Mr. Polite Kanduro

Qualifications:

MSc degree in Software Engineering, Zimbabwe National Defence University BTech honours degree in Information Security and Assurance (HIT) Certificate in Higher and Tertiary Education from HIT

Academic Appointments:

Lecturer

Research Interests:

Natural Language Processing
Cybersecurity
Digital Identity Management
Security and Privacy
Software Engineering

Faculty: Computer Engineering Informatics and Communications

Department: Analytics and Informatics

Research Category: Computer Science

Biography:

Mr P. Kanduro is a temporary full-time lecturer within the Department of Analytics & Informatics at the University of Zimbabwe.
He holds a MSc degree in Software Engineering from Zimbabwe National Defence University, and a BTech honours degree in Information Security and Assurance from the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT).

Email: pkanduro@ceic.uz.ac.zw

Phone: +263-242303211 Ext. 15073

Publications:

Kanduro, P. and Mambodza, W. (2020). E-Government Authentication using NFC. Journal of Information Security and Assurance, 1(1), p. 31

Patented Work:

Grants & Funding (current and Past projects):

Awards & Achievements:

Harare Institute of Technology Book Price for the Best Design and Innovative
Project (2017)

Consultancy and advisory work (current and past):

• Subject Matter Expert - Participated in the TCFL, Harare, Curriculum Formulation and Review for Diplomas in Data Science, Software Engineering, Digital Marketing,
Data Analytics, Computer Networks, Telecommunications and Cybersecurity (Oct 2017 & Jul 2024)
• Subject Matter Expert - Part of the Curriculum Formulation and Review for MacMaine School of Computing, Harare, Diplomas in Computer Science and Social
Media and Certificate in Computer Fundamentals & Information Systems (Jan 2020)
• Subject Matter Expert - Participated in the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education Science & Technology Development (MoHTESTD), Harare, Curriculum Research
and Development (CRD) Standard Review for Higher National Diploma in ICT (HEXCO) (Mar 2019)
• Subject Matter Expert - Reviewed the MoHTESTD, Harare, National Certificate and National Diploma in ICT (HEXCO) (Feb 2018)
• Subject Matter Expert - Participated in the TCFL, Harare, Curriculum Formulation and Review for Diplomas in Data Science, Software Engineering, Digital Marketing, • • Data Analytics, Computer Networks and Telecommunications (Oct 2017 – Nov 2017)

Supervision information (MPhil, DPhil, etc.):

• Marume F (MCY), API Vulnerability Detection Algorithm using Convolutional Neural Networks
• Kuonatsoka D.V. (MIS), Data Mining User Support Trends in Information Retrieval Knowledge Bases
• Nzvenga M (MCY), Meta Based Intrusion Detection using Ensemble Learning Methods
• Mahukazuva T (MCY ), Adaptive Security for Advanced Automated Network Vulnerability Assessment using Reinforcement Learning Algorithms

Professional membership, Committees, Boards:

• Professional Member Computer Society of Zimbabwe (PMCSZ 190043)
• Zimbabwe Information Communication Technologies (ZICT:ZIE ICTDivision)
University of Zimbabwe Cyber security Association
Faculty of CEIC Information Security Research Group Coordinator and Cybersecurity Association Advisor/Mentor