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Emmanuel Harris
Department of Statistics and Actuarial SciencePhysical SciencesHealth SciencesSocial Sciences

Emmanuel Harris

32 Publications27 Research Themes15 Open Access
KNUST Profile
Research Overview & Focus

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.

Faculty Biography

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.

Key Research Themes (27)
Physical Sciences

3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications

Physical Sciences

Aquatic and Environmental Studies

Health Sciences

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Physical Sciences

Coastal and Marine Dynamics

Social Sciences

Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis

Physical Sciences

Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research

Physical Sciences

Environmental Science and Water Management

Physical Sciences

Forest ecology and management

Physical Sciences

Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory

Social Sciences

Global trade and economics

Social Sciences

Global trade, sustainability, and social impact

Social Sciences

Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity

Physical Sciences

Hydrological Forecasting Using AI

Physical Sciences

Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Physical Sciences

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Physical Sciences

Integrated Energy Systems Optimization

Physical Sciences

Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Health Sciences

Malaria Research and Control

Physical Sciences

Municipal Solid Waste Management

Health Sciences

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Physical Sciences

Online Learning and Analytics

Health Sciences

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Physical Sciences

Statistics Education and Methodologies

Social Sciences

Stock Market Forecasting Methods

Physical Sciences

Urban Heat Island Mitigation

Physical Sciences

Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Health Sciences

Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

Publications (32)

Optimizing renewable energy integration: statistical models for grid stability and economic viability

Open Access
2025Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationDOI: 10.20935/acadenergy7430

Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Predicting Academic Performance of Students in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs): A Systematic Review and Bibliographic Analysis

Open Access
2025Online Learning and AnalyticsDOI: 10.26437/ajar.v11i1.869

Analyzing the spatio-temporal pattern of urban growth and its influence on urban heat islands in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana

Open Access
2024Urban Heat Island MitigationDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02366

Use of RFID Tracer Pebbles in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

20243D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsDOI: 10.1680/cmsb.67042.0829

Using routine healthcare data to determine the factors associated with hospital length of stay for hypertensive inpatients in Ghana, 2012–2017

Open Access
2023Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066457

Impact of mining on vegetation cover: A case study of Prestea Huni-Valley municipality

Open Access
2022Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01387

The impact of land use and land cover changes on socioeconomic factors and livelihood in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of the Ashanti region, Ghana

Open Access
2021Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2021.100226

Water balance responses to land-use/land-cover changes in the Pra River Basin of Ghana, 1986–2025

2019Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.104129

Water Quality Changes Associated with Cassava Production: Case Study of White Volta Basin

Open Access
2016Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00149

Time Series Analysis of the Exchange Rate of the Ghanaian Cedi to the American Dollar

Open Access
2015Stock Market Forecasting MethodsDOI: 10.5539/jmr.v7n3p46

Statistical Software Packages (SSPs) Integration in Teaching and Learning of Statistics in Ghanaian Tertiary Institution

Open Access
2015Statistics Education and MethodologiesDOI: 10.9734/jsrr/2015/17470

Impact of Trade Policies on Wood Products Export in Ghana

Open Access
2015Forest ecology and management

Time Series Behavior of the Volume of Wood Products Export in Ghana

Open Access
2014Global trade and economicsDOI: 10.5539/ijsp.v3n4p12

Forecasting and Planning for Solid Waste Generation in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area of Ghana: An ARIMA Time Series Approach

Open Access
2013Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3348222

Forecasting Buruli ulcer Disease in Ashanti Region of Ghana Using Box-Jenkins Approach

Open Access
2013Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Sarima Time Series Model Application to Microwave Transmission of Yeji-Salaga (Ghana) Line-Of-Sight Link

2012Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis

Risk Factors In Malaria Mortality Among Children In Northern Ghana: A Case Study At The Tamale Teaching Hospital

Open Access
2012Malaria Research and ControlDOI: 10.18533/ijbsr.v2i5.225

Modeling annual Coffee production in Ghana using ARIMA time series Model

Open Access
2012Global trade, sustainability, and social impactDOI: 10.18533/ijbsr.v2i7.129

Modelling hydroenvironmental and health risk assessment parameters along the South Wales Coast

2004Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentDOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.05.010

Velocity predictions in compound channels with vegetated floodplains using genetic programming

2003Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesDOI: 10.1080/15715124.2003.9635198

Modelling cohesive sediment transport in the ribble estuary

2002Coastal and Marine Dynamics

Hydro-environmental modelling and management of river, estuarine and coastal waters

2002Aquatic and Environmental Studies

Modelling Hydro-environmental Processes In Riverine Systems

2001Environmental Science and Water ManagementDOI: 10.2495/rm010201

Environmental impact of combined sewer overflows and riverine inputs on urban water bodies

2001Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity

Modelling flow and water quality in estuarine and riverine waters: a dynamically linked 1-D and 2-D model approach

2001Hydrological Forecasting Using AI

Flood‐Plain Mapping of the River Leam and River Itchen

1999Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesDOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1999.tb01048.x

SNAandSNBAngles ina Population ofNubianSchoolchildren

1974Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

The NOL Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel

1971Winter Sports Injuries and PerformanceDOI: 10.2514/6.1971-253

NOL Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel. Report No. 1: Aerodynamic Design

1971Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity

VIBRATIONAL RELAXATION OF NITROGEN IN THE NOL HYPERSONIC TUNNEL NO. 4

1964Gas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryDOI: 10.21236/ad0601590

Pressure probes in free molecule flow

1961Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory

Pressure probes in free molecule flow

1959Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Total Publications32
Research Themes27
Open Access Papers15

Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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