of Guest Speaker Mrs Cynthia KauamiLecturer: Department of Business Management

08:30 Man infects Mosquito and other Stories: The Innovative Use of Molecular Biology Techniques in the fight to eliminate Malaria

Guest Speaker: Professor Davis MumbengegwiAssociate Research Professor, University of Namibia

Session 2: Faculty Research Presentation FMSSession Chairperson: Dr Andrew Jeremiah (FMS)

09:00 Towards a Solution for a fragmented Entrepreneurial Support System in Namibia

Dr Chris van ZylSenior Lecturer: Department of Management Sciences

09:30 Estimating National Logistics Cost: Some Preliminary Results

Professor Kenneth OderoAssociate Professor: Namibia-German Centre for Logistics

10:00 Risk and Utility in Portfolio Optimisation Professor Harold M. CampbellDean: Faculty of Management Sciences

10:30 Tea/Coffee Break and Poster Session

Session 3: Faculty Research Presentation FCISession Chairperson: Prof Hippolyte Muyingi (FCI)

11:00 An Evaluation of the Security of the E-learning Platform at NUST

Mr Ismael ShikeengaPostgraduate Student: Department of Computer Science

11:30 Design and Development of Voice Activity Detection based Smart Home Automation System

Mr Anton S. LimboPostgraduate Student: Department of Computer Science

12:00 Enhanced Advanced Encryption Standard Algorithm for Data Security

Mr Ishpal GillPostgraduate Student: Department of Computer Science

12:30 Closing Remarks Dr Anicia PetersDean: Faculty of Computing and Informatics, NUST

Lunch