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

**2025**
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.	More Info.
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.	More Info.

**2023**
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.
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.

2025

2023