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The 6th
IASTED African Conferences on
Environment and Water Resource Management
Health Informatics
Modelling and Simulation
Power and Energy Systems
September 5 – 7, 2016
Gaborone International Convention Centre, Botswana
Guest of Honour
Hon. Fidelis Molao, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Education and Skills Development
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Bancy Mbura Mati, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Prof. Josua Meyer, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Phillip Lloyd, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dr. Prudence Dalrymple, Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics, U.S.A
Plenary Speakers
Prof. Gui-Rong Liu, University of Cincinnati, U.S.A
Prof. Jagdish Prakash, University of Botswana, Botswana
Prof. Daya Reddy, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dr. Moretlo Molefi, Telemedicine Africa PTY, South Africa
Prof. Hillary Masundire, University of Botswana, Botswana
Dr. Sanjoy Basu, Haldia Institute of Technology, India
Prof Ashok Misra, Centurion University of Technology and Management, India
Prof. Edward Dintwa, University of Botswana, Botswana
Secretariat and Publication Calgary, Alberta
Canada T3E 7J9
Phone: +1 403 288 1195
Fax: +1 403 247 6851
Email: [email protected]
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IASTED Conference
The University of Botswana hosts the Sixth International Association of Science and Technology for Development
(IASTED) International Conferences scheduled for September 5-7, 2016 at the Gaborone International Convention
Centre.
The University of Botswana continues to bring the IASTED International Conferences to Botswana, biannually. The
International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) with its Headquarters in Canada and
United States, is a non-profit organization founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1977.The purpose of IASTED is to
promote economic development through science and technology. This goal is achieved by more than 700 conferences
which IASTED has organized in over 30 countries.
The theme of the Conferences for 2016 is “Science and Technology for Development –Responding to Challenges
Facing Society Today.”
The conference series covers the following disciplines:
Environment and Water Resources Management (AfricaEWRM 2016)
Health Informatics (AfricaHI 2016)
Modelling and Simulation (AfricaMS 2016)
Power and Energy Systems (AfricaPES 2016)
Delegates
Delegates from Africa and internationally will participate in this conference, to share ideas and experiences in science
and technology that continue to be challenging to most African countries. These delegates include renowned personnel
from academia, industry, government as well as the business world.
Key Abbreviations
1. IASTED International Association of Science and Technology for Development
2. EWRM Environment and Water Resource Management
3. HI Health Informatics
4. MS Modelling and Simulation
5. PES Power and Energy Systems
6. UB University of Botswana
7. BIUST Botswana International University of Science and Technology
Conference Chairs Prof. G. Mmopelwa Faculty of Science, UB
Prof. Naomi Seboni Faculty of Health Sciences, UB Prof. Jagdish Prakash Faculty of Science, UB Prof. George Anderson Faculty of Engineering, UB
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Local Arrangement Chair
Dr. Audrey N. Masizana Faculty of Science, UB
Local Arrangement Committee
Mr. Abhishek Agarwal Faculty of Engineering, UB
Prof. Yirsaw Ayalew Faculty of Science, UB
Dr. E. D. Maje Faculty of Engineering, UB
Prof. R. Marumo Faculty of Engineering, UB
Dr. Tiroyamodimo Mogotlhwane Faculty of Science, UB
Mr. Orebonye Ramatebele Faculty of Science, UB
Dr. J. Sakala Faculty of Engineering, UB
Prof. Kamen Yanev Faculty of Engineering, UB
Session Chairs
Dr. M. Magowe Faculty of Health Sciences, UB Dr. W Baratedi Faculty of Health Sciences, UB Mr. A. Agarwal Faculty of Engineering, UB Prof. Edward Dintwa Faculty of Engineering, UB Prof. Pavel Tabakov Faculty of Engineering, UB
Prof. I. Mazonde Faculty of Science, UB
Mr. Kagiso Ndlovu Faculty of Science, UB
Prof. R Mapeo Faculty of Science, UB
Dr. K B Mfundisi Faculty of Science, UB
Prof. Torbjorn K Nielsen Faculty of Engineering, Science and Technology, NTNU, Norway
Dr. Pulane Koosaletse-Mswela Faculty of Science, UB
Dr. Ketlhatlogile Mosepele Okavango Research Institute, UB
INDEXING
The proceedings will be sent for indexing in the following:
EI Compendex Inspec Google Scholar Scopus EBSCO
JOURNALS
Some papers will be selected for possible publication in special journal issues.
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Sunday 4th September
Pre-Registration 16:00 – 18:00 Pre Assembly GICC
DAY ONE SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
07:00- 09:00 Registration – Venue: Pre Assembly GICC 09:00– 10:00 Opening Ceremony – Venue Tsodilo A, (Chair: Dr E. D Maje)
10:00– 10:30 Coffee Break Venue - Pre Assembly GICC
VENUE: TSODILO A
10:30– 11:30 Keynote AfricaMS: Prof. Josua Meyer (Chair: Prof. Jagdish Prakash)
Constructal Size of Heat Exchangers 11:30– 12:00 Plenary Session AfricaHI: Dr. Moretlo Molefi – Telemedicine Africa (Chair: Prof. Naomi
Seboni)
CRITICAL CARE TELEMEDICINE: Madadeni-Greys Intensive Care Telemedicine 12:00– 13:00 Keynote AfricaHI: Dr. Prudence Dalrymple (Chair: Prof. Naomi Seboni)
The Connected Workforce: A Vision for Heath informatics Education in Botswana and Beyond 13:00-14:00 Lunch Venue - Mokolwane Bistro
14:00– 16:00
AfricaHI Session Venue: Tsodilo A
Chairs: Dr. M Magowe, Dr W.
