The DataLab group is a research laboratory at The University of Zambia. The group primarily conducts research focused on data analysis and data management, with focus on three key research areas:
- Digital Libraries;
- Data Mining and
- Educational Technology.
The primary activities conducted by the research laboratory are:
- Training;
- Research;
- Community Engagement and
- Consultancy
Recent Publications
Chalwe, Christabel, Chisanga Chanda, Lweendo Muzyamba, Joe Mwape, and Lighton Phiri. 2025. “Quantitative Analysis Of Zambian Wikipedia Contributions: Assessing Awareness, Willingness, Motivation, And The Impact Of Gamified Leaderboards And Badges”. In Annual Conference Of South African Institute Of Computer Scientists And Information Technologists. Gqeberha, South Africa: Springer Nature. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64881-6_2. |
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Muzumala, Malaizyo, Ernest Obbie Zulu, Peter Chibuta, Mayumbo Nyirenda, and Lighton Phiri. 2025. “Evaluating Perceived Workload, Usability And Usefulness Of Artificial Intelligence Systems In Low-Resource Settings: Semi-Automated Classification And Detection Of Community Acquired Pneumonia”. In Applications Of Medical Artificial Intelligence (Amai 2024). Marrakech, Morocco: Springer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82007-6_12. |
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Tembo, Dokowe. 2024. “A User Experience (Ux) Evaluation Of Adopted Higher Education Institution Library Portals In Zambia”. Department Of Library And Information Science. Lusaka, Zambia: The University of Zambia. |
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News and Announcements
| Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - 09:35 | New Postgraduate Students Joining the DataLab Research Group in 2023 |
| Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 18:49 | 2022 in Review: Major Accomplishments |
| Saturday, January 7, 2023 - 01:23 | Google Research Award to Explore Use of Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Medical Imaging for Effective Radiological Workflows in Zambia |
| Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 09:06 | Lighton Phiri Appointed Member of the Board of Directors for The Networked Digital Libraries of Theses and Dissertations |
| Monday, May 30, 2022 - 16:41 | Conference Presentation at IST-Africa 2022: Enterprise Medical Imaging in the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities |