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Name: Samuel
Danso
Email:danso.samuel@ghana-khrc.org
Telephone Number:
+233 61 37304 Ext
129
Best Quote
of the moment:
"That which pursues one determines
ones speed".
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IT IS A TREMENDOUS PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY TO BE A SOFTWARE
ENGINEER. IT'S A PRIVILEGE BECAUSE THE THINGS WE DO CHANGE THE WORLD;
IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAME REASON. THE WORLD RELIES UPON US. – BY
MIGHTY BOOCH
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
MBCS, BSc(Hons)Computer Science,
Msc.Software Engineering
Academic Information
Sammy received a BSc (Hons) in Computer
Science from Sunderland
University, UK in 2004. This is after obtaining Certificate in Micro
Computer Engineering, Diploma and Higher Diploma in Information Technology,
and working for several years.
He currently holds an MSc in Advanced
Software Engineering from Bournemouth
University, UK. He is also an active member of the British Computer Society.
Career info - how it started
Sammy started his career as a training
manager with HardSoft computer systems (1998 – 2000). During this period
he worked closely with the Director in researching and designing rich
course structure geared towards professional computer users for individuals
and corporate organisation.
Having realised his potential in
Computing, Sammy subsequently joined KHRC Jan 2001 as a Data manager.
His interest in data management and analysis kept him on this job. He
was promoted to senior data manager (research fellow grade) two years
later upon rigorous examination of his quality of work. He has held this
position until present. During his time with the KHRC, Sammy has been
heavily involved in developing and maintaining numerous data management
applications for various projects that are carried out in the center.
His expertise:
Sammy’s role in data management
has made him to develop high level of expertise in that area. This cuts
across development of data management applications for field trials to
maintenance and support for existing ones using different programming
languages – Visual FoxPro, Java, SQL, Visual Basic, Access etc. Sammy
has developed expertise in the areas of Data Mining and Software Engineering
- Developing of requirement documents using various approaches, planning
of software testing, re-engineering of legacy systems and project management.
His interest:
Sammy believes in the saying that
education starts when there is nothing to learn. He also thinks that
there should always be a new way of doing things. His main interest lies
in researching into application of IT in public health – public health
informatics
He is currently researching into
some aspects of software engineering processes – from requirements engineering
to software validation and testing (VVT). Readers who share the same
interest could contact him for further discussions.
What he enjoys and what he does not:
From the private side, he is quite
outgoing but sometimes preferred to stay in doors with his family. Listening
to new hits from the music world (both local and foreign) also attracts
him. He also admires the creative work of comedians whilst on stage.
He likes reading and watching documentaries about the curious researchers
who want to explore nature. He also enjoys some games but boxing and
wrestling are games he has no interest in because he does not see the
rationale behind them. This may be argued anyway!.
Current projects:
Sammy is undertaking self funded
projects to answer basic research questions. His experiences will be
shared with his colleagues through publications in order to enrich the
body of knowledge. These include re-engineering a legacy system, comparing
the effectiveness of PDOA and OOA in requirements capturing.
Publications:
Although Sammy is yet to be a lead author,
he has featured prominently on numerous publications in peer-reviewed
journals. Below is a selected list of some the publications.
- Edmond KM, Quigley MA, Zandoh C, Danso S, Hurt C,
Owusu Agyei S, Kirkwood BR. Diagnostic accuracy of verbal autopsies
in ascertaining the cause of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in rural
Africa. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. In Press.
- Edmond KM, Quigley MA, Zandoh C, Danso S, Hurt C,
Owusu Agyei S, Kirkwood BR. Aetiology of stillbirths and neonatal deaths
in rural Africa; implications for health programming in developing countries.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. In Press.
- Hill Z, Tawiah-Agyeman C, Odei-Danso S and Kirkwood
B. Informed consent I Ghana: what do participants really understand?
Journal of Medical Ethics 2008 (34), p48 – 53.
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