Conference Program
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Fourth Pan-African Artificial Intelligence and Smart Systems Conference (PAN-AFRICAN AIS 2025) |
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October 15-17, 2025, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana Venue: IDL Conference Center, KNUST |
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Zoom Details: Time: Oct 15, 2025 08:00 AM Universal Time UTC Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Meeting Link: https://knust-edu-gh.zoom.us/j/93929682104?pwd=TbGZPK3wr0k27DkKGVD4UmtB6bV4xK.1 Meeting ID: 939 2968 2104
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| Day 1: Wednesday October 15 | |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Conference Logistics |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Opening CEREMONY
– Prof. (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, Vice Chancellor of KNUST
– Prof Jerry John Kponyo, Conference Chair & PI / Scientific Director of RAIL – Prof Thomas Ndousse-Fetter, Imhotep Geostrategic Innovations, USA |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Keynote Address 1
Integrating AI and Smart Sensors Towards Ubiquitous Healthcare
Prof. Jamal Deen Distinguished University Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Canada |
| 11:00 – 11:50 | Break |
| Session 1: Applications of AI and Smart IoT
Session Chair: Jules M. Moualeu |
Session 2: AI Ethics, Regulatory and Responsible Usage
Session Chair: Ahmed Dooguy Kora |
Session 3: Artificial Intelligence: Theory and Foundations
Session Chair: Kwame Opuni-Boachie Obour Agyekum |
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| 11:50 – 12:10 | S011: Multi-Stream Attention-Enhanced Deep Learning Framework for Cocoa Leaf Disease Detection and Classification in Ghana
Tamimu Mohammed Gadafi, Liang Decui, Ansu Badjie and Toufic Seini |
S021: AI Over-reliance and Cognitive Decline: Evidence from Higher Education Students
Fakhroddin Noorbehbahani and Kiemute Oyibo |
S031: Improving Speech Recognition for Ghanaian Accents Using Transformer-Based Accent Classification
Amina Salifu, Henry Nunoo-Mensah Nunoo-Mensah, Eric Tutu Tchao, Albert Dede, Lukman Kunveng, Francisca Adoma Acheampong, Matthew Cobbinah, Julius Adinkrah, Shafic Issahaku, Andrew Selasi Agbemenu and Jerry Jerry Kponyo |
| 12:15 – 12:35 | S012: A Comprehensive Overview of Edge Intelligence and the Internet of Medical Things in Healthcare for Real-time Monitoring Systems
Fatimata Watt and Ibrahima Niang |
S022: Large Language Models for Digital Health and Data Analytics in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Practical Considerations
Joel Herve Mboussam Emati, Hedgar Plessy Mboussam, Mounirah Djam-Doudou and Vianney Kengne Tchendji |
S032: Answer Set Programming for the Median Facility Location Problem: A Constraint-Based Optimization Approach
Babatunde Akinkunmi, Emmanuel Mgbeahuruike, Adesoji Adegbola, Babajide Adeoti, Sunday Oladipo and Emmanuel Oyerinde |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | S013: Smart Interpretable Dietary Recommender Model for Vulnerable Populations
Zvinodashe Revesai and Okuthe P. Kogeda |
S023: Advancing Responsible Artificial Intelligence Ecosystems in African Higher Education Institutions: A Roadmap for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development
Prince Dawson Tetteh, Juliet Arthur and Dickson Marfo Fosu |
S033: Error Analysis in Transformer Models for Relation Extraction from Texts: Challenges in Embedding Integration and Ambiguity Resolution
Tsitsi Zengeya, Jean Vincent Fonou Dombeu and Mandlenkosi Gwetu |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Keynote Address 2
Building AI for Social Good in the Age of Generative AI
Dr. Joyce Nabende Nakatumba Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Makere University, Uganda. |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| Session 4: Applications of AI and Smart IoT
Session Chair: Andrew Selasi Agbemenu |
Session 5: Smart Infrastructure and Intelligent Engineered Systems
Session Chair : Jean Vincent Fonou Dombeu |
Session 6: Artificial Intelligence: Theory and Foundations
Session Chair : Edgar Jembere, |
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| 16:05 – 16:25 | S041: Using AI to Automate Mnemonics Generation and Evaluation in Education: A Scoping Review
Kiemute Oyibo |
S051: Hybrid Indexing Strategies for Query Optimization in ROLAP Systems: A Performance Evaluation of Composite, Bitmap, and Zone Map Indexing.
