The Department of Computer Science is proud to announce a significant research milestone — our faculty members have collectively published over 50 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and conferences over the past academic year, marking the department’s highest research output to date.
Research Highlights
Our lecturers and postgraduate students have been making meaningful contributions across several areas of computing research:
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Prof. Nana Yaw Asabere’s work on context-aware recommendation systems has been cited in over 200 publications globally. His recent paper on AI-driven academic advising systems was accepted at a top-tier IEEE conference.
- Statistical Modeling: Dr. Joseph Dadzie continues his impactful work in multivariate statistical methods, with recent publications applying forecasting models to education policy data in Ghana.
- Cybersecurity: Collaborative research between the CS and Engineering departments on network intrusion detection using machine learning techniques has attracted funding interest from the Ghana National Research Fund.
- Mobile Computing: Student-led research projects on mobile health (mHealth) applications for rural communities have been presented at the West African Computing Education conference.
What This Means for Students
A research-active department means more opportunities for students. Final-year students can work on cutting-edge topics for their capstone projects. Postgraduate students benefit from supervisors who are actively publishing and connected to the global research community.
The department is also exploring partnerships with local tech companies to conduct applied research, which will open up internship and employment pathways for our students.
Research Support
If you’re interested in research opportunities — whether as a project assistant, co-author, or postgraduate student — speak with any of our lecturers. The department is committed to mentoring the next generation of researchers and innovators from ATU.
Research isn’t just for professors — it’s for anyone curious enough to ask questions and rigorous enough to find answers.