Name of Staff: Salome Ireri
Designation/Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Department: Computing and Informatics
School: Applied Science and Technology
Email: sireri@laikipia.ac.ke
PERSONAL DETAILS
A Educational Background/Qualification
- PhD Information Systems, University of Nairobi, Kenya (Ongoing)
- MSc Applied Computing, University of Nairobi, Kenya (2014)
- BSc Software Engineering, Kenyatta University, Kenya (2011)
B Brief Auto-biography
Salome Ireri possesses skills and experience as an academician, researcher and software engineer. She teaches Computer Science and aims to undertake research and develop ICT solutions that apply to social challenges.
C Areas of Specialization
- ICT4D
- Health Informatics
- Human Centered Design
- Artificial Intelligence
D Research Interest
- ICT4D
- Health Informatics
- Human Centered Design
- Artificial Intelligence
E All Publications
- S. Ireri, (2014). The Use of ICT for Blood Donation: A Donor Information Needs Driven System to Address Kenya’s Low Blood Donation Rates., University of Nairobi. <http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/11295/95396/Ireri_The%20...
- Ireri, S., Waiganjo, P., and Orwa D., (2014). A Donor Information Needs Driven Approach to Address Kenya’s Declining Blood Donations, International Journal of Science and Research. Volume 3 Issue 11, p.995-999. < https://www.ijsr.net/archive/v3i11/T0NUMTQ4NTU=.pdf>
F Project/Dissertation/Thesis Supervision
None at the moment
G Scholarly Presentations at Conferences/Workshops/Seminars
- First Annual Scientific Conference on Blood Transfusion by the Regional Services for Blood Transfusion Kenya (RSBTK), 17th – 19th September 2014. A Donor Information Needs Driven Approach to Address Kenya’s Blood Donations. Enashipai Resort, Naivasha, Kenya
- Third UON and KNH International Scientific Conference June 2015. ICT for Blood Donation: Donor Recruitment and Retention. School of Health Sciences, UON, Kenyatta Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
- Fourth UON & KNH International Scientific Conference, June 2017. Knowledge and Practices of Nutrition Professionals on Cancer Prevention and Management in Kenya: A Facebook Approach. School of Health Sciences, UON, Kenyatta Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
H Consultancies and Memberships
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Member Number: 94061114
- International Network for Postgraduate Students in ICT4D (IPID) - East African Chapter