Curriculum vitae
Dr. Patrick Oduor Owoche, Senior Lecturer in Information Technology and Director of ODeL, Kibabii University. Last updated October 2026.
Education
- PhD, Information Technology, Kibabii University, 2019
- MSc, Information Technology, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, 2014
- BEd, Science (Mathematics and Physics), Egerton University, 2000
Positions
- 2025 onward: Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Technology, Kibabii University
- 2020 to 2025: Lecturer, Department of Information Technology, Kibabii University
- 2015 to 2020: Tutorial Fellow, Department of Information Technology, Kibabii University
- 2001 to 2015: Secondary school teacher of mathematics, physics and computer studies (including Mathematics Teacher, Estill High School, South Carolina, USA, 2011 to 2012)
Administrative and international roles
- 2026: Performed the duties of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration, Finance and Development), Kibabii University (June); acting Registrar (Planning, Partnerships, Research and Innovation) (August and September)
- 2025 onward: Director, Open, Distance and eLearning (ODeL), Kibabii University
- 2019 to 2025: Coordinator, Linkages and International Affairs, Kibabii University
- 2025 onward: Adjunct Professor, Chandigarh Engineering College (Chandigarh Group of Colleges), India
- 2022 onward: Visiting International Faculty, Chandigarh University, India
- 2022 onward: National Treasurer, IAESTE Kenya
- 2022 onward: STI Champion; 2022 onward: member, Research Crack Team, Kibabii University
Training and certificates
- Virtual Exchange Academy, Stevens Initiative (2024)
- Digital Forensic and Investigation, Cyber Roam Africa Technologies (2022)
- Supervisors of Doctoral Candidates at African Universities, Stellenbosch University (2020)
- Management of Internationalization, Leibniz Universität Hannover, DIES (2020 to 2021)
- Cloud Application Developer, IBM (2020)
- Developing blended courses using Moodle, Commonwealth of Learning (2021)
- Instructional Design and Digital Content Development (2019)
- Java Programming, Oracle Academy (2016); CCNA II, Cisco (2008 to 2009)
Grants and funds
- 2026: Principal Investigator, scoping study on higher education and urban systems in Kenya, Association of Commonwealth Universities, GBP 12,000
- 2026: Researcher, Africa AI Upskilling, FATE Foundation and Google, US$57,333
- 2025: Co-PI, UNESCO ICM project, US$8,900; Co-PI, LIIT study, Kibabii University
- 2024: Principal Investigator, Evaluating the impact of AI on poverty, health, energy and climate SDGs, Future of Life Institute, US$15,000
- 2024: Principal Investigator and Co-PI, Supporting Researcher Community Training Grants, Association of Commonwealth Universities, GBP 1,000 each
- 2024: Co-PI, Erasmus+ Global Mobility with NLA University College and Moi University
- 2024: Researcher, UNIHUBS capacity-building project, Erasmus+, EUR 799,943
- 2023: Researcher, Sustainable bagasse drier solution, UKRI, GBP 246,630; Researcher, Strengthening mental health in secondary schools, Africa UniNet, EUR 30,000
- 2018: Researcher, ICT hub infrastructure grant, National Research Fund Kenya, KES 64,600,000
Supervision and examination
- 10 theses supervised to completion (3 PhD, 7 Master’s or MBA)
- 22 theses examined (10 PhD, 12 Master’s or MBA) at three Kenyan universities
Professional memberships
- Professional member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), since 2010
- Member, International Federation for IT and Travel and Tourism (IFITT), since 2017
Publications
22 refereed journal articles. See Publications and Google Scholar.
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