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Emmanuel Awuni Kolog

Associate Professor

Office Location:
Room 1W10, First Floor, Graduate Campus



Current Roles
- Program Coordinator (MSc Business Analytics)
- Department Seminar Coordinator (OMIS)
- Dept. Rep., Research and Conference committee, University of Ghana
- Dept. Rep., College Academic Board, University of Ghana
- Adjunct Professor, Malawi University of Science and Technology
-Adjunct Professor, International University of Management, Namibia
-Board Member, Center for Multidisciplinary Innovation and Research, Finland

Areas of Expertise
Data Science, and Information Systems, Computer Science

Research Interests
Machine Learning Applications, Learning Analytics, Affect Detection, Digital Platforms, Social Computing

Emmanuel Awuni Kolog

Prof. Emmanuel Awuni Kolog is an Associate Professor with a strong background in Computer Science, Data Science, and Informations Systems. He holds a PhD and MSc in Computer Science from the University of Eastern Finland, where he received full scholarship (salaried position) as one of the top applicants for both degrees. Additionally, he holds an MBA in International Business Management from Lapland University of Applied Sciences in Finland and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from Ghana. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Information Technology with First Class honors. Prior to joining the OMIS Department, Prof. Awuni worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Eastern Finland, conducting research and supervising graduate-level students. He then held a 3-year early career research position at McGill University in Canada as a Queen Elizabeth II scholar, further solidifying his expertise in the field. He is also an adjunct research fellow at the University of Turku's plugin campus at the University of Namibia. In addition to his academic pursuits, Prof Awuni has leveraged his expertise through consulting engagements globally, providing capacity building, data analytics, and IT services to esteemed organizations such as the Bank of Ghana, UNICEF-Ghana, UNESCO, Pharmacy Council, University College Cork Ireland, USAID/DAI Policy Link, the Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture (SRID), Ghana Revenue Authority, World Bank, and Eduix OY in Finland, among others. Currently, he is leading an EU Eramus+  project from the University of Ghana in partnership with 4 other Universities globally. Prof Awuni’s research interest is multifaceted, spanning the fields of Machine Learning Applications, Text-based Affect Detection using NLP, Digital platforms, Learning and Business Analytics. He has published over 50 peer review papers focusing on multidisciplinary areas such as Health, Education, Agriculture and Business. Prof. Awuni reviews for several journals and has attended conferences around the world. In 2018, he won the best research paper award at a conference held in Hong Kong and, in 2019, his paper was nominated with two others for the best paper award in knowledge management and information systems conference held in Vienna. Though Prof. Awuni and his co-authors missed out on the award, he was honoured for his research work in ontology and machine learning for the retrieval and archival of traditional herbal medicine. More from the CV>>>>

Ongoing Research/Projects

Current Research Grant Projects:

  1. ProJect PI (2025-2028) - 101177880: Improving Teachers and Students Professional Development with Twin transition in SubSaharan Africa using AI (TeProD).
    1. Funder: EU (ERASMUS + Capacity Building)
    2. Value:  xxxxx
    3. Host Institution: University of Ghana 
    4. Partners: Haaga Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland, Technical University of Kocies, International University Management, Namibia and University of Education Winneba.
  2. Project PI (2023-2025): Opinion mining in learner generated content.
    1. Funder: ORID  
    2. Value: xxxxx
    3. Host Institution: University of Ghana 
    4. Partners: Quality Assurance Unit of the university of Ghana

Past Research Grant Projects:

  1. Project Co-PI (2019-2021): Leveraging ICT for Rural farmers. Queen Elizabeth the Scholar program.
    1. Funder: IDRC
    2. Value: xxxxx
    3. Host Institution: University of Ghana 
    4. Partner: McGill University
  2. Project Co-PI (2019-2020): Emotions and Sentiment detection from public discourse during pandemic. 
    1. Funder: Carnegie Mellon foundation, USA
    2. Value: xxxxx
    3. Host Institution: University of Ghana 
    4. Partner: None
  3. Project PI (2017-2018): Post-Doctoral Research grant to Western Cape, South Africa 
    1. Funder: University of Kuopion Foundation 
    2. Value: xxxxx
    3. Host Institution: University of Eastern Finland  
    4. Partner: none 
  4. Project Co-PI (2015-2017): Human Language Technology for Counseling 
    1. Funder: University of Joensuu Foundation 
    2. Value: xxxxx
    3. Host Institution: University of Eastern Finland  
    4. Partner: none