Advisee

List of PhD Research Advising and Co-Advising at the IT Doctoral Program of Addis Ababa University

Ongoing PhD Research Advisee:

1. Complementary Multimodal Information Retrieval model; PhD Candidate: Mulualem Wordofa; Supervisor: Prof Richard Chbier,                  University Pau and Pays Adour(UPPA), France; Co-Supervisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu, Addis Ababa University

Completed PhD Research Advisee:

• 1. A Hybrid Framework for Hate Speech Detection in Social Media using Deep Learning Approach; PhD Candidate Zeleke Abebaw;            External Supervisor: Prof. Andeas Rauber; Co-Supervisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed August 2023.

  2. A Hybrid Framework to Amharic Text Sentiment Analysis Using Cross-Lingual Resource Adaptation; PhD Candidate Girma Nashir Alemneh; External Supervisor: Prof. Andeas Rauber; Co-Supervisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed July 2022. 

  3.  Entity Coreference Resolution in a Multilingual Linked Open Data Context;  By Melkamu Beyene Ababu; Superviser: Prof. Lionel Brunie; Co-Supervisers: Dr. Solomon Atnafu and Dr. Pierre-Edouard; Completed August 2017. 

  4.  From Making Claims to Establishing Patterns: Mobile Interaction Design Advice for Low-Litrate Users in Ethiopia; By Elefelious Getachew Belay; Supervisor: Dr. D. Scott McCrickard; Co-Supervisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu;Completed August 2017.

  5.  Inclusive Mobile Money Information Systems for Every day Money Practice; By Mesfin Fikre Woldmariam; Supervisor: Dr. Gheorghita Ghinea; Co-Supervisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed February 2016

  6. Knowledge Discovery from Satellite Images for Drought Monitoring; by Getachew Berhan Demisse; Supervisor: Dr. Tsegaye Tadesse; Co-Supervisors: Dr. Solomon Atnafu and Dr. Shawndra Hill; Completed June 2013. 

List of Completed MSc Thesis Research Work Titles I supervised at the Department of Computer Science, Addis Ababa University

• 1. Machine Learning Based Afsomali Sentiment Analysis for Social Media; by Nour Korane Abdulahi; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; July 2023.

  2. Classification of White mango scale pest and Anthracnose disease using Deep Learning Approach; by Tewodros Ebisa Irkissa; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; June 2022.

  3. Detection of Teff leaf disease using Deep Learning; by Yafet Fanos Habtewold; Advisor:  Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2022.

  4. Deepfake Video Detection Using Convolutional Vision Transformer; by Deressa Wodajo Deressa, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed November 2020.

  5. Design of an Ethiopic Locale Integrating System in Open Source Database; by Yonatan Misgan Mengie, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2020.

  6. Design of Audio Search Engine for Amharic Speech web Resources, by Arega Hassen Mohammed; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed October 2019.

  7. Design of a Spatially Aware Amharic Web Content Retrieval; by Masreshaye Worku Edo, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2018.

  8. A Framework for Predictive Analysis of Malaria Dispersion; by Abreham Kassahun, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2018.

  9. Design of a Model for Service Facility Site Selection: the Case of Addis Ababa; by Fresew Feyiso Woldesillasie, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2018.

  10. Modeling Smart Mobile Money Wallet and Offline Payment; by Tadegew Bogale; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed February 2016

  11. Query Constructor Framework for web based search interface to relational databases; by Anwar Indris Jemal; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; October 2015

  12. Informal Settlement and Building Constriction Identification Using Change Detection; by Fekadu Mekonnen; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; March 2015

  13. Design and Development of Smartphone-based Consumer Price Survey Management System; by Didimos Ayele; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed March 2015

  14. Design of a Model for Real-Time Geospatial Mobile Phone Location Tracking in Mobile Networks; by Hedra Seid; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed March 2015

  15. Design of Local Web Content Observatory System; by Gashaw Tsegaye; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed March 2015

  16. Design of A Model for Multi-User Underground Utility Map Co-Editing and Authentication; by Zerihun Mulugeta; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed March 2015

