Center of IT & Scientific Computing

Overview

Center for Information Technology and Scientific Computing

  • Nowadays, growth opportunities in the IT sector are enormous. While in the developed countries IT professionals are as numerous as all types of engineers combined, in Ethiopia they are only a small fraction of the total number of engineers. We are convinced that a very good way of kick starting the IT market in Ethiopia is via getting engaged in outsourcing. That is why AAiT is attempting to provide three new curricula in the UG and five in PG programs that aim at qualifying students who can be engaged in outsourcing activities. Many developing countries have shown that this is not only a profitable route, but it is a very important seed contributing significantly to the industrialization of the country. A very good example of such countries is Vietnam.
  • The AAiT is currently planning to produce graduates who are competent and productive in the current dynamic information technology world. Taking into consideration the local and global demands for IT professionals, the Institute has initiated this new program in a new department.

Vision of ITSC

  • The vision of the Center of Information Technology and Scientific Computing is to become an internationally recognized academic model in the field of Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security and Mobile Computing and to produce qualified graduates ready to meet the challenges of the fast growing field of information and computing technology. Realizing the future potential of software related knowledge, the Center makes strong emphasis on delivering quality knowledge in addition to research-based activities. We feel the creation of knowledge through research and development activities is as vital as imparting the existing knowledge. The coursework in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security and Mobile Computing programs is state-of-the art and it is updated frequently in association with faculty and representatives of professional industry

Mission/Objectives of ITSC

  • To produce socially responsible graduates equipped with the knowledge and skills required for professional careers
  • To deliver high quality research both theoretical and applied
  • To provide flexible and dynamic curriculum that is responsive to the changing information technology work force needs
  • To strengthen the partnership that facilitates the collaboration of industry, government and education
  • To enhance faculty-student relations and mutual understanding in order to create pleasant and productive teaching

Special Features

  • The center has many academies from which it provides its students high-end industrial contents for free and certification exams with a discount. Top students get certification exams for FREE
  • The center also has an extension program which delivers in daytime program. This gives our students joining the extension program to learn with the same intensity as the regular students and complete the programs within the same time as regular students

Students

Undergraduate Programs

No Program Number of Students Number of Batches
1 Information Technology 72 2
2 Software Engineering 131 2
3 Network Engineering - -

Postgraduate Programs

No Program Number of Students Number of Batches
1 Information Technology - -
2 Software Engineering - -
3 Artificial Intelligence 25 1
4 Mobile Computing 50 1
5 Cyber Security - -

Consultancy and Trainings

  • The center specializes in providing state-of-the-art training and certification on proprietary and open-source technologies from several vendors including Microsoft, Oracle, and LPI

Partnerships and Collaborations

No Partner Partnership Purpose
1 TECNO Mobile University/Industry Linkage Train as many students as possible in Ethiopia on feature and smart phones
2 TECHNOBRAIN Plc Training Collaborative training
3 Microsoft Microsoft IT Academy -
4 Oracle Oracle Advance Computer Science Academy -
5 LPI Linux Approved Academic Partner & Linux Approved Training Partner -
6 Certiport Certiport Testing Center Industrial exams testing center
7 LPI Linux Approved Testing Center Linux exams testing center
8 Samsung Electronics Smart Class Testing Center -

Facilities

Facilities for Academic Purpose

No Facility Quantity
1 Desktop Computer 45
2 Windows/Linux Server 3
3 iMac Desktop Computer 6
4 Mac Server 1
5 Feature Phone 25
6 Android Tablet 28

Staffs

Academic Staff

No Full Name Specialization Level
1 Ato Daniel Delibie Microelectronics Lecturer
2 Ato Misiker Taddesse Microelectronics Assistant Lecturer
3 Ato Yoseph Abate Computer Engineering Lecturer
4 Prof. Ing. Habil Peter Haferkorn Control Engineering Professor
5 Ato Menassie Mekete Computer Science Assistant Lecturer
6 Ato Lesanu Tebikew Computer Science Lecturer
7 Ato Eskinder Abebe Computer Science Assistant Lecturer
8 Ato Alemayehu Solomon Control Engineering Assistant Lecturer
9 AtoYoseph Berhanu Computer Science Lecturer
10 Dr. Pendem Suresh Computer Engineering Associate Professor
11 Mr. In Soo Hwang Computer Science Lecturer
12 Prof. Ho Yeol Kwon Electronics Engineering Professor
No Full Name Specialization Level
1 Ato AdaneTegene Electronics Technician Technical Assistant III>
2 Ato Daniel Melkamu Computer Engineering Ato Waqwoya Mesfin
No Instructor Specialization Level
1 Dr. Ben Goertzel AGI & Cognitive Science Professor
2 Mr. RuitingLian Computational Linguistics Assistant Professor
3 Mr. Scott Jones Algorithms and Data Structures for AI Assistant Professor
4 Dr. Nil Geisweiller Dr. Nil Geisweiller
Machine Learning, Evolutionary Learning,
Probabilistic Reasoning
Professor
5 Dr. Hugo de Garis Neural Networks Professor
6 Mr. KeyvanSadeghi Bayesian Networks, Temporal and Spatial Reasoning Assistance Professor
7 Dr. Ted Goertzel History and Future Implications of AI Assistant Professor