Dr. Azamuke Denish
Deputy Dean, Graduate School
Senior Lecturer, School of Technology, Computing and Engineering
Dr. Denish Azamuke is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Technology, Computing and Engineering at Universal Technology and Management University (UTAMU) and is also deputy dean of the Graduate School. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Makerere University, where he received the highly competitive Google PhD Fellowship for three years. He also holds an MSc in Mathematical Sciences from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), funded by an AIMS Master's Scholarship, and a BSc in Computer Science from Makerere University, funded by the Government of Uganda National Merit University Scholarship Scheme. His teaching and academic interests include machine learning, artificial intelligence, data mining, information security, big data analytics, and related areas of computing.
His research focuses on applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to real-world societal challenges, particularly in the areas of financial fraud detection, mobile money systems, deep learning, post-training of large language models and differential privacy. His doctoral research led to the development of innovative simulation platforms for generating mobile money transaction datasets and privacy-preserving synthetic data, as well as research into machine learning–based fraud and counterfeit currency detection. He has published peer-reviewed, Scopus-indexed research papers and contributed to initiatives that apply AI to practical challenges in Uganda and beyond. He also serves as a reviewer for several Elsevier journals and is developing new research initiatives in AI, financial technology, and intelligent systems.
Email: adenish@utamu.ac.ug