Professor Kalema is a member of several prestigious organisations, including the Association of Information Systems (AIS), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Information Society for Africa (IST-Africa), the International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT), and the Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE).
Professor Kalema’s current and future research plans focus on the practical application of IT in daily life, particularly in economically and technologically disadvantaged developing countries. His research interests include the socio-cognitive aspects of human response to information technology, acceptance, use, and evaluation of technology for decision-making, ERPs, e-learning, ICT4Education, ICT4Business Enhancement, MOOCs, big data, mobile computing, cloud-based integrated systems, and statistical methods for data analysis.
He is currently leading a three-year project on Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) aimed at assisting learners in South African areas with low bandwidth to upgrade their Matric exams. The project’s first two years were funded by the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) with a grant of R700,000.
An experienced researcher and mentor, Professor Kalema has supervised 10 PhD candidates and 40 Master's students and examined 50 postgraduate studies at both Master's and Doctoral levels across several African universities.
He serves on several technical committees as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for journals and conferences. He has published 30 accredited journal articles and over 50 international peer-reviewed conference papers in areas including the socio-cognitive aspects of human response to information technology, acceptance, use, and evaluation of technology for decision-making, ERPs, e-learning, ICT4Education, ICT4Business Enhancement, MOOCs, big data, mobile computing, cloud-based integrated systems, and statistical methods for data analysis.
Professor Kalema is widely recognised by international research bodies and scholars, with Science and Scientometrics measures of 727 citations, an h-index of 13, and an i10-index of 18. He has spoken at various international conferences, doctoral symposiums, seminars, and workshops.
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