Education

Academic background

MSc and BSc credentials earned with distinction, underpinning everything I build and teach.

4.0/4MSc CGPA · thesis result "Very Good"
3.91/4BSc CGPA · capstone graded A+
Top 3Ranked student project, Bule Hora University
IEEEMSc thesis published in IEEE Access
2021 – 2023
MSc, Computer Networks & Communications CGPA 4.0 / 4
Wollo University, KIoT, Ethiopia · Thesis result: Very Good
Thesis: Design a Robust DDoS Attack Detection and Mitigation Scheme in SDN-Edge-IoT by Leveraging Machine Learning; a perfect-GPA program of study that carried straight into a published IEEE Access paper on securing IoT networks with machine learning.
2024 – 2025
Higher Diploma in Teaching in Higher Education (HDP)
Debark University, Ethiopia · Grade: Successfully Completed, awarded June 20, 2025
Pedagogical training for higher-education instructors, completed alongside a full-time lecturing role.
2016 – 2019
BSc, Information Technology CGPA 3.91 / 4
Bule Hora University, Ethiopia · Capstone result: A+
Capstone: Android Mobile-based Student Instructor Parent Interaction System; ranked among the top three student projects college-wide, later recognized with a Certificate of Application for academic excellence.
Academic Recognition

Achievements that came with the grades

Thesis → Published Research

My MSc thesis didn't stop at a top grade; it was refined and published in IEEE Access, one of the field's leading journals, and now anchors my ongoing research into IoT and network security.

Certificate of Application (2019)

Awarded by Bule Hora University in recognition of outstanding academic performance and a top-three capstone project college-wide.