Brief Resume
Prof. Silvance Onyango Abeka is a CUE Peer Reviewer for Curriculum Evaluation and Review of Academic Institution by Commission of University Education- Kenya, he is also an Associate Professor and a Director – Centre for E Learning of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology- Kenya. He worked previously as a Dean- School of Informatics and Innovative Systems- Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Director- Institute of Open and Distance Learning at Africa Nazarene University and also as a Dean- Faculty of Applied Science and Technology of Kampala International University- Dar es Salaam Collage. He holds a Doctorate degree in Management Information System (MIS) from Kampala International University, Masters of Science in Computer Science from University of Da es Salaam, Master of Business Administration (Information Technology) and Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Kampala International University.
Silvance is experienced in academic governance, accreditation, budget development, budget management, donor relations, alumni relations, academic support services, student affairs, enrollment management, fundraising, marketing and branding, strategic planning and implementation.
He is a dedicated and committed academician, and consultant who specialize in the field of Information Systems and Technology. Able to demonstrate strong Information Systems expertise from management, research, analysis, design, implementation and evaluation, case writing and full project implementation and management. Committed to the field of research and development in E Learning with the aim of improving standards of information systems and technology adoption, diffusion, use, policy and practices through leveraging ICT in business organizations, government and other enterprises. His research interests include Technology enabled Learning, IT innovation adoption, Mobile Computing, Telecommunication, Management Information Systems, Foundations of Network and System Security, Cloud Computing, Impact of Digital Technologies on Society, Networking Protocols and Topologies, Web- Design and E- Learning Technologies.
He has published widely in journals, conference proceedings and in books and sits on editorial boards of several peer reviewed journals. Prof. Silvance has broad corporate experience and is a Professional Member of Kenya University Quality Assurance Network, IEEE Computer Society, Computer Society of Kenya (CSK), Internet Society and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the largest association of computing professionals globally. He also sits in boards of several public and private sector organizations.