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
Publications
Mbewe, Mathews, Mathews Mwewa, Moonga Habukali, Nandi Sikazindu, Nozyenji Mwale, and Lighton Phiri. 2021. “Effective Ingestion of Digital Objects in Institutional Repositories Using Subject Repositories”. In 2021 IST-Africa Conference (IST-Africa 2021). South Africa: IEEE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9576906. |
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Chakulya, Trey, Elijah Chileshe, Sharon Kangwa, Royce Mwanza, Victor Mwelwa, and Lighton Phiri. 2021. “Effective Tools for Self-Archiving in Institutional Repositories”. Lusaka: The University of Zambia. http://lis.unza.zm/archive/handle/123456789/108. |
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Zulu, Ernest Obbie, and Lighton Phiri. 2021. “Enterprise Medical Imaging for Streamlined Radiological Diagnosis in Zambian Public Health Facilities”. Lusaka, Zambia: The University of Zambia. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.11215.61603. |
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Chipangila, Bertha, Eric Liswaniso, Andrew Mawila, Philomena Mwanza, Daisy Nawila, Robert M’sendo, Mayumbo Nyirenda, and Lighton Phiri. 2021. “Improved Discoverability of Digital Objects in Institutional Repositories Using Controlled Vocabularies”. presented at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2021). |
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Phiri, Lighton. 2021. “Using Machine Learning Techniques for Solving Locally Relevant Problems”. presented at the Deep Learning IndabaX Zambia 2021. |
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