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Name
Dr. Thadei Damas Sagamiko

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Department
Physics, Mathematics & Informatics(PMI)

Biography

Biography

Dr. Thadei Damas Sagamiko is a senior lecturer in the Department of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics within the Faculty of Sciences. He holds a PhD in Mathematics and specializes in Applied Mathematics. He completed his PhD. (Mathematics) studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, while Master's degree (Mathematical Modelling) and undergraduate studies at The Open University of Tanzania (BSc. Mathematics & Economics). He went for a postdoctoral fellowship at Linköping University in Sweden. His teaching areas include applied mathematics and statistics. His research interests and scholarly work focus on mathematical modelling especially mathematical ecology and epidemiology, applied statistics and network structure. Dr. Sagamiko has been actively engaged in development projects and development works. Some of the projects implemented include the development of textbooks, teacher guides, and supplementary materials for the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Zanzibar, development of secondary school mathematics textbooks for Tanzania Institute of Education. Administratively, he is currently the college head of quality assurance in Teaching and Learning section. 

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Email Address
thadei.sagamiko@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
Mathematical ecology, Mathematical Epidemiology, Statistics, and Network structure.

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Projects

Projects
  1. Future Teacher Education for Sustainable Development (FUTE). Under Finish Government via Higher Education Partnership Programme (HEP): Authored by Dar es Salaam University College of Education, University of Eastern Finland and University of Turku.  Researchers: Dr. Rehema Mwakabenga - PI DUCE partner Institution, Dr. Thadei Sagamiko (MEL officer), Dr. Katherine Fulgence, Dr. Janeth Kalinga-Project Manager DUCE partner Institution. Amount: €700,000. Duration: 3 years (January 2024– December 2026)

  2. Assessing and modelling the Quality of Handwashing water and Sanitizers used for Covid-19 Prevention in Dar es salaam, Arusha and Zanzibar, Tanzania. Funding: UDSM Third Call for competitive Research and Innovation Grants-2020/2021.  Amount: 30,000,000Tsh. Duration: 1 year (January – December 2021). Researchers: Dr. Jared Bakuza – PI, Dr. Julius Mbuna-Co-Researcher, and Dr. Thadei D. Sagamiko-Co-Researcher.

Publications

Publications
  1. Alfred Kisuda Hugo, Thadei Damas Sagamiko, and Isambi Sailon Mbalawata (2023): Optimal Harvesting of Wildebeest-Lion Interactions in the Serengeti Ecosystem with Prey Refuge, Tanzania Journal of Science, 49(2): 528-545. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v49i2.22.
  2. Thadei Damas Sagamiko, Vladimir Kozlov and Uno Wennergren (2021): Predator survival analysis of a prey-predator system with prey species pool, Scientific African(Elsevier): 14: doi:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00982.
  3. Thadei Sagamiko (2021): Model fitting and Analysis of the Cost-effectiveness of Control Strategies in the Threatened wildebeest-lion prey-predator system in the Serengeti Ecosystem, Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences: 10(4):111-121. http://www.ojs3.bongotech.info/index.php/jehs/article/view/102.
  4. Alanus Mapunda and Thadei Sagamiko (2021): Mathematical Analysis of Harvested Predator-Prey System with Prey Refuge and Intraspecific Competition, Tanzania Journal of Science, 47(2): 728-737. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v47i2.28.
  5. Thadei D. Sagamiko and Nyimvua Shaban (2021): Modelling Road Traffic Accidents Counts in Tanzania: A Poisson Regression Approach, Tanzania Journal of Science, 47(1): 308-314. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjs/article/view/203895.
  6. Thadei Sagamiko, Nyimvua Shaban and Isambi Mbalawata (2020): Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty parameter Quantification in a Regression Model: The Case of Deforestation in Tanzania, Tanzania Journal of Science, 46(3): 673-683. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjs/article/view/201090.
  7. Thadei D Sagamiko, Nyimvua Shaban Mbare and Cuthbert L Nahonyo (2020): The Influence of Economic Factors and Policies on Deforestation in Tanzania, Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences, 9(2): 98-106. http://ojs3.bongotech.info/index.php/jehs/article/view/56.
  8. Jacob Lyimo, Nyimvua Shaban, Eunice Mureithi and Thadei Sagamiko (2019): Modelling and Analysis of a Holling Type II stage structured predator-prey system in the presence of harvesting, Tanzania Journal of Science, Vol.45, No.3, 477-489. https://tjs.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/tjs/article/view/216.
  9. Alanus Mapunda, Eunice Mureithi, Shaban Mbare and Thadei Sagamiko(2018): Effect of Over-Harvesting and Drought on a Predator-Prey system with Optimal Control , Open Journal of Ecology, Vol. 8, 459 – 482. https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=87050.