Research interests: Current research interest is to improve maternal healthcare by implementing mobile health (mHealth) interventions for illiterate women. Long term research interest is to implement interventions that enable illiterate people to utilize technology to improve their well being.
Courses taught: Mobile computing, Data structures and Operating systems
Professional Membership
Computer Science Education / Computer Science and Society (CSES)
Contributions to Science and Publications.
Katusiime, J. and Pinkwart, N., 2017. A review of privacy and usability issues in mobile
health systems: Role of external factors. Health informatics journal, p.1460458217733121
Katusiime, J. and Pinkwart, N., 2017, July. The T2RoL Access Control Model for Mobile Health Systems in Developing Countries. In Proceedings of the IADIS International
Conference e-Health 2017 (part of MCCSIS 2017). Accessible at
http://www.iadisportal.org/digital-library/the-t2rol-access-control-model-for-mobile-healthsystems-in-developing-countries
Katusiime, J. and Pinkwart, N., 2016, November. Supporting Maternal Health Education in Developing Countries Using Mobile Phones-Results of a Pilot Study. In Proceedings of the First African Conference on Human Computer Interaction (pp. 48-57). ACM.
Funded projects
Title: MatHealth
Role: Co-investigator
Funder: The Germany Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Aim: Use mobile phone-based multimedia technology to support maternal health in rural southwestern Uganda
Duration: Two years (February 2018 to April 2020)