Welcome to the Centre of Excellence for High Performance Computing and Big Data Analytics
at the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University.
In an era defined by data, the ability to compute, analyze, and extract meaningful insights is the cornerstone of national progress. Established in 2017, our Centre was born from a visionary nationwide effort to propel Ethiopia into the forefront of the digital age. We are not simply a facility with a supercomputer; we are a dynamic ecosystem of researchers, innovators, and industry partners dedicated to solving complex societal challenges.
Our mission aligns directly with Ethiopia's ambitious Digital Ethiopia 2030 strategies. We provide the critical computational power and advanced analytical expertise necessary to transform sectors like agriculture, healthcare, climate resilience, and business. By nurturing the next generation of AI Engineers, data scientists and collaborating on groundbreaking projects, we are laying the foundation for a data-driven economy and a more prosperous, innovative Ethiopia.
We invite you to explore our work, collaborate with us, and join this exciting journey of digital transformation.
Sincerely,
Yodit Gebrealif (Ph.D)
Head, Centre of Excellence for HPC & BDA
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
📧 Email: hpc.bda.coe@aastu.edu.et
📞 Phone: +251 968 087313
📍 Location: New CoE Building Block C, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University Campus
About the CoE
The HPC and Big Data Analytics Center of Excellence at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University is a specialized hub established to advance research, innovation, and capacity building in high-performance computing and large-scale data analytics. It serves as a strategic platform to address complex computational challenges and foster data-driven decision-making across various scientific, industrial, and societal domains.
By integrating cutting-edge computational infrastructure with interdisciplinary expertise, the center aims to:
- ✦ Accelerate scientific discoveries and technological innovations.
- ✦ Support national and regional development priorities through data public infrastructure, Data as an Asset, digital skills and capacity building.
- ✦ Provide training and collaboration opportunities for academia, industry, and government.
Core Values
Pursuing world-class research and groundbreaking solutions.
Fostering strong partnerships between academia, industry, and government.
Committed to nurturing Ethiopia's future leaders in data science and HPC.
Handling data with the highest ethical standards and robust cybersecurity.
Ensuring our work delivers tangible benefits to Ethiopian society and industry.
Vision of the CoE
"To be the leading HPC and Big Data Analytics research center in East Africa by 2030, renowned for developing data-driven solutions and innovative technologies that address the critical challenges of Ethiopian industries and business systems."
Mission of the CoE
- ✓ To establish and provide unparalleled supercomputing resources that empower large-scale, data-intensive research and national projects.
- ✓ To nurture a new generation of world-class data scientists and engineers equipped to design and develop efficient, reliable big data technologies.
- ✓ To collaborate with industry and institutions on advanced training programs and transformative big data research projects that have a direct national impact.
Objectives of the CoE
The CoE acts as a national hub for quality Big Data Analytic Services and digital infrastructure development, empowering government departments and public sector units to achieve data-driven governance. We help our partners to:
- ▸ Define their analytical needs and strategic questions.
- ▸ Identify the critical data sets required to meet these needs.
- ▸ Determine secure access to relevant data sources across government and beyond.
- ▸ Build custom, robust data analytic solutions and platforms.
- ▸ Share data in a secure, controlled, and ethical manner.
- ▸ Integrate departmental data silos to enable a "whole-of-government" view for integrated policy formulation and national planning.
