Ussen Kimanuka

Ussen Kimanuka

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  • About me

    PhD candidate/ Google PhD fellow

  • Education

    • Elginkan Vakfi (AHMET ELGİNKAN MESLEKİ VE TEKNİK EĞİTİM MERKEZİ

      2016 - 2016
      Certificate Android Mobile Programming Development and Implementation

      7 November 2016 – 19 December 2016 Android Mobile Programming Development and Implementation at Elginkan Vakfı (AHMET ELGİNKAN MESLEKİ VE TEKNİK EĞİTİM MERKEZİ Izmit Kocaeli)

    • Elginkan Vakfi (AHMET ELGİNKAN MESLEKİ VE TEKNİK EĞİTİM MERKEZİ

      2017 - 2017
      Certificate Object Oriented Programming –JAVA Development and Implementation

      Training4 March 2017 – 30 April 2017 Object Oriented Programming –JAVA Development and Implementation Training at Elginkan Vakfı (AHMET ELGİNKAN MESLEKİ VE TEKNİK EĞİTİM MERKEZİ Izmit Kocaeli)

    • Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI)

      2021 - 2024
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Telecommunications Engineering

      PhD candidate

    • Kocaeli Üniversitesi

      2016 - 2019
      Master Electronics and communications Engineering

      Graduated with a Master Degree in Electronics and Communications EngineeringKocaeli– Izmit (Turkey)

    • Kampala International University

      2010 - 2014
      Bachelor's degree Telecommunications Engineering

      A degree in telecommunication engineering at Kampala International University Kansanga – Ggaba Road, Kampala, 20000 Kampala (Uganda)www.kiu.ac.ug/

  • Experience

    • Warid Telecom

      May 2012 - Jul 2012
      Engineer Intern

      I had the following responsibilities:- To configure the VLANS within the backbone of Warid Telecom- To monitor the leased line's customers using NEROS software (open source software used by- Telecomm company for monitoring users)- Installing Leased lines at different Banks in Kampala city- Daily and weekly report with statistical analysis of the network usage.- Provide support to the field engineer when needed- Working late in the evening to ensure the stability of the network.-cooperating with people from the- NOC (Network Operation Centre) in case a site or a station is down. Show less

    • International Airport of Goma

      Dec 2012 - Feb 2013
      Intern

      Internship at Goma International Airport (AIG) in DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo. At Goma International Airport I had the following responsibilities:- Daily check and monitoring of the Telecommunication equipment of the airport such as the VOR (Very High-Frequency Omnidirectional Range), NDB and the recorder of flight.- Provision and maintenance of electrical power to the other department at the airport.- Controlling the frequency of the airport and regulating them accordingly.- Installation of the signaling light at the airport to ensure good traffic of airplane at the tarmac- Reporting to the tower every day and to the director every week.-writing a daily and weekly report to- Ensure proper monitoring of the different equipment Show less

    • Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC)

      Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
      Intern

      Internship at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) in Uganda, Kampala (Uganda)My responsibilities here at UBC were:- Installation of the lighting system- To alignment and repair of faulty camera system- Adjustment of Light in the studio- Recording system maintenance and monitoring- Monitoring of the Audio and the visual signal from the Studio to the Transmitter. -Outside broadcasting using the OBVAN (Outside broadcasting VAN)

    • Kocaeli University (Kocaeli University Signal Processing joint Research Laboratory SPRL)

      Sept 2017 - Jan 2019
      Volunteer Research Assistant

      While studying for my Master’s Degree at Kocaeli University, I was volunteering as a laboratory assistant in the Signal Processing Lab of the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department.My responsibilities here at SPRL were:- Conduct scientific research and development activities to address the engineering and environmental problems- Conducts research in signal processing, machine learning with an emphasis on speech, image and video processing, remote sensing and wireless communication- Supervise final year project of undergraduate students - Participate in the maintenance of software as well as hardware equipment of the laboratory. Show less

    • Universite Lumiere de Bujumbura

      Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
      Assistant Lecturer

      Courses delivered: - Networking- Operating Systems (Unix/Linx)- Artificial Intelligence- Human-Computer Interaction

    • Ubuntu-ai.net

      Jun 2023 - now
      Research And Development Engineer

      We are a group of African, US and UK researchers seeking the use of AI to create more democratic and equitable futures. While machine learning can be of great value, giving away data for free can amount to exploitation.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Microsoft Azure Cloud Architect

      Udacity
      Feb 2022
    • Software Engineering Course

      Moringa School
      Jun 2024
    • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

      Cisco
      Jun 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ussen Kimanuka
      The Bertelsmann Scholarship for Cloud Track - Feb 2022 Microsoft Azure Cloud Architect
    • Awarded to Ussen Kimanuka
      Turkish Govenment Scholarship Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar Başkanlığı (YTB) Sep 2015 Master Degree Scholarship at Kocaeli University
    • Awarded to Ussen Kimanuka
      Google PhD fellow 2022 2022 NLP