Dr. Adam A. Alli is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, Islamic University in Uganda. He holds a Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering; a Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership Development in ICT & the Knowledge Society; a MSc. Computer Science; a Post Graduate Diploma in Management & Teaching at Higher Education; and a BSc. Computer Science.
His research interests are Computer Science; Big Data Analytics; Information technology; Artificial Intelligence; and IoT (Internet of Things). He is currently engaged in research on technology-driven teaching in Higher Education Institutions (HEI).
Dr. Adam has been published in top-tier journals including Internet of Things; Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly; International Journal of Smart Technology and Learning and published by the world’s top publishers.
His works have been presented at different continental, and international top tier conferences: The Annual Series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences—IST-Africa; the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), and the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR).
- Fahim Musa Ssenyonjo; Adam A. Alli; Excellence Favor (2026). A Machine Learning Plant Disease Detection Model: A Case of Cocoa Plant.
2026 2nd International Symposium on AI-Driven Engineering Systems (ISADES), IEEE
- Monday Simon; Badamasi Imam Ya’u; Addussalam Ya’u Gital; Yasin Magombe; Adam Alli; Maryam Maishanu (2026). A Hybrid Convolutional Neural Network-Gated Recurrent Unit Model for Fake News Detection on Social Media.
2026 2nd International Symposium on AI-Driven Engineering Systems (ISADES), IEEE
- Fahadi Mugigayi; Hacer Karacan; Adam A. Alli; Abdhine Ben Ali; Lenear Amagove Mwondi (2026). Decentralized Machine Learning in Healthcare: Federated Learning for IoMT and Beyond.
2026 2nd International Symposium on AI-Driven Engineering Systems (ISADES), IEEE
- Mabaruka Kabir Baba 1 , Badamasi Imam Ya’u 2 ORCID , Fatima Umar Zambuk 1 , Yasin Magombe 2 , Maryam Abdullahi Musa 1 , Adam Alli 2 (2026). Artificial Intelligence-Driven Intrusion Detection Systems for Secure Healthcare IoT: A Comprehensive Review.
Impact in Computics
- Adam A. Alli, Kassim Kalinaki, Mugigayi Fahadi, and Lwembawo Ibrahim (2025). Securing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): A Review of Technologies, Strategies, Challenges, and Future Trends.
Routledge Taylor and Francis Group :ISBN 9781032686721
- Alli, A. A., Lwembawo, I., Mugigayi, F., & Kasadha, J. (2024). Teaching as a Service: An Exploration of Educational Framework for Technology driven teaching for Higher Education Institutions. In M. Cunningham & P. Cunningham (Eds.),.
IST-Africa 2024 Conference Proceedings. IST-Africa Institute and IIMC. ISBN: 978-1-905824-72-1
- Kassim Kalinaki, Wasswa Shafik, Magezi Masha, Adam A Alli (2024). A Review of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Improved Cloud and IoT Security.
IGI Globa
- Kassim Kalinaki, Adam A. Alli, Baguma Asuman and Rufai Yusuf Zakari (2024). Secure federated learning in the Internet of Health Things for improved patient privacy and data security.
Elsevier Inc.
- Kalinaki, Kassim and Fahadi, Mugigayi and Alli, Adam A and Shafik, Wasswa and Yasin, Magombe and Mutwalibi, Nambobi (2023). Artificial Intelligence of Internet of Medical Things (AIoMT) in Smart Cities: A Review of Cybersecurity for Smart Healthcare.
CRC Press
- Adebayo, Olawale Surajudeen and Ganiyu, Shefiu Olusegun and Alli, Adam A and Rufai, Salihu Ahmed and Jubril, Abdullahi Monday and Abdulazeez, Lateefah and Gadzama, Emmanuel Hamman (2023). Two-layer Secured Graphical Authentication with One Time Password (OTP) Verification for a Web Based Applications.
KIRINYAGA UNIVERSITY 6 TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
- Alli, A. A., Kasadha, J., & Mugigayi, F., & Walusansa, Y. Y. (2023). A Big Data Adaptability Framework in Developing Democracies, Challenges and Opportunities. In M. Cunningham & P., Cunningham (Eds.), IST-Africa 2023 Conference Proceedings..
IST-Africa Institute and IIMC, 2023. ISBN: 978-1-905824-70-0
- Alli, A. A. (2021). Book Review: Russiagate and Propaganda: Disinformation in the Age of Social Media, by Oliver Boyd-Barrett..
