KENET Presents Certification Authority Paper at the IEEE Africon Conference, 2017
KENET was among the participants of the 13th edition of IEEE’s flagship Conference in Africa, IEEE Africon. The conference took place from 18-20 September 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. KENET was represented by the Executive Director, Prof. Meoli Kashorda and Mr. Ronald Osure (Senior Applications Developer) who presented a paper on the KENET Certification Authority.
The KENET Certification Authority (CA) is part of the research infrastructures and is a low-cost CA built to serve the research community of Kenya. Using the digital certificate, Kenyan researchers can access a vast array of computing resources worldwide, and are no longer limited by the computing resources available at their campuses or Kenya.
The CA which was developed by KENET in collaboration with European partners is accredited by the European Grid Policy Management Authority (EUGridPMA). The KENET CA issues digital certificates to researchers who need access to High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructures available in Europe and the rest of the world. The certificates that are issued cannot be used for commercial purposes as seen with the other providers like Verisign, COMODO or even the community inspired Let’s Encrypt.
Some of the grantees alongside the KENET CEO Prof. Meoli Kashorda, 3rd from left
KENET also sponsored 10 researchers to attend and present their work through the grants program. One of the grantees shared his story, here. Each of the papers were presented in various tracks and below is a summary of the papers presented:
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Name |
Track |
Paper Title |
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1 |
Eng. Julius Gathua Ndirangu |
Power |
MPPT of a Standalone Wind Energy Conversion System using Magnetostrictive Amorphous Wire Speed Sensor and Fuzzy Logic |
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2 |
Elizaphan Muuro Maina
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Artificial Intelligence |
Regulating Group Cognitive Conflicts using Intelligent Agents in Collaborative M-Learning |
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3 |
Felix Mwaura Njogu |
Power |
Community-Developer Business Model Promoting Social Energy Enterprises (Case study of Mutunguru 7.8MW Community Driven Small Hydro Power Project) |
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4 |
Daniel Maitethia Memeu
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eHealth |
Photoacoustic Sensing In Tissue Using Optical Scattering Modulation |
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5 |
Oteyo Isaac Nyabisa
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Computing |
Volume of Signaling Traffic Reaching Cellular Networks from Mobile Phones |
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6 |
Peter Odero Akuon
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Comms |
Gain of Spatial Diversity with Conjoint signals |
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7 |
Kinyua Wachira
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Comms |
An Ordinal Direction Driven Gradient-Based RGBW CFA Demosaicking Technique using a Bayerisation Process and Polyomino Theory |
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8 |
Stephen Ng'ang'a Mburu |
eHealth |
A Predictive Model for Optimizing Acceptance and Use of mHealth Interventions in Low-Resource Settings: A Case of Mamacare Prototype |
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9 |
Kiambi, Stephen Ngure |
Comms |
Effect of OFDM Signal Structure and Subcarrier Modulation on the Reduction of the Signal Peak Power |
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10 |
Eng. Charles Mbugua Ndung'u |
Power |
Lightning Protections of HV Substations at the Coastal Region and enhanced Earthing Systems- A Case Study |
During their visit to Capetown, KENET also visited TENET (Tertiary Education and Research Network for South Africa), and the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) whereby they held meetings with the leadership and technical teams. KENET seeks to foster research in Kenya by constantly making available ICT infrastructures relevant to the research and education communities.