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Emmanuel Harris

Statistics and Actuarial Science

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Emmanuel Harris is a Senior lecturer in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. He was awarded MSc in Statistics from Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA, and MSc in Financial Mathematics from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He also holds a BSc in Mathematics from KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.He teaches courses Statistics and Actuarial Science. His research areas include Time Series Analysis, Financial Modelling, Statistical Modelling, Environmental Modelling, and Machine Learning. He has many publications in referred international journals.

Research Summary

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The researcher conducts interdisciplinary research spanning environmental science, public health, and food safety. Their work encompasses water quality assessment, waste management, hydrological forecasting, climate change studies, medical conditions like malarials, urban heat island mitigation, and statistical methodologies. They employ innovative tools such as AI for hydrological modeling and machine learning algorithms for academic performance prediction to address complex issues in these fields.

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Water balance responses to land-use/land-cover changes in the Pra River Basin of Ghana, 1986–2025(2019)
Flood‐Plain Mapping of the River Leam and River Itchen(1999)
The impact of land use and land cover changes on socioeconomic factors and livelihood in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of the Ashanti region, Ghana(2021)
Impact of mining on vegetation cover: A case study of Prestea Huni-Valley municipality(2022)
Velocity predictions in compound channels with vegetated floodplains using genetic programming(2003)
Modelling hydroenvironmental and health risk assessment parameters along the South Wales Coast(2004)
Water Quality Changes Associated with Cassava Production: Case Study of White Volta Basin(2016)
Forecasting and Planning for Solid Waste Generation in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area of Ghana: An ARIMA Time Series Approach(2013)
Modeling annual Coffee production in Ghana using ARIMA time series Model(2012)
Sarima Time Series Model Application to Microwave Transmission of Yeji-Salaga (Ghana) Line-Of-Sight Link(2012)
Analyzing the spatio-temporal pattern of urban growth and its influence on urban heat islands in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana(2024)
Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Predicting Academic Performance of Students in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs): A Systematic Review and Bibliographic Analysis(2025)
Optimizing renewable energy integration: statistical models for grid stability and economic viability(2025)
Risk Factors In Malaria Mortality Among Children In Northern Ghana: A Case Study At The Tamale Teaching Hospital(2012)
Time Series Behavior of the Volume of Wood Products Export in Ghana(2014)
Time Series Analysis of the Exchange Rate of the Ghanaian Cedi to the American Dollar(2015)
Impact of Trade Policies on Wood Products Export in Ghana(2015)
Forecasting Buruli ulcer Disease in Ashanti Region of Ghana Using Box-Jenkins Approach(2013)
The NOL Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel(1971)
Pressure probes in free molecule flow(1961)
VIBRATIONAL RELAXATION OF NITROGEN IN THE NOL HYPERSONIC TUNNEL NO. 4(1964)
Modelling flow and water quality in estuarine and riverine waters: a dynamically linked 1-D and 2-D model approach(2001)
Pressure probes in free molecule flow(1959)
NOL Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel. Report No. 1: Aerodynamic Design(1971)
Environmental impact of combined sewer overflows and riverine inputs on urban water bodies(2001)
Modelling Hydro-environmental Processes In Riverine Systems(2001)
Hydro-environmental modelling and management of river, estuarine and coastal waters(2002)
Modelling cohesive sediment transport in the ribble estuary(2002)
SNAandSNBAngles ina Population ofNubianSchoolchildren(1974)
Statistical Software Packages (SSPs) Integration in Teaching and Learning of Statistics in Ghanaian Tertiary Institution(2015)
Using routine healthcare data to determine the factors associated with hospital length of stay for hypertensive inpatients in Ghana, 2012–2017(2023)
Use of RFID Tracer Pebbles in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management(2024)

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