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@iLabAfrica is a research centre under the Faculty of Information Technology at Strathmore University. It was established in January 2011 to spearhead research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the ICT for Development (ICT4D) ecosystem towards the attainment of the UNDP Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Kenya’s Vision 2030.
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A Model for aircraft recovery problem
(Strathmore University, 2017)In the airline industry, a myriad of uncertain events take place that lead to the disruption of original flight schedules. Such events include mechanical failure, technical challenges, weather changes, airport and crew ... -
A Noticeboard application using context aware services
(Strathmore University, 2017)The dissemination of information on campuses using noticeboards is both inefficient and ineffective due to the static, unreliable and limiting nature of the boards. This implies that people who need to post information for ... -
Mobile application linking entrepreneurs to mentors and investors
(Strathmore University, 2017)There is a growing culture of entrepreneurship in Africa with countries like Kenya becoming centers for innovation and entrepreneurship. This is evidenced by the development of world-leading technological innovations like ... -
Mobile based County revenue collection system
(Strathmore University, 2017)Today more than ever, different entities are relying on information technology to enhance the performance of their operations. At the forefront of this reliance is mobile technology which possesses versatile and comprehensive ... -
A Mobile based casual labourers management and payment solution
(Strathmore University, 2017)Casual workers or casual labourers are workers who have an explicit or implicit contract of employment which is not expected to continue for more than a short period of time, and whose duration is to be determined by the ... -
A Mobile based rent collection system
(Strathmore University, 2017)More than a third of Kenyans live in urban centers, majority of whom live in individual rental units. The proliferation of mobile phones and mobile money services in these urban centers surpasses 80% and 91.6% respectively. ... -
A Mobile based accounting and sales management system for small retail shops
(Strathmore University, 2017)The study showed that most of small scale retailers have not yet embraced technology in their business with only 17% having implemented a computer-based system. The study proposes an application for accounting and management ... -
Constituency bursary fund information management application
(Strathmore University, 2017)Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Kenya has been hailed as one of the most innovative creations of the National Alliance Rainbow Coalition (NARC) administration (2003-2007). With the Government working hard to cultivate ... -
A Mobile application for administering access control on mobile devices
(Strathmore University, 2017)Mobile phones have become an integral part in our daily lives where services are now being offered through mobile applications. These applications rely on the mobile phone’s local storage to store application specific data ... -
Dynamic passenger recovery model for airline disruption management
(Strathmore University, 2017)Airline operations experience schedule disruptions every day. These schedule disruptions require intervention from the airline operations controllers through schedule recovery. In a hub and spoke airline network model, a ... -
Mobile phone application for reporting and tracking missing persons in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)In Kenya, the first step to finding a missing person involves making a report to the Kenya Police who are significantly understaffed and irregularly spread. Most of the police officers are not invested in finding missing ... -
Investigation and nnowledge base application: case of Kenya Police
(Strathmore University, 2017)The police mainly depend on the information they get from various sources to aid investigations, usually, there is delayed investigation process if no information about a suspect or a scene of injustice is in place. To add ... -
A Career guidance mobile application based on personality
(Strathmore University, 2017)Providing secondary school students with early and ongoing exposure to experiences, information necessary to make informed decisions when selecting a career that connects to academic preparation and future aspirations has ... -
A Mobile application for tracing and verification of the authenticity of filled liquefied petroleum gas cylinders
(Strathmore University, 2017)Tracing and verification of the authenticity of filled Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders has been marked with numerous challenges especially in the Sub-Saharan region. With an increase in LPG consumption, numerous ... -
A Mobile and web application to track availability of essential medicines in pharmacies
(Strathmore University, 2017)Essential medicines are an imperative component in a country's health system and the need to ensure the availability of this class of drugs becomes apparent due to increased demand, given that this class of drug commodities ... -
A Mobile-based drugs and alcohol addiction self-assessment and management scheme
(Strathmore University, 2017)The number of people dying of drugs and alcohol induced causes is alarmingly high and is gradually rising. One reason for the high numbers is that most drugs and alcohol users are not aware when they transition into addicts. ... -
A USSD and android based tea farming information system: a case study of Mungania Tea Factory Company Limited
(Strathmore University, 2017)Current trends in information and communication technology have led to emergence of smartphones with faster wireless speeds, faster graphics, better screens, and faster chips, virtual and augmented reality. These phones ... -
Mobile based application for sharing building and construction information: a case of Nairobi County
(Strathmore University, 2017)Owning a dream home is one of the key achievements every person wishes to meet in their lifetime. However, this desire faces a lot of challenges as the house prices rise steeply locking out the middle income earners in the ... -
A Mobile application for real time analysis of customer feedback in banks based on NAIVE BAYES Model
(Strathmore University, 2017)Within a week of poor customer service, customers move to a competitor’s business. When this happens in large scale, the company is at risk of closing down or experiencing extreme losses. This is so because losing existing ... -
A Mobile application for locating the available handyman services within a locality
(Strathmore University, 2017)There has been a growing need of handyman services in Kenya and other regions as well which is attributed to several contributing factors which include, local demand, market influence, having second homes, income/rental ...
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