College of Science and Technology (CST) African Center of Excellence African in Internet of Things (ACEIoT)

Center-Leaders Center Leader Prof. Santhi Kumaran santhikr@yahoo.com, kr.santhi@ur.ac.rw, +250 (0) 788 594 505 Deputy Center-Leader Dr. Said Rutabayiro Ngoga said.rutabayiro.ngoga@gmail.com, nrutabayiro@ur.ac.rw, +250 (0) 783 111 906

IoTs vs Development Challenges Despite positive economic outlooks, ESA countries remain challenged in terms of global competitiveness The region significantly lags behind developed economy in STI capacity Without a quantum leap in STI capacity, development challenges cannot be addressed effectively ACEIoT will educate and train African researchers develop and deploy innovative IoT-enabled services, to address development challenges

Objectives Develop curricula to promote cutting-edge research in the field of IoT Training in IoT through Master’s and PhD programmes in Wireless Intelligent Sensor Networks and Embedded Computing Systems Increase IoT applied research output Excel as a focal point for enhancing regional and international research collaboration

Academic programs Degree programs Master of Science in Wireless Intelligent Sensor Networks)[MSc in WISeNet] 2) Master of Science in Embedded Computing Systems[MSc in ECS] PhD in WISeNet PhD in ECS Professional Trainings = 6 Specialised Workshops = 5 Community based Projects = 4 Staff exchange within the region, joint supervision, collaborative projects, joint publications

Students trained/participated Expected Results Number of programs Students trained/participated Masters 2 specializations 15 students/programme 120 PhD 7 students/ spec 14 +4+4+4 Short courses/ Professional Trainings 6 nos 30 participants/ course 180 Workshops 5 nos 100 participants/ workshop 500 Community based Projects 4 nos 40 participants/project 160 Publications Average 54 publications/year from second year (atleast 15 in peer reviewed) 171 Internships 40 internships/year Laboratories set up 2 laboratories Mobile and Wireless sensing laboratory Microcontroller and Embedded Systems laboratory

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Structure of ACEIoT

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