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Dr. Erion Bwambale: Leading Expert in Systematic Literature Review, Transforming Research Insights Across Disciplines

Profile Summary

Erion Bwambale is a Lecturer of Water and Irrigation Engineering at Makerere University, Uganda. He holds a PhD in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering from Ghana. He is a consultant and an early-career researcher passionate about developing data-driven machine learning models for precision irrigation for improved water use efficiency with over 20 publications on google scholar. He holds a masters degree in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Irrigation and Drainage from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya and a BSc. in Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Engineering of Busitema University, Uganda. He is a member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), International Water Association (IWA), Pan African Society for Agricultural Engineering (PASAE), International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and a Young Water Professional of International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. With over 7 years of experience in irrigation research, Erion believes arid and semi-arid lands in Africa can be turned into productive hubs of nutritious food using sustainable irrigation systems.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Dewatering & Drying Technology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Agronomy & Crop Science
• ☆ Irrigation
• ☆ Civil Engineering
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Pollution Control & Waste Management
• ☆ Water Pollution
• ☆ Environmental Management & Protection
• ☆ Biosensors
• ☆ Public Utilities
• ☆ Water Treatment
• ☆ Public Water Supply

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Research Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization

Work Experience

lecturer

Kyambogo University

August 2024 - Present

Assistant Lecturer

Makerere University

August 2021 - Present

Consultant

IRRISOL ENGINEERING LTD

November 2017 - Present

Teaching Assistant

Busitema University

March 2020 - November 2020

Education

PhD Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (Department of Agricultural Engineering)

University for Development Studies

November 2020 - November 2023

MSC Civil Engineering

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

August 2017 - November 2019

Bachelor of Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Engineering

Busitema University - Uganda

August 2012 - October 2016

Certifications

• Systematic Literature Review

  Makerere university

  May 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Erion Bwambale, Felix K. Abagale, Geophrey K. Anornu (2024). Towards a modelling, optimization and predictive control framework for smart irrigation . Heliyon.

Erion Bwambale, Joshua Wanyama, Prossie Nakawuka (2024). Comparative performance assessment of pilot irrigation schemes in Uganda . Heliyon.

Erion Bwambale, Joshua Wanyama, Shafik Kiraga, Abia Katimbo, Prossie Nakawuka, Isa Kabenge, Isaac Oluk (2024). A systematic review of fourth industrial revolution technologies in smart irrigation: Constraints, opportunities, and future prospects for sub-Saharan Africa . Smart Agricultural Technology.

Erion Bwambale, Felix K. Abagale, Geophrey K. Anornu (2023). Model-based smart irrigation control strategy and its effect on water use efficiency in tomato production . Cogent Engineering.

Erion Bwambale, Felix K. Abagale, Geophrey K. Anornu (2023). Data-driven model predictive control for precision irrigation management . Smart Agricultural Technology.

Erion Bwambale, Zita Naangmenyele, Parfait Iradukunda, Komi Mensah Agboka, Eva A. Y. Houessou-Dossou, Daniel A. Akansake, Michael E. Bisa, Abdoul-Aziz H. Hamadou, Joseph Hakizayezu, Oluwaseun Elijah Onofua, et al. (2022). Towards precision irrigation management: A review of GIS, remote sensing and emerging technologies . Cogent Engineering.

Smart irrigation monitoring and control strategies for improving water use efficiency in precision agriculture: A review @article{2022, doi = {10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107324}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.agwat.2021.107324}, year = 2022, month = {feb}, publisher = {Elsevier {BV}}, volume = {260}, pages = {107324}, author = {Erion Bwambale and Felix K. Abagale and Geophrey K. Anornu}, title = {Smart irrigation monitoring and control strategies for improving water use efficiency in precision agriculture: A review}} . Agricultural Water Management.

Bwambale, E., Abagale, F.K., Anornu, G.K.(2022). Smart irrigation monitoring and control strategies for improving water use efficiency in precision agriculture: A review . Agricultural Water Management. 260.

Erion Bwambale, Parfait Iradukunda, Amimul Ahsan(2021). Reservoir sedimentation and its effect on storage capacity – A case study of Murera reservoir, Kenya . Cogent Engineering. 8. (1). p. 1917329. Informa {UK} Limited

Iradukunda, P., Bwambale, E.(2021). Reservoir sedimentation and its effect on storage capacity–A case study of Murera reservoir, Kenya . Cogent Engineering. 8. (1).

(2020). Development of a Water Allocation Model for Equitable Water Distribution at Doho Rice Irrigation Scheme . Journal of hydrology.

(2019). Hydraulic performance evaluation of the water conveyance system of Doho Rice Irrigation Scheme in Uganda. Journal of sustainable research in Engineering.

Bwambale, E., Home, P.G., Raude, J.M., Wanyama, J.(2019). Development of a water allocation model for equitable water distribution at doho rice irrigation scheme, Uganda . Hydrology. 7. (4). p. 62-69.