HPC and Cloud Computing
- 1Abebe Tamrat Tegene
- 2Girma Neshir
- 3Mulugeta Gajaa Ufgaa
- 4Habib Mohammed
- 5Assnake Bekele Habtemikael
- 6Biruk Tadesse Nadew
- 7Mesay Tilahun Abebe (PhD)
- 8Sisay Demeku Derib (PhD)
- 9Getachew Derso melese
- 10Lemlem Kassa Tegegne
- 11Badasa Firdisa Fufa
- 12Yalemsew Abate Tefera
- 13Melak Mesfin
- 14Terefe G/ mariam Aregahegn
- 15Sultan Feisso Meko
- 16Seid Belay Muhammed
- 17Asefa Niguse Mamo
- 18Alelign Aschale Wudie (PhD)
- 19Essayas Taye
- 20Haile Gebremariam Tetemke
- 21Gizatie Desalegn Taye
- 22Endeshew Baylie Kassie
- 23Dr Zeleke Abebaw
- 24Kifle Adula Duguma
- 25Welelaw Yenieneh Lakew
- 26Rakeb Daba Tugie
- 27Getahun Kebede Mengistie
- 28ASSNAKE BEKELE HABTEMIKAEL
- 29Muluneh Mekonnen
- 30Tesfay Gidey Hailu
- 31Leul Solomon Getachew
- 32Eleni Teshome
- 33Mulat Tigabu Girmay
- 34Asamnew Gizaw Egu
- 35Erdey Syoum
- 36MULETA TAYE TUJUBA
- 37Yaynshet Medhin Asefa
- 38Yimer Amedie Muhie
- 39Selamawit Yaregal Shiferaw
- 40Abebe Leta
- 41Tajudin Abdela
Cybersecurity
- 1Habib Mohammed
- 2Biruk Tadesse Nadew
- 3Chere Lemma
- 4Lemlem Kassa Tegegne
- 5Badasa Firdisa Fufa
- 6Yalemsew Abate Tefera
- 7Sultan Feisso Meko
- 8Samuel Abayneh Hawando
- 9Solomon Zemene
- 10Dagnachew Feleke Wolde
- 11Sultan Feisso Meko
- 12Welelaw Yenieneh Lakew
- 13Rakeb Daba Tugie
- 14Dr. Alelign Aschale Wudie
- 15DEMSEW MITIKU TEFERRA
- 16Tesfay Gidey Hailu
- 17Biruk Gebru
- 18Firankor Teshome Daba
- 19Leul Solomon Getachew
- 20Mulat Tigabu Girmay
- 21Asamnew Gizaw Egu
- 22Erdey Syoum
- 23MULETA TAYE TUJUBA
- 24Yaynshet Medhin Asefa
- 25Yimer Amedie Muhie
Business Analytics
- 1Dr. Befikadu Lemma
- 2Gashaw Tesfa Alemu
- 3Essayas Taye
- 4Behailu Tafa Chalchisa
- 5Tarikwa Tesfa Bedane
- 6Dr. Adamu Gizachew Chanie
- 7Alelign Aschale Wudie (PhD)
- 8Melkamu Teklu Kisi
- 9Abrar Kedir Mohammed
- 10Workineh Bayisa Jima
- 11Adem Guluma
- 12Yitagessu Yilma Goshu
- 13Dagnachew Feleke Wolde
- 14Haile Gebremariam Tetemke
- 15Tamrat Mirga Asfaw
- 16Gizatie Desalegn Taye
- 17Sultan Feisso Meko
- 18Shumye Getu
- 19Dr Zeleke Abebaw
- 20Welelaw Yenieneh Lakew
- 21Rakeb Daba Tugie
- 22Hussien Seid
- 23Dr. Alelign Aschale Wudie
- 24Dugassa Mulugeta Jenna (PhD.)
- 25Abdi Mulatu
- 26ASSNAKE BEKELE HABTEMIKAEL
- 27Biruk Gebru
- 28Getnet Assefa Habete
Bioinformatics & Healthcare Analytics
- 1Girma Neshir
- 2Mulugeta Gajaa Ufgaa
- 3Mesfin Abate
- 4Gashaw Tesfa Alemu
- 5Essayas Taye
- 6Kidist Taksene Tameye
- 7Behailu Tafa Chalchisa
- 8Kedir Kayma Kata
- 9Tarikwa Tesfa Bedane
- 10Getachew Derso melese
- 11Haileyesus Sileshi Shiferaw
- 12Deguale Abebe Kewuye
- 13Yitagessu Yilma Goshu
- 14Seid Belay Muhammed
- 15Dagnachew Feleke Wolde
- 16Biniam Behailu
- 17Dr Zeleke Abebaw
- 18Rakeb Daba Tugie
- 19Hussien Seid
- 20Dr. Alelign Aschale Wudie
- 21Kedir Kayma Kata
- 22Abdi Mulatu
- 23Gizachew Haile Gidamo
- 24wondemagegn drebe
- 25Marido Getachew Tafa
- 26Zuriash Mamo
- 27Tesfay Gidey Hailu
- 28Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat
- 29Getnet Assefa Habete
- 30Dr. Surafel Luelseged
Climate Modelling & Weather Analytics
- 1Assnake Bekele Habtemikael
- 2Zemene Worku Negie (PhD)
- 3Aden Guluma
- 4Biruk Gissila Gidday (Ph.D)
- 5Abebe Kiflie Kabtih
- 6Matiyas Bekele Fantaye
- 7Tamrat Mirga Asfaw
- 8Dugassa Mulugeta Jenna (PhD.)
