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All times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and East African Time (EAT)
Day 1
May 19th, 2021
May 19th, 2021
07:00 - 07:15 PDT
17:00 - 17:15 EAT
Symposium Opening Remarks
Symposium Opening Remarks
JUAMI-OCF Organizing Committee
07:15 - 08:15 PDT
17:15 - 18:15 EAT
Panel on Computational Research and Education in Africa
Panel on Computational Research and Education in Africa
Panelists:
Prof. Jelani Nelson (Univ. of California - Berkeley)
Dr. Angela Tabiri (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Ghana)
Prof. Simon Billinge (Columbia University)
08:15 - 08:20 PDT
18:15 - 18:20 EAT
Break
08:20 - 10:25 PDT
18:20 - 20:25 EAT
Research Presentations
Research Presentations
See Detailed Presentation Schedule Below
10:25 - 10:30 PDT
20:25 - 20:30 EAT
Day 1 Wrap-up
Day 1 Wrap-up
JUAMI-OCF Organizing Committee
Day 2
May 20th, 2021
May 20th, 2021
07:00 - 07:05 PDT
17:00 - 17:05 EAT
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Day 2 Opening Remarks
JUAMI-OCF Organizing Committee
07:05 - 08:00 PDT
17:05 - 18:00 EAT
Outreach Presentations
Outreach Presentations
JUAMI (Prof. Sossina Haile)
FemAfricaMaths (Dr. Angela Tabiri)
AddisCoder (Prof. Jelani Nelson)
08:00 - 08:30 PDT
18:00 - 18:30 EAT
How to the Improve the OCF: Your Thoughts!
How to the Improve the OCF: Your Thoughts!
Discussion on how the Open Computing Facility can be improved to meet the needs of researchers and educators
08:30 - 08:40 PDT
18:30 - 18:40 EAT
Break
Break
08:40 - 09:40 PDT
18:40 - 19:40 EAT
Concurrent Symposium Workshops
Concurrent Symposium Workshops
Life Cycle Assessment
Density Functional Theory
Matlab
09:40 - 09:50 PDT
19:40 - 19:50 EAT
Symposium Closing
Symposium Closing
JUAMI-OCF Organizing Committee
Detailed Presentation Schedule for May 19th
Computational Materials Science
Computational Materials Science
Presentations with a focus on density functional theory for a wide variety of applications in addition to statistical research
Sustainable Computational Research
Sustainable Computational Research
Presentations with a focus on sustainable applications including energy generation, sustainable materials, and life cycle assessment methodologies
Computational Materials Science
08:20 - 08:40 PDT
18:20 - 18:40 EAT
A HSE06 Investigation on the Electronic Properties and Zero Thermal Expansion of ScF3
A HSE06 Investigation on the Electronic Properties and Zero Thermal Expansion of ScF3
Presenter: Domitiler Orori - The Catholic University of East Africa (Kenya)
08:40 - 09:00 PDT
18:40 - 19:00 EAT
Ab-initio Insights into Graphene-Zirconium disulfide/diselenide heterostructure as electrode material for alkali-ion batteries
Ab-initio Insights into Graphene-Zirconium disulfide/diselenide heterostructure as electrode material for alkali-ion batteries
Presenter: Gladys King'Ori - University of Eldoret (Kenya)
09:00 - 09:20 PDT
19:00 - 19:20 EAT
A Proposed Infrastructure for Density Functional Theory on the JUAMI Open Computing Facility
A Proposed Infrastructure for Density Functional Theory on the JUAMI Open Computing Facility
Presenter: Jaylyn C. Umana - Columbia University (USA)
09:20 - 09:25 PDT
19:20 - 19:25 EAT
Break
Break
09:25 - 09:45 PDT
19:25 - 19:45 EAT
In silico pharmacokinetics and drug-likeness studies of some flavonoid derivatives of plant origin
In silico pharmacokinetics and drug-likeness studies of some flavonoid derivatives of plant origin
Presenter: Mamaru Alem - Adama Science and Technology University (Ethiopia)
09:45 - 10:05 PDT
19:45 - 20:05 EAT
Efficient Sample-Based Methods for Intervention-Based Methods
Efficient Sample-Based Methods for Intervention-Based Methods
Presenter: Caleb Xavier Bugg - University of California - Berkeley (USA)
10:05 - 10:25 PDT
20:05 - 20:25 EAT
Centrosymmetric and Non-centrosymmetric Phases of BiGaO3
Centrosymmetric and Non-centrosymmetric Phases of BiGaO3
Presenter: Wanjiku Joy - The Catholic University of East Africa (Kenya)
Sustainable Computational Research
08:20 - 08:40 PDT
18:20 - 18:40 EAT
Life Cycle Analysis of Potential Municipal Solid Wastes Management Scenarios in Tanzania: The Case of Arusha City
Life Cycle Analysis of Potential Municipal Solid Wastes Management Scenarios in Tanzania: The Case of Arusha City
Presenter: Edwin Ndibalema Richard - The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (Tanzania)
08:40 - 09:00 PDT
18:40 - 19:00 EAT
Effect of Natural Radioactivity Levels on the Concentration of Heavy Metals in Wetlands: Case Study of Kampala
Effect of Natural Radioactivity Levels on the Concentration of Heavy Metals in Wetlands: Case Study of Kampala
Presenter: Muhoozi Emmanuel - Makerere University (Uganda)
09:00 - 09:20 PDT
19:00 - 19:20 EAT
Design and Modelling of Atmospheric Pressure Nonthermal Plasma for Hydrogen Extraction from Solids
Design and Modelling of Atmospheric Pressure Nonthermal Plasma for Hydrogen Extraction from Solids
Presenter: Benard Tabu - University of Massachusetts - Lowell (USA)
09:20 - 09:25 PDT
19:20 - 19:25 EAT
Break
Break
09:25 - 09:45 PDT
19:25 - 19:45 EAT
Predicting Global Solar Radiation using Markov Stochastic Model in Kampala
Predicting Global Solar Radiation using Markov Stochastic Model in Kampala
Presenter: John Bakayana - Makerere University (Uganda)
09:45 - 10:05 PDT
19:45 - 20:05 EAT
Preparation of Hybrid Composite from Natural Fibers by Hand Lay-up Method
Preparation of Hybrid Composite from Natural Fibers by Hand Lay-up Method
Presenter: Dawit Wami - Assosa University (Ethiopia)
10:05 - 10:25 PDT
20:05 - 20:25 EAT
A Life Cycle Analysis of Laser Cutter Embodied Impacts
A Life Cycle Analysis of Laser Cutter Embodied Impacts
Presenter: George Moore - University of California - Berkeley (USA)
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