Ussen Kimanuka

Experience

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  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

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  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

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  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)

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  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

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  Universite Lumiere de Bujumbura

  Oct 2020 - Jan 2021

  Assistant Lecturer

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

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  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.