2026 Annual DIRISA National Research Data Workshop

Speaker List

• Siyamayambo Claris UP
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    The Impact of Spatial Connectivity Structures on Model Fit, Inference, and Data Integration in Spatial Epidemiology and Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: A Systematic Review

• Dennis Mabalane University of Botswana
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    Strengthening Academic Integrity and Research Data Governance through AI-Enhanced Turnitin Integration in Moodle LMS: A Case Study of the University of Botswana

• Bonza Majozi University of Pretoria
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    Building a Privacy-Preserving Conversational Data Infrastructure to Advance African Language Technologies and Data Sovereignty

• Hlaudi Masethe Tshwane University of Technology
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    A Retrieval-Based NLP Chatbot for Setswana Proverbs and Idioms Interpretation Using TF-IDF and Cosine Similarity

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    An Explainable Attention-Based Deep Learning Framework for Breast Cancer Classification with Hyperparameter Tuning and Ablation Studies

• Nosipho Mavuso Walter Sisulu University
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    AI-Powered Data Literacy for the Next Generation of Researchers: Rethinking Research Skills Development in Higher Education

• Sifiso Mgaga CSIR
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    The National Policy Data Observatory

• Tselane Moahloli Mining
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    Miss

• Mamoqenelo Morolong National University of Lesotho
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    A Systematic Review of Cyber Resilience of African Higher Learning Institutions: Safeguarding Research Data and Student Data

• Edward Nkadimeng University of the Witwatersrand
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    An AIoT Platform for Real-Time Community Air Quality Monitoring and Population Health Surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Rosina Ramokgola University of Pretoria
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    Integrating DMPTool into institutional research support services: enhancing research data management practices

• Nobubele Shozi University of Johannesburg
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    Securing Research Infrastructure for Digital Innovation and Scientific Excellence.

• Benito Trollip South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), North-West University
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    What influences language resource reuse? The SADiLaR repository as a case study

• Kirchner Van Deventer Stellenbosch University
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    Beyond the Template: Driving Data Stewardship and Literacy with SunDMP

• Isabel Linda Zulu-Moyo University of Eswatini
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    Cyber Risk Intelligence Dashboard Framework for Regulatory Decision-Making in theTelecommunications Sector