Dr. Jamal-Deen Abdulai is a Research Fellow at ACDI and a member of the Wireless Communications and Networks Modelling Team. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, University of Ghana.

Jamal-Deen obtained both his PhD and M.Phil. in Computer Science from the University of Glasgow, UK. and has over 10 years’ experience in modeling and evaluation of Wireless Communication Systems and Networks. His research interest lie broadly within the area of Performance modeling and evaluation of Mobile Wireless Adhoc and Sensor Networks, Network Security and Management, Embedded Systems, Parallel and Distributed Systems, Artificial Intelligence and its application in Information Security. He is currently investigating how probabilistic methods can be used to optimize the performance of both wired and wireless networks.

Jamal-Deen is also an alumnus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and a former faculty of the School of Technology, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) as well as the University for Development Studies (UDS), where he worked as Senior Research Assistant from 2002 to 2004.

Dr. Frederick Katsriku is a Research Fellow at ACDI and a member of the Wireless Communications and Networks and Scientific Computing Teams. He is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department at the Department of Computer Science, University of Ghana.

Frederick obtained his PhD in Information Systems Engineering from the City University, London, UK, his MSc in Laser Engineering and Pulsed Power Technology from University of St. Andrews, Scotland and his MEng in Computer Systems Engineering from Kharkov Polytechnic Institute.  He has over 15 years’ experience in the design, modeling and evaluation of Computing Systems. 

His research interest lie broadly within the area of design and checking experiments for programmable logic devices, numerical computational methods, cognitive radio, water quality monitoring and development of Smart Cities using wireless sensor networks. He is currently investigating the possibility of employing the finite element beam propagation
method to the study of wireless channels; as wireless channel characterization has become an important research area given the phenomenal growth in the use of mobile devices.

Mr. Imrana Umar, a Systems Dynamics Specialist, is a member and Lead Consultant of the Systems Thinking and Systems Dynamics Modelling Team at ACDI. Imrana had his graduate education at the University of Bergen, Norway; where he participated in developing the powersim simulation package.

Imrana has consulting experience that spans many industries, including Aviation, Energy, Financial Services, Health Care, High Technology, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Retail, Construction, ICT and Telecom. He has also consulted for private and public organizations globally including Microsoft, The World Bank, McKinsey & Co, Accenture, BP Amoco, Chevron, US National Energy Laboratories, Statoil of Norway, Federal Aviation Administration, Qatar Foundation.

Imrana’s specialties include dynamic business modeling and simulation, development of simulation-based business platforms and applications in support of strategic level decision-making. He also has expertise in conceptual thinking and problem formulation, strategic visioning, planning, communication and implementation of holistic system solutions as well as facilitation in leadership development and building business acumen and developing solutions for, and guiding, performance management.

The scope of his applications  include areas such as Organizational Transformation and Change Management, Analysis of Investment Options, Project Evaluation, Strategic Alignment and Risk Assessment, Competitive Strategy, Policy Alignment and Coordination, Scenario-based Strategic Planning, Customer Acquisition, Development and Retention, Resource Planning, Technology and Product Innovation, Human
Performance Management, Assessment of risks.

Mr. Uthman Raji Abubakar is an Information Technology and Telecommunications Specialist and is in charge of Policy and Strategy at ACDI. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at the Madina Institute of Science and Technology; where he teaches ICT Policy, Strategy and Management, and ICT Economics and Management at undergraduate level and supervises project works of Undergraduate Students.

Raji has an MA in Information and Telecommunication Technology from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and a BA in Religious Studies from the Islamic University College, Ghana (IUCG).