Dr Michael Mapundu

Research Fellow

Department: Applied Sciences

Dr. M.T. Mapundu is an accomplished Bioinformatician and IT professional with vast expertise in teaching, supervision, bioinformatics, computational genomics, public health informatics, and IT systems management. Currently serving as a Research Fellow at Northumbria University, he specializes in AI/ML-driven bioinformatics research and high-performance computing for genomic data analysis. Dr. Mapundu has a proven track record in curriculum development, research supervision, and securing research funding, alongside delivering impactful lectures and workshops. His extensive academic and industry experience spans institutions in South Africa and the UK, with notable contributions to public health research through machine learning applications. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Health Informatics from Wits University and has published numerous research articles, with a focus on AI-driven health data analysis.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Bioinformatics, computational genomics, AI, NLP, machine learning, data science

Key Publications

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Text mining of verbal autopsy narratives to extract mortality causes and most prevalent diseases using natural language processing, Mapundu, M., Kabudula, C., Musenge, E., Olago, V., Celik, T. 19 Sep 2024, In: PLoS One
Explainable Stacked Ensemble Deep Learning (SEDL) Framework to Determine Cause of Death from Verbal Autopsies, Mapundu, M., Kabudula, C., Musenge, E., Olago, V., Celik, T. 25 Oct 2023, In: Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction
Performance evaluation of machine learning and Computer Coded Verbal Autopsy (CCVA) algorithms for cause of death determination: A comparative analysis of data from rural South Africa, Mapundu, M., Kabudula, C., Musenge, E., Olago, V., Celik, T. 27 Sep 2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health
Using text mining techniques to extract prostate cancer predictive information (Gleason score) from semi-structured narrative laboratory reports in the Gauteng province, South Africa, Cassim, N., Mapundu, M., Olago, V., Celik, T., George, J., Glencross, D. 1 Dec 2021, In: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Overview of Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques for Determining Causes of Death from Verbal Autopsies: A Systematic Literature Review, Mapundu, M., Kabudula, C., Musenge, E., Celik, T. 26 Oct 2020
E-Portfolios as a tool to enhance student learning experience and entrepreneurial skills, Mapundu, M., Musara, M. 1 Dec 2019, In: South African Journal of Higher Education

Qualifications

Bioinformatics PhD December 09 2024
Information Technology MSc April 14 2017
Information Systems BSc (Hons) December 10 2004

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