Charles Roland Haruna, Sandro Kwame Amofa, Maame Gyamfua Asante-Mensah and Stephen Julius Atsu |
S061: Legal Text Clustering with Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit and GloVe Embedding Vectors using Spectral Clustering Algorithm: An Unsupervised Approach
Tinashe Crispen Garidzira and William Tichaona Vambe |
| 16:30 – 16:50 | S042: IoT Systems Security Enhanced Based on Federated Learning and Blockchain Technology
Manegawindin Léonard Sawadogo, Didier Bassole and Boureima Zerbo
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S052: AV-Assisted Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Sum Rate Optimization in Beyond 5G Communication Systems: A Machine Learning Perspective
Peter Djakwah, William Mawuli Ahado, Andrew Essah Owiredu Annor, Aminatu Amadu, Akua Achiaa, Clerance Abraham Mensah, Justice Owusu Agyemang and James Dzisi Gadze |
S062: The integration of traditional and AI-based approaches in mental healthcare
Zahraa Vally, Patrick Ndayizigamiye, Tebogo Bokaba, Kudakwashe Maguraushe and Efosa C. Idemudia |
| 16:55 – 17:15 | S043: Fed-IDSRA: A Resource-Aware Federated Learning Framework for Collaborative Intrusion Detection in Heterogeneous IoT Networks
Ayobami Mesioye, Olabisi Josh-Falade, John Tadema and Johnson Oluwagbemi |
S053: Machine Learning-Driven Rainfall Forecasting Model for Sustainable and Adaptive Infrastructure Planning
Hasan Ahamed Alif |
S063: A Scoping Review of Genetic Algorithms in Serious Games: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions
Vrushank Vaghani, Mohammed Abdulmawjood and Kiemute Oyibo |
| Day 2: Thursday October 16 | |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Keynote Address 3
Deep Neural Networks for Cyber-Physical-Social Intelligence
Professor Xiaokang Zhou Associate Professor Faculty of Business Data Science Kansai University Osaka, Japan |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Break |
| Session 7: Applications of AI and Smart IoT
Session Chair: Emmanuel Ahene |
Session 8: AI and Medicine
Session Chair: Francisca Adoma Acheampong, |
Session 9: Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Session Chair: Sylvester B. Aboagye, |
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| 10:25 – 10:45 | S071: Physics informed Transformer-VAE for biophysical parameter estimation: PROSAIL model inversion in Sentinel-2 imagery
Prince Mensah and Pelumi Aderinto |
S081: Optimising Classifier-Based Synthetic Data Generation for Lung Cancer Prediction
Ndivho Tshivhula, Tsholofelo Mokheleli, Tebogo Bokaba and Patrick Ndayizigamiye |
S091: Real-Time IIoT Data Integrity via Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Signature Aggregation
Benedict Appati, Abdul Samed Seidu, Nicholas Korblah Tali, Justice Owusu Agyemang and Kwame O. Obour Agyekum |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | S072: A Comparative Analysis of Leading AI Chatbots: Benchmarking ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok, and Claude AI
Elie Ngomseu Mambou and Ebenezer Esenogho |
S082: A Novel GPT-2-Based Large Language Model for Expert-Level Radiology Report Generation from 3D Computed Tomography Images
Pelumi Aderinto and Mehrdad Ghaziasgar |
S092: Generating Word Embeddings for Sesotho
Refuoe Mokhosi and Tumelo Pii |
| 11:15 – 11:35 | S073: Proposal and Implementation of a Water Quality Monitoring System Based on IoT and Deep Learning
Damien Diop, Massa Ndong, Idy Diop, Nouhou Diaby and Alassane Bah |
S083 Modeling, early detection, and diagnosis of black skin tumors based on artificial intelligence: a systematic review
Monique Sene, Moustapha Mbaye and Idy Diop |
S093: Temperature-Based Renewable Energy Forecasting: A Big Data Analysis for Sustainable Energy Planning in Bangladesh
Hasan Ahamed Alif |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | S074: A RAkEL-Based Approach for Multi-Label Classification in Vehicle Damage Detection
Rasidatou Nabi, Zakaria Cheick Oumar Keita, Yaya Traore and Hamandé Koursangama |
S084: Image-Wise CNN Ensemble for Brain Tumor MRI Classification
Oscar Vianney Eone Etoua and Hippolyte Michel Tapamo Kenfack |
S094: Preserving Cultural Heritage through Privacy-Aware Generative AI: A Split Learning GAN Approach for Image Restoration
Benjamin Oleko, Auguste Muhau and Bigomokero Antoine Bagula |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Discussion Panel 1
Algorithmic Authority vs. Human Oversight: Who Should Make the Final Call?
Dr. Topside E. Mathonsi, Associate Professor and HoD, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa. Dr. Bruce W. Watson, Professor, National Security Centre of Excellence, South Africa Dr. Deon du Plessis, Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Nobubele Shozi, Data Stewardship Manager, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa. Ms. Thulani Mashiane, InfoSec GRC Specialist (acting CISO), CSIR, South Africa Mr. Letlhogonolo Makhoane, IT Security Analyst, First National Bank (FNB), South Africa.
