Fetenech Meskele Ganebo

professor of Computer Science Wolaita Sodo University

Ganebo è una ricercatrice senior e docente al Dipartimento di Informatica, School of Informatics, Università Wolaita Sodo, in Etiopia, dove ricopre anche il ruolo di direttrice dell’e-learning. Ha conseguito un master in informatica e ingegneria informatica presso la Osmania University di Hyderabad (India), specializzandosi nel machine-learning. Nel 2024, ha svolto ricerche presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura dell’Università di Trieste grazie al TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme.
Qui, ha utilizzato approcci di machine-learning per sviluppare algoritmi in grado di prevedere l’impatto di una malattia sulla popolazione in base alle condizioni climatiche e alla situazione demografica. Ha ricevuto il Premio Spiga di Grano dall’associazione culturale Cinzia Vitale Onlus. Aspira a diventare una figura chiave in Etiopia per l’applicazione di un modello per prevedere la diffusione della malaria partendo da dati raccolti manualmente.

Ganebo is a senior researcher and lecturer at Computer Science department, School of
Informatics, Wolaita Sodo University, in Ethiopia, who also serves as the university e-learning director. She earned a Master of Technology in computer science and engineering from Osmania University (Hyderabad, India), gaining competence in machine learning tools. From 15 January to 15 April 2024, she visited the University of Trieste under a TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme fellowship, joining the Department of Engineering and Architecture.
There, she used machine-learning approaches to develop algorithms that predict how the disease may affect the population according to climatic conditions and demographic situation. She received the Spiga di Grano Award from the cultural association Cinzia Vitale Onlus. She aspires to become the focal point in Ethiopia for the application of a model that can predict the likelihood of malaria’s spread, starting from non-automated data.

A panel with
Fetenech Meskele Ganebo, professor of Computer Science Wolaita Sodo University
Ahmed Hassoon, professor of Epidemiology and AI Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Tahsina Farah Sanam, professor of Technology Management Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Chaired by
Cristina Serra, science journalist, TWAS staff writer