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Benjamin Kommey

Computer Engineering

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Prof. Benjamin Kommey is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering and a European certified professional engineer (FEANI register number  33677 (EIR ING), VDE no. 6209053 (Dipl.-Ing.)) and a member of the German Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (VDE/VDI Berlin/ Brandenburg). He had both his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Germany, where he studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering  at the Technical University of  Berlin, Germany.Prof. Kommey has extensive industrial experience in hardware development and software programming. He worked for several years as Field Application Engineer  (FAE) with the nanotron Technologies Berlin GmbH, Berlin-Germany. He also worked as Embedded Systems and firmware engineer with the Promess GmbH, Berlin Germany. Other companies he has worked with are Procontour GmbH, Ferchau Engineering and the Bundesdruckerei, all in Germany He was a trainee in computer networking, security and access control at the  ABB, Cisco and nbase company. Prof. Kommey went through various microcontroller and digital signal processors programming at the Aglaia GmbH, Berlin and wrote his student research paper and postgraduate thesis with the  Heinrich Hertz Institute (Fraunhofer Institute), Berlin, Germany After over two decades of stay in Germany, he returned to Ghana to contribute his quota. He has developed, written codes and troubleshoot systems for giant companies such as VW, Rittal, Siemens, ThyssenKrupp, Deutsche Bahn, Panasonic, Eaton, BundesPolizei, to name but a few. Prof. Kommey has a passion for embedded systems. He joined the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, KNUST in July, 2014. Currently he lectures courses in Semiconductor Devices, Linear Electronics, Object Oriented Programming, Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Operating Systems and Computer Vision and Robotics. His postgraduate lecture courses are Embedded Realtime Operating Systems and Intelligent Systems and Robotics

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The researcher has made significant contributions across diverse domains, focusing on energy systems, cybersecurity, human-computer interaction, IoT, signal processing, and image analysis. Their work encompasses advancements in smart grids, solar radiation technologies, blockchain integration platforms, advanced signal processing devices, and image measurement techniques. The researcher also emphasizes innovations in user authentication, educational engineering, and mobile application development, particularly in areas like smart home systems, autonomous vehicle technology, and IoT-based surveillance. Their research extends to energy management solutions, social sciences through topics such as emotion recognition and robotics, while also contributing to the field of cybersecurity. The overall focus is on developing intelligent technologies for sustainable energy, enhanced human-computer interaction, and impactful educational innovations across various scientific disciplines.