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Panel Discussion 2
Strategies and Tools to Enhance Research Productivity and Career Development
Dr. Paul Kogeda, Associate Professor , University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Dr. Thomas Ndousse, Program Director, Office of Science, DOE, USA (retired) Dr. Isaac Wougang, Professor , Toronto Metropolitan University, CA Dr. Jules-Raymond Tapamo, Professor , School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Day 3: Friday October 17 (GMT) | |||
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Keynote Address 4
Beyond Black Boxes: Building Transparent, Reliable, and Locally-Relevant AI for Africa
Prof. Tegawendé F. Bissyande, Associate professor/Chief scientist 2, TruX, University of Luxembourg |
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| 10:00- 10:30 | Break | ||
| Session 10: AI Ethics, Regulatory and Responsible Usage
Session Chair: Samuel Kojo Kwofie |
Session 11: Applications of AI and Smart IoT
Session Chair: Olutayo O. Oyerinde |
Session 12: Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Session Chair: Kwasi Adu-Boahen Opare |
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| 10:30 – 10:50 | S101: Towards Equitable AI for Healthcare in Africa: Why Representative Data Matter
Stanley Abhadiomhen and Kiemute Oyibo |
S111: SpreadSentinel: A Forward-Chaining Approach to Early and Adaptive DDoS Mitigation
Delwende. D. Arthur Sawadogo, Abdoul Rahim Kone, Zakaria Sawadogo, Didier Bassole, Roland Kalmogo and Gouayon Koala |
S121: Towards accessible and interactive science education in Senegal
Ousmane Ndiaye, Fatoumata Baldé and Adrien Basse |
| 10:55 – 11:15 | S102: Positioning AI to Transform Healthcare in Africa: Advocating a Strategic and Persuasive Technology-Centric Approach
Mensah Mark Atta and Oyibo Kiemute |
S112: Few-Shot Learning for Teaching Support in Rare Educational Scenarios and Special Needs Instruction
Deborah Olaniyan, Serestina Viriri, Julius Olaniyan, Samson Akinpelu and Adesola Thanni |
S122 Application of Unsupervised Machine Learning Models for Detecting Anomalous Healthcare Insurance Claims
Bridget Rusere, Elliot Mbunge and John Batani |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | S103: Scaling Successful AI Initiatives Across African Higher Education
Dickson Marfo Fosu, Musah Ibrahim Ali, Juliet Arthur, Prince Tetteh Dawson and Jerry John Kponyo |
S113: Ensemble Learning Framework with Synthetic Data Expansion for Bovine Disease Prediction from Structured Symptomatology
Julius Olaniyan, Samson Akinpelu, Serestina Viriri and Deborah Olaniyan |
S123: FedDAFL-lite: A Federated Lightweight Machine Learning Model for Embedded AI in the Global South
Bigomokero Antoine Bagula, Nathan Mbayo and Ferdinand Kahenga |
| 11:40 – 14:00 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Keynote Address 5
Cyber-Physical-Social Intelligence
Professor Laurence T. Yang Professor, School of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Zhengzhou University, No.100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan, China |
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| 15:00- 15:30 | Break | ||
| Session 13: AI and Medicine
Session Chair: Mandla Victor Gwetu |
Session 14: AI and applications
Session Chair: Okuthe Paul Kogeda |
Session 15: Optimization
Session Chair: Clement Nyieranda |
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| 15:30 – 15:50 | S131: UNet Attention-based Encoding Model for Breast Cancer Segmentation
Jelil Agbo-Ajala, Olufisayo Ekundayo, Lateef Akunyemi, Moulla Donatien, David Attipoe, Sree Tthotempudi and Ernest Mnkandla |
S141: Chaos and Machine Learning in Cryptography: Dual Threats, Hybrid Defenses, and Post-Quantum Synergies
Weston Govere and Jonathan Blackledge
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S151: Moon Sighting Search Optimization Algorithm (MSSOA): A Review and Revolutionary Metaheuristic Method-based on Human Inspiration
Lateef Akinyemi, Jelil Agbo-Ajala, Olufisayo Ekundayo, Moulla Donatien, David Attipoe, Ernest Mnkandla and Sree Thotempudi
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| 15:55 – 16:15 | S132: A Systematic Review of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Early Detection of Uterine Fibroids
Elliot Mbunge, Nombuso Chirwa and Stephen Fashoto |
S142: A Machine Learning-based Routing Protocol for DTN-Assisted Flying Ad-Hoc Networks
Jagdeep Singh, Sanjay Kumar Dhurandher, Isaac Woungang, Glaucio H.S. Carvalho and Periklis Chatzimisios |
S152: Optimizing the AoI in RSMA Short Communication System Using Proximal Policy Optimization
Simon Kaboyo, Majid H. Khoshafa, Telex M. N. Ngatched and Octavia A. Dobre
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| 16:15 – 16:30 | Break | ||
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Closing Remarks | ||