Professor Joseph Muliaro Wafula holds a BSc Science in Honours from Kenyatta University, MSc Physics from University of Nairobi, M Phil in Microelectronic Engineering and Semiconductor Physics from University of Cambridge –United Kingdom, Summer Doctoral Program (Berkman Centre for Internet & Society/Oxford Internet Institute’s from Harvard University Law School), and PhD in Information Technology from Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology (JKUAT). He is certified by International Business Machines (IBM) as a Mobile Application Developer, Cyber Security expert and Data Engineer. Resend consultancies undertaken include: Review of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility’s activities and accomplishments; Development of an African Policy Framework and Policy Roadmap for Open Science and Open Data’; Performing Skills Audit and development of strategies to fill the gaps in Northern Corridor Integrated Project (NCIP) Member States-Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda.
Prof Wafula is a collaborator on Melinda and Gates Foundation award 2017 for developing a Blockchain-based Vaccines Supply Chain Management Application. Recipient of two International Business Machines (IBM) awards namely: the 2016 International Business Machines (IBM) Shared University Research Award on Open Data Cloud Project for Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology (JKUAT) for building an open data platform for researchers in Africa, and the 2014 International Business Machines (IBM) MEA Award, for capacity building in Mobile Application development. Won the Kenya Open Data Champion Award of 2016. Member of the Global Challenges Research Fund/ ESRC Strategic Network on Dig ital Development: Leveraging Data Science and Digital Participatory Practice for Development Impact (2017-2018) and a Co-convinor of a network bringing together 29 participants (academics, NGOs and business partners) from 13 countries to develop joint cutting-edge research agendas. Member of Immunization Technical Working Group of the Kenya Ministry of health.
Prof Wafula is a current Chair CODATA Kenya and the immediate elected Executive Member of Committee on Data of the International Science Council (CODATA) International. He is a member of the editorial board of the Data Science Journal. He is a fellow of the Computer Society of Kenya and the Cambridge Commonwealth Society and has published book chapters, a book and research papers in peer reviewed international journals. Lead Author of the African Open Science Policy Framework- A guide for African States on Open Science Policies and Practices. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computing at Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology (JKUAT). Founder of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology (JKUAT).
