COLUMNIST: AUGUSTINA DEDE AGOR, PHD

Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Technology Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). More Dr. Augustina Dede Agor, PhD (Computer Science), is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Technology Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Ghana. Her instructional experience spans computing programmes at multiple universities in Ghana, and she currently serves as an instructor at undergraduate and postgraduate levels with a United States-based university. Her instructional portfolio covers artificial intelligence, programming, programming languages, design and analysis of algorithms, data structures, operating systems, systems analysis and design, databases, networking development and management, information systems, information management, ecommerce and ebusiness, multimedia applications and standards, mobile computing, and online education strategies. Her research interests include artificial intelligence, optimisation and metaheuristics, computer networks and communications, biometrics and cybersecurity. Her professional background reflects substantial service with Ghana’s National Identification Authority, where she held several roles, among them Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Investigator. She has served as an Area Editor and reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals. As Patron of the UPSA Developers Hub, she provides academic leadership and mentorship for an initiative that complements formal instruction through guided practice, collaborative software development and academic–industry engagement. Alongside her scholarly research, she contributes to national discourse through media writing on computing education, engineering capability and the evolving role of computing in the AI era.