Baratedi
AfricaPES Session 1 Venue: Tsodilo B4
Chair: Prof. Edward Dintwa, Prof.
Torbjorn K Nielsen
837-001
A Study on Current Application and User-
driven Need Analysis of Material Management
Techniques in General Store of a Multi-
speciality Hospital
Babli Kumari, Avinash Tirumalai (Botswana),
Manvendra Singh (India), and Suresh
Shanmugamsundram (Botswana)
837-004 E-waste Management as an Indicator of e-health
Readiness-An Overview of the Botswana
Landscape Kabelo L. Mauco (Botswana), Richard E. Scott
(Canada), and Maurice Mars (South Africa)
837-005 Simulation of a Mobile-based USSD System for
TB Contact Tracing Tallman Z. Nkgau, Tebogo Seipone, Wazha
Segole, and Onalenna J. Makhura (Botswana)
837-006 An Index-based FAQ Retrieval System for
HIV/AIDS Sister G. Steyn, Yirsaw Ayalew, and Gontlafetse
Mosweunyane (Botswana)
837-007 Infants Growth and Development Monitoring:
839-008 Simulation of a Co-digester Plant using Aspen
Plus Russ Nduse and Tunde M Oladiran (Botswana)
839-009 Design and Investigation of a Low Cost &
Portable Thermal Energy Storage System for
Domestic Applications
Abhishek Agarwal, Edward Dintwa, karim
Moorad, and Lentsoe Noko (Botswana)
839-016 A Review on Control System Algorithm for
Building Automation Systems Simplice Igor Noubissie-Tientcheu, Shyama
Pada Daniel Chowdhury, and SP Daniel M
Chowdhury (South Africa)
839-017 Estimation of Wind Speed Statistical Distribution
at Vredendal, South Africa Adedayo A. Yusuff (Nigeria), Yskandar Hamam,
and Adisa A. Jimoh (South Africa)
839-018 Distributed Energy Resources and Independent
Power Producers – A Review of Policies in
Africa
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A Prototype Mobile Application – A Case for
Botswana Health Care Services
Nkwebi Peace Motlogelwa, Tebogo Seipone,
Gabofetswe Malema, and Aubrey Chirunga
(Botswana)
837-008 Find, Link and Treat; EHR Potential to Help
Reach the 90-90-90 Goal for HIV/AIDS
Control-Zambia Gift Lyoko, Christine Simfukwe, and Davies
Kimanga (Zambia)
837-009 ICT as a Valorisation Tool in Promoting
Patient-centric Healthcare Service in a Resource
Constrained Setting Richard Pankomera (Malawi) and Darelle van
Greunen (South Africa)
837-010
E-Health Interoperability Landscape: Botswana Kagiso Ndlovu, Tiroyamodimo Mogotlhwane
(Botswana), Maurice Mars (South Africa), and
Richard E Scott (Canada)
Shadreck M. Situmbeko (Botswana)
839-020 A Single Axis Solar Tracker Model Stafford O Osuri, Tshepiso S Monaheng, Johny
Sebastian, and Shyama Pada Daniel Chowdhury (South Africa)
839-021 End-use Appliance Control Technique for
Domestic Peak Load Management Moreblessing F Chipango, Olawale Popoola,
and Josiah L. Munda (South Africa)
839-023 Optimal Residential Energy Control in the
Presence of Renewable Energy System Ditiro Setlhaolo (Botswana)
839-024
Reversing Centrifugal Pumps as Alternative to
Conventional Turbines for Micro Hydropower: A
Review Ombeni J Mdee, Joseph Kihedu, Cuthbert Z
Kimambo (Tanzania), and Torbjorn K Nielsen
(Norway)
16:00-22:00 Social Event Mokolodi Game Reserve - Game Drive and Bush Braai
(Bus leaves GICC at 16:00hrs)
DAY TWO SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Venue Tsodilo A 08:30– 09:30 Keynote AfricaPES: Prof. Phillip Lloyd (Chair: Prof. George Anderson)
Our understanding of climate change and its impact on our future energy choices 09:30-10:30 AfricaHI Panel Session
Chair: Mr. Kagiso Ndlovu
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Venue - Pre Assembly GICC
Venue Tsodilo A
11:00-11:30 Plenary Session AfricaMS: Prof. Daya Reddy (Chair: Prof. Josua Meyer)
Modelling, Computational Simulation, and Biomechanics
11:30-12:30
Keynote AfricaEWRM: Prof. Bancy Mbura Mati (Chair: Prof. Mmopelwa) Issues in Implementing Environmentally Sound Technologies: Lessons from the Horn of Africa
12:30-13:00 Plenary AfricaEWRM: Prof. Hillary Masundire (Chair: Dr. K B Mfundisi)
Water to the People or People to The Water: Water Transfer Schemes in Southern Africa
13:00– 14:00 Lunch Venue - Mokolwane Bistro
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14:00– 15:30 AfricaMS Session 1 Venue Tsodilo A
(Chair: Prof. Pavel Tabakov)
AfricaEWRM Session 1 (ORI) Venue Tsodilo B4
(Chair :Prof. K B Mfundisi)
Plenary Session AfricaMS: Prof. Prakash
MHD Forced Convection Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluid through Stumpy Permeable Porous Medium
838-001 A Multi-loop Control Strategy for Enhanced Nano
positioning Mohammed Altaher, Sumeet S. Aphale,
and Douglas Russell (UK)
838-003 Designing a Biosensor using a Stampli Photonic
Quasi - Crystal Fiber Melwin Gnanasekaran (India), Suoda Chu (UK),
Aruna Gandhi M S, Ramesh Babu Padmanabhan (India), Sumeet S. Aphale, Nakkeeran Kaliyaperumal
(UK), and Senthilnathan Krishnamoorthy
838-005
Probalistic Model for Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis and Phenotyping
Using Bayesian network.
