Browsing MSIT Theses and Dissertations (2019) by Title
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A GPS-Based IoT system for Black Spot Notification
(Strathmore University, 2019)Accident black spot is a length of the road marked as having high road accidents potential. Most of Kenyan highways have become a nightmare to passengers, drivers and pedestrians in the recent past. The situation is ... -
Intellibot data cleaner: a study of Kenya Revenue Authority’s data cleaning exercise
(Strathmore University, 2019)Data cleaning is an activity involving detecting and correcting errors and inconsistencies in a database, data warehouse or any data record of an organization. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in its quest to be a fully data ... -
IoT Based realtime fish pond water quality monitoring model
(Strathmore University, 2019)Fish farming contributes significantly to food security in developing countries throughout the world. It supplements income and is a source of protein in majority of rural and urban homes. Fish farmers however, are faced ... -
A Location-based commodity ordering and delivery system: case of boarding schools in Nairobi
(Strathmore University, 2019)There is general preference of boarding schools by parents in the bracket of middle and upper class to ease pressure of caring for the children vis a vis work pressure. The matter is compounded by new Kenyan government ... -
A Mixed Integer Programming optimization model for scheduling blood donors in disaster & emergency response: a case study of Nairobi region
(Strathmore University, 2019)In recent years, Kenya has experienced tragedies ranging from natural disasters such as floods, terrorist activities such as the Westgate and Garissa University attacks, man-made tragedies such as road accidents and collapsed ... -
Mobile application to assist cancer patients access healthcare and funding in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019)Cancer has posed to be a killer disease over time. Most patients die of cancer due to lack of access to early screening and effective treatment and lack of medical funds. Cancer treatment is deemed expensive thus most ... -
A Mobile application to track pension payments: a case for pensions department in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019)According to the existing terms and conditions of service especially for the permanent and pensionable officers in public service in Kenya, officers expect terminal benefits as an incentive for the services they rendered ... -
A Mobile health application for patient monitoring in maternal healthcare
(Strathmore University, 2019)With the recent global uptake of mobile devices and mobile connectivity services, a new avenue for the dispatch of health information services to patients by health facilities has emerged. Mobile health applications ... -
A Phishing detection model based on dynamic-hybrid feature selection
(Strathmore University, 2019-07)Phishing attacks have been a big internet nuisance since the early 1990s when hackers started stealing information from organizations using messaging platforms. At the time, the problem affected large institutions and ... -
A Real time electricity usage monitoring system using smart meters for wastage detection in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019)Electricity utilities face dual challenges of generation and distribution. While many utilities are now migrating their operations into modern digitized platforms, most of these utilities have had to rely on old systems ... -
Real-time monitoring system for drunk driver through Internet of Things - a case of Nairobi County, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019)One of the major causes of traffic accidents and crashes globally is drunk driving. Though driving under influence of alcohol is illegal, drivers still find themselves doing it. This has resulted to deaths and fatalities ... -
Rogue access point detection framework on a multivendor access point WLAN
(Strathmore University, 2019)Wireless internet access has become common throughout the world. IEEE 802.11 Wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) is now a common internet access standard almost becoming a requirement in homes, offices, universities and public places ... -
A Secure end to end verifiable e-voting system using cryptography: a case of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019)Elections that are run purely on manual voting system have presented a plethora of challenges that have often affected the credibility of elections done entirely using the traditional manual voting system. Countries round ... -
Sentiment analysis for TV show popularity prediction: case of Nation Media Group’s NTV
(Strathmore University, 2019)Media-houses play a vital role in informing the masses on the issues that matter. They are also a source of entertainment for many households. In Kenya, the public depends on media largely for entertainment and educational ... -
Smart fertilizer recommendation through NPK analysis using Artificial Neural Networks
(Strathmore University, 2019)Agricultural practices, tools and technologies have taken a new paradigm. Precision agriculture is essential to ensure that site-specific crop management is implemented, which includes soil nutrient remedies per crop ... -
A System to detect suspicious activities in network traffic
(Strathmore University, 2019)Modern enterprise networks have become targets of attacks from Internet malware including worms, self-propagating bots, spamming bots, client-side infects (drive-by downloads) and phishing attacks. The results of a ... -
A Tool for tracking land transactional activities: case of land registry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019)Land transactions contribute significantly to the economic activity, growth and development of a country. With a steady increase in population and devolution of land registries in Kenya, land transactions take place all ... -
Travel destinations and route prediction tool: case of dynamic and personalized ecosystem
(Strathmore University, 2019)Travelling is part of every individual’s life today. Travelling has become part of people’s life goals. These travels range from short vacations to yearlong round the world trips. There are many reasons why people travel, ... -
A Vision-based approach to fall detection for elderly patients receiving home-based care
(Strathmore University, 2019)Falls present one of the unintentional accidents for people in the world. The adverse effects of a fall vary with the nature of the fall and the impact with the ground or object. Essentially, falls rarely occur in the daily ... -
A Wireless M-Bus based smart water meter model: a case of Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company
(Strathmore University, 2019)Water in the many aspects of our lives is used, and therefore it is very critical to humanity’s survival. Unfortunately, in Kenya, water industry has been facing myriad meter reading challenges. Notably, as the population ...
