Edith Luhanga
Assistant Research Professor, CMU-Africa
Edith Luhanga joined CMU-Africa as a postdoctoral researcher in June 2021 and transitioned to assistant research professor in September 2022. Prior to that, she was a lecturer at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Tanzania (NM-AIST). She holds a Ph.D. in information science from Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan, an MSc in advanced computing science, and a BEng (Hons) in electronic and computer engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK.
Luhanga’s research focuses on designing theory-based behavior change systems that consider people’s personal and socio-cultural contexts, through a human-centered approach. Her main domains of interest are health (particularly nutrition, maternal and child health, and disabilities management), financial inclusion, and privacy and security
She was the deputy project leader for a 10-year project on capacity building through digital technologies at NM-AIST and served as Tanzania’s representative to the UNESCO intergovernmental committee on drafting recommendations on the ethics of artificial intelligence in 2021.
Research Interests
Media mentions
Mani & Luhanga speak at UN Commission on Population and Development 56th session
CMU-Africa’s Ganesh Mani and Edith Luhanga presented at the UN’s 56th session of the Commission on Population and Development which took place on April 13, 2023.
OWSD
Luhanga receives OWSD Early Career Fellowship Award
CMU-Africa’s Edith Luhanga recently won an Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Early Career Fellowship, which will provide financial support to develop her research and professional and networking opportunities.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Luhanga receives 2022 Next Einstein Forum Award
Edith Luhanga, assistant research professor at CMU-Africa, was recently named a 2022 Next Einstein Forum award recipient.