Amos Olwendo (Kenya)
838-008 A Parametric Study of Positive-feedback Pole-
placement Damping Controllers for Second-order
Resonant Systems Douglas Russell, Majid Aleyaasin, and Sumeet S.
Aphale (UK)
838-010
Modelling Cancer Chemotherapy with Side- Effects
Jimbo Henri Claver(Afghanistan), Isidore Seraphin
Ngongo (France)
838-011 An Application of Heuristic and Evolutionary
Algorithms for Solving Some Practical Two-
dimensional Bin Packing Problems Andile Ntanjana, Sibusiso Moyo, and Pavel Y.
Tabakov (South Africa)
836-024 Dynamics of the Seasonal Floodplain Fishery
of the Okavango Delta, Botswana Ketlhatlogile Mosepele (Botswana)
836-025 Do Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei)
Populations Respond to Floods? Implications
for Climate Change in Northern Botswana
Kelebogile B Mfundisi, Gaseitsiwe Masunga,
Ketlhatlogile Mosepele, and Obusitswe A
Keitsile (Botswana)
836-026
Institutions and Transboundary Water
Resources Management in Southern Africa Reniko Gondo and Toyin Kolawole
(Botswana)
836-027 Creating a Platform for Community
Participation in Wetland Research in the
Okavango Delta, Botswana Olebogeng Suwe and Ketlhatlogile Mosepele
(Botswana)
15:30– 15:45 Coffee Break Venue - Pre Assembly
15:45– 17:30 AfricaMS Session 1 continues
(Chair: Mr. A Abhishek)
838-012 Deterministic Numerical Simulations of a Non-
Isothermal Blackbody Effective Emissivity using a
Coupled Fredholm Integral Equation System
Vishal Ramnath (South Africa)
AfricaEWRM Session 1 (ORI)
continues
(Chair: Prof. R Mapeo)
836-029 Challenges Facing Natural Resources
Management: Human-wildlife Co-existence in
the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Lucas Pius Rutina, Ketlhatlogile Mosepele,
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838-013 Effect of Feed-through Term and the Synthesis of
Multi-mode Integral Resonant Control Mohammad Namavar, Majid Aleyaasin, and Sumeet
S. Aphale (UK)
838-014
Severity Analysis of Stick-slip Bifurcation in Drill-
string Dynamics under Parameter Variation
Ibukunolu O Oladunjoye, Vahid Vaziri, James Ing,
and Sumeet S. Aphale (UK)
838-016 Dynamics of Radical New Product Development and
Supplier Involvement in a Collaborative
Environment Michael Mutingi (Namibia) and Kommula P.
Venkata (Botswana)
838-020 Design of a Digital Robust Controller for Nonlinear
Control Systems with a Backlash Element Kamen M. Yanev (Botswana)
838-021
The Application of Monte Carlo Method in
Diagnostic Radiology
Bojan Cavric (Botswana), T.S Verma (Botswana)
and Gaseitsiwe Smollie Masunga (Botswana)
836-030 Cascading Effects of the Okavango Floods on
Human-lion Conflict along the Boteti River Keitumetse Ngaka, Lucas Pius Rutina, and
Glyn Maude (Botswana)
836-033 Using GISin Floodplain Fisheries
Management: The Case of the Okavango
Delta, Botswana Kaelo Makati, Anastacia Makati,
Ketlhatlogile Mosepele, Masego Dhliwayo,
Kelebogile Mfundisi, and Ineelo J Mosie
(Botswana)
836-031 The Influence of Flooding Frequency on
Riparian Woodland Plant Community
Composition and Distribution in the
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Gaolathe Tsheboeng, Mike Murray-Hudson,
Keotshephile Kashe, and Anastacia Makati
836-032 Effects of Water Sector Reforms on Service
Delivery in Botswana: The Case of Maun in
Ngamiland District Chedu Setume, Moseki Ronald
Motsholapheko,
Dimpho Mmakgosi Matlhola, and Emmanuel Mogende (Botswana)
836-028
Decomposition of Tree Leaf Litter in
Elephant-transformed Woodlands in Northern
Botswana Gaseitsiwe Smollie Masunga, Banyana
Kegoeng, Theophilus Kgosithaba, and Lucas
Pius Rutina (Botswana)
18:00-18:30 Special Session
Plenary Session AfricaMS: Prof Gui Rong Liu – Video Conferencing(Chair: Prof.Daya
Reddy)
Meshfree Methods: Strong, Weak and Weakened Weak (W2) formulations 19:30– 22:30 Dinner Venue - GICC Grounds
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DAY THREE SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
Venue Tsodilo A
08:30-09:30 AfricaEWRM Tutorial Prof Jens Andersen-BIUST
Quality Assurance Chair: Dr. Pulane Koosaletse-Mswela
09:30-11:00 AfricaMS Session 2 VENUE TSODILO A
(Chair: Prof Ashok Misra)
Plenary AfricaMS : Prof. Ashok Misra Dynamics of two phase flow with heat transfer / MHD Forced Convection Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluid through Stumpy Permeable Porous Medium Plenary AfricaMS: Dr. Sanjoy Basu
Impact of p-wave interaction with a pair of rigid strips embedded in an orthotropic strip
838-022
Modelling and Analysis of RMS-DC
Solid State Thermal Converter Mmatselagale M Hlakola, Dan V Nicolae,
and Eugene Golovins (South Africa)
838-028 Modelling Climate Change Effects on
Sustainable Transport Facilities through
Time Series and Rainfall Trend Analysis
of Palapye - Botswana Adewole S Oladele, Adeniyi F
Fagbamigbe, and Thabo M Bafitlhile
(Botswana)
838-007 Analysis of Femtocell for Better
Reliability and High Throughput Nndondeni Mudau, Thokozani Shongwe
(South Africa), and Babu Sena Paul
(India)
838-027
