Position/Status

Senior Lecturer / Chair of Department – Networks and Applied Computing, School of Technology, KCA University

E-mail Address

mburul@kcau.ac.ke

Academic Qualification

• Ph.D. in Geoinformatics (University of Heidelberg, Germany)
• MSc in Computer-based Information Systems (University of Sunderland, UK)
• PGC and PGD in Computer-based Information Systems (University of Sunderland, UK)

 

Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

Profile

Dr. Lucy Waruguru is a Senior Lecturer at the College of Technology at KCA University.

She conducted her doctoral research at the Chair of GIScience, Heidelberg University, Germany, as a Deutscher Academischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) scholar. Her research activity involved the analysis of Geographic Information to understand and predict risk patterns.

Her Master’s study was in Computer-based Information Systems at the University of Sunderland, UK, under the Commonwealth scholarship fund. The research project was based on the usability context, and how to apply this to improve the human-computer Interface for medical prescription systems.

Research Interest

Current Research Project(s)

Selected Publications( Books, Refereed publications & Non Refereed publications )

• Mpia, H.N., Mburu, L.W. & Mwendia, S.N. (2023) Applying Data Mining in Graduates Employability A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 13(2). Link: doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v13i2.33643
• Mpia, H.N., Mwendia, S.N. &   (2022) Predicting Employability of Congolese Information Technology Graduates Using Contextual Factors: Towards Sustainable Employability. Sustainability, 14(20). Link: mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/20/13001
• Mburu, L., & Helbich, M. (2016). Environmental Risk Factors Influencing Bicycle Theft: A Spatial Analysis in London, UK. PLoS ONE. 11(9); doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163354. Link: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0163354
• Li, M., Sagl, G., Mburu, M. & Fan, H. (2016). A contextualized and personalized model to predict user interest using location-based social networks. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2016.03.006. Link: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0198971516300357
• Mburu, L. & Bakillah, M. (2016). Modeling Spatial Interactions between Areas to Assess the Burglary Risk. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 5(4), 47; doi:10.3390/ijgi5040047. Link: mdpi.com/2220-9964/5/4/47
• Mburu, L., & Helbich, M. (2016). Crime Risk Estimation with a Commuter-harmonized Ambient Population. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. In Press: doi:10.1080/24694452.2016.116325. Link: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24694452.2016.1163252
• Sun, Y., Mburu, L., & Wang, S. (2016). Analysis of community properties and node properties to understand the structure of the bus transport network. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. Link: sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378437116000406
• Mburu, L., & Helbich, M. (2015). Communities as Neighborhood Guardians: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Community Policing in Nairobi Suburbs. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 1-22. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12061-015-9178-7
• Mburu, L., & Helbich, M. (2015). Evaluating the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Criminal Geographic Profiling Methods: The Case of Dandora, Kenya. The Professional Geographer. Link: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00330124.2014.886921
• Mburu, L. (1997). Applying User-Centered Interface Design Methods to Improve the Usability of an Electronic Prescription System. MSc. Project Dissertation. DIssertation.com. Link: dissertation.com/books/1612334148

 

Conferences & Chapters

• Kageche, J.W. & Mburu L.W. (2021). Geo-Fencing Model for Real-time Querying of Land Status in Njoro, Kenya. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC).
• Rumbe, G.O. & Mburu, L. (2019). An Integrated Information Systems Adoption Model for Businesses in Kajiado, Kenya. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). DOI: 10.1109/ICE.2019.8792594
• Pamba, F. and Waruguru, L. (2019). Application of Machine Learning for Estimating Kenyan Motor Vehicle Insurance Premium. Kenya. Proceedings of the 12th IADIS International Conference Information Systems.
• Kageche, J.W. & Mburu L.W. (2021). Geo-Fencing Model for Real-time Querying of Land Status in Njoro, Kenya. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). Link: ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9570211/
• Rumbe, G.O. & Mburu, L. (2019). An Integrated Information Systems Adoption Model for Businesses in Kajiado, Kenya. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). DOI: 10.1109/ICE.2019.8792594. Link: ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8792594
• Pamba, F. and Waruguru, L. (2019). Application of Machine Learning for Estimating Kenyan Motor Vehicle Insurance Premium. Kenya. Proceedings of the 12th IADIS International Conference Information Systems. Link: iadisportal.org/digital-library/application-of-machine-learning-for-estimating-kenyan-motor-vehicle-insurance-premium
• Mburu, L.(2017). Innovations for Citizen-generated Data on Housing in the Nairobi City. Proceeding of the Triple Helix Conference, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
• Mburu, L.(2016). Digital MaKao: Employing Citizen Science to Map Housing Data in Nairobi. Proceedings of Google Workshop, AFriCHI Conference, Kempinski, Nairobi, Kenya.
• Mburu, L. (2014). Mapping Seasonal Crime in Nairobi, Kenya, a Space and Time Surveillance. Proceedings: Full Paper, GI-Forum, 1-4 July 2014, Salzburg, Austria. Link: ceur-ws.org/Vol-1136/paper5.pdf
• Mburu, L. & Zipf, A.(2014). A Spatial Approach to Surveying Crime-problematic Areas at the Street Level. Proceedings: Agile Conference, 3-6 June 2014, Castellón, Spain. Link: repositori.uji.es/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10234/99508/62agile2014_125.pdf
• Mburu, L. W (2013). Modeling and Mapping Crime in Eastern Nairobi, Kenya. AGILE PhD School, Frauenwörth, 30 Sep-2 Oct, 2013. Link:ceur-ws.org/Vol-1136/paper5.pdf
• Mburu, L. (2010). Geographic Profiling of Repetitive Spatial Urban Crime Patterns in Dandora, Nairobi, Kenya. Procedings: 6th ESRI Eastern Africa User Conference, Zanzibar.