2025 | Early stage | Education | Ethiopia | SDG10 | SDG4 | SDG5 | SDG8
AI assisted inclusive resource administering and allocation in Ethiopian Universities

Organisation Name

Addis Ababa Science and Technology University

Industry

Education

Organisation Website

https://www.aastu.edu.et

Country

Ethiopia

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4: Quality Education

SDG 5: Gender Equality

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 10: Reduced Inequality

General Description of the AI tool

Using AI for inclusive resource allocation and administering in boarding universities is an important aspect. In the case of Ethiopian Universities, class, exams and laboratories are being scheduled in a four story buildings with no lift or ramp access. The allocation of this resources are not considerate for disability and other inclusivity issues. The project uses a mathematical formualtion and design of appropriate computational intelligence algorithms towards achieving an optimum inclusive resource allocation.

Relevant Research and Publications

1. A manuscript, titled "Inclusive Examination Timetabling", is under consideration in the Journal "Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences", submitted March 12, 2024
2. Inclusive campus resource allocation, poster presentation in STII2024, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University Annual Conference May 16 – 17, 2024
3. Inclusive exam timetabling prototype (not yet completed and launched), https://resource-administrator-and-allocator.netlify.app/

Needs

Funding

Personnel

Public Exposure

Mentorship Program

HPC resources and/or Cloud Computing Services

CONTACT

International Research Centre
on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI)
under the auspices of UNESCO 

Jožef Stefan Institute
Jamova cesta 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana

info@ircai.org
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