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Division / Faculty: Faculty of Science
Directorate / Dept: DEPT. OF MATHEMATICS
Section: Njoro
Address: Box 536-20115 Egerton

SUMMARY

: I am a Kenyan citizen and a statistician with biasedness towards Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) of both deterministic and stochastic epidemiological models. I am generally interested in mathematical epidemiological modelling with more focus on the analysis of theoretical properties and applied nature of such models leading to a deeper understanding of the evolution dynamics and control of infectious diseases.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2019 - Present: Ph.D in Probability and Statistics, Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas A.C., Guanajuato, México.

2012 - 2015: Master of Science in Statistics, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya.

2008 - 2012: Bachelor of Science in Economics and Statistics, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya. First Class Honours.

2003 - 2006: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Homa-Bay High School, Homa-Bay, Kenya. Mean Grade: A-

1994 - 2002: Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, Rangwe Primary School, Rangwe, Kenya. Score: 350/500

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

: Probability and Statistics, Mathematical Epidemiology, Bayesian Statistics, Uncertainty Quantification

WORK EXPERIENCE

August 2022 - December 2022: Teaching Assistant, Department of Probability and Statistics, Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas, A.C, Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico. Assistantship Course: Epidemiological Modeling.

March 2018 - August 2019: Tutorial Fellow, Department of Mathematics, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya.

September 2015 - February 2018: Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya.

September 2013 - September 2015: Part - Time Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya.

September 2014 - January 2016: Part - Time Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Laikipia University, Nyahururu, Kenya.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Mathematical Epidemiology
Bayesian Statistical Methods
Statistical Computation
Inferential Statistics and Uncertainty Quantification
Multivariate Data analysis

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Albert Orwa Akuno, L. Leticia Ramírez-Ramírez, Chahak Mehta, C.G. Krishnanunni, Tan Bui-Thanh, José A. Montoya, Multi-patch epidemic models with partial mobility, residency, and demography, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Volume 173, 2023,113690,
ISSN 0960-0779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2023.113690 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096007792300591X)
Akuno, A.O.; Ramírez-Ramírez, L.L.; Espinoza, J.F. Inference on a Multi-Patch Epidemic Model with Partial Mobility, Residency, and Demography: Case of the 2020 COVID-19 Outbreak in Hermosillo, Mexico. Entropy 2023, 25, 968. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25070968
L. Leticia Ramírez-Ramírez, Jose A. Montoya, Jesús F. Espinoza, Chahak Mehta, Albert Orwa Akuno, Tan Bui-Thanh. (2022). Use of mobile phone sensing data to estimate residence and mobility times in urban patches during the COVID-19 epidemic: The case of the 2020 outbreak in Hermosillo, Mexico. Undergoing review.
Akuno, A. O., Mutunga, T. N., Nthiwa, J. M and Orawo, L. A. (2016). Parameter Estimation of an Exponential Software Reliability Model Using Linear Regresion. American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics, Vol.5, No. 3, 2016, pp. 80 – 86. Doi: 10.11648/j.ajtas.20160503.11
Akuno, A. O., Otieno, M. O., Mwangi, C. W. and Bichanga, L. A. (2015). Statistical Models for Forecasting Tourists’ Arrival in Kenya. Open Journal of Statistics, 5, 60-65.
Akuno, A.O., Orawo, L. A. and Islam, A. S. (2014). One-Sample Bayesian Predictive Analyses for an Exponential Non-Homogeneous Poisson Process in Software Reliability. Open Journal of Statistics, 4, 402-411.
Akuno, A.O., Orawo, L. A. and Islam, A. S. (2014). Two-Sample Bayesian Predictive Analyses for an Exponential Non-Homogeneous Poisson Process in Software Reliability. Open Journal of Statistics, 4, 742-750.

CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS

XV International Week of Statistics and Probability held from June 13 to 17, 2022, with virtual headquarters at the Faculty of Physical Mathematical Sciences of the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP) in the City of Puebla, Mexico. Title of presentation: Bayesian inference and Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) for a multi-patched epidemic model with partial mobility, residency, and demography.
XIX School of Probability and Statistics, held virtually at the Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas, A.C, Guanajuato, Gto., México from April 19 to April 23, 2021.
XV CLAPEM 2019, Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico on 2 – 7 December, 2019.
First Kenyatta University Workshop on Mathematical Modelling at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya on 13 – 21 June, 2013. Theme: Enhancing Mathematical Modelling for Research and Development.

HONORS, PRIZE AND AWARDS

Certificate of excellence awarded by Egerton University for excellent academic performance in MSc. (Statistics) and being in the Vice -Chancellor’s roll of honour during the 32nd graduation ceremony on 19th June, 2015
MSc. Statistics Scholarship in December 2013 by Egerton University Council, worth Ksh 750,000.
African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative (AMMSI) Postgraduate Scholarship worth Ksh.109, 497 in September, 2013.
Certificate of excellence awarded by Egerton University for excellent academic performance and being in the Dean’s roll of honour in the 2010/2011 academic year on 30th January, 2012
Certificate of excellence awarded by Egerton University for excellent academic performance and being in the Dean’s roll of honour in the 2008/2009 academic year on Founder’s Day, 30th January ,2010.

TEACHING AREAS

Probability and Statistics
Multivariate Data Analysis
Statistical Inference
Bayesian Statistics
Linear Models
Non-Parametric Methods
Statistical Computation

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