Dr. Omala Andrew Anyembe
Lecturer
School of Science and Computing
Department of Computer Science and Technology
Primary Discipline: Computer Science (Information Security – Cryptographic Protocols)

Degrees Awarded:
Doctor of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology (2018)
Master of Science in Computer Science (2010)
Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science (2006)
B.Ed. Technology Education (Electrical Technology)

Other Credentials/Recognitions & Awards:
Chair of Department
Acting Dean, School of ICT

Current Professional/Scientific Interests, Memberships, and Activities:
Scientific Interests: Design and Analysis of Cryptography Protocols

Research, Scholarly, Professional and Scientific Activities
Kasyoka, P. N., & Omala, A. A. (2024). Practical Heterogeneous Pairing-Free Signcryption Scheme for Internet of Medical Things Communications with Edge Computing. Medinformatics, 1(4), 202-210.
Ali, I., Lawrence, T., Omala, A. A., & Li, F. (2020). An efficient hybrid signcryption scheme with conditional privacy-preservation for heterogeneous vehicular communication in VANETs. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(10), 11266–11280. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2020.3016789 (dblp: Anyembe Andrew Omala)
Omala, A. A., Mbandu, A. S., Mutiria, K. D., Jin, C., & Li, F. (2018). Provably secure heterogeneous access control scheme for wireless body area network. Journal of Medical Systems, 42(6), 108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-018-0961-6 (dblp: Anyembe Andrew Omala)
Omala, A. A., Kibiwott, K. P., & Li, F. (2017). An efficient remote authentication scheme for wireless body area network. Journal of Medical Systems, 41(2), 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-016-0662-5 (dblp: Anyembe Andrew Omala)
Omala, A. A., Robert, N., & Li, F. (2016). A provably-secure transmission scheme for wireless body area networks. Journal of Medical Systems, 40(11), 247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-016-0607-z (dblp: Anyembe Andrew Omala)
Omala, A. A., Ali, I., & Li, F. (2018). Heterogeneous signcryption with keyword search for wireless body area network. Security and Privacy, 1(5), e25. https://doi.org/10.1002/spy2.25 (‪Anyembe Andrew Omala‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬‬‬)
Li, F., Hong, J., & Omala, A. A. (2018). Practical deniable authentication for pervasive computing environments. Wireless Networks, 24(1), 139–149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-016-1336-3 (‪Anyembe Andrew Omala‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬‬‬)
Hassan, A., Omala, A. A., Ali, M., Jin, C., & Li, F. (2019). Identity-based user authenticated key agreement protocol for multi-server environment with anonymity. Mobile Networks and Applications, 24(3), 890–902. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036-018-1043-7 (‪Anyembe Andrew Omala‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬‬‬)
Kibiwott, K. P., Zhang, F., Kimeli, V. K., Omala, A. A., & Opoku-Mensah, E. (2019). Privacy preservation for eHealth big data in cloud accessed using resource-constrained devices: Survey. International Journal of Network Security, 21(2), 312–325. (dblp: Anyembe Andrew Omala)
Kibiwott, K. P., Zhang, F., Omala, A. A., & Adu-Gyamfi, D. (2018). Secure cloudlet-based eHealth big data system with fine-grained access control and outsourcing decryption from ABE. International Journal of Network Security, 20(6), 1149–1162. (dblp: Anyembe Andrew Omala)
Li, F., Hong, J., & Omala, A. A. (2017). Efficient certificateless access control for industrial Internet of Things. Future Generation Computer Systems, 76, 285–292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2016.10.015 (‪Anyembe Andrew Omala‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬‬‬)
For a comprehensive list of his publications, you can visit his Google Scholar profile or his DBLP author page. (‪Anyembe Andrew Omala‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬‬‬)

Dr. Casper Shikali Shivachi,
M.Sc. (UoN), PhD (UESTC – China, Chengdu)
Department of Computer Science and Technology
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Technology.
Area of specialization is Information Technology.
Research Interests: IoT, Machine learning, NLP, Deep learning
Current Research: Natural Language Processing

Carolyn K. Onkangi B.Sc., M.Sc. (KIU, Uganda.)
Carolyn K. OnkangiDepartment of Computer Science and Technology

Currently an Assistant Lecturer and Researcher in the School of Science and Computing, Department of Computer Science and Technology.
Areas of specialization; Programming, hardware maintenance and troubleshooting, System Analysis, Web Design, Database Administration and Software Development.
Currently carrying out research on “Computing a representation of the environment using an autonomous Mobile Robot.”
Research interest in areas of Information System for her PhD Studies.

Ms. Ngemu Vasdinus Vaati
Assistant Lecturer
School: Science and Computing
Department: Computer Science and Technology
Primary Discipline: Information Systems

Degrees Awarded:
M.Sc. Information Systems, University of Nairobi,2009
B Sc. Mathematics /Computer Science, JKUAT,2003

Other Credentials/Recognitions & Awards:
Online content creation, facilitation and assessment - SEKU, September 2024
Digital Education for Universities, The Open university, UK,2022
ICT Master Integrator VVOB (KTTC)2004
Diploma in Science Education, KSTC,1999

Current Professional/Scientific Interests, Memberships, and Activities:
I have interest in e-readiness tests and technology adoption levels.
Research, Scholarly, Professional and Scientific Activities
• E-readiness index for e-library for institution of higher learning, Google Scholar 2009

To be a globally competitive Centre of Excellence in research, innovation, and community engagement in computing disciplines, driving impactful technological advancement and sustainable development.

To offer practical teaching, carry out research and develop technological innovations in line with community and global demands.