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 98(3), 945–946.
- Alli, A. A., Kassim, K., Mutwalibi, N., Hamid, H., & Ibrahim, L. (2021). Secure fog-cloud of things: architectures, opportunities and challenges. In Secure Edge Computing: Applications, Techniques and Challenges..
Secure edge computing, 3-20. CRC Press
- Yasin, M., Alli, A. A., Mutwalibi, N., & Kasadha, J. (2021). Video conferencing as a teaching mode in higher educational institutions in Uganda: teacher perception..
International Journal of Smart Technology and Learning.
- Mutwalibi Nambobi, Kanyana Ruth, Adam A Alli, Rajab Ssemwogerere (2021). The Age of Autonomous Internet of Things Devices: Opportunities and Challenges of IoT. Challenges and Opportunities for the Convergence of IoT, Big Data, and Cloud Computing, 1-16..
IGI Global
- Kasadha, J., Alli, A. A., Basuuta, A. K., & Mpoza, A. (2020). Social media taxation and its impact on Africa's economic growth..
Journal of Public Affairs, 20(2), e2004.
- Alli, A. A., & Alam, M. M. (2020). The fog cloud of things: A survey on concepts, architecture, standards, tools, and applications..
Internet of Things, 9, 100177.
- Kasadha, J., Zhang, N., Mpoza, A., & Alli, A. A. (2020). The 2020 US presidential election: A litmus test..
Journal of Public Affairs, 20(1), e1994.
- Alli, A. A., & Fahadi, M, Atebeni AC, (2020). Blockchain and fog computing: Fog-blockchain concept opportunities and challenges. In Blockchain in Data Analytics.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Alli, A. A., & Alam, M. M. (2019). SecOFF-FCIoT: Machine learning based secure offloading in Fog-Cloud of things for smart city applications..
Internet of Things, 7, 100070.
- Alli A. A. (2017). Adopting ICT and Green Skills in Teaching and Learning: BTVET in Uganda,.
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; ISBN-13: 978-1547141784, ISBN-10: 1547141786
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2015
Postgraduate diploma in Teaching and magement at Higher education
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2012
Graduate Diploma in ICT leadership and Knowledge society
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2008
Masters of science Computer Science
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2002
Bsc Computer science
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TITLE |
YEAR |
TYPE |
| 1 |
Resilient Security Framework in Uganda’s Higher Education Institutions: Assessing Policies and Risk Management Strategies for Insider Threats |
2026 |
Ongoing |
| 2 |
Adaptive Traffic Management Model as A Mitigation for DOS in Cloud Services for Enterprises |
2025 |
Completed |
| 3 |
Development of Physical Authentication and Access Detection Model using GSM |
2025 |
Completed |
| 4 |
HEIISEF: Information Security framework for accessibility of IT infrustracture |
2024 |
Completed |
| 5 |
ICT Reskilling framework for empowering knowledge societies -Uganda |
2024 |
Completed |
| 6 |
Development of an Internet of Things Soil Monitoring Model for Smallholder Farmers in Uganda |
2024 |
Completed |
| 7 |
Machine learning drug management supply model for health centre IV’s in Uganda |
2024 |
Completed |
| 8 |
Mobile money policy framework; enabling technologies and user awareness |
2024 |
Completed |
| 9 |
Framework for mitigating denial of service in the mobile network application |
2024 |
Completed |
| 10 |
Network security algorithm for forensic management |
2023 |
Completed |
| 11 |
Academic Enterprise Resource Planning framework: On a study of Learning Management System and its impact on student’s academic performance |
2023 |
Completed |
| 12 |
An algorithm for intrusion detection in wireless mobile network |
2023 |
Completed |
| 13 |
File encryption algorithm for prevention of Ransomware on web-Based services |
2023 |
Completed |
MAT 1201 Probability stochastic processes
PYE 1111 Mathematics and Physics for Engineers
ICT 6101 Management Information System (Postgraduate)
MIT 1104 Managing Digital enterprises
MIT 1105 Research Method for MITM
CSC 1210 Artificial intelligence
CSC 3109 Numerical Method in computing
CSC 1201 Analysis of algorithms
FOS 1101 Computer applications
CSC 1216 Data structure
CSC 1101 Computer programming,
BIT 3201 IT professional ethics
BIT 1208 System analysis and Design
BIS 1203 Information communication Technology
MNCT 6102 Software Security Engineering
MNCT 1105 Network Programming
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Cisco Devnet
