Education and Academic Background

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering and Technology (Civil Engineering), Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand, 2021 – Present

• Master of Engineering (MEng) in Civil Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia, 2018 – 2019

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in Civil Engineering, Ndejje University, Uganda, 2012 – 2016

Short Courses and Certification

• Pedagogy Training |Ndejje University Deans Forum and the Directorate of Research and Innovations, in Collaboration with UNESCO 03 PLUS | 29th Jan – 2nd Feb 2024

• AuthorAID course on Research and Proposal Writing in the Sciences, 2021

• Certified Publons Academy Peer Reviewer awarded by Publons Academy, 2020

• A three-month Online Course on Faecal Sludge Management (FSM OLC) awarded by Kathmandu University in collaboration with IHE-Delft, The Netherlands, April 2020 to July 2020

• The Academic Publishing Process Certificate awarded by Cambridge University Press, 2020

Professional Experience

• Site Engineer – Kagel Engineering Company Ltd (KECL), Uganda, March 2021 to April 2022

• RMS Engineer – CV. Mahottama Engineering Consultant, Semarang, December 2019 to Oct 2020

• Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Zhongmei Engineering Group Ltd, January 2017 to July 2017

• Assistant Site Foreman –TimTek Construction Services LTD, September 2016 to January 2017 

• Student Engineer – Zhongmei Engineering Group LTD, December 2015 to March 2016

• Trainee – Zhongmei Engineering Group LTD, June 2015 – September 2015

• Trainee – Mpamya Technical Services and General Merchandise, June 2014 to August 2014

Research Experience

• Teaching Assistant, Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering and Technology, SIIT, Thammasat University, Thailand, August 2022 to Present

• Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Ndejje University, Uganda, January 2021 to Present

• Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, International University of East Africa, February 2021 to August 2022

• Research Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, December 2019 to October 2020

Research Interests

• Civil Engineering Materials

• Soil Stabilization

• Soil Bioengineering

• Slope Stabilization

• Porous Concrete

• Geo-environmental Engineering

• Waste Utilization

Links

• Scopus 

• Web of Science 

• GoogleScholar 

• ORCID 

• ResearchGate 

• Academia 

• Linkedln 

• Twitter 

Publications

• Sereewatthanawut, I., Ajayi, B. O., Emmanuel, B. M., Bunphot, A., Chayutthanabun, A., Niyomukiza, J. B., & Chinda, T. (2025). Sustainable Material Recovery from Demolition Waste : Knowledge Management and Insights from a Public Sector Building Renovation. Buidings, 15(17), 1-44. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15173167

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Eisazadeh, A., Tangtermsirikul, S. (2025). Influence of Bermuda Vegetation Roots on the Shear Strength Parameters of Laterite Soil. In: Tangtermsirikul, S., Warnitchai, P., Panuwatwanich, K., Tanapornraweekit, G. (eds) Proceedings of the 18th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction- Volume1. EASEC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 677. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-8464-9_62 

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Eisazadeh, A., & Tangtermsirikul, S. (2025). Synergistic effect of calcined clay and fly ash on the performance of porous vegetation concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 458(August 2024), 139749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.139749

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Nkugwa, M. H., Kalinaki, I., & Kawiso, B. (2025). Investigating the effectiveness of Probase SH-85 and TX-85 on the index and engineering properties of lateritic soil. Next Research, 2(1), 100121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexres.2024.100121

• Niyomukiza, J.B., Eisazadeh, A., Tangtermsirikul, S. (2025). Preparation of Porous Concrete Suitable for Vegetation Growth: An Approach Toward Green Infrastructure. In: Strauss, E. (eds) Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Civil Engineering. ICCE 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 539. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5910-1_19

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Osinde, A., Puspita A. S., & Al Qadar S. (2024). “Green energy from waste to promote decarbonization.” In Prasad, M. N. V., Nunes, F. C., Erickson, L. E., & Ramadan, B. S. (Eds). Decarbonization Strategies and Drivers to Achieve Carbon Neutrality for Sustainability (345-362). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13607-8.00008-0

• Oyege, I., Katwesigye, R., Kiwanuka, M., Mutanda, H. E., Niyomukiza, J. B., Kataraihya, D. J., ... & Egor, M. (2024). Temporal trends of water quality parameters, heavy metals, microplastics, and emerging organic pollutants in Lake Victoria and its basin: Knowns, gaps, and future direction. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 100962, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2024.100962

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Eisazadeh, A., & Tangtermsirikul, S. (2023). Recent advances in slope stabilization using porous vegetation concrete in landslide-prone regions: A review. Journal of Building Engineering, 76, 107129, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107129

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Eisazadeh, A., Akamumpa, J., Kiwanuka, M., Lukwago, A. & Tiboti, P. (2023). Use of waste glass powder in improving the properties of expansive clay soils. Global NEST Journal, 25(3), 139-145, https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.004549

