Dr. Asaph Keikara Muhumuza , Lecturer of both pure and Applied Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Education, Nagongera Campus, Busitema University, Uganda. He holds Bachelor of Science with Education, Bsc. Ed.(Maths/Chem), degree of Makerere University (Mak), Master of Science, MSc. in Mathematics , degree of Makerere (Mak) and a Doctoral of Philosophy Degree, PhD. , in mathematics of Mälardalen University (MUD), Västerås, Sweden.
Dr. A. K. Muhumuza's Mathematical expertise focuses mainly in Mathematical Analysis, Numerical Analysis and Optimization as demonstrated in his Ph.D. Thesis title, "Extreme points of the Vandermonde determinant in numerical approximation, random matrix theory and financial mathematics." He has taught numerous mathematics courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level including: Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Elements of Mathematics, Elements of PRobability and Statistics, Linear Algebra I, Linear Algebra II, Real Analysis I, Abstract Algebra, Probability Theory, Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE), Differential Equations II, Functional Analysis, Stochastic Processes, Partial Differential Equations (PDEs), Continuum Mechanics, Numerical Solutions of PDEs, Methods of Mathematical Physics, and Computational Fluid dynamics (CFD). He has also guided, mentored and supervised students in research at undergraduate and Masters level. He has been involved in review and developing new of Mathematics programmes currently running in the department of Mathematics. Above all he is actively involved in research groups including Partial Differential Equations and Applications, PDE-APP.
Project Principle Investigator:
Developing New Master of Science, MSc., and Doctorate, PhD., in Mathematics Programmes.
•Busitema University Research and Innovation Fund (BURIF), (Grants No. 7/DGSRI/2022/2023)
Grant Amount: Ugx. 15,000,000
Project Link: https://busitema.ac.ug/research/projects/Developing-New-Master-of-Science-MSc-and-Doctorate-PhD-in-Mathematics-Programmes
•Clean Energy Production for Environmental Protection: Case of Briquettes Production from Agro-Waste Materials.
Busitema University Research and Innovation Fund (BURIF), (Grants No. BURIF/MGC/10/2024/04)
Grant Amount: Ugx. 48,000,000
Project Link: https://cepep.research.busitema.ac.ug/
•Muhumuza, A. K., & Mwesigwa, F. S. (2025). Integrating STEM Education, Religion and Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Economic Growth:: A Case Study of Uganda. Bishop Stuart University Journal of Development, Education & Technology, 21-47.
•Tulirinya, J., Kinyanju, M., Mutua, S., & Muhumuza, A. (2025). Optimizing initial chlorine dosage at an injection point along a water distribution pipe. 7(4), 3047. Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences.
•Tulirinya, J., Kinyanjui, M., Mutua, S., & Muhumuza, A. (2025). A Two‐Dimensional Mathematical model of Chlorine Residual Transport in a Water Distribution Pipe. Engineering Reports.
•Kobusingye, Sarah, Twaibu Ssemwogerere, Asaph Keikara Muhumuza, and Rebecca Muhumuza Nalule. (2025). Optimizing the Efficiency of Agricultural Direct Solar Dryers using Computational Fluid Dynamics.
•Nekesa, D., Nalule, R. M., Kyomuhangi, A., Muhumuza, A. K., & Oyem, A. O. (2024). Optimization of Heat Transfer in Cassava Flour based Cake Baking: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach. WSEAS Transactions on Heat and Mass Transfer, 19, 107-113.
•Muhumuza, R. N., Muhumuza, A. K., Mbabazi, F. K., Kyomuhangi, A., Mwasa, A., Oyem, O. A., Kadedesya, S., NABIRYE, T., Nanyondo, J., Wamakote, R, Muweesi, C., ATibuni, D., Ocen, G., Semwogerere, T., Olema, K. D., Kanyarusoke, K., Rwahwire, S., Nabas, G. L., Aguti, N. J., Biira, S., Kucel, S. B., Waako, P., Mwesigwa, S. F., (2024). Integrating STEM Education in Uganda’s Higher Education to Produce Skills Required to Stimulate Industrialisation and Sustainable Economic Growth.
