Designation: Lecturer
Contact: +254 726 240 861
School/Institute: Engineering
Dept.: Mechatronic Engineering
Email: samuel.macharia@dkut.ac.ke
Webpage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7326-7502
Academic Background
| Qualification | Institution | Year |
| Ph.D. in Engineering (Electronics and Information Systems Engineering Division) | Gifu University, Japan | 2022 |
| M.Sc. in Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Engineering | Dedan Kimathi University of Technology | 2018 |
| B.Sc. in Mechatronic Engineering | Dedan Kimathi University of Technology | 2015 |
Areas of Expertise
- Modelling and Simulation in Science and Engineering
- Data Science and Machine Learning
- Embedded Programming and IoT
Work Experience
| Position | Institution | Year |
| Lecturer | Dedan Kimathi Univeristy of Technology | 2022 – Present |
| Research Assistant | Gifu University, Japan | 2018 – 2022 |
| Graduate Assistant | Dedan Kimathi University of Technology | 2018 |
| Graduate Assistant | Meru University of Science and Technology | 2017 – 2018 |
Publications
- Samuel Macharia Kang’iri, Takahiro Nitta; “Motility resilience of molecular shuttles against defective motors” – IEEE – Transaction on Nanobioscience https://doi.org/10.1109/TNB.2022.3170562
- May Sweet, Samuel Macharia Kang’iri, Takahiro Nitta; “Linking path and filament persistence lengths of microtubules gliding over kinesin” – Nature – Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06941-x
- Samuel Macharia Kang’iri, Andrew Salem, Dan V. Nicolau, Takahiro Nitta; “Effects of defective motors on the active transport in biosensors powered by biomolecular motors” – Elsevier – Biosensors and Bioelectronics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2022.114011
- Samuel Macharia Kang’iri, Andrew Salem, Dan V. Nicolau, Takahiro Nitta; “Simulations of Actomyosin-Based Molecular Shuttles Controlled by External Force” – MHS2021 – IEEE https://doi.org/10.1109/mhs53471.2021.9767188
- Samuel Macharia Kang’iri, Takahiro Nitta; “A Mathematical Model Predicting Gliding Speed of Actin Molecular Shuttles over Myosin Motors in the Presence of Defective Motors” – BICT2021 – Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92163-7_17
- Samuel Macharia Kang’iri, Christian Gradl, Jean Byiringiro, Harrison Ngetha; “Design and Calibration of a 3D-Printed Cup-Vane Wireless Sensor Node” – MDPI https://doi.org/10.3390/designs2030021
- Jean Bosco Byiringiro, Rosemary Kegehi Kagondu, Samuel Macharia Kang’iri, Sultan Mukhlisa; “Development of Interface for control of postgraduate students workload in terms of ECTS credits” – IJEMA https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5573980
Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars and Workshops
- Samuel Macharia Kang’iri, Dan V. Nicolau, Takahiro Nitta; “Effect of defective motor proteins on the performance of biosensors integrated with motor proteins” – Biosensors and Bioelectronics – Elsevier https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/1657/program-app/session/12709
- Samuel Macharia Kang’iri, Takahiro Nitta; “The Impact of Defective Motors on Biosensor Integrated with Actin Filaments and Myosin” – BSJ2021 – Biophysical Society of Japan https://doi.org/10.2142/biophys.60.S1
Awards, Scholarships and Recognitions
- Advanced Global Scholarship Program Japan
- JASSO Scholarship Japan
Other Academic and Professional Achievements
Best paper press release at Gifu University
- https://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/news/research/2022/02/entry08-11313.html
- https://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/news/research/2022/02/entry24-11355.html
Research Interests
- Biomechatronics
- Artificial Life
Other skills
- Japanese Language
- Philosophy of Science