THEME: RESPONSIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
ROOM A: Track 5 & 6: AI in Management and Administration/ AI in Business Auditing and Accounting
ROOM A Zoom Link: https://utamu-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/95057911617?pwd=RtFWAjGreKqbEOzHzch1xQGnl7gb6L.1
ROOM B: Track 2: AI in Education, Research and Smart Learning
ROOM B Zoom Link: https://utamu-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/95971339629?pwd=iS5BNCWN1IdGK7lbk3sjzcY14RqvTC.1
ROOM C: Track 4: AI for sustainable development, health and smart societies
ROOM C Zoom Link: https://utamu-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/91644184568?pwd=n7XbX8Uljq5p9JBtYaOPPb3cGUeVdk.1
ROOM D: Track 1 & 3: Responsible, Ethical, and Trustworthy AI/ AI, Law, Governance, Privacy, and Digital Rights
ROOM D Zoom Link: https://utamu-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/93118237067?pwd=8qolrrt2RKcXwu5zzkLhvvceaTIegU.1
| TIME | SESSION/ TITLE | SPEAKER/ PRESENTER | PERSON RESPONSIBLE | ||
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival and Registration | Mr. Kiganda Hussein | |||
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Prayer | Ms. Mary Komunte | |||
| 09:05 – 09:15 | Overview of ICTM And Conference Objectives | Dr. Tabitha Naisiko | Dr. Wilfred Kokas Aupal | ||
| 09:15 – 09:25 | Remarks by the Guild President | Guild President | Mr. Trust Bamwine | ||
| 09.25 – 09.40 | Welcoming Remarks | UTAMU VC – Prof. Okoche John Michael Maxel | Mr. Calvin Luzze | ||
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Official Opening | UTAMU Council Chairperson – Mr. Narcis Tumushabe Rwangoga | |||
| 10.00 – 10:30 | TEA BREAK | ALL MCs | |||
| 10.30 – 11:00 | Keynote Address | Dr. Julius Peter Kinyera | UTAMU Council Chairperson – Mr. Narcis Tumushabe Rwangoga | ||
| 11:00 | Research At UTAMU | a) Prof. Jjunju Fred Paul Mark | UTAMU Guild | ||
| 12:00 | a) AI Powered Smart Sensor for Direct Analysis of Aflatoxins in the open-air environment b) UTAMU students’ projects | b) Ofwoono Godwin & Team | President | ||
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Exhibition by collaborator; - Lwera Electronics and Semiconductors | Mr. Mukama Alex | |||
| 12.30 – 12.50 | Tour (Physical & Digital) | Senior Marketing and Public Relations Officer | Mr. Moses Atusasiire | ||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Keynote Speech (Plenary) CBE and Higher Education | Dr. Godfrey Omoda-Onyait - National Council for Higher Education, Uganda. | Academic Registrar, UTAMU | ||
| BREAKAWAY SESSIONS | |||||
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Room A - Track 5 & 6: AI in Management and Administration/ AI in Business Auditing and Accounting Moderator: Dr. Tomasi Mutya | Room B - Track 2: AI, AI in Education, Research, and Smart Learning Chairperson: Dean School of Technology, Computing & Engineering. Moderator: Dr. | Room C - Track 4: AI for Sustainable Development, Health, and Smart Societies. Moderator:Assoc. Prof. Kassim Kalinaki | Room D - Track 1& 3: Responsible, Ethical, and Trustworthy AI/ AI, Law, Governance, Privacy, and Digital Rights Moderator: Counsel | Mr. Kiganda Hussein & ICT |
| Christopher Mutesaasira | Abel Obua | ||||
