Lighton Phiri
Senior Lecturer at The University Of Zambia (UNZA)
Lusaka Province, Zambia
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Top SchoolLighton Phiri is a Senior Lecturer and researcher in Computer Science at the University of Zambia with 12 years of experience translating data-driven research into practical solutions that improve service delivery in developing regions. As founder and principal investigator of the DataLab Research Group, he leads interdisciplinary work in data mining, digital libraries and educational technology, bridging academia, policy and community impact. His background spans industry-grade data engineering and BI roles at major Zambian telcos to advanced research and teaching appointments at the University of Cape Town, reflecting fluency from ETL and database administration to doctoral-level machine learning research. A lifelong learner by nature, he combines rigorous PhD training with hands-on system maintenance and repository curation—skills that underpin pragmatic, reproducible research and capacity-building across local institutions.
12 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of Cape TownBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Zambia
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Github Skills (73)
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
DataLab-UNZA/datalabapp
Dec 2019 - May 2023
An Express CRUD Web application meant as a teaching aid for students
Contributions:7 pushes, 2 branches, 1 comment in 3 years 4 months
expressjsteachingexpressweb-applicationaid
lightonphiri/code-csuct-website
Mar 2015 - Nov 2018
Contributions:25 pushes in 3 years 8 months
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