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On Blockchain and IoT Integration Platforms: Current Implementation Challenges and Future Perspectives(2021)
Design and Implementation of a Cloud Based Decentralized Cryptocurrency Transaction Platform(2022)
An artificial intelligence‐based non‐intrusive load monitoring of energy consumption in an electrical energy system using a modified K‐Nearest Neighbour algorithm(2024)
An Implementation of an optimized dual-axis solar tracking algorithm for concentrating solar power plants deployment(2022)
Software-Defined Networks for Optical Networks Using Flexible Orchestration: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities(2022)
Flexible open network operating system architecture for implementing higher scalability using disaggregated software‐defined optical networking(2023)
Software-Defined Networks for Optical Networks using Flexible Orchestration : Advances, Challenges and Opportunities(2022)
A Detailed Review on The Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks in Software Defined Networks (SDNs) and Defense Strategies(2023)
Reinforcement Learning Review: Past Acts, Present Facts and Future Prospects(2024)
A Smart Image Processing-based System for Parking Space Vacancy Management(2018)
A Survey on Deep Learning Algorithms in Facial Emotion Detection and Recognition(2022)
A Survey on Deep Learning Algorithms in Facial Emotion Detection and Recognition(2022)
SwyftTapp: An NFC based attendance system using fingerprint authentication(2018)
A low-cost smart egg-incubator(2022)
Automatic Multiple Choice Examination Questions Marking and Grade Generator Software(2022)
Trotro Pass: Ghanaian Commercial Vehicle Passenger Accounting System(2019)
A Smart GSM-Based Home Electrical Appliances Remote Control System(2022)
digiRESCUE: A Smart Personal Emergency Rescue System(2022)
A Simple, Low-cost, Efficient and Smart Consumer Gas Leakage Detection System(2022)
Design and implementation of seat occupancy detection system(2019)
PRIVATE SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM(2021)
LEESOLA: A Locally Made Energy Efficient Solar Tracking System for Home Use(2024)
Design of a fully integrated VHF CP‐PLL frequency synthesizer with an all‐digital defect‐oriented built‐in self‐test(2022)
Design of a Fully Integrated VHF CP-PLL Frequency Synthesizer with an All-Digital Defect-Oriented Built-In Self-Test.(2022)
Lossy codecs for digital image signatures(2021)
Predictive AI Maintenance of Distribution Oil‐Immersed Transformer via Multimodal Data Fusion: A New Dynamic Multiscale Attention CNN‐LSTM Anomaly Detection Model for Industrial Energy Management(2025)
An Ad-Hoc Crime Reporting Information Management System(2023)
GhanaToll: Barrier-Free RFID Toll Collection and Management System for Ghana(2020)
Systematic design and prototyping of a <scp>low‐cost</scp> passive <scp>UHF‐RFID</scp> transponder(2023)
On the design and implementation of efficient antennas for high frequency‐radio frequency identification read/write devices(2021)
On the Design and Implementation of Efficient Antennas for HF RFID Readers(2020)
LATESS: Library Anti-Theft Electronic Surveillance System(2023)
A Web Based System for Easy and Secured Managing Process of University Accreditation Information(2022)
Biometric Course Attendance Monitor(2019)
Automatic Ceiling Fan Control Using Temperature and Room Occupancy(2022)
A Smart Vision Based Navigation Aid for the Visually Impaired(2019)
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMMON EDGE DETECTION OPERATORS IN DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING(2021)
A Supermarket Anti-Theft RFID Scanner : digiSCAN(2022)
A Supermarket Anti-Theft Scanner : digiSCAN(2022)
FPGA-Based Intelligent Traffic Controller with Remote Operation Mode(2020)
Autonomous Vehicle Density-based Traffic Control System(2018)
A 3-Bit 10-MSps Low Power CMOS Flash ADC(2018)
A Smart System to Ease Occurrence of Bedsores(2021)
Ultrasonic Sensor-Based Automated Water Dam Shutter(2020)
A Hidden Markov Model-Based Speech Recognition System Using Baum-Welch, Forward-Backward and Viterbi Algorithms(2023)
SMART VEHICLE IGNITION INTERLOCK: A CAR IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE FOR ALCOHOL IMPAIRED DRIVING(2022)
An alternative design and implementation of a solid state on-load tap changer(2021)
Design and Implementation of a Local Area Network Based Multimedia Messaging Application(2022)
Design and Implementation of A Patient-Doctor Monitoring System: A Review and A Telemedical Algorithmic Approach for Non-Invasive Post-Malaria-Diagnosis Monitoring(2018)
Drowsing Driver Alert System for Commercial Vehicles(2019)
WELCOMING THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY IN GHANA: CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS – A CASE STUDY(2021)
Intelligent Miniature Circuit Breaker(2021)
A Six-Port Measurement Approach for High Power Microwave Vector Network Analyzer(2021)
Passenger Destination System for Commercial Vehicles(2022)
A SIX-PORT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR HIGH POWER MICROWAVE VECTOR NETWORK ANALYSIS(2022)
Design and Prototyping of a Low-Cost High Frequency Antenna for Vicinity Coupling Devices(2022)
A Mathematical Modelling and Behaviour Simulation of a Smart Grid Cyber-Physical System(2024)
Disease Detection in Tropical Tomato Leaves via Machine Learning Models(2024)
MeDASH: An Effective Way to Check the Availability of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Proximity Using QR-codes(2024)
Automatic Impedance Double-Stub Tuner for High-Power S-Band Microwave Networks(2025)

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