Name: Dr. Fortine Mata
Title/Qualification: PhD. (COMPUTER SCIENCE)
Position: Lecturer
Department: Computing and Information Technology
School: Pure and Applied Sciences
Area of Specialization: NETWORK & CYBER SECURITY
Contact Address: P.O. BOX 6 – 60100 Embu, Kenya
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Short Biography
Dr. Fortine Mata is a Lecturer in the Department of Computing and Information Technology at the University of Embu, Kenya. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from Murang’a University of Technology, an MSc in Software Engineering, and a BSc in Computer Technology from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
Her research interests focus on Cyber security, with expertise in trust management, blockchain-based security, intrusion detection, and privacy-preserving techniques in wireless and distributed systems. She has developed the Trust-Based Multipath Congestion Avoidance Technique (TB-MCAT), an innovative framework that integrates trust evaluation and congestion management to enhance secure routing, improve intrusion detection, and strengthen resilience against threats in sensor networks.
Dr. Mata is passionate about advancing cyber security research and mentoring early-career scientists. She has contributed to publications, conference presentations, and collaborative projects addressing emerging challenges in secure and scalable computing systems.