- 9Abdi Mulatu
- 10wondemagegn drebe
- 11Takele Sime Tessema
- 12Eskinder Zinabu Belachew
Agriculture Big Data
- 1Henock Woldemichael
- 2Girma Neshir
- 3Alazar Yeshitla
- 4Kidist Taksene Tameye
- 5Behailu Tafa Chalchisa
- 6Tarikwa Tesfa Bedane
- 7Deguale Abebe Kewuye
- 8Abebe Kiflie Kabtih
- 9Areda Batu
- 10Yitagessu Yilma Goshu
- 11Sisay Demeku Derib (PhD)
- 12Biniam Behailu
- 13Gizatie Desalegn Taye
- 14Ethel Cherotaw Cherotaw
- 15Sultan Feisso Meko
- 16Dr Zeleke Abebaw
- 17Welelaw Yenieneh Lakew
- 18Rakeb Daba Tugie
- 19Hussien Seid
- 20Dr. Alelign Aschale Wudie
- 21Dugassa Mulugeta Jenna (PhD.)
- 22Kedir Kayma Kata
- 23Abdi Mulatu
- 24Getahun Kebede Mengistie
- 25Gizachew Haile Gidamo
- 26wondemagegn drebe
- 27Marido Getachew Tafa
- 28Takele Sime Tessema
- 29Leul Solomon Getachew
- 30Asamnew Gizaw Egu
- 31Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat
- 32Getnet Assefa Habete
- 33Eskinder Zinabu Belachew
Computational Science
- 1Abebe Tamirat
- 2Mulugeta Gajaa Ufgaa
- 3Mesay Tilahun Abebe (PhD)
- 4Eskindir Getachew Fentie
- 5Zemene Worku Negie (PhD)
- 6Getachew Derso Melese
- 7Haileyesus Sileshi Shiferaw
- 8Melkamu Teklu Kisi
- 9Abrar Kedir Mohammed
- 10Mohammed Zeinu Hassen
- 11Melak Mesfin
- 12Adem Guluma
- 13Natnael Nigussie Goshu
- 14Terefe G/ mariam Aregahegn
- 15Asefa Niguse Mamo
- 16Shumye Getu Gelaw
- 17Alelign Aschale Wudie (PhD)
- 18Dr. Adamu Gizachew Chanie
- 19Zemenu yaregal
- 20Tesfaye Eshete Asrat
- 21Gashaw Tesfa Alemu
- 22Mesfin Mengesh Worku
- 23Habtamu Getaneh Kebede
- 24Habtamu Tiruneh
- 25Sisay Demeku Derib (PhD)
- 26Haile Gebremariam Tetemke
- 27Kifle Adula Duguma
- 28Teshome Abera Tessema(PhD.)
- 29Gizachew Haile Gidamo
- 30Marido Getachew Tafa
- 31Firankor Teshome Daba
- 32Leul Solomon Getachew
- 33Mulat Tigabu Girmay
- 34Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat
Cyber Physical & Embedded System
- 1Asrat Mulatu Beyene
- 2Sultan Feisso Meko
- 3Biruk Tadesse Nadew
- 4Welelaw Yenieneh Lakew
- 5Rakeb Daba Tugie
- 6Mulat Tigabu Girmay
- 7Asamnew Gizaw Egu
Energy Data Analytics
- 1Girma Neshir
- 2Habib Mohammed
- 3Assnake Bekele Habtemikael
- 4Biruk Tadesse Nadew
- 5Mesay Tilahun Abebe (PhD)
- 6Sisay Demeku Derib (PhD)
- 7Zemene Worku Negie (PhD)
- 8Tesfaye Eshete Asrat
- 9Muluneh Mekonnen
- 10Melak Mesfin
- 11Sultan Feisso Meko
- 12Samuel Abayneh Hawando
- 13Seid Belay Muhammed
- 14Tamrat Mirga Asfaw
- 15Biniam Behailu
- 16Seyoum Getachew Nigussie
- 17Ethel Cherotaw Cherotaw
- 18Sultan Feisso Meko
- 19Kifle Adula Duguma
- 20Welelaw Yenieneh Lakew
- 21Hussien Seid
- 22DEMSEW MITIKU TEFERRA
- 23Dugassa Mulugeta Jenna (PhD.)
- 24ASSNAKE BEKELE HABTEMIKAEL
- 25wondemagegn drebe
- 26Takele Sime Tessema
- 27Firankor Teshome Daba
- 28Leul Solomon Getachew
- 29samson mekbib atnaw
