Staff Profile

BIO
Abdi T. Abdalla is an Associate Professor at the College of ICT of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of ICT Systems published by UDSM. He is also a Vice Chairperson of the Governing Board of Al-Maktoum College of Engineering and Technology. His research interests include through-the-wall radar imaging, indoor target localization, the application of compressive sensing to radar signal processing, smart grid, Internet-of-Things, and the application of ICT and emerging technologies in the Blue Economy and community development.
He is the author of more than 60 articles in peer reviewed international journals and conferences. He is also a leading author of the book Through-The-Wall Radar Imaging: Ghost Suppression with Compressive Sensing. Prof. Abdalla registered a patent, smart fishing gear, from BRELA. He was a Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator in a number of funded projects including Through-the-Wall Radar Imaging for Efficient Rescue Missions (COICT-ETE19048); and Smart Energy Metering System (COICT-CSE20032). Currently, he is leading three research and innovation projects: Smart Fishing Innovative Solutions for Effective Conservation and Sustainability of Tanzania Blue Economy (CoICT-ETE23023) funded by UDSM through the Directorate of research and publications; Online Detection of Aflatoxins in Foods (CoAF-FST22148) funded by COSTECH, and Establishment of of a Digital Marketplace for Lake Tanganyika Fishery Communities, funded by FOA.
He has supervised more than 25 research students and currently serves as an external examiner for research students at a number of universities, including the African Center of Excellence in Internet-of-Things (ACEIoT), University of Rwanda; the University of Dodoma; the State University of Zanzibar and Mbeya University of Science and Technology. Prof. Abdalla received many awards for excellence in research including Best Impact Researcher of the Year at the College of ICT, UDSM for the academic years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024; First Winner, 6th UDSM Research and Innovation Week, Unit Level, 2021; First Winner, 3rd UDSM Research Week Exhibition, Unit Level, 2017; and the TAIC 2022 Best academic paper award: IoT-Based Smart Fishing Gear for Sustainability of the Tanzania Blue Economy. He constantly serves as a research reviewer for a number of organizations and reputable journals and received many awards for outstanding article reviewing.
RESEARCH
Dr Abdalla joined the academic staff of the University of Dar es Salaam as Tutorial Assistant in 2007. Before joining the University of Dar es Salaam, he was officially engaged as an Advanced level Physics teacher in high-status schools in Zanzibar and became pre-eminent in the islands. Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering and also serves as Coordinator of Postgraduate Studies at the College of Information and Communication Technologies of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. His research interests include through-the-wall radar imaging, indoor target localization, sparse arrays processing, application of compressive sensing to radar signal processing, and Radio Frequency energy harvesting. Dr Abdalla received many awards for excellence in teaching, researching, supervising graduate students, and article reviewing articles in reputable journals.
Publications
- Christophe, C. M., Anthony, B., Cibangu, C., & Abdalla, A. T. (2024). Adoption of Best Practices in Running and Maintaining IT-Based Information Systems in Higher Learning Institutions. SN Computer Science, 5(4), 361.
- Gadiel, G. M., Ibwe, K., & Abdalla, A. T. (2024). Energy efficient phase interpolator based hybrid beamforming architecture for massive MIMO system. Telecommunication Systems, 85(1), 1-10.
- Sailellah, H., Nuha, H. H., & Abdalla, A. T. (2023, December). Influence of Mean First Passage Time and Shape Parameter on Mutual Information in Biomolecular Signaling. In 2023 6th International Seminar on Research of Information Technology and Intelligent Systems (ISRITI) (pp. 136-140). IEEE.
- Amour, I. S., Abdalla, A. T., Simba, F., & Kitta, S. (2023). Humanization of Online Mathematics Questions Development and Logical Grading Techniques.
- Maiseli, B., Abdalla, A. T., Massawe, L. V., Mbise, M., Mkocha, K., Nassor, N. A., ... & Kimambo, S. (2023). Brain–computer interface: trend, challenges, and threats. Brain informatics, 10(1), 20.
- Kalinga, E., Nyamle, E., & Abdalla, A. (2023). Modelling Prediction of Cities Real Estate Price Trend Using Recurrent Neural Network: A Case of Dar es Salaam City. Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology, 42(3), 64-77.
- Amour, I. S., Simba, F., Kitta, S., & Abdalla, A. T. (2023). Digitisation of Classical Exercise Practices with STACK: Management of Large Mathematics Classes in Higher Education Institutions. Tanzania Journal of Science, 49(4), 921-929.
- ABDALLA, A., & Ibwe, K. (2023). Smart Grid in Tanzania: Research Opportunities. Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology, 42(2), 170-183.
- Mkemwa, F., Abdalla, A. T., Maiseli, B., Amour, I., & Muqaibel, A. (2023). Effective path-loss compensation model based on multipath exploitation for through-the-wall radar imaging. EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2023(1), 42.
- Kalinga, E. A., Bazila, S., Ibwe, K., & Abdalla, A. T. (2023). Cognitive internet of things-based framework for efficient consumption of electrical energy in public higher learning institutions. Journal of Electrical Systems and Information Technology, 10(1), 19.
- Shayo, E. I., Abdalla, A. T., & Mwambela, A. J. (2023). Dynamic multi-frame multi-spreading factor scheduling algorithm for LoRaWAN. Journal of Electrical Systems and Information Technology, 10(1), 11.