Modelling and Analysis of a Radio
Frequency Dielectric Heating for Defatted
Soy Flour
Babu Sena Paul and Dan V Nicolae
(South Africa)
838-023 Measurement of Digital Photographic
AfricaEWRM Session 2 VENUE TSODILO B4
(Chair: Prof I. Mazonde)
836-006 Model-based Climate Change Impact Assessment
on Water Resources of Kurdistan, Iraq Nahlah A Abbas (Iraq) and Saleh A Wasimi
(Australia)
836-009 The Complexity of the Economic Conception of
Water: Revisiting Water Resources Management in
Developing Countries Patricia K Madigele (Botswana)
836-010 Specific Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping:
Case Study of Acid Mine Drainage in the Witbank Coalfield, South Africa
Emmanuel Sakala, Francois D Fourie, Modreck
Gomo, and Henk Coetzee (South Africa)
836-019 Development of Fractures in Houses and
Implications for Serviceability of Buildings in
Lobatse, Read B.M Mapeo, Denny Tlhalefang, and Lekgowa
Lesole (Botswana)
836-022 Clean Cookstoves Technology: The Coming
Revolution for Sustainable Biomass Carbon and Climate Change Mitigation, Botswana
Kelebogile B Mfundisi (Botswana) and Michael K
Commeh (Ghana)
836-008 Sampling Design for Calibration of Hydraulic and
Chlorine Decay Models of Water Distribution Denis Nono, Philimon T Odirile, Bhagabat P.
Parida (Botswana), and Martine Nyeko (Uganda)
836-014 Heavy Daily Rainfall Characteristics over the
Eastern Botswana Oliver Moses (Botswana)
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Image Quality: Survey of Psychophysics
Just Noticeable Threshold Difference
Method Pierre M Lindeque, Andre Nel, and Philip
Robinson (South Africa)
838-034
Monotonic Properties of Relative
Increments of Cumulative
Distribution Functions with some
Applications in Modelling
Growth Processes
Reikeletseng S.N., Szabo Z.I. (Botswana) 11:00-11:15 Coffee Break Venue - Pre Assembly 11:15-13:00 AfricaPES Session 2
Venue: Tsodilo A
Chair: Prof. K Yanev
Plenary AfricaPES Prof E. Dintwa
The Energy Demand And Supply
Situation In Botswana: Policy
Framework, Challenges And Potential
839-014
Smart Homes: Energy Efficiency based
on Demand Side Management and Game
Theoretic Algorithm Mohamed Sameer
Hoosain, Suvendi Rimer (South Africa),
and Babu Sena Paul (India)
839-013 A Review of Leakage Current-based
Condition Monitoring Techniques of
Metal Oxide Surge Arresters Pitshou Ntambu Bokoro (South Africa)
839-015 Cloud for Monitoring and Logging Solar
Energy and Battery Usage Nkateko Mabunda and Meera Joseph
(South Africa)
839-019 Effect of Rotor Barrier Pitch Angle on
Torque Ripple Production in
Synchronous Reluctance Machines Mbika Muteba, Bhekisipho Twala, and
Dan V Nicolae (South Africa
AfricaEWRM Session 2 continues
Venue: Tsodilo B4
(Chair: Dr. K Mosepele)
836-015 Spatio-temporal Variability Modelling of Sediment
Yield in a Semi-Arid River Basin: The Swat
Approach Charles Gyamfi, Julius Musyoka Ndambuki, and
Ramadhan Wanjala Salim (South Africa)
836-021
Real-Time Dynamic Hydraulic Model for Water
Distribution Networks: Steady State Modelling Muhammad S Osman, Sonwabiso Yoyo, Philip R
Page (South Africa), and Adnan M Abu-Mahfouz (Jordan)
836-023 Issues in the Policy and Planning of Water Sharing
Over Transboundary Waterways
Isaac N. Mazonde (Botswana)
836-034
Quality Assurance and Data Management in Water
Analysis
Prof. Jens Andersen(Botswana)
13:00-13:30 Closing Ceremony
13:30-14:30 Lunch Venue - Mokolwane Bistro
End Of Conference
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SPEAKERS
Guest of Honour
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities - Majoring in English Grammar and Literature in English and History of International
Relations. He also completed Post Graduate Diploma in Education – Majoring in Educational Psychology and Teaching methods
which he completed in 2000 and 2001 respectively both from University of Botswana. He also completed various short courses in
Security Sector Governance, Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations, Civil and Military Relations and Parliamentary oversight
at various institutions. He started his work career as a Teacher of English at Moeti CJSS 2001 and later went to Moeding College
as history teacher. In the same year he left teaching to join METSEF as Manager Trainee and within a year he was promoted to
become an Assistant Manager. In 2003 he was promoted on transfer to become Branch Manager at a new branch in Tonota. He
then left Metsef at the end of 2003 to join Botswana Democratic Party as Deputy Executive Secretary where he was responsible
for general administration and various structures of BDP. He served in various Party committees as well, some of which were
Secretary to the Party Disciplinary Committee, Council of Elders and the Party Electoral Board. At this time he was staked with
the coordination of all Party Congresses (National Congress, National Council, National Youth Wing Congress and the National
Women’s Wing Congress) and planning and implementing of the Party’s educational programmes.
