Silas Kibet Maiyo

  • Personal Info

  • Mr. Silas Kibet Maiyo

  • Contact & Designation

  • Research & Innovation
  • Asst. Lecturer ; Coordinator of Research & Innovation
  • smaiyo@cuk.ac.ke
  • 9.00am - 4.00pm

  • Education

    • Level Qualification Institution Year

    Degree

    Bsc in Computer Science

    Moi University

    2006

    Degree

    Msc in Computer Science

    University of Nairobi

    2012

    Certificate

    ICT Integration in Teaching

    Kenyatta University & HED

    2012
    Level Qualification Institution Year

    Training

    Quality Research and Ethics

    African Population of Health Research Centre (APHRC)

    2016

    Certificate

    Sustainable Funding models in HEI

    AMC, South Africa

    2016

  • Work Experience

    • Period Institution Position

    June 2015 - to date

    The Co-operative University of Kenya

    Coordinator, Research & Innovation

    January 2015 to date

    The Co-operative University of Kenya

    Asst. Lecturer

    May 2009 - June, 2013

    VVOB Kenya & Ministry of Education - Kenya - Programme

    ICT Consultant

  • Research Statement

    • General statement on area(s) of research

    ICT for Development
    ICT Integration in Education
    Big Data, IoT
    Scientific Computation
    MapReduce paradigms

  • Research Project

    • Title Area(geographic) Funding Body Date

    Cooperative Leaders Learning Event

    Kenya

    US Overseas Cooperative Development Council - USAID

    2019

    Analysis of Spatial distribution, cooperation and capacity of Disaster Risk management Actors in Kenya

    Kenya

    NRF

    June 2018 - June 2021

    Youth Empowerment using ICT tools

    Nairobi

    KTI - USAID

    Jan - June 2013

  • Grants and Projects

    • Project / Programme Title Partner / Agency Dates

    Co-operative Leaders Learning Event (CLLE Project)

    US Overseas Cooperative Development Council - USAID

    August 2019 - August 2021

    Situational analysis on Use of Cooperative societies as Insurance distribution channel in Kenya

    Insurance Regulatory Authority

    2018 - 2019

  • Publications

    • Journal Title/Name Date of Publication Volume and Pages Internet Link

    Use of Mapreduce for Data Mining and Data Optimization on a Web Portal. International Journal of Computer Applications

    		 23/10/2012

    Volume 56 Article No. 7, Pages 39-43

    www.ijcaonline.org/archives/volume56 Article No. 7

    Analysis of Causes of high rate of Co-operative Business Failure and Possible Interventions in Taita Taveta County in Kenya. African Journal of Co-operative Development and Technology.

    		 30/05/2017

    Volume 2, Number 1, Pages 1-12

    https://journals.cuk.ac.ke/

    The analysis of the historical relations between consumer co-operatives and the labour movement in Kenya. African Journal of Co-operative Development and Technology

    		 15/06/2018

    Volume 3 No. 1, Pages 30-41

    https://journals.cuk.ac.ke/

    Adopting Internet of Things technologies in Mining and analysing social Network for business application in Kenya. African Journal of Cooperative Development and Technology.

    		 30/11/2015

    Volume 1, Number 1
    Title/Book or Chapter Publication and/or Publisher Editor Date of Publication Page Numbers

    Project Management Theory and Practice: wrote a chapter on ICT for Project management

    ISBN: 978-9966-1767-3-8. 1ST Edition 2017. Published by Kenhill Consultants, Nairobi Kenya

    Kennedy K. Nteere

    		 30/08/2017
    Title Conference Date

    ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CONSUMER CO-OPERATIVES AND THE LABOUR MOVEMENT IN KENYA: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (Revised)

    THE ICA-ILO INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON CO-OPERATIVES AND THE WORLD OF WORK IN ANTALYA,TURKEY

    10-11 November, 2015

  • Courses Taught

    • Name Description Period

    Computer Design and Organization

    The design of computer systems and its functional organization, - Installation, deployment, maintenance and troubleshooting guidelines.

    2016 to date

    Design and Analysis of Algorithms

    How algorithms for different problems and different facets are designed, analyzed and implemented in business environment including cooperative businesses

    2015 to date

    Digital Logic and Electronic circuits

    How digital logic are designed, analyzed and deployed in electronic circuits of computing by simulation and modeling circuits

    2016 to date

    Computer Aided Art and Design (CAD)

    Design of different architectural models using computer system

    2019 to date

  • Postgraduate Student Supervision

    • Name Institution Qualification Title of Dissertation Period

  • Professional Affiliations

    • Organisation Role Period

    Computer Society of Kenya

    Professional Member

    2016 to date

    Internet Society (ISOC) - Global

    Professional Member

    2016 to date

    Kenya Society of Professional Cooperators

    Founder member

    2018 to date

  • Other Contributions

    • Other Contributions