Zakaria Abukari, known affectionately as Mr. Zack in the Tamale Technical University fraternity, is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Computer Science Department and a PhD Candidate in Computational Mathematics at the University for Development Studies (UDS).
At his tender age, from Form four (4), Kumbungu Middle School, he won Ghana Government’s scholarship through competitive qualification examinations from District through Regional to National levels to further his education in Cuba, and thus, was enrolled in the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Secondary School on the Isle of Youth, Cuba, in September 1989. He proceeded to IPUEC Andrei Grechko in September 1993, where he obtained a Bachelor degree in Technical Sciences in July 1996. Following an exceptional performance in Mathematics, he was granted a straight-through entry in September 1996 into the Universidad Central de Las Villas (UCLV), Santa Clara, Cuba, to specialize in Cybernetics Mathematics, where he schooled and researched at the Centre of Calculus and Informatics, a research wing of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computation, UCLV. He graduated in July 2001 as a Specialist in Computational Sciences (MSc. Computer Science equivalent).
Mr. Zack returned to Ghana in September 2001 and joined the Tamale Technical University, then Tamale Polytechnic in November same year. To Mr. Zack, that the Academia is a noble call for him to impart knowledge and he has never regretted it. In 2010 and 2015, the Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST and College of Distance Education, UCC, engaged him on part-time basis respectively. As a lecturer in these three universities, he has taught and still teaches many informatics related courses including but not limited to Computer Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms, Data communications and Networking, Systems Administration, Database Management Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Management Information Systems, E-Business, Internet Technologies, Digital Literacy and Computer Apps in Education among others.
Mr. Zack has headed the Computer Science Department at three different periods. He has served in various statutory and ad-hoc committees of the Tamale Technical University ranging from the University Appointments and Promotions Board, the Academic Board, its sub-committees including the Executive Committee to University Management Committee. He was the university’s Director of ICT Services from March 2013 to June 2021. He is currently on a partial study leave and now finalizing his PhD thesis in order to come back and serve better
Z. Abukari, E. Y. Baagyere and M. M. Iddrisu, “A New Text Encryption Scheme Suitable for Combating Sniffing Attacks in IoT Applications viaNon-supersingular elliptic curves over binary extension fields Being processed by a Journal for publication.
Z. Abukari, E. Y. Baagyere and M. M. Iddrisu, “Efficient Elliptic Curve Arithmetic for Lightweight Cryptographic Schemes for IoT Applications,” Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science, Vol 14 Issue No.4, DOI: 10.9734/AJRCOS/2022/v14i4307, pp. 228-237, 2022.
Z. Abukari, T. A. Abeo and A. George, “An IT Approach to Improve the Compilation of Clinical Access Indicators and Disease Prevalence Determination for District Health Administrators,” International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications Volume 5 Issue 1, pp. 20-32, 2016.
Z. Abukari, “Factors inhibiting the adoption of ICT by Tamale Polytechnic lecturers for the training of the middle-level manpower professionals in Ghana,” International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research Volume 5–Issue 9, ISSN:-2319–8656, pp. 595-602, 2016.
Z. Abukari and S. Ismail, “Detection and prevention of credit card fraud using consumers’ purchasing behavior,” ADRRI Journal of Engineering and Technology, Ghana: Vol. 3, No. 2 (2), ISSN: 2026-674X, pp. 1-24, 2016
T. A. Abeo, E. D. Ganaa and Z. Abukari, “Predicting the Impact of a Technology for Instantly Verifying the Licenses of Vehicles/Drivers in Ghana,” International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research, Volume 5 Issue 1, pp. 936 – 942, 2015
Z. Abukari, “Design and Implementation of a Communication Protocol for Multi-Agent Systems (MAS),” Universidad Central de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba, 2001.
Mr. Zack is married with five lovely kids. He says they always make him feel satisfied in life by their beautiful recitations of the Holy Qur’an from memory.