In 2008 he joined Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) as Marketing and Communications Officer where he was
responsible for all internal and external communication. In 2009 he joined Botswana National Youth Council as Executive
Director a position he held until he left to go to Parliament.
In 2010 he stood for Member of Parliament position and won the election, to represent Tonota North now Shashe West
Constituency. He was appointed Assistant Minister of Agriculture in April, 2015 and later transferred to Ministry of Education in
October of the same year as Assistant Minister responsible for higher education. A position he is still holding to date.
Honorable Fidelis Molao
Assistant Minister of Education, Skills and Development,
Botswana
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AfricaMS SPEAKERS
Keynote Speaker
Prof Josua P Meyer obtained his B.Eng. (cum laude) 1984, MEng. (Cum laude) 1986, and his Ph.D. (1988) all in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Pretoria. He is registered as a Professional Engineer and he completed his military service at
the Faculty of Military Science, University of Stellenbosch where he lectured aerodynamics for pilots in the South African Air
Force. After his two years of military service (1988 – 1989), he accepted a position as Associate Professor in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering at North-West University in 1990. He was Acting Head and Professor in Mechanical Engineering before
accepting a position as professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of
Johannesburg in 1994. He was the Chairperson of Mechanical Engineering from 1999 until the end of June 2002 after which he
was appointed as Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering of the University of Pretoria
from 1 July 2002. He is Chairperson of the School of Engineering since 1 January 2004. He is currently the Head of the
Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. He teaches and conducts research in heat transfer, fluid mechanics and
thermodynamics
Plenary Speakers
Dr. Liu received PhD from Tohoku University, Japan in 1991. He was a PDF at Northwestern University, USA from 1991-1993.
He is currently a Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar (State Endowed Chair) at the School of Aerospace Systems, University of
Cincinnati. He served as the School Faculty Chair the School of Aerospace Systems, University of Cincinnati. He also served as a
Deputy Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Director of the Centre for Advanced Computations in
Engineering Science (ACES), National University of Singapore, and the President of the Association for COMPUT MECH, and
President of the Asia-Pacific Association for COMPUT MECH. He is currently an Executive Council member of the International
Prof. Josua Meyer
Head of Department Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering, University of
Pretoria, South Africa
Prof Gui Rong-Liu
Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar (State
Endowed Chair)
School of Aerospace Systems, University of
Cincinnati
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Association for COMPUT MECH. He authored a large number of international journal papers and books including two
bestsellers: “Mesh Free Method: moving beyond the finite element method” and “Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics: a Meshfree
Particle Methods.” He authored recently a new book on Smoothed Finite Element Methods that are now used for various types of
problems. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the IJCM, Associate Editor of the international technical journal Inverse Problems in
Science and Engineering (IPSE) and Microfluidics and Nanofluidics (MANO), and served as an editorial member of five other
journals including the IJNME. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Singapore Defence Technology Prize, NUS
Outstanding University Researcher Award and Best Teacher Award, the APACM COMPUT MECH Awards, the ICACM
COMPUT MECH Awards, the JSME COMPUT MECH Awards from JSME, and the ASME Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics
Award. He is listed as a world top 1% most influential scientist (Highly Cited Researchers) by Thomson Reuters in both 2014 and
2015, with SCI H-Index: ~57; Google Scholar H-Index: 78.