•Mbabazi, F. K., Osman, S., Kweyunga, E. H., Abubakar, M., Keikara, M. A., Muhumuza, N. R.,... & Luboobi, L. S. (2023). An optimal control for Ebola virus disease with a convex incidence rate: Imputing from the outbreak in Uganda.
•Ali, W., Semwogerere, T., Richard, A.O., Muhumuza, A.K. (2022). Mathematical Modelling of Oil Pipeline Leakages Using Computational Fluid Dynamics – Case of BIDCO Oil Processing Refinery, Uganda. Journal of Advances in Mathematics, 21, 25-52.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Mbabazi, F.K., Nalule, R.M., Mwasa, A., Kyomuhangi, A., Kadedesya, S. (2022). Enhancing Research Output in Higher Institutions of Learning: A Case Study of Busitema University Research Model. Journal of the National Council for Higher Education.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Muhumuza, R.N., Kumar, S. (2022). Extreme-Fixed Points of the Vandermonde Polynomial when Optimized over p-Normed Surfaces Defined by Univariate Polynomials. Konuralp Journal of Mathematics, 10(2), 355-367.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Lundengård, K., Malyalenko, A., Silvestrov, S., Mango, J.M., Kakuba, G. (2022). Connections Between the Extreme Points for Vandermonde Determinants and Minimizing Risk Measure in Financial Mathematics. In A. Malyarenko et al. (Eds.), Stochastic Processes, Statistical Methods, and Engineering Mathematics, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics 408.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Malyarenko, A., Lundengård, K., Silvestrov, S., Mango, J.M., Kakuba, G. (2022). Extreme Points of the Vandermonde Determinant and Wishart Ensemble on Symmetric Cones. In A. Malyarenko et al. (Eds.), Stochastic Processes, Statistical Methods, and Engineering Mathematics, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics 408.
•Joseph, E., Semwogerere, T., Moses, N., Muhumuza, A.K. (2021). A Mathematical Model on Linkage Leakage in Sewage Pipes Laid in a Porous Ground Using Computational Fluid Dynamics. East African Journal of Engineering, 4(1), 22-32.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Silvestrov, S., Lundengård, K., Österberg, J., Silvestrov, S., Mango, J.M., Kakuba, G. (2020). The extreme points of the Vandermonde determinant on surfaces are implicitly determined by a univariate polynomial.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Silvestrov, S., Lundengård, K., Österberg, J., Silvestrov, S., Mango, J.M., Kakuba, G. (2020). Optimization Of The Wishart Joint Eigenvalue Probability Density Distribution Based On Generalized Vandermonde Determinant.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Silvestrov, S., Lundengård, K., Österberg, J., Silvestrov, S., Mango, J.M., Kakuba, G. (2020). Optimization Of The Wishart Joint Eigenvalue Probability Density Distribution Based On Generalized Vandermonde Determinant.
•Muhumuza, A.K. (2020). Extreme points of the Vandermonde determinant in numerical approximation, random matrix theory, and financial mathematics.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Malyarenko, A., Lundengård, K., Silvestrov, S., Mango, J.M., Kakuba, G. (2019). The Wishart Distribution on Symmetric Cones. Yet to be Published as Springer Book Chapter in International Conference on Stochastic Processes and Algebraic Structures, 2019.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Lundengård, K., Österberg, J., Silvestrov, S., Mango, J.M., Kakuba, G. (2018). Properties of Extreme Points of the Joint Eigenvalue Distribution of Wishart Matrix.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Silvestrov, S. (2019). Symmetric Group Properties of the Extreme Points of Vandermonde Determinant and Schur Polynomials. Yet to be Published as Springer Book Chapter in International Conference on Stochastic Processes and Algebraic Structures, 2019.
•Muhumuza, A.K., Silvestrov, S., Lundengård, K., Österberg, J., Silvestrov, S., Mango, J.M., Kakuba, G. (2018). The Generalized Vandermonde Interpolation Polynomial Based On Divided Differences. SMTDA2018 Conference Proceedings, ISAST2018, 443–456.
