Phone Number: +251913485519
Department: Software Engineering
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lH-EsrQAAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lijalem-megibaru-b5618999/
Grant Projects:
- Nurturing SDGs through Capacity Building of higher education in Ethiopia (NURTURE) project; joint project between University of South Eastern Norway, University of OSLO, Addis Ababa University, Jimma University, Hawassa University and Debre Markos University.
- Quality Education for all: Designing and Implementing Digitized English Language Learning System for Secondary School Education in Africa: DELLSSEA is Joint project between Redeemer’s University from Nigeria, University of Innsbruck, Australia and Debre Markos University.
- Preserving and Using the Archives of St. Markos Church; awarded by British Library Endangered Archives Programme: 2026
Research Interest:
- Artificial Intelligence,
- Machine Learning,
- Big Data
Publications
- DM Tadele; GT Biwota; LM Enyew; MM Tadele; GH Teferi; “Predicting cervical cancer among women living with HIV/AIDS at public health facilities in a resource-limited setting in Ethiopia using machine learning analysis.” Springer, 2026
- MB Mengistie; SK Mengstie; GH Teferi; AY Shume; WL Ayalew; ML Ayalew; AK Mengistu; SB Tizie; AS Gebeyew; MK Terefe; LM Enyew; “Predicting tuberculosis incidence in adult HIV patients on ART in Debre Markos, Ethiopia: A machine learning approach” medrxiv, 2025
- Getinet Yilma; Melese Ayalew; Tagel Aboneh; Ejigu Tefera; and Lijalem Megibaru; “Explainable Artificial Intelligence (xAI) for Crop Disease Classification; African Journals Online (AJOL), 2026
- Kindie, AH; Enyew, LM; Alemu, MA; “Automated Defect Detection and Quality Grading of Soybean Seeds Using Deep Learning and Image-Based Analysis.” EAI ICAST, 2025
- Machine Learning-Based Sorghum Yield Prediction Using Multisource Data in a Conflict-Affected Region of Ethiopia;
- GH Teferi; ZR Hordofa; AF Senishaw; GT Biwota; TF Desalegn; BL Tilahun; AS Gebeyehu; TS Mekonnen; LM Eneyew; MM Tadele; “Willingness to use eHealth and associated factors Among Disabled Students in Higher Education Institutions in Debre Markos city 2025” researchsquare.com, 2025
- L Megibaru; B Atnafu; “Design a Machine Learning Model to Identify and Predict the Cause of Vehicle Accidents in East Gojjam, Amhara, Ethiopia” IJIRSET, 2019
- L Megibaru; B Dessie; “Empowering Mobile Cloud Computing in Healthcare Environment: Ethiopia” IJIRSET, 2019
- L Megibaru; “Designing Big Data Service for Ethiopian Healthcare System” IJIRSET, 2019
- An End-to-End Fine-Tuned CNN–BiLSTM Hybrid Framework for Early Detection and Classification of Apple Leaf Diseases