Professor B. D. Reddy is a Full Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape
Town, South Africa. He holds the South African Research Chair in Computational Mechanics. He was awarded a Ph. D. Degree
for a dissertation entitled “The Elastic and Plastic Buckling of Circular Cylinders in Bending” by the University of Cambridge in
1977. He has over 40 years of teaching experience at university level, has won several honors and awards, and has held several
leadership positions at UCT and on various national and international committees. His research interests lie at the intersection of
continuum mechanics, applied functional analysis, and numerical analysis and computing. His work in computational mechanics
is motivated by applications in materials science and clinical medical science. He has held visiting positions and delivered keynote
and invited lectures and organized several workshops and conferences in countries around the world. He has supervised 30
masters’ students and 23 Ph. D. students. He is a member of several academic societies, on editorial and advisory boards of 10 and
a reviewer for 26 international Journals. He has authored/co-authored 9 books, and has published over 170 articles in international
journals
Prof. Daya Reddy
Full Professor in the Department of
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics,
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Prof. Jagdish Prakash
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
University of Botswana
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Prof. Jagdish Prakash, settled in Botswana, Africa, is an Internationally Acclaimed Scholarly professor of mathematics for the
last four decades. He has brought glory to India and enhanced the prestige of his home state of Uttar Pradesh by his profound
knowledge, study and research of the highest calibre. He is a highly educated learned man dedicated to the deity of learning;
Saraswati. He has a M.Sc. With Mathematics from Meerut University, D. Phil from Garhwal University, C.Math, F.I.M.A., C.
Sci(UK); MRSNZ, Dip. TCHG from the Massey University of NewZealand.Dr. J. Prakash stated his career as a professor of
Mathematics at a university level and has won International Acclaims and Recognition in the field of Teaching and Research. He
has imported vast knowledge to thousands of student in the highest centres of leading Colleges, several universities in India, Iraq
(Basrah), Zambia and Botswana. He is a professor of Mathematics in the University of Botswana at present.
Special Session
Prof. Ashok Misra is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics as well as the Registrar of the Centurion University of
Technology and Management, Odisha, India. He is also the Director of the “Centre for Fluid Dynamics Research”, established at
CUTM, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India. His Ph.D. is on “Study on Different Aspects of Two Phase Flow Phenomena” from
Berhampur University, Berhampur, India in the year 2003. He has published several research articles in National and International
refereed journals and has authored two books. He has also published a Patent entitled “Enhancement of Thermal Conductivity
through best Nanoparticle and Liquid Pairing”. Currently he is supervising 8 Ph.D. scholars. He has participated, delivered invited
talks and also chaired several National and International seminars/conferences till date. He has over 20 years of teaching and 9
years of research experiences. He has received Rashtriya Vidhya Samman Puraskar from Economic Growth Society of India, New
Delhi in the year 2011. He has contributed towards the design of curriculum for Mathematics for B.Tech. Integrated B.Sc.& M.Sc.
programmes. He has visited Mauritius in the year 2011 & South Africa in the year 2012 to deliver research talks. He is a life
member of Orissa Mathematical Society and ISTE.
His areas of research interest are Dynamics of Dusty & Nano Fluids, Magneto Hydrodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Air Pollution
Modeling.
Prof. ASHOK MISRA
Professor - Department of Mathematics
Centurion University of Technology and Management,
Odisha, India
Director - “Centre for Fluid Dynamics Research
Dr. Sanjoy Basu Associate Professor of Mathematics
Department of Applied Sciences, Haldia Institute
of Technology, Haldia, and West Bengal,
India
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Dr. Sanjoy Basu (born on 15th December, 1982) is presently Associate Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Applied
Sciences, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, and West Bengal, India since March, 2016. He did his B.Sc. (2004) and M.Sc.
(2006) from Jadavpur University in Mathematics and also did his Ph.D. in Science from Jadavpur University, India. His research
areas are Fracture Mechanics, Solid Mechanics and Computer Application in Experimental Mechanics. He has 6 scientific papers
published in International Journals and 7 scientific papers published in International and national conference Proceedings and also
6 scientific papers are under review process in different International Journals. He was a member of the FOSSEE Project on
computing (Python/ Scilab) collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India funded by MHRD, Government of
India (FOSSEE -- Free and Open source Software for Science and Engineering Education). He organized two MHRD funded
National Workshop on “Python for scientific computing” during July 7-8, 2010 and on “Scilab” during December 23 – 29, 2010
in collaboration with FOSSEE Project of IIT Bombay at Department of Applied Sciences, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia,
India. He also organized one International Conference on Modern Trends in Applied Mathematics during January 18 – 20, 2016 at
Haldia Institute of Technology. He is also a guest faculty of study center of INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN
UNIVERSITY, India since 2011. He is a Life member of Calcutta Mathematical Society and Indian Science Congress Association
in India.
AFRICA PES
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Philip Lloyd was educated in Chemical Engineering at University of Cape Town and Nuclear Physics at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. For 15 years he worked for the Chamber of Mines Research Organization in Johannesburg, becoming
Director in due course. He then spent 15 years in the international construction industry, before returning to academic life, first at
Wits, then at UCT’s Energy Research Centre, and since 2009 at CPUT’s Energy Institute, based at the SA Renewable Energy
Technology Centre. When not being an academic, he runs a small consultancy, Industrial & Petrochemical Consultants, serving
the process industries in their widest sense. He has won numerous awards, including the SA National Energy Association’s Award
in 2010, the Conrad Gerber African Intellectual of 2012 and nomination as part of the IPCC’s team that won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 2007. He has over 200 publications to his name.
