Lighton Phiri

Full Name

Lighton Phiri

Email Address

lighton.phiriATunza.zm

Role

Academic Staff

Biography

Dr. Lighton Phiri is a Lecturer and Researcher at The University of Zambia. He was awarded a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Cape Town. His broad research interests lie within the areas of Digital Libraries and Data Mining. He also has on-going research interest in Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) and Technology-Enhanced Learning.

Projects

Automatic Classification of IR Objects

Smart IR Deposit Platform

Scholarly Research Output Online Visibility

Zambia National ETD Portal

Enterprise Medical Imaging

Educational Data Mining

Wikipedia Content Contribution in the Global South

Open and Accessible Legal and Legislative Documents

Publications

**2023**
Kasonde, Cecilia, and Lighton Phiri. 2023. “Assessing And Promoting Metadata Quality For Electronic Theses And Dissertations In Institutional Repositories Using A Policy-Driven Approach”. In 26Th International Symposium On Electronic Theses And Dissertations. Gujarat, Indian: INFLIBNET Centre. http://ir.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/1944/2412.	More Info.
Chileshe, Elijah, and Lighton Phiri. 2023. “Large-Scale Analysis Of Medical Image Metadata”. In 2023 Pan African Conference On Science, Computing And Telecommunications (Pact 2023). Lusaka, Zambia: Zambia ICT Journal. https://ictjournal.icict.org.zm/index.php/icict/article/view/277.	More Info.
Shawa, Andrew, and Lighton Phiri. 2023. “Software Tools For Supporting Automatic Interpretation Of Medical Images”. In 2023 Pan African Conference On Science, Computing And Telecommunications (Pact 2023). Lusaka, Zambia: Zambia ICT Journal. https://ictjournal.icict.org.zm/index.php/icict/article/view/278.	More Info.
Mwaba, Brighton, John Mwanza, Wilkins Sikazwe, Andrew Shawa, Ernest Obbie Zulu, Elijah Chileshe, and Lighton Phiri. 2023. “User Centred Design And Implementation Of Useful Picture Archiving And Communication Systems For Effective Radiological Workflows In Public Health Facilities In Zambia”. In 4Th African Human Computer Interaction Conference. East London, South Africa.	More Info.
Chisale, Adrian, and Lighton Phiri. 2023. “Towards Metadata Completeness In National Etd Portals For Improved Discoverability”. In 26Th International Symposium On Electronic Theses And Dissertations. Gujarat, Indian: INFLIBNET Centre. http://ir.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/1944/2446.	More Info.

2023