Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Author "Bagula, Antoine"
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Extending the Power of Mobile Phone Using Service Oriented Computing. In: N. VENKATASUBRAMANIAN, G. VLADIMIR and S. STEPHAN, eds, 4th International ICST Conference on MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Operating Systems, and Application MOBILWARE 2011.
Masinde, Muthoni; Zeba, Nyikal; Bagula, Antoine (School of Computing and Informatics, 2011)In 2009, only 3.6% of Kenya’s households owned at least one computer; conversely, 63.2% of households owned at least one mobile phone; this is true for many developing countries of Africa. This implies that computing ... -
A Framework for Integrating Indigenous Knowledge With Wireless Sensors in Predicting Droughts in Africa. In Proceedings Indigenous Knowledge Technology Conference 2011
Masinde, Muthoni; Bagula, Antoine (School of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Unlike in other parts of the world, droughts are the leading natural disasters in Africa; they account for over 90% of effects perpetuated by natural disasters. The problem is compounded by the fact that droughts form a ... -
A Framework for Predicting Droughts in DevelopingCountries Using Sensor Networks and Mobile Phones
Masinde, Muthoni; Bagula, Antoine (School of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Drought is the most complex and least understood of all naturaldisasters and it affects more people than any other hazard.Droughts have become synonymous with the developingcountries and in particular the Sub-Saharan Africa ... -
Implementation Road Map For Downscaling Drought Forecasts In Mbeere Using ITIKI
Masinde, Muthoni; Bagula, Antoine; Muthama, Nzioka (2013)Mbeere is in Eastern Kenya and it has an average of 550 mm annual rainfall and therefore classified under Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. It has fragile ecosystems, unfavorable climate, poor infrastructure and historical ... -
The role of ICTs in downscaling and up-scaling integrated weather forecasts for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
Masinde, Euphraith Muthoni; Bagula, Antoine; Muthama, J Nzioka (ACMSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)Despite global advancements in technology and inter-trade volumes, Sub-Saharan Africa is the only Region where cases of hunger have increased since 1990. Rampant and frequent droughts are one of the major causes of this. ... -
The Role Of ICTs In Quantifying The Severity And Duration Of Climatic Variations – Kenya’s Case
Masinde, Muthoni; Bagula, Antoine (School of Computing and Informatics, 2011)For the last 2 decades, Kenya has consistently contributed the highest number of people affected by natural disasters in Africa. This is especially so for disasters triggered by climatic variations. The Kenya Meteorological ...