Prof Phillip Lloyd
Cape Town University
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Plenary Speaker
Graduated with Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Botswana and worked for a multi – disciplined
engineering consultancy firm Lasco Engineering as Graduate Mechanical Engineer; joined Ove Arup & Partners, another multi-
disciplined engineering consultancy firm until December 1997; Joined National Food Technology Research, a food research
institute, as a Processing Engineer in January 1998. Graduated with an MSc degree in Postharvest and Food Preservation
Engineering at the Katholieke Universeteit Leuven of Belgium in June 2001. Obtained a Doctorate degree in Applied Bioscience
Engineering in 2006. Was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Biosystems, Katholieke Universeteit Leuven from January
2007 to January 2008. Was Principal Research Scientist and Head of the Food Technology Department at the National Food
Technology Research Centre until January 2011. Joined University of Botswana as Senior Lecturer in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering in February 2011. Currently Associate Professor and Head of Department of the same department.
AfricaHI Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Prudence Dalrymple is Research and Teaching Professor at Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S.A) where she directs the Master of Science in Health Informatics degree program. She holds a
PhD in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MS in Health Sciences Informatics
from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In addition to her research and teaching, Dr. Dalrymple sits on the
Dr. Prudence Dalrymple
Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S.A)
Prof. Edward Dintwa
Associate Professor and Head of Department
Mechanical Engineering
University of Botswana
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Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Health Information Management and is a Principal Investigator of an
Informatics Workforce Development grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her research in health
informatics reflects a long standing interest in the user—whether a researcher, a patient, or a citizen seeking information for a
better life. She is the author of over 65 articles and book chapters and a frequent presenter at national and international
conferences. In 2014, she was elected a Fellow of the Medical Library Association.
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Lynette Moretlo Molefi is a South African medical doctor, a dynamic and versatile entrepreneur and business executive,
with a reputation for exemplary leadership. She has been one of the few pioneers of telemedicine in South Africa and Africa with
representation at various levels of government and nongovernmental organizations. Currently she holds executive positions at
Telemedicine Africa PTY and Sunpa Africa PTY.She also serves as a board member of HCI, a JSE listed company; The
International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth; Etv, South Africa’s first free-to-air commercial television station; Business
System’s Group Africa, and business and software company; Syntell, a leading blue chip company providing technology based
services for Road Safety, Traffic Management and Revenue Collection and Unigas. Dr Molefi’s leadership abilities can be
evidenced in the number of leadership positions she has undertaken both in South Africa and across the globe. Dr Molefi’s
success has been built on a solid work ethic, a belief in the power of technology, and an unwavering insistence that business must
do good to do well.
HI Panel Session Panelists
Mr. Kagiso Ndlovu is a Computer Science Lecturer and an eHealth Research Lab Coordinator with the University of Botswana,
Computer Science Department. He further engages with the Botswana-UPenn Partnership following his previous position as a
Health Informatics Program Manager. His work with the Botswana-UPenn Partnership focuses on Health Informatics Research
Dr. Moretlo Molefi
Medical Doctor,
Managing Director – Telemedicine Africa
Mr. Kagiso Ndlovu
Lecturer-UB
Health Informatics Researcher
Botswana UPenn
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and Capacity Building within the University of Botswana. Mr Ndlovu has specialized in an MSc in Computer Science, an
Honours Degree in Socio-Informatics with Stellenbosch University and currently doing his PhD in TeleHealth with the University
of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN). Has worked for the Ministry of Health in Botswana as an IT Officer/Lecturer under the Institute of
Health Sciences for 6 years. He is a certified PRINCE2 Practitioner and has managed the implementation of a Mobile
Telemedicine solution (Kgonafalo) under the Ministry of Health. Mr Ndlovu has participated in the coordination of a number of
other Health Informatics initiatives in Botswana including curriculum development and teaching of the first Health Informatics
course at the University of Botswana (UB), the 2013 and 2014 mHealth Innovation Competition and "Hack the Change" initiative
which was a collaboration between UB Computer Science and Penn Computer Science students. Has been working very closely
on several other mHealth projects at Masters Level within the University of Botswana. He is a member involved in the formation
of the Health Informatics Society of Botswana.
Ryan Littman Quinn is a mobile health (mHealth) professional with seven years of experience working in both the USA
healthcare and global health systems. Since 2010, he founded, managed and expanded the Botswana UPenn Partnership (BUP)
Health Informatics Capacity Building program. With BUP, Ryan has directed capacity building initiatives and played a major role
in the creation, implementation, research, and sustainable scale of 16 mHealth initiatives. All projects fulfil needs within the
public health care system in Botswana, ranging from remote specialist access, to public health data collection, to mobile learning
(mLearning) initiatives with the recently founded University of Botswana School of Medicine, and community outreach public
health screenings. With Penn Medicine, Ryan has supported research and development of innovative tele dermatology and Sleep
Medicine mLearning mobile applications that serve the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Perelman School of
Medicine. Ryan also has extensive mHealth consulting experience with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Kenya,
Botswana), the Clinton Foundation (Botswana, South Africa), Invest in Knowledge (Malawi), Hospitalito Atitlan (Guatemala),
Vignet (USA), ManGoes Mobile (USA), and Peek Vision (United Kingdom).
