Applied computing research lab · University of Ghana
Research that leaves the lab and runs in real institutions.
DRAKA Labs advances applied computer science through research, intelligent systems, software engineering, digital transformation, and real-world experimentation.
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What brings you to DRAKA Labs?
Students
Do research with us
Researchers
Collaborate on research
Partners
Bring us a real problem
Call for Applications
Funded research
for every level.
DRAKA Labs is funding motivated students to work on real research across our research areas.
- PhD
- MPhil
- MSc
- Undergraduate
Applications close
30 October 2026
Funding is awarded competitively.
The Living Lab · research translation
From real problems to deployable systems.
Real-world challenges become research questions. Institutional data becomes experimental prototypes. Manual processes become deployable systems.
- 01Research question
- 02Experimental prototype
- 03Research evaluation
- 04Publication
- 05Pilot deployment
- 06Technology transfer & impact
Projects
What we're building.
People · Leadership
Who leads the work.
Prof. Ebenezer OwusuProfessor of Artificial Intelligence; Head, Department of Computer ScienceIntelligent Systems, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition
Prof. Robert Adjetey SowahProfessor of Computer Engineering; Head, Department of Computer EngineeringMachine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things
Prof. Louis AsieduProfessor of Mathematical Statistics; Head, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of GhanaMathematical Statistics, Machine Learning, Stochastic Processes, Multivariate Methods
Prof. Daniel Kwabena TwerefouProfessor, Department of Economics; Director, Academic Quality Assurance Directorate, University of GhanaClimate Change, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Sustainability
Prof. Winfred YaokumahProfessor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, University of GhanaInformation Assurance, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Cyber Threat Detection
Prof. Jamal-Deen AbdulaiSenior Academic & Digital Systems Research Lead, DRAKA LabsIoT, Communication Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Systems
Prof. Kofi Sarpong Adu-ManuSenior Academic & Connected Systems Research Lead, DRAKA LabsWireless Networks, Sensor Networks, IoT, Artificial Intelligence
Assoc. Prof. Acheampong OwusuAssociate Professor of Information Systems, University of Ghana Business SchoolInformation Systems, Business Intelligence, Digital Platforms, Analytics
Assoc. Prof. Moses Naiim FuseiniAssociate Professor; Academic, Researcher & Technology ProfessionalTechnology for Development, Digital Inclusion, Technology & Poverty, Systems Analysis
Publications
A Computational Model for Improving Spare Network Intermittent Connectivity Problems in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (Vanets)AAK Azameti, F Katsriku, JD Abdulai et al. · Available at SSRN 4244443, 0
Training-Free Open-Vocabulary 3D Point-Cloud Segmentation on the Generalized Few-Shot BenchmarkE Owusu · arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.15331, 2026, 2026
All publications →Let's build the future together.
Bring a real institutional challenge. We'll turn it into a research question, a prototype, and, where it works, a deployed system.