Abukari Abdul Aziz Danaa (PhD) joined the University in July, 2008 as a member of the Computer Science Department. He served as the Head of the Department from 2012 to 2014 during which period he led the process to successfully develop and commence an HND in Information and Communications Technology. He also served as the Vice Dean for the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology as well as a Hall Master in 2014 and 2018 Respectively. He is currently the University’s Examinations Officer. He has contributed significantly in the areas of
research and teaching to the development of the University. Dr. Abukari is currently a Senior Lecturer with has over 14 years of teaching experience.
Education:
PhD Computational Mathematics, University for Development Studies (April, 2022)
M.Sc. Information Technology, Sikkim Manipal University. (December, 2011)
B.Sc. Mathematical Science (Computer Science Option), University for Development Studies (December, 2007)
Research Interest:
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Databases and Data Science
Computer Architecture and Hardware
Teaching Areas:
Database Management Systems, Computer Hardware and Software Technologies, Computer Applications in Business and Management, JAVA programming.
Publications
Abdul, A., Danaa, A., Daabo, M. I., & Abdul-barik, A (2022). Reducing false positives in real-time Fraud detection using an improved Multi-Layer Hidden Markov Model (HMM). Journal of Artificial Intelligence & Data Mining (JAIDM) [Under Review]
Abdul, A., Danaa, A., & Daabo, M. I. (2021). An Improved Hybrid Algorithm for Optimizing the Parameters of Hidden Markov Models. 10(1), 63–73. Published in: Asian Jornal of Research in Compter Science. https://doi.org/10.9734/AJRCOS/2021/v10i130235
Abdul, A., Danaa, A., Daabo, M. I., & Abdul-barik, A. (2021). Detecting Electronic Banking Fraud on Highly Imbalanced Data using Hidden Markov Models. 7(2), 315–332. Published in : Earthline Jornal of Mathematical Sciences.
Nawusu, Y. A. W., Danaa, A. A. A., & Ismail, S. (2020). Queue Management during Health Pandemics: A Queuing Theory Perspective. Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science, 6(4), 18-26.
Danaa, A. A. A., Diyawu, M., & Nawusu, Y. A. W. An Effective Implementation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to enhance Teaching and learning in Schools, The case of Ghana. Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) Vol-2, Issue-9, 2016 ISSN: 2454-1362, http://www.onlinejournal.in
Danaa, A. A. A., Diyawu, M. & Sappor, E. D. Accessing the Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) On the Performance of Banks in Ghana: A Case Study of Ghana Commercial Bank Limited. International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications Volume 5 Issue 6, 2016, ISSN-2319- 7560 (Online)
