Name
Catherine Cleophace Ngirwa

Academic Rank
Assistant Lecturer

Department
Physics, Mathematics & Informatics(PMI)

Biography

Biography

Catherine Cleophace Ngirwa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information and Communication Technology and Management from Mzumbe University, (2008-2011) and a Master’s in Information and Communication Sciences and Engineering from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (2017-2019).
She is currently pursuing a PhD in Informatics Engineering at the Further Energy and Environment Research Laboratory (FEELab), ITI/LARSyS, University of Madeira (2024 - present).

Contacts

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Email Address
catherine.ngirwa@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
human–computer interaction (HCI) in ubiquitous computing; database design and development; and software systems design and development; renewable energy software systems; large language models (LLMs);

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Projects

Projects

Name: Electronic Logistic Collection and TRAnsportation System (ELOCTRAS). 

Goal: Smooth transportation logistics between agro-stakeholders, facilitating the planning and timely delivery of agro-produce from smallholder farmers to multiple delivery points.

Members: Dr. Mussa Ally Dida (leader); Stivin Aloyce Nchimbi (PI); Catherine Cleophace Ngirwa (member)

Funder: The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) 

Time: 2018 - 2020

Name: Shift to Direct Current (Shift2DC). 

Goal: Introducing innovative approaches to power system implementation and integrating Medium Voltage (MV) and Low Voltage (LV) Direct Current (DC) solutions into four key demonstration areas: ports, buildings, industry, and data centers.

Members: multiple institutions in the EU, including IST-ID of the University of Lisbon, where Catherine was a registered member during her PhD.

Funder: The European Union´s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme

Time: 2023 - 2027

Publications

Publications

Title: An ICT Based Solution for Pesticides Authenticity Verification: A Case of Tanzania

Link: https://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/items/c3fb99f6-2c9e-4eb7-ac8f-e7372e2e3a29

Title: Usability as Critical Success Factor of Mobile App for Pesticides Authenticity Verification: Reducing Risks for Farmers in Tanzania

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9144055 

Title: Shifting currents: Expert perspectives on the adoption of Direct Current inpower grids

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104370