Qualification
Biography:
I am Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. My vision is to impart sound academic and technical skills and through a strong commitment to the achieving of the university’s goals in ICT. In doing this I would like to improve my capabilities through research and help simplify challenges through teamwork. I have over 15 years of experience in lecturing at different universities in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia. I am a holder of a Masters’ Degree in Computer Science and am currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science with a focus on Cloud Forensics. I have also developed database applications with a focus on security, an area I am currently teaching among others. My area of focus is in the field of cyber security and to this end I give instruction in courses like Computer Forensics, Database Security and Data Protection and Network security. I am a member of the Digital Forensics Computing and Cyber Security research cluster in the Faculty of computing and Informatics, one of whose research focus is on Child Online Protection. I am also involved in Joint research on Cloud Forensics with The University of Pretoria.
Professional Membership:
Computer Society of Zimbabwe
Specialisation:
- Digital Forensics
- Cloud Forensics
- Database Administration
- Systems Administration
- Information Security
Research Interest:
• My research interests are in Cloud forensics, Digital Forensics in particular proactive methods of acquiring digital evidence. I am also interested in Child Online Protection. I am a member of the Digital Forensics and Information Security Research Clus
Selected Publications:
Gamundani, A.M., Nhamu, I., Bhunu, F.S and Bere, M. (2015) Social networking as both a cause for concern and a window for hope-A focus on child online protection in Namibia Conference: African Cyber Citizenship Conference 2015, At Port Elizaberth, Volume: 2. ISBN 978-1-920508-67-8
Agrawal, M.; Jat, D.S.; Choudhary, N.; Nhamu, I., "Dual secured hybrid image watermarking in wavelet and singular domain," in Emerging Trends in Networks and Computer Communications (ETNCC), 2015 International Conference on , vol., no., pp.172-178, 17-20 May 2015 doi: 10.1109/ETNCC.2015.7184829
Madzima, K., & Nhamu, I. Linking ICTs to Community development: Case of Masendu Community in Bulilima Mangwe District of Zimbabwe. Presented at IDI, International Development Informatics Association, 2010
John Dhlamini, Isaac Nhamu, and Admire Kachepa. 2009. Intelligent risk management tools for software development. In Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers' Association (SACLA '09). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 33-40. DOI=10.1145/1562741.1562745 http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1562741.1562745