Dr. Kabelo Mokgacha is the Health Informatics Manager at the Ministry of Health where he manages and oversees all Health
Informatics initiatives within the Ministry from software applications for the MOH, to coordinating all ICT initiatives and their
implementation. Dr Mokgacha provides business intelligence on new technologies and adoption within the ministry of health. He
analyses and reports on a weekly basis, data on hospital admissions and other key indicators to the MoH management. He further
oversees the roll out and implementation of advanced clinical modules of the IPMS as well as the development of patient
protocols to be used by doctors on IPMS. Prior to his Informatics work, Dr Mokgacha has worked as a Medical officer based at
Ryan Littman Quinn
Founder- Botswana Upenn Health Informatics
Capacity Building Program
Dr. Kabelo Mokgacha
Director of Health Informatics Unit at the Ministry of
Health
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Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital from March 2010 to December 2012. He has also served as a resident and medical officer in
Princess Marina Hospital from 2013-2014.
Dr. Tiroyaone Sydney Mampane is the founder and President of Boitekanelo Group (Est. 2007). With exceptional focus on the
Health Sector and his continually refined acumen, this Group continues to boundlessly expand and over the past years, it has
borne offshoots comprising of Healthcare Institution, Emergency Medical Services, Catering Services and Occupational Health
Solutions. As a medical practitioner with over ten (10) years in the Health and Education sectors in both public and private, Dr
Mampane continues to competitively exploit Southern African market and has since opened Training Institute in Namibia with
prospects of opening in Zambia. Dr Mampane’s strong entrepreneurial ambitions and zeal continue to extraordinarily set him apart
as he continues to spread his wings across the Region. In recognition of his sterling performance, Dr Mampane sits in several
boards that include Energy Systems, Moro Group, University of Botswana School of Medicine Advisory Board, Botswana
Ministry of Health Advisory Board and Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency board of directors.
AfricaEWRM SPEAKERS
Keynote speaker
Prof. Bancy Mati is an expert on land and water management with vast experience in Africa. She holds a PhD degree in Rural
Land Use and GIS from Cranfield University, UK, MSc in Land and Water Management and BSc in Agricultural Engineering,
both from University of Nairobi. Prof. Mati is currently the Director, Water Research and Resource Center (WARREC) and
Professor at JKUAT in Kenya. She has previously worked with ICRISAT, as the Programme Manager of IMAWESA, promoting
best practices for agricultural water management in 23 countries in Africa. She has been a consultant for international
organizations including; the World Bank, FAO, IFAD, AGRA, ICRAF, ILRI, IWMI, EAC/LVBC, IGAD, UNDP, LWI,
NBI/NELSAP, ASARECA, WRMA and MENR among others. She has held leadership positions in several professional
organizations and Boards, including GWP, IEK, EBK, KRA and currently, WIB and NBA. Prof. Mati is an accomplished
scientific writer, with over 120 publications and has produced a set of 9 documentary films on water management, one of which
Prof. Bancy Mbura Mati
Director, Water Research and Resource
Center (WARREC) and Professor
JKUAT Kenya
Dr Tiroyaone Sydney Mampane
Founder and President of Boitekanelo Group
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won 1st prize in Africa in 2013, awarded by FARA. She is an articulate speaker and champion of best practices on water
management and development.
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Hillary Masundire is a national of Zimbabwe who has lived and worked in Botswana since 1994. Prior to this he was on the
staff of the University of Zimbabwe and worked at the University Lake Kariba Research Station. He is a freshwater ecologist and
has worked on various aspects of ecology including wetlands ecology and management, water quality, ecosystem management
and is currently actively engaged in climate change research as well as research on environmental flows. He served as the first
African global Chair of an IUCN Commission as the Chair of the Commission on Ecosystem Management. He is currently the
Regional Chair. Tutorial Session
Professor Dr. Jens E.T. Andersen obtained his PhD in Surface Chemistry and Physics from the University of Copenhagen in
Denmark and the DSC degree in Electrochemical Nanotechnology from the Technical University of Denmark. He is currently
Professor of Chemical and Forensic Sciences at Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) in
Palapye, Botswana. His research interests include analytical chemistry, forensic chemistry and quality assurance.
Dr. Hillary Masundire
University of Botswana, Botswana
Prof. Jens E.T Andersen
Professor - Chemical and Forensic Sciences
Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)
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ORI Special Session
Dr. Ketlhatlogile Keta Mosepele is a Senior Research Scholar in Fisheries Biology and Management at the Okavango Research
Institute (ORI) of the University of Botswana, based in Maun. He is also currently an acting Deputy Director of Research Services
and Training at ORI for the past three and a half years. Currently, Keta is a PhD candidate with the University of Bergen, Norway
working in floodplain fisheries management. This has been the main focus of his research for the past 14 years since he started
working for the University of Botswana. During this period, Keta has authored/ co-authored 43 peer reviewed publications
(journal articles, book chapters and books) in various aspects of fisheries biology and management and natural resources
management. Keta has also within the same period published 11 peer reviewed papers in published conference proceedings and
technical reports and has also contributed to 43 conference papers. Furthermore, Keta has graduated one PhD student, four Master
level students and is also currently co-supervising one PD student. His key research interests are fisheries biology and
management, wetland ecology and natural resources management.
Dr. Ketlhatlogile Keta Mosepele
Acting Deputy Director - Research Services and Training
Senior Research Scholar - Fisheries Biology and Management
Okavango Research Institute (ORI)
University of Botswana
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