•Muhumuza Asaph K., Malyarenko Anatoliy, Silvestrov Sergei, (2017). Lie symmetries of the Black- Scholes type equations in financial mathematics, ASMDA2017, Conference Proceedings,ISAST2017, 723-740, 2017.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS
- Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis, ASMDA2017, 06 -10th June 2017, London, UK.
- International Conference on Stochastic Processes and Algebraic Structures,– From Theory Towards Applications, SPAS2017, 4-6th October 2017, Västerås and Stockholm, Sweden.
- International Conference on Stochastic Modelling Techniques and Data Analysis, SMTDA2018, 12-15th June, 2018, Chania, Crete, Greece.
- International Workshop on Applied Probability, IWAP2018, June 18th-21st 2018, ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary.
- International Conference on Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis, ASMDA2019, 11-14th June, 2019, Florence, Italy.
- International Conference on Stochastic Processes and Algebraic Structures- From Theory Towards Applications, SPAS2019, 28th Sept – 01st October 2019, Västerås, Sweden.
EVENTS
- The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2016, Nobel Prize Award Ceremony from the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden, 10 December 2016.
- Building future network seminar at Sida headquarters, Stockholm on November 13, 2017.
- The Nordic Africa Institute, Seminar, September 2017.
- Building future network seminar at Sida headquarters, Stockholm on February 26-27, 2018.
- PhD Student Networking & SDG Meeting, Karolinska Intitutet, Stockholm, April 17, 2018.
- Third Networking Meeting and Building future network – SIDA-ISP2018, Theme: Strengthening Research in Mathematics in Universities with Sida and ISP Support 20th to 24th August 2018 Entebbe, Uganda.
- Fourth Network Meeting for Sida- and ISP-funded PhD Students and Postdocs in Mathematics. Theme: Strengthening Research and Postgraduate Training in Mathematics in Universities in Africa 5th to 9th August 2019 Bishoftu, Ethiopia Organized by University of Ethiopia
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
- Intensive Special Semiar on Non commutative differential calculus and its applications in Physics in October 2017
- Intensive Special Seminar on Discrete mathematical finance models in October 2017.
- Intensive Seminar on Numerical Analysis for Engineers – SNAE2018, Organised by Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Research Environment MAM, Division of Applied Mathematics, UKK, MDH, November 5-9, 2018
- Special Worskshop on Engineering Mathematics and Computational Analytical Methods in Engineering - EM-CAME 2019, Organised by Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Research Environment MAM, Division of Applied Mathematics, UKK, MDH, April 1-3, 2019.
- Intensive Seminar on Matroids, polymatroids and generalizations thereof via cyclic flats, and some connections to different algebraic structures, UKK, MDH, April 2019
- Intensive Seminar on Matroids, polymatroids and generalizations thereof via cyclic flats, and some connections to different algebraic structures, UKK, MDH, April 2019
- Special Workshop on Advanced Engineering Numerical Methods, Organised by Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Research Environment MAM, Division of Applied Mathematics, UKK, MDH, November, 2019.
- Intensive Seminar on Fixed Point Theory and Nonlinear Analysis – Organised by Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Research Environment, MAM, Division of Applied Mathematics, UKK, MDH, October 2019.
- Intensive Seminar on Multi-resolution, Multivariate operator theory and Non-commutative analysis- Organised by Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Research Environment MAM, Division of Applied Mathematics, UKK, MDH, October, 2019.
- Intensive Seminar on Graded Associative and Non-associative algebras - Organised by Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Research Environment MAM, Division of Applied Mathematics, UKK, MDH, October, 2019.
- Intensive Seminar on Graded and Non-associative algebras and their application in physics - Organised by Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Research Environment MAM, Division of Applied Mathematics, UKK, MDH, November, 2019.
- Partial Differential Equations and Applications
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Numerical Computing
- Optimization
- Stochastic Modelling
- Financial Modelling
- Advanced Statistical Computing Data Analysis.