Full Name: Getachew A. Demessie (PhD)
Academic rank: Asst. Professor
Institutional email: getachew_alemu@dmu.edu.et
Address:
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Getachew-Demessie-2
Personal: https://sites.google.com/view/getachew-a-demessie/home
Specialization: Computational Modeling in Mathematics,
Courses taught (selected): Algebraic Geometry, Topology, Advanced Linear Algebra, Complex Analysis, and Real Analysis (for MSc students). Linear Algebra, Functions of Complex and Several Variables, and Mathematical Software and LaTeX. (BSc students).
Achievements and awards:
- April 2024–March 2025: Birr 543,008.00 research funding. Debre Markos University, D/Markos, Ethiopia.
- Jan.–June 2017: £3000 research funding by EPSRC. Heriot–Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
- 2013-2016, Global Students Platform Scholarship. Heriot–Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
- June 2013, Prof. F.K.A. Allotey Meritorious Award for Excellent Performance. African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Ghana.
- 2002-2005, Akllilu Lemma Foundation Award for Excellent Performance. Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research interests: Computational Modeling in Mathematics, Higher structures in geometry and algebra,
List of Publications:
- Getachew A. Demessie and C. Saemann. Higher Gauge theory with string 2-groups. Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 2017.
- Getachew A. Demessie and C. Saemann. Higher Poincaré Lemma and Integrability. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 2015.
Research and project information (completed and ongoing):
- Rank-Based Bayesian Hyperparameter and Model Optimization (in progress).
- Urban Growth, Revenue Mobilization, and Service Delivery: A Geo-Spatial Analysis at the Local Level in South Africa and Ghana (in Progress).
- Predicting the risks of diabetes mellitus and hypertension using machine learning algorithms: a cross-sectional study (in progress).
- Quantum circuit designing for Grover’s search algorithm (in progress).
MSc and/or PhD students advised (ongoing and Graduated): Since 2017, I have supervised a total of 30 MSc students