• Niyomukiza, J. B & Yasir, Y. (2023). Effects of Using Sawdust Ash as a Stabilizer for Expansive Soils. E3S Web of Conferences, 448, 03075(2023), 1–11, https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202344803075

• Kiwanuka, K, Mutanda, H. E., Niyomukiza, J. B. & Nakasagga, E. (2023). Assessment of suitability of drinking water from the springs in Urban slums of Kampala, Environmental Challenges, 10, 100667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2022.100667

 • Niyomukiza J. B., Odeke B. J., Owori D., Tiboti P., Kiwanuka M., & Mbujje, J. W. (2023). Investigation on the potential use of wastepaper to produce papercrete bricks. AIP Conference Proceedings 2683, 030012, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0124960

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Nabitaka, K. C., Kiwanuka, M., Tiboti, P. & Akampulira, J. (2022). Enhancing Properties of Unfired Clay Bricks Using Palm Fronds and Palm Seeds. Results in Engineering, 16, 100632, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2022.100632

• Kiwanuka, M., Yilma, S., Mbujje, J. W., Niyomukiza, J. B. (2021). Flood analysis and hydraulic competencies of drainage structures along Addis Ababa light rail transit. Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development, 4(2), 247-273, https://doi.org/10.7454/jessd.v4i2.1122

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Bitekateko, A., Nsemerirwe, J., Kawiso, B. & Kiwanuka M. (2021). Investigating the effect of PET plastic bottle strips on the strength and compressibility properties of clayey soil. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 894, 012021, https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/894/1/012021

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Wardani, S. P. R., & Setiadji, B. H. (2021). Recent advances in the stabilization of expansive soils using waste materials: A review. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 623, 012099, https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/623/1/012099

• Tiboti, P., Niyomukiza, J. B., Kiwanuka, M., Mbujje, J. W., Baiga, J., & Hadudu, A. F. (2021). Optimizing laterite cement blocks in the construction of masonry using quarry dust. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 802(012056), 1–8, https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/802/1/012056

• Sriyana, I., De Gijt, J. G., Parahyangsari, S. K., & Niyomukiza, J. B. (2020). Watershed management index based on the village watershed model (VWM) approach towards sustainability. International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 8(1), 35–46, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2020.01.003

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Wardani, S. P. R., & Setiadji, B. H. (2020). The effect of curing time on the engineering properties of sawdust and lime stabilized expansive soils. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Transportation Studies in Developing Countries (ISTSDC 2019) (Vol. 193, pp. 157–161). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/aer.k.200220.033

• Niyomukiza, J. B., Wardani, S. P. R., & Setiadji, B. H. (2020). The influence of Keruing Sawdust on the geotechnical properties of expansive Soils. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 448, 012040, https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/448/1/012040

• Nikuze, M. J., Niyomukiza, J. B., Nshimiyimana, A., & Kwizera, J. P. (2020). Assessment of the efficiency of the wastewater treatment plant: a case of Gacuriro Vision City. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 448(1), 1–10, https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/448/1/012046

• Sriyana, I., Niyomukiza, J. B., Sangkawati, S., & Kumala, S. (2020). Determination of the original coastline on Semarang city and Demak district using remote sensing approach. E3S Web of Conferences, 202, 04001 (2020) , 1–11, https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020204001

Invited Lectures

• Invited Guest Speaker: Presented a topic “Utilization of Low-carbon Materials in Preparation of Porous Concrete Suitable for Vegetation Growth: An Approach Toward Green Infrastructure” at the 6th International Conference on Environment, Sustainability Issues and Community Development (INCRID 2024) held in Indonesia on 29th July 2024.

• Special Guest Lecture: International Lecture Series on Environmental Engineering: Lecture series, Presented a topic about " Utilization and application of waste materials for enhanced building structures” on 24th November 2021.

Conferences and Workshops

• Attended and participated as a paper presenter at the 5th International Symposium in Environmental Science and Industrial Ecology (ISESIE 2025), Bangkok (2 August 2025).

• Attended the Eighteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-18) held in Chiangmai, Thailand, as supporting staff and paper presenter from 12-16th November 2024.

• Attended the International Workshop entitled “Digitalization towards Circular Economy in Construction and Built Environment” held in Bangkok on 18th July 2024.

• Attended Asia-Oceania Five Universities Alliance (AOFUA) summer camp held at Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand, between 4-12th July 2024.