| 14:50 – 15:10 | Grace Ahabwe and Dr. Wilfred Kokas Aupal Reporting standards and performance of Microfinance Institutions: Muhame Financial Services Limited, Uganda. An Empirical Study | Prof. Muwanga_Zake, JWF - Contexualising AI Within Bridging African Indigenous Knowledge Systems | Ocen Richard & Ampeire Desire - Artificial Intelligence Use in Clinical Decision-Making Among Medical Interns in Uganda: Trust Implications for Clinical Reasoning | Mukama Alex - Lawyers’ Awareness, Understanding, and Application of Digital Evidence in Uganda: Implications for Cybercrime Investigation and Justice Delivery | |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Mathias Ndungu - Eliminating Fraud and Friction in Sub-Saharan Urban Housing: A Hybrid Human–AI Framework for Trustworthy Digital Property Marketplaces | Pamba Shatson Fasco - Beyond Demographic Parity In Rethinking Fairness Metrics for High-Stakes AI Decision Systems | Yahaya Mohammed Sani - Boosting Ensemble Deep Learning with Hybrid Two-Step Feature Scaling For COVID-19 Time-Series Prediction | Demai Akena Tonny - Epistemology and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Navigation of Human Learning and Human-Machine Interaction | |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | TEA BREAK | ||||
| BREAKAWAY SESSIONS | |||||
| 15:50 – 16:10 | Kisubi Esther Christine - Digital Democracy and Environmental Protection | Raymond Atuhe & Assoc. Prof. Kalinaki Kassim - Integrating | Simaya Ladu James & Dr. Okwadi Joseph Michael Tukei - | Akena Tonny Epistemology And | |
| in Uganda: The Role of ICT in Enhancing Public Participation in Environmental Governance | Machine Learning into Agricultural Information Systems for Early Detection of Maize Common Rust: A Design Science Approach | Influence of Career Development and Health Workers Performances: Case of Yei River County Health Facilities –South Sudan | Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Navigation Of Human Learning And Human-Machine Interaction | ||
| 16:10 – 16:30 | Okitoi Samuel Oumo - A Polycentric Autonomy-Audit System (PAAS) for Participatory Meritocracy and Anti-Fragile Governance in Fluid Collectives | Masitula Namukwaya - Responsible Adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Ugandan Higher Education Institutions: Opportunities, Challenges and Sustainable Pathways | Paul Ssemaluulu Mukasa, Michael Tamale, Aliho Gilbert Edyeru Andrew - An Explainable Deep Learning-Based Clinical Decision Support System for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening | Hanning Babyetsiza - Responsible Artificial Intelligence and the Protection of Digital Rights in Africa: Legal and Regulatory Challenges | |
| 16:30 – 16:50 | Nambalirwa Jane - Responsible AI for Sustainable Upstream Operations: A Framework for Uganda's Emerging Oil and Gas Sector | Prof. Okoche John Michael Maxel - Emerging Trends on Deployment of Predictive AI on Crowdsourcing Platforms: A Bibliometric Analysis and Future Research Agenda | Walubengo Wilberforce Wasike - How Ai-Driven Tools Can Be Applied to Address Pressing Environmental Challenges in Africa | Mutya Tomasi - AI and Academic Integrity: Implications for Research in Uganda | |
| 16:50 – 17:00 | CLOSING REMARKS | Dr. Wilfred Kokas Aupal | |||
| 17:00 - 17:05 | Photo Session for First Day |
| TIME | SESSION/ TITLE | SPEAKER | Person RESPONSIBLE | ||
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival and Registration | Mr. Kiganda Hussein | |||
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Opening remarks by UTAMU VC | Prof. Okoche John Michael Maxel | |||
| BREAKAWAY SESSIONS | |||||
| Room A – Track 1& 3: Responsible, Ethical, and Trustworthy AI/ AI, Law, Governance, Privacy, and Digital Rights | Room B: Track 2: AI, AI in Education, Research, and Smart Learning | Room C – Track 4: AI for Sustainable Development, Health, and Smart Societies. | Room D – Track 5 & 6: AI in Management and Administration/ AI in Business Auditing and Accounting | ||