  17. Satellite Image Based Urban Change Detection: The Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; By: Aemro Gezahagne; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; June 2015

  18. Design and Development of Animal Disease Reporting and Alert Notification System: Web and Mobile-phone based Application By Yonas Sime Gulte; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed December 2014

  19. A bilingual Mobile Based Information Delivers System; by Shemeles Bekele; Advisor: Dr Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2014

  20. Perinatal and Neonatal Health Advisory Support System; by Helen Tesfaye; Advisor: Dr Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2014

  21. Mobile Tour Guide System for Ethiopia's Historic and Attraction Sites: for Northern Part of the Country; by Addisu Tadesse; Advisor: Dr Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2014

  22. Web-Based Legal Decision Support Expert System: The Case of Ethiopia; by Befrdu Seifu Gebreamlack; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed February 2014 

  23. High Resolution Satellite Images for Drought Monitoring and for detecting Environmental Degradation, by Yonatan Getachew, Adviser: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed in March 2013.

  24. Modeling and Designing Amharic Query System to Bilingual (English-Amharic) Databases; by Tihitina Petros; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed March 2014

  25. Search Engine for Tigrigna Web Content, by Hailay Beyene, Adviser: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed in March 2013.

  26. Web-based Content Management Application for Digital Resources in new Ethiopian Universities: The Case of Wollo University Intranet, by Jemal Hassen, Adviser: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed in March 2013.

  27. Modeling Temporal Resolution of Satellite Images for Crop Health Detection, by Samuel Sisay, Adviser: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed in March 2013.

  28. Design and Implementation of Mobile Based Patient Follow-up System (m-Health); by Daniel Abebe; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2012

  29. Customization of Open Source Content Management Software into Amharic Language; by Lielet Getachew; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2011

  30. Amharic English Bilingual Search Engine, by Mequannint Munye, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed November 2010.

  31. Sentiment Mining Model for Opinionated Amharic Text, by Selama Gebremeskel, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed November 2010.

  32. Information Extraction Model from Amharic News Text, by Getasew Tsedalu, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed November 2010.

  33. XML Document Fragmentation, by Leykun Birhanu, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Co-Advisor: Fekade Getahun; Completed March 2010.

  34. Integration of Amharic Spell Checker in a Word Processor; by Mekonnen Fentaw; Advisor: Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2009.

  35. Design and Development of Public Health Record Collection System Using MMS; by Andualem Workneh; Advisor: Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2009

  36. Design and Implementation of Crises and Emergency Reporting and Response System using SMS; by Yonnan Getachew; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed June 2009

  37. Change Aware Legal Documents Retrieval Model, by Henok Sahilu; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed November 2009.

  38. Design and Implementation of Spell Checker for Amharic Language; by Shewangizaw Abebe; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed: March 2009.

  39. Modeling Multi-Script Text Editing Based on Online Handwriting Recognition; by Daniel Kefale; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed July 2008.

  40. Enhanced Design of Amharic Search Engine; by Hassen Redwan; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed July 2008.

  41. Word Prediction for Amharic Online Handwriting Recognition; by Nesredien Suleiman; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu.

  42. Analysis of Semantic Technologies for Ethiopic Manuscripts, Art and Music, by Solomon Nega, Advisor: Daniel Yacob, Co-Advisor: Solomon Atnafu; July 2007.

  43. Design and Implementation of Search Engine Algorithm for Amharic Web Pages, by Tessema Mindaye, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu.

  44. Audio data model and multi-criteria audio retrieval: An Application in the medical domain, by Tizeta Zewide, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu, July 2007.

  45. Modeling and design of a Generic Query Interface to database systems for Amharic Language, by Mekuria Sinkie, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; July 2007.

  46. Content-Based Image Clustering,  By Mesfin Sileshi, Advisor: Prof. Bjorn Gamback, Co-Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed March 2007.

  47. Online Handwriting Recognition for Ethiopic Characters, by Abnet Shimeles Ibssa, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; August 2006.

  48. Shape Sensitive Salient-object based Image Query, by Estifanos Gashaw Kidane, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu, August 2006.

