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New Engagement    54 views

Started as Individual Consultant on the ICSMIS Dashboard for FCSC & UNDP

Excited to begin a new consulting engagement designing and building the enterprise executive dashboard for ICSMIS, a UNDP-funded initiative with Ethiopia's Federal Civil Service Commission.

The role covers the full software development life cycle — requirements gathering with FCSC stakeholders, full-stack development, integrating multiple government modules via REST APIs, and delivering the KPI visualizations executives now use for day-to-day decisions.

New Role    41 views

Joined Tria Trading PLC as Software Business Analyst

Started leading business requirements analysis for the SmartOffice enterprise platform, now deployed across major Ethiopian public institutions.

SmartOffice's Record, Document, and Performance Management Systems are now live at Addis Ababa City Administration, the Ministry of Agriculture, and Ethio–Djibouti Railway Services — with more institutions onboarding this year.

Certification    63 views

Completed the SNA Africa Training-of-Trainers Programme

Graduated from the Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione's e-learning programme on the Digitalisation of Public Administration.

Delivered in collaboration with the Ethiopian Civil Service University across three phases — covering cybersecurity, AI, cloud computing, digital identity, and EU regulatory frameworks — I'm now qualified to deliver this training to others.

New Role    37 views

Appointed Lecturer at the Ethiopian Public Service University

Moved into the College of Computing and Digitalization to teach Information Technology, Computer Science, and Computer Networks & Communications.

Picking up where six years at Debark University left off, now shaping curriculum for the next generation of Ethiopian IT and network engineers.

Milestone    29 views

Awarded the Higher Diploma in Teaching in Higher Education (HDP)

Successfully completed pedagogical training for higher-education instructors at Debark University.

Completed alongside a full-time lecturing role, sharpening how I design courses, assess students, and run a classroom.

Recognition    48 views

Received a Certificate of Digital Transformation

Honored by Debark University and the North Gondar Zone Communication Department for developing and hosting the North Gondar Zone government website.

The site is still live and under my administration today, continuing to support communication between the zone government and its citizens.

Publication    112 views

Published in IEEE Access: Securing SDN-Edge-IoT Against DDoS Attacks

My MSc thesis a machine-learning scheme to detect and mitigate DDoS attacks in SDN-Edge-IoT environments, was published in IEEE Access.

The paper appears in IEEE Access, volume 13, pages 10194–10214, and now anchors my ongoing research into IoT and network security.

Recognition    33 views

Recognized as Editorial Board Member, Deep Science Publishing

Honored to join the Editorial Board in recognition of ongoing contributions to the peer-review process.

The role involves editorial responsibilities alongside my existing peer-review work for IEEE Access, IEEE IoT Journal, and several international conferences.