Research Grants
Centre of Excellence for HPC & Big Data Analytics — AASTU | Funded Projects
Internally Funded Research Grant
AASTU Internal Grants
| Title of the project | Grant Year | Name of PI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamics of Covid-19 Disease with intervention and Contact tracing | 2022 | Dr. Shimelis Bekele | Completed |
| Early Detection and Identification of Cereal crops disease using Hyper spectral reflectance features from remotely sensed Data: A case study in selected Agro-Ecological Zones of Ethiopia | 2022 | Mr. Ashenafi Chalchissa | Completed |
| Bayesian Optimization for Decision Making Under Big Data. | 2023 | Dr. Natinael Nigussie | Terminated |
| Patient Mortality and Length of stay Prediction Using Machine Learning and simulation Techniques | 2023 | Dr. Girma Neshir | Completed |
| Fintech Ecosystem in Ethiopia: Financial Technology, Business Models and Traditional Financial Services | 2023 | Mr. Zinabu Gebru | Ongoing |
| AI integrated data driven decision making system development for supply of essential medicines (Case of Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Fund and Supply Agency) | 2024 | Dr. Yitagesu Yilma | Ongoing |
| Building Data Driven Perinatal Mortality Prediction Model Using a Deep-learning Techniques: A Case Study on Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital and Its Catchment Medical Facilities in Addis Ababa and Oromia Region | 2024 | Dr. Kula Kakaba | Ongoing |
| Exploring the impact of Climate Variability and Change from Observation and model based prediction over Single and Double Growing Agro-ecological Zones of Ethiopia. | 2025 | Dr. Bereket Tesfaye | Ongoing |
Externally Funded Research Grant
International & External Partnerships
| Title of the project | Grant Year | Funding Agent | Name of PI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORAD II, Nurturing Sustainable Development Goals through High Education Capacity Building in Ethiopia | 2021 - 2026 | The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation | Dr. Kula Kekeba | Ongoing |
| AI in education town hall meeting | 2024 - 2025 | EduAI Hub grant | Dr. Surafel Luelseged | Completed |
| GFGP standard evaluation of AASTU | 2023 - 2024 | The African Population and Health Research Center | Dr. Girma GonfaCo-PI: Dr. Surafel Luelseged | Completed |
| AI assisted resource administering and allocation in Ethiopian Universities to improve inclusion | 2023 - 2025 | EduAI Hub grant | Dr. Surafel LuelsegedCo-PI: Dr. Belay Mitiku | Completed |
| STD monitoring and assistance tool design in Ethiopian higher education institutes | 2023 - 25 | HASH-1 (IDRC sub-grantee) | Dr. Surafel LuelsegedCo-PI: Mr. Getachew Derso | Completed |
| The Impact of AI on Health | 2024 - 2025 | The future of life institute | Dr. Surafel LuelsegedCo-PI: Dr. Walelign Tewabe | Completed |
| Erasmus+ Capacity Building in VET in Sub-Saharan Africa – Work for a Smart City (WaS-C) | 2026 - 2028 | European Commission | Dr. Yodit Gebralif | Ongoing |
| Multilingual Maternal Health and Sexually Transmitted Disease Monitoring and Conversational Assistance Application | 2025 - 2026 | HASH-2 (IDRC sub-grantee) | Dr. Surafel LuelsegedCo-PI: Dr. Walelign Tewabe | Ongoing |
Centre of Excellence for HPC & Big Data Analytics — AASTU | Research Grants Overview
