I am currently Assistant Lecturer in the department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Information and communication Technologies (CoICT), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). My research interest is in Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms. As part of consultancy, I have joined UDSM DHIS2 project team, August 2023.
I completed my bachelor degree in B.Sc. in Computer Science at St. Joseph University (SJUIT) in Tanzania, July 2015 and Masters of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) China, June 2023.
Award
A winner of Best Young Researcher award of International Water Scientific Conference in 2022, with a research title “Aquatic weeds detection using Deep Learning for Water Resource Management.
Contact Information
Department of Computer Engineering
College of Information and Communication Technologies
University of Dar es Salaam
P.O. Box 33335 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email:richard.mkechera@udsm.ac.tz
Mobile:+255(0)620329364
Office Location:Block D ,room number D25.