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Dr. Abel Kamagara Ph.D.

Dean Faculty of Engineering and Technology KAPATU

Areas of Practice:

He is the Dean Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Karamoja Peace And Technology University.

Education

Dr. Abel Kamagara has vast span of experience in the field of Electrical, Information Communication, & Technology, Telecommunications, Optics, and Electronics engineering and education both as a professional and as an academic. Amongst is Erasmus+ Mobility Scholar/Teacher in Faculty of Electrical Engineering from Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary (2023); Postdoc researcher in Optical Computational Processing (2020) from The University of Memphis, in Memphis Tennessee, U.S.A; Ph.D. in Optical Engineering (2019) from The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Beijing, and Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China. He holds a Master of Engineering (2014) in Sensor Technology, from Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Coburg, Germany, and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (2007) from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Research/Projects under Supervision

National Conference on Communications by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to be hosted by Kyambogo University under Faculty of Engineering.

KyU LoRa: Low Range Wireless Communications Project. Viability of low-cost sensors in (industrial, scientific, and medical equipment) ISM band for IoT Monitoring. Kyambogo University Competitive Research Grants Scheme Project-Winner 2023.

Research Publications

Work Experience

  • Sept.2021-to-date: Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda. HoD/Lecturer- Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.
  • Sept.2019-to-Sept.2021: Position 2: Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda. Senior Lecturer-Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Head of Department (HoD). Position 1: Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda. Lecturer-Electrical Engineering, and Ag. Head of Department (HoD).
  • Sept.2009-to-Sept.2011 & Aug. 2015: Ndejje University Part-time lecturer, Electrical engineering.
  • May.2008-Aug.2011: Warid Telecom (Uganda) Ltd. (Airtel Uganda Ltd.) Position 2: Senior Network Transmission (TRM) Planning Engineer. Position 1: Network Operations Center Engineer.
  • Jan.2008-May.2008: Celtel (Uganda) Ltd. (Airtel Uganda Ltd.) Position: Network Transmission and Field Maintenance and/or Projects engineer.
  • Presenter/Organizer of academic & industry conferences (NCHE-Kampala, SPIE-Beijing, NCC-UCC-Kampala, MWC GSMA-Kigali, CANDO-Budapest).