Nana Yaw Asabere
Nana Yaw Asabere
is currently an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department, and Director of Research, Innovation, Publication, and Technology Transfer (DRIPTT), in Accra Technical University (ATU), Ghana. He received his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree in Computer Science (CS) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana in 2005 and his Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree in ICT from Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark in 2010. Furthermore, through his academic and professional accomplishments, he was awarded a Full Scholarship by the Chinese Government through the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) in May, 2011 to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree in Computer Science. Consequently, he pursued his Ph.D. from September, 2011 at the School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, and successfully completed it in September, 2014 under the supervision of Prof. Feng Xia (Ph.D.). During his Ph.D., he developed and evaluated five (5) different algorithms (pseudocodes) to solve three (3) major scientific problems related to Socially-Aware Recommendations in Smart Conferences. Prof. Asabere has approximately seventeen (17) years of teaching (graduate and undergraduate levels) and research experience as well as research project supervision experience with five (5) years of academic leadership at the tertiary level of education in Ghana. In ATU, he has held positions such as Coordinator/Head of Department for Non-Tertiary and Professional Programmes as well as the Examinations Officer in the Computer Science Department and Head of Computer Science Department. Currently, he is a member of the current Academic Board. Additionally, he is a member of the Faculty of Applied Sciences Board as well as a sub-committee of the Faculty Board in ATU (Appointments and Promotions Review Committee). As Head of Computer Science Department (November, 2018 – December, 2020), he has successfully spearheaded the accreditation and reaccreditation of undergraduate computer science programmes and is currently facilitating the introduction of new programmes in his Department. He has also facilitated the improvement of ICT facilities, computing resources, and his Departmental Staff in ATU. Prof. Asabere has several publications in International Journals and Conference Proceedings such as IEEE/ACM Transactions /Journals/Conferences (Web of Science: SCI, Scopus and EI Indexed). Currently, he has a total of 746 research article citations in Google Scholar (h-index = 15, i10 index = 16) and 359 citations in Scopus (h-index = 11). In Research Gate, he currently has an 18.54 RG Score (Impact Points), 710 citations and h-index = 15. Additionally, his h-index is 11 in his Web of Science and Scopus Researcher Profiles. His current teaching and technological research interests include Mobile and Social Recommender Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Big Data, ICT in Education (e-learning and m-learning), and Software Engineering. He received the Best Paper Award in the10th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (2013) which constituted part of his Ph.D. research and thesis. Additionally, he also received the Best Paper Award in the 7th IEEE International Conference on Adaptive Science & Technology (2018). Furthermore, he is a Reviewer as well as an Editor of several Computer Science Journals and Conference Proceedings. Among these include IEEE Transactions/Systems Journal, Proceedings of WWW International Conference (ACM), ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications, and Frontiers in Big Data. He has been a Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member of the All Workshops on Big Scholarly Data since its inception. He is currently a member of IEEE, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS), and the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGh). Prof. Asabere currently leads the Digital Capacity (DigiCAP) Training Programme in ATU, which financially mobilized €200,000 funded by AFOS Foundation for Entrepreneurial Development Cooperation. Prof. Asabere also consults/has consulted internationally for the United Nations (UN) Global Pulse (Report on AI Ecosystem Mapping in Ghana) and locally for the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), and Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Ghana.
Publications
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Glenn Kwabena Gyimah, Amevi Acakpovi, Florence Plockey.
© 2023. 452 pages.
Developing nations in Africa need access to advanced technology, innovation, and entrepreneurial skills for sustainable development as they address challenges that face the world...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Elikem Fiamavle, Joseph Agyiri, Wisdom Kwawu Torgby, Joseph Eyram Dzata, Nina Pearl Doe.
© 2022. 21 pages.
In the domain of cyber security, the defence mechanisms of networks have traditionally been placed in a reactionary role. Cyber security professionals are therefore disadvantaged...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Gerald Elorm Gbagbe, Eyram Akofa Tawia, Joshua Etse Amegashie, Daniel Awuley Ayin.
© 2022. 21 pages.
In the last decades, ICT has been promoting the creation and adoption of new learning and teaching styles. Virtual (computerized) laboratories play vital roles in learning and...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Amevi Acakpovi, Ezer Osei Yeboah-Boateng, Wisdom Kwawu Torgby, Eric Amoako.
© 2021. 31 pages.
Globally, choosing the right tertiary programme for university (higher) education is quite a difficult task for students. A wide range of programmes are offered by the individual...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Amevi Acakpovi, Joseph Agyiri, Michael Clifford Awuku, Michael Aidoo Sakyi, Dennis Amanor Teyewayo.
© 2021. 20 pages.
Even though many universities across the world have incorporated internet-based educational and academic systems, the success of their implementation requires an extensive...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Wisdom Kwawu Torgby, Amevi Acakpovi, Samuel Edusah Enguah, Isaac Ofori Asare.
© 2021. 18 pages.
The current proliferation of social networking sites (e.g., Facebook), electronic devices (e.g., smartphones and tablets), and the internet has paved the way for a charge in...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Joseph Agyiri, Richard Tenkorang, Anita Darkwah.
© 2021. 23 pages.
In developing nations such as Ghana, traditional face-to-face (F2F) mode of education is challenged when physical classroom (academic) resources are not available for all...
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Amevi Acakpovi, Patrick Adjei, Nana Yaw Asabere, Robert Adjetey Sowah, David Mensah Sackey.
© 2021. 23 pages.
This paper assesses the performance of electricity generation using wind/hydrogen/fuel-cell technology. The intermittency of renewables, especially wind, and the need for storage...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Eric Amoako.
© 2021. 25 pages.
Globally, the right and appropriate selection of tertiary programmes by potential students in education corroborates every nation's development progress. In order to explore...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Eric Amoako.
© 2020. 23 pages.
Globally, the right and appropriate selection of tertiary programmes by potential students in education corroborates every nation's development progress. In order to explore...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Joseph Agyiri, Amevi Acakpovi, Abraham Nachanja, Priscilla Awuku.
© 2020. 25 pages.
Although in Accra Technical University (ATU), Ghana there exists a traditional face-to-face (F2F) mode of education already in place, the implementation of mobile learning...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Amevi Acakpovi.
© 2019. 17 pages.
As a result of the tremendous proliferation of sessions at academic conferences, recommending appropriate venues for researchers has become a considerable problem. In this...
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Nana Yaw Asabere, Amevi Acakpovi, Wisdom Torgby, Jessica Yaa Aba Sackey, Sylvia Kwaikyi.
© 2019. 24 pages.
Although in Accra Technical University (ATU), Ghana, there exists a traditional Face-to-Face (F2F) mode of education already in place, the implementation of electronic learning...
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