•  Attended and participated as a paper presenter at the 8th International Conference on Civil Engineering (ICOCE) held in Singapore    22-24th March 2024

• Attended and participated as a paper presenter at the 1st International Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Context (ICOESCO) with the theme “Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Achieving Environmental Sustainability” 24th August 2021

• Attended a two-day workshop with the theme “Engineering Education for Development at the auspices of the Higher Education Partnerships for Sub Sahara Africa Higher Education Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa (HEPSSA)” sponsored by sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering, 15th – 16th July 2021.

• Attended and participated as a paper presenter at the 6th International Conference on Energy, Environment, Epidemiology, and Information System (ICENIS) with the theme “The Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on Water, Environment, Energy, Information System, and Strategies for their Adaptation and Mitigation” 4th - 5th August 2021

• Attended and participated as a paper presenter at the 2nd International Conference on Research Collaboration of Environmental Science 2021 in Japan. 25th April 2021

• Attended and participated as a paper presenter at the 2nd International Conference on Environment, Sustainability Issues, and Community Development (INCRID 2020) with a theme "Recent Updates and Challenges on Environmental Technology, Sciences, Education, and Innovations" 21st October 2020

• Attended and participated as a paper presenter at the 5th International Conference on Energy, Environment, Epidemiology, and Information System (ICENIS) with the theme “Emphasizing Environment and Human Security towards Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” 12th -13th August 2020

• Attended a one-week Summer Course in Contemporary Issues on ethics and Applied Philosophy, held at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Jogjakarta, Indonesia 3rd -10th November 2019

• Attended and participated as a paper presenter at the 2nd International Symposium on Transportation Studies for Developing Countries (ISTSDC) held in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the theme “The Integration of the Base Systems for Road, Sea, Rail and Air Transportation to Support Regional Development and Community Welfare of Developing Countries” 1st-3rd November 2019

• Attended and participated as a paper presenter at The 1st International Conference on Environment, Sustainability Issues and Community Development (INCRID 2019) held in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, with the theme “Discovering Innovations and Opportunities for Sustainable Living Environment” 23rd -24th October 2019

• Attended a seminar held at Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia under the theme ‟ Advances in Civil Engineering, Design and Planning” 9th July 2018

• Participated in a training course held at Universitas Diponegoro Central Library, Indonesia entitled ‟Publishing in International Journals (Cambridge University Press) ″ 6th March 2018

• Attended the 1st Vocational International Program Summer School under the theme “Harmony of Indonesian Natural Resources and Cultural Heritage in Semarang and Dieng Plateau, Central Java, Indonesia. 13th-17th September 2017

• Attended Indonesian Language and Culture Course at the Faculty of Humanities, Department of languages, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia 1st September 2017-20th May 2018

• Attended and participated as Paper Presenter at the First International Scientific Conference on Bio-Waste Recycling in Uganda held at Hotel Africana Kampala, Uganda, under the theme ‟Sowing seeds of Sustainable Development for Grassroots Communities″ 26th -28th Sept 2016

• Attended industrial skills training for eight weeks in the fields of Plumbing and Sheet metal, Building and concrete practices, Carpentry and Joinery, Machining and fitting, Motor vehicle Mechanics, Welding and Fabrication, Electricity, and Electronics at Nakawa Vocational Training Institute 4th June-26th July 2013

Journal Reviewer

• Scientific Reports 

• Journal of Road Engineering

• Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

• Global NEST Journal

• Discover Sustainability

• Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation

• Discover Civil Engineering

Honors and Awards

• Silver Medal – Higher Education Innovation Awards 2025 (June 18, 2025) organized by National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation (MHESI).

• Best Research Paper for PhD Student Award from WARESA at the WARESA Awards ceremony held in Seoul, South Korea, on March 8, 2025. 

• Highest Field Ranking Paper Award from WARESA at the WARESA Awards ceremony held in Seoul, South Korea, on March 8, 2025.  

• Excellent Foreign Students (EFS) Scholarship awarded by Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University in 2021 to pursue a Ph.D. in Engineering and Technology.

• Best Foreign Paper Presenter at the 6th International Conference on Energy, Environment, Epidemiology, and Information Systems (ICENIS) in Indonesia, August 4th - 5th, 2021.

• Best Paper Presenter at the 2nd International Conference on Research Collaboration of Environmental Science 2021 in Japan, April 25th, 2021.

• 2nd Best Paper Presenter at the 2nd International Symposium on Transportation Studies for Developing Countries (ISTSDC) held in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1-3 November 2019.

• Best Student of the Master of Civil Engineering Program at the 157th Graduation Ceremony held at Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang.

• Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (KNB) Scholarship awarded by the Government of Indonesia in 2017- 2019 to pursue a Master of Civil Engineering at Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang.

• Madhvani Scholarship awarded by Madhvani Group Foundation in 2014-2016 (3rd and 4th year) to pursue a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at Ndejje University.

Contact

Email: niyojayb1992@gmail.com or jniyomukiza@ndejjeuniversity.ac.ug