| 09:15 – 09:35 | Bagabirwa Jackson, Dr. Wilfred Kokas Aupal & Hood Kagoda – Institutional Readiness for AI–Enabled Monitoring and Evaluation Systems: Evidence from Mayuge District. | Aboot Faith Irene – Predictive Maintenance in Computer Systems Using Machine Learning and Elastic Stack | Okoche John Michael Maxel – Contexts and Dynamics for Deployment of Generative AI on Crowd–sourcing Platforms: A Bibliometric analysis and Future Research Agenda | ||
| 09:35 – 09:55 | Yiga Yasin – The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transforming Administration and Management: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects | Matondo Marayihla – Developing A Governance Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Development In Namibia Higher Education Institutions. | Dr. Julius Peter Kinyera – From AI Adoption to Institutional Readiness: A Requisite Variety Perspective on Governing Alignment for Responsible Digital Transformation | ||
| 09:55 – 10:15 | Dr. Wilfred Kokas. Aupal & Anna Elsie Luyiggo – Does Coaching by Team Leaders in Uganda Local Governments yield to Quality Service Delivery? An Empirical Study | Okello Geoffrey, Tumusiime Moses, Sekitoleko David & Wakape Ismail – The role of AI–Enhanced teaching methods in improving the quality of education in Uganda’s higher learning Institutions | Ssemuju Stuart – Responsible AI for Low–Resource Smart Societies: A framework for Sustainable Peri–Urban Transformation in Developing Countries | ||
| 10:15 – 10:35 | TEA BREAK | ||||
| 10:35 | Room A – Track 1& 3: | Room B – Track 2: AI, AI | Room C – Track 4: AI | Room D – Track 5 & 6: | |
| 10:55 | Responsible, Ethical, and | in Education, Research, | for Sustainable | AI in Management and | |
| Trustworthy AI/ AI, | and Smart Learning | Development, Health, | Administration/ AI in | ||
| Law, Governance, | and Smart Societies. | Business Auditing and | |||
| Privacy, and Digital | |||||
| Rights | Accounting | ||||
| 10:55 – 11:15 | Grace Ahabwe & Dr. Wilfred Kokas Aupal – Monitoring Tools and Techniques on the Performance. An Empirical Study of Microfinance Institutions (MFs) in Uganda | Ngetich Kipkoech Emmanuel – Effectiveness of Two–Factor Authentication Models in Enhancing Cybersecurity in Higher Education institutions: A Case Study of Kenya Highlands University, Kenya | Kitaka Emmanuel – Responsible AI for Sustainable Digital Transformation: Integrating Predictive Data Logic into Institutional Records: A Framework for Sustainable Governance | ||
| 11:15 – 11:35 | Grace Ndugu & Dr.Wilfred Kokas Aupal – Reporting standards and performance of Microfinance Institutions in Muhame Financial Services Limited, Uganda. An Empirical Study | Ms. Masitula Namukwaya – Responsible Adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Ugandan Higher Education Institutions: Opportunities, Challenges and Sustainable Pathways | Natukunda Robin – Exploring AI Adaptation in Institutions of Higher Education: The Ethics of Research, Innovation and Partnership | ||
| 11:35 – 11:55 | Asiimwe Ronald – Governance–Integrated Responsible Generative AI | Zaharah Nakawungu & Prof. Prof. Jjunju Fred Paul Mark – Design and Implementation of a Responsible Weighted Ensemble Voting Classifier for Distributed | |||
| Denial–of–Service (DDoS) Attack Detection in Network Systems | |||||
| 11:55 – 12:15 | Mugaiga Kenneth – The Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Into Strategic Business Decision–Making and Management Accounting | ||||
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Proposal For A Uganda Association For AI | Prof. Jjunju Fred Paul Mark / Prof. Muwanga–Zake | Prof. Makoba, Johnson Wagona | ||
| 12:45 – 12:55 | Closing Remarks | UTAMU VC | Prof. Okoche John Michael Maxel | ||
| 12:55 – 13:00 | Photo Session |