Franco Osei-Wusu

Franco Osei-Wusu

  • Assist. Lecturer
  • FASME
  • Department of Information Technology Education
  • P. O. Box 1277, Kumasi
  • +233 54 916 4924
  • FASME
  • Department of Information Technology Education

Franco Osei-Wusu

  • Assist. Lecturer
  • FASME
  • Department of Information Technology Education
  • P. O. Box 1277, Kumasi
  • +233 54 916 4924

Franco Osei-Wusu is an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Kumasi. He possesses an MPhil. (Information Technology), and BSc. (Information Technology Education) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, and the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ghana respectively. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani, Ghana. As an academic research enthusiast, his main research areas are Computational Mathematics, Cybersecurity/Cryptography, Signal Processing, Network Automation, Programming/Algorithm Design, and Artificial Intelligence. He also has a keen interest in the pedagogical application of Information Technology tools.

Franco has over 6 years of teaching experience at the university level in some Ghanaian institutions, having served as a teaching assistant, graduate assistant, part-time lecturer, and now a full-time (assistant) lecturer.

Academic Qualifications

    • PhD. Computer Science (ongoing)
    • MPhil. Information Technology
    • B.Sc. (Hons.) Information Technology Education

Professional Affiliations/ Memberships

    • University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
    • Association of Past Executives and Coordinators (APEC), Ashanti

Teaching Interests

    • Cybersecurity Essentials/Fundamentals
    • Digital Media
    • Digital Forensics
    • Computer Architecture and Organization
    • Introduction to Database Management Systems
    • Embedded Systems
    • Discrete Mathematics
    • Numerical Methods and Computations
    • Current Trends in Computing
    • Computing for Mathematics
    • Project Management
    • Management Information Systems
    • Calculus & Linear Algebra
    • Engineering Mathematics

Research Interests and Supervision

    • Computational Mathematics
    • Cybersecurity/Cryptography
    • Signal Processing
    • Network Automation
    • Programming/Algorithm Design
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Information Technology Application in Pedagogy

Selected Publications

PEER-REVIEWED

    • Osei-Wusu, F., Sarfo, E. A., & Ahene, E. (2025). P2P-CKKS: enhancing homomorphic encryption efficiency via dynamic power-of-two vector padding. Journal of Electrical Systems and Information Technology, 12(1), 83.
    • Osei-Wusu, F., Asiedu, W., Yeboah, D., Kar, S., Muntaka, S. A., & Appiah, J. K. (2025). Leveraging Information Technology tools to create cost-effective alternatives: Using Google Sheets as a platform for competitive debate and public speaking tabulation. PLoS One, 20(9), e0332576.
    • Osei-Wusu, F., Yeboah, S. K., Tagbo, S. K., Bae, A. A., Appiah, O., & Oppong, D. (2025). Perspectives of Ghanaian stakeholders on the distinctions and overlaps between computer science and information technology in academia. Discover Education, 4(1), 1-19.
    • Antwi, M., Osei-Wusu, F., Asiedu, W., