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Dr. Daniel Mesafint Belete

Debre Tabor University, Fekede-Egzi College, Mangalore University, Adama Science and Technology University, St. Mary’s College, Mekelle University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-8424-5069

About

Dr. Daniel Mesafint Belete is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology at Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia, with more than sixteen years of experience in higher education, teaching, research, academic supervision, and technology transfer. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Mangalore University, India, an M.Sc. in Information Technology from Adama University, Ethiopia, and a B.Sc. in Information Technology from Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

His research focuses on interdisciplinary applications of artificial intelligence, including machine learning and deep learning, trustworthy AI, natural language processing, computer vision, conversational AI and chatbots, question answering, bioinformatics, data science, reinforcement learning, medical data and image analysis, big data analytics, cloud computing, intelligent information systems, Internet of Things, and computer science education.

His research has addressed AI and machine learning applications in healthcare, HIV/AIDS prediction, medical diagnosis, natural language processing, agricultural disease detection, fraud detection, facial emotion recognition, vehicle reliability, and other data-driven decision-support problems. He has published scholarly works in international journals and conference proceedings and has served as a peer reviewer for scholarly journals. He also supervises MSc and PhD research and contributes to research management, community service, technology transfer, curriculum development, and university–industry linkage activities.

Employment

  • Debre Tabor University Research, Community Service and Technology Transfer & University–Industry Linkage Coordinator
    2023 - 2025
  • Debre Tabor University Assistant Professor
    2015 - Present
  • Fekede-Egzi College Part-Time Lecturer
    2010 - 2012
  • St. Mary’s College Guest Lecturer
    2010 - 2011
  • Debre Tabor Poly Technique College Information Technology Instructor/Trainer
    2009 - 2015
  • Almaz Boum Technical & Vocational College Information Technology Instructor/Trainer
    2008 - 2009

Education

  • Mangalore University Ph.D. — Computer Science
    2018 - 2022
  • Adama Science and Technology University M.Sc. — Information Technology
    2011 - 2012
  • Mekelle University B.Sc. — Information Technology
    2005 - 2007

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (9)