Talks and Presentations

Phiri, Lighton. 2026. “From Dashcam to Map: Applied Machine Intelligence for Road Condition Monitoring in Zambia”. presented at the Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, China.

Phiri, Lighton. 2026. “Semi-Automated Approaches for Efficient and Effective Radiological Workflows in Low-Resource Settings”. presented at the AI4Good Global Exchange, BAAI Global AI Compute Faculty Development Initiative, Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing, China.

Phiri, Lighton. 2026. “GenAI Tools and Services for Creating and Evaluating OER”. presented at the COL–UNZA Workshop: Harnessing Open Educational Resources for Teaching, Learning and Knowledge Sharing, Confucius Institute, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.

Phiri, Lighton. 2026. “Adapting and Remixing OER With GenAI Support”. presented at the COL–UNZA Workshop: Harnessing Open Educational Resources for Teaching, Learning and Knowledge Sharing, Confucius Institute, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.

Phiri, Lighton. 2026. “Evaluating the Quality of OERs”. presented at the COL–UNZA Workshop: Harnessing Open Educational Resources for Teaching, Learning and Knowledge Sharing, Confucius Institute, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.

Phiri, Lighton. 2026. “Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Curriculum Leaders: Essential Competencies for Quality Assurance in the Digital Era”. presented at the Higher Education Authority Winter School Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions, Chrismar Hotel, Livingstone, Zambia.

Mwanza, David, and Lighton Phiri. 2026. “Digital Innovation, Collaboration and AI-Enhanced Learning: A Pilot Workshop for University of Zambia Lecturers and Students”. presented at the Digital Innovation, Collaboration and AI-Enhanced Learning Workshop, Online.

Phiri, Lighton. 2026. “Applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Large Language Models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation”. presented at the 2026 ICTAZ Tech Conference Training, EXPO and 17th Annual General Meeting, Livingstone, Zambia.

Phiri, Lighton, Chisoni Mumba, Christine Kanyengo, Eness Chitumbo, Kezzy Besa, Elijah Chileshe, Harris Shikapande, and Mubanga Chibesa. 2026. “Enhancing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Local Editorial Boards: Towards the Establishment of an Editorial Support Office at The University of Zambia”. presented at the Diamond OA Policy Forum Africa, Online.

Phiri, Lighton. 2026. “Electronic Journal Publishing Using Open Journal Systems and DSpace”. presented at the Kapasa Makasa University Institutional Repository and Open Access Publishing Training Workshop, Chinsali, Zambia.