Member of "Implementation of Electronic Cervical Cancer Management System with mHealth to Improve Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Ethiopia", funded by Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, ICT4D Research Center.
Principal Investigator (PI) of "AfriHate: Hate and Offensive Speech Dataset for African Languages", ICT4D Research Center in collaboration with HausaNLP/MasaKhaneNLP, August 2022 - March 2023.
Country Partner of "Ethiopia After Access 2022 Survey", July 2022 - December 2022
Member of "Connecting the Unconnected/Under Connected: Deploying and Operationalizing the Pilot Abichikili Community Network, Ethiopia" , ICT4D Research Center in collaboration with Partners in Education Ethiopia, Internet Society (ISOC) and Association for Progressive Communications (APC), May 2021 to February 2023
Member of "Enhancing Maternal and Child Health Services Using Innovative Information Technology Tool in Pilot Health Facilities Of Amhara Region", funded by Amhara Public Health Institute and an Ethiopia-based project named Fenot that provides technical support to the Ministry of Health and Regional Health Bureaus, December 2021 – May 2023
Member of "Trend of Research Data Archiving and Sharing in Ethiopian Research Universities and Institutes", October 2016 - June 2017, funded by Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology
Proje: Integrated Market Information System
Description: The scope of this project was to design and develop Integrated Market Information System (IMIS) that provides timely market information to end users via mobile short-message, IVR, website and outdoor LED display. This integrated system has multiple subsystems like:Price Information subsystem, Demand and supply subsystem, IVR/SMS subsystem, Desktop application to manage LED displays and Website portal.
Development Tools: Programming language: Java & PHP, Development tools and environment: Java EE 7 (JSF 2.2, EJB3.3), Application Server: Glassfish 4.0 & Apache Webserver, Database management system: MySQL 5.5, Reporting tool: JasperReport
Client: Amhara National Regional State Trade Bureau, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Duration: October/2014 – October/2016
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Project: Property Administration System (PAS)
Description: In this project, a web-based system to automate the property administration business process has been developed. The system handles all the transactions starting from item deliveries to their disposals. The expected customized system has multiple subsystems which are integrated as one system. Some of the subsystems are: Asset Identification, Classification and Registration Management Subsystem, asset Receiving and Inspection Management Subsystem, Asset Requisition, Approval, and Issuing Management Subsystem, Fixed Asset Management Subsystem, Fixed Asset Valuation and Depreciation Management Subsystem, Asset Disposal Management Subsystem, and Stock Management Subsystem.
Development Tools: Programming language: Java, Development environment: Java EE 7 (JSF 2.2, EJB3.1), Glassfish 4.0, MySQL 5.5, Reporting tool: JasperReport, IDE’s used: Netbeans and iReport.
Client: Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Duration: August/2012 - September/2016
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Project: Lease Holding Information Management System (LHIMS)
Description: The project was to provide consultancy service and develop web-based land lease holding system. The scope of the project is to implement a web-based land lease-holding system that manages all types of lease-holding rights, register contract agreements, certify, store and manage lease-holders, manage construction and payment follow-ups, handle lease-holding transfers, and generate various standard and custom reports. The system will be deployed in all Cities (including subcities and wordea) and Regions of Ethiopia.
Development Tools: Programming language: Java, Development environment: Java EE 7 (JSF 2.2, EJB3.1), Glassfish 4.0, MySQL 5.5, Reporting tool: JasperReport, IDE’s used: Netbeans and iReport.
Client: Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Construction, Federal Integrated Urban Land Information Project Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Duration: August/2014 - July/2015
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Project: Local Economic Development Information Management System (LED IMS)
Description: This project involves the development a local economic development information management system. The scope of the project is to design and develop information management system to manage locally established small and microfinance organizations and teams. It manages members of the organization, their economic contribution, financial status (profit and loss).
Development Tools: Programming language: C#, Development environment: Visual Studio. Application Server: IIS 7.0, Database management system: SQL Server 2008, Reporting tool: Crystal Report.
Client: Bahir Dar City Administration, Bahir Dar Ethiopia
Duration: January /2012 – December/2012
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Project Consulted: Enterprise Resource Planning
Client: Amhara Water Works Construction Enterprise (AWWCE ).
Developer: EXCEED IT Systems, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Description of the Consultancy: Among more than 25 services I provided in the process of development, installation, maintenance and support of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, the most important ones are: (1) Assure the ERP projects follow the appropriate/scientific Software development life cycle, (2) Prepare templates and notations for software requirement specification documents, (3) Evaluate and comments on the ERP Functional and non-functional requirement Specifications, (4) Evaluate the requirement analysis documents and standards, (5) Assure the existence of appropriate high level architectural design, Low level system design, database design and user-interface design specification, (6) Evaluate and comments the methods, the notations and specification of the design documents and provide suggestion for inclusion and exclusion of features, (7) Compiling comments from joint meetings and observation and communicating to the concerned bodies, (8) Inspecting the work schedules of the ERP, (9) Working on collecting concerns, issues and question from different department of AWWCE and send the summery to the developers and management of the AWWCE, and (10) preparing different taste cases for the system and modules that can serve as a guide line in testing the ERP.
Duration: March/2016 – November/2016
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Websites developed for: Amhara Regional State Communication Affairs Office, Trade Competition and Consumer Protection Authority Website, Bahir Dar University and Several colleges and institutes the university, Awi Development Association, Highland College, Mulugeta Yetwale Import and Export, Amhara Women Association,etc.
Tools used: Joomla, wordpress, drupal