  49. Writer Independent Hand Writing Recognition for Ethiopic Script, by Daniel Negussie, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu, August 2006.

  50. Salient Object Based Image Query By Visual Content, by Dawit Bulcha, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; June 2004.

  51. Similarity-based video retrieval: modeling and processing, by Dessalegn Mequanint, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu;June 2004.

  52. Design of Architecture and Implementation Issues for a terrestrial and VSAT Based National Telemedicine Network, by Fikreyohannes Lemma, Advisor: Dr. Samuel Kinde, Co-Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; January 2005.

  53. Query Optimization Heuristics for Content-Based Image Database, by Seifu Geleta, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; June 2004.

  54. Wireless Java Application for Unicode-based Simple Text Message (STM) in Ethiopic Script, by Shiferaw Abebe, Advisor: Dr. Samuel Kinde, Co-Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; January 2005.

List of Completed MSc Project Titles I supervised at the Department of Computer Science, Addis Ababa University

• 1. Customization of Open Source Content Management Software in to Amharic Language; by Lielt Getachew; Adviser: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; Completed in June 2011.

  2. Design and Implementation of Mobile-based Patient Follow-up System; by Daniel Abebe; Adviser: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; ; Completed in June 2011.

  3. Perpetual Ethiopic and European Calendar and Organizer for an Android based Smart Phones; by Zenebe Nigussie; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2010).

  4. Integration of Ethiopic Online Handwriting  Recognition system for Android based Smart phones; by Fetiya Beshir; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu ( Completed, July 2010).

  5. Design and Implementation of a Multi-Language Dictionary for Android based Smart Phones: A Dictionary of Amharic, English, Oromiffa and Tigrigna Languages; by Amsale Zelalem; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu ( Completed, July 2010).

  6. Design and Implementation of Phonetic Ethiopic Keyboard system for Android-based Smart Phones; by Michael shiferaw; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2010).

  7. Mobile Based Voluntary counseling and Testing Report Collection System; by Esmael Kedir; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2010).

  8. Integration of Amharic Spell Checker in a Word Processor; by Mekonnen Fentaw; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2009).

  9. Design and Development of Public Health Record Collection System Using MMS; by Andualem Workneh; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2009).

  10. Design and Implementation of Crises and Emergency Reporting and Response System using SMS; by Yonnan Getachew; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2009).

  11. Design and Development of Desktop Search Engine for Amharic Documents; by Endashaw Kebede Adane; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2008).

  12. Design and Implementation of Virtual Keyboard for Amharic Text Entry on a PDA System; by Gedion Tamene Demmissie; Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2008)

  13. Implementation of Writer-Dependent Online Handwriting Recognition System for Ethiopic Character set; by Abera Abebaw, Advisor: Dr.Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2007).

  14. Citizen Identification System: the Case for Ethiopia; by Tewodros Negussie, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu (Completed, July 2007).

  15. Internet-GIS: An application to Real Estate and Housing management in the City Government of Addis Ababa (CGAA), by Ayalew Belay Habtie, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; (Completed, August 2006).

  16. Medical Data Access with a PDA-based Client, by Dejene Hunde Ibse, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; August 2006.

  17. Telephone Based Market Information System (TBMIS), by Mesay Zegeye Worku, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; August 2006.

  18. WAP for Ethiopic Content:  An application for Accessing Marketing Information, by Teferi Assefa, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; August 2006.

  19. E-payment: A Framework for Ethiopia Condition, by Wondwossen Tadesse Besha, Advisor: Dr. Dawit Bekele, Co-Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; August 2006.

  20. Spatial Data Management for Addis Ababa Water Network: Analysis and Design, by Mesfin Kifle, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu, June 2004.

  21. Open Source Content Management Software customization for the Ethiopian Government, by Zemene Adgo, Advisor: Dr. Dawit Bekele, Co-Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; June 2004.

  22. Localizing Open Source Content Management Software (CMS) for Ethiopic, by Frezewd Lemma, Advisor: Dr. Dawit Bekele, Co-Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; June 2004.

  23. Web to Mobile Phone SMS Text Messaging Service in Ethiopic Script, by Elias Negassi, Advisor: Dr. Solomon Atnafu; June 2004.