- Ibwe, K., Pande, S., Abdalla, A. T., & Gadiel, G. M. (2023). Indoor positioning using circle expansion-based adaptive trilateration algorithm. Journal of Electrical Systems and Information Technology, 10(1), 10.
- Abdalla, A., Haji, N., Maiseli, B., & Ibwe, K. (2022). IoT-Based Smart Fishing Gear for Sustainability of the Tanzania Blue Economy. Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology, 41(3), 14-21.
STUDENTS
PhD Students
- Eva I. Shayo
- Programme: PhD Electronics Engineering and Information Technology
- Title: Energy-Efficient Time Division Multiple Access Based Scheduling Algorithm for Improving Long Range Wide Area Network Scalability
- Status: Graduated (2022)
- Publication profiles: Google Scholar, Scopus, ORCID
- Elizabeth Ngatunga
- Programme: PhD Telecommunications Engineering
- Title: Effective Destination-based Road Incident Information Dissemination Scheme through VANET for Urban Environment
- Status: In Progress
- Chumu O. Said
- Programme: PhD Electronics Engineering and Information Technology
- Title: IoT-Based Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring Model for a Closed Rearing System of Sea Cucumber Production Ponds in Tanzania
- Status: In Progress
- Aude N. Kileo
- Programme: PhD Telecommunications Engineering
- Title: Segmentation-Based Fast Sparse Image Reconstruction Model in Through-the-Wall Radars
- Status: In Progress
- Captain Patrick
- Programme: Electronics Engineering and Information Technology
- Title: Mitigating Cyber-Attacks for Internet of Things-Based Systems in Critical Infrastructure Using Blockchain Technology
- Status: In Progress
- Josephine K. Stephen
- Programme: PhD Communications and Network Engineering
- Title: Multimodal Medical Image Fusion Based on Diffusion-Inspired Multiframe Super-resolution Framework
- Status: In Progress
- Thobius I. Joseph
- Programme: PhD Electronics Science and Communication
- Title: Efficient Data-Driven Communication Framework for Artisanal Vessel Traffic Management in Developing Countries: A Case of Tanzania
- Status: In Progress
MSc Students
- Emmanuel Kassi
- Programme: MSc Telecommunications Engineering
- Title: Path-Loss Compensated Multipath Exploitation Model for Multiple Target Sparse Image Reconstruction in Through-the-Wall Radars
- Status: Graduated (2019)
- Joseph Sisala
- Programme: MSc Telecommunications Engineering
- Title: Multipath Exploitation-Based Indoor Target Localization Model Using Single Marginal Antenna
- Status: Graduated (2019)
- Florian Mkemwa
- Programme: MSc Telecommunications Engineering
- Title: Effective Path-Loss Compensation Model Based on Multipath-Exploitation for for Through-the-Wall Radar Imaging Applications
- Status: Graduated (2020)
- Candida N. Mwisomba
- Programme: MSc Electronics Engineering and Information Technology
- Title: Fast Sparse Image Reconstruction Method in Through-the-Wall Radars
- Status: Graduated (2020)
- Fredrick Isingo
- Programme: MSc Electronics Science and Communication
- Title: An Efficient Radio Frequency Energy Harvester for IoT Devices in Tanzania
- Status: Graduated (2020)
- Mugundu Rambika
- Programme: MSc Telecommunications Engineering
- Title: Aspect Dependent-Based Ghost Suppression for Extended Targets in Through-the-Wall Radar Imaging
- Status: Graduated (2020)
- Emmanuel Bakuza
- Programme: MSc Telecommunications Engineering
- Title: Efficient Load Balancing Algorithm in LTE Heterogenous Network Based on Dynamic Cell Range Expansion Bias
- Status: Graduated (2021)
- Hilary Nchimbi
- Programme: MSc Electronics Engineering and Information Technology
- Title: Investigation of High Altitude Platform Stations Communication in Tanzania Under Heavy Rain Conditions
- Status: Graduated (2021)
- Rahabu F. Mwang'amba
- Programme: MSc Telecommunications Engineering
- Title: 28 GHz Patch Antenna Array with Reduced Mutual Coupling for 5G Communication Systems
- Status: Graduated (2022)
- Tumaini L. Edgar
- Programme: MSc Electronics Engineering and Information Technology
- Title: Performance Evaluation of Limited-Memory Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno-Based Image Reconstruction Algorithm in Through-the-Wall Radar Imaging for Rescue Mission Applications
- Status: Graduated (2024)
- Samwel E. Kimambo
- Programme: MSc Electronics Engineering and Information Technology
- Title: Aspect Dependent-Based Ghost Suppression in Through-the-Wall Radar Imaging Using Multi-level Prime Arrays Under Compressive Sensing Framework
- Status: Graduated (2024)
- Joseph A. Mtwange
- Programme: MSc Electronics Engineering and Information Technology
- Title: Internet of Things-Driven Enhancement of Electrical Energy Consumption Visibility for Residential Application in Tanzania
- Status: Graduated (2024)
- Victor Bayona
- Programme: MSc Communications and Network Engineering
- Title: Optimal Path-Loss compensation Model Based on Multipath Exploitation for Through-the-Wall radar Imaging
- Status: In Progress
- Amour K. Hassan
- Programme: MSc Computer and IT Systems Engineering
- Title: Enhanced Forecasting Model for Monitoring and Controlling Water Quality in Fish Farms
- Status: In Progress
- Baraka Elieza
- Programme: MSc Communications and Network Engineering
- Title: Efficient Mobile Network Resource
Allocation Model for Underserved Regions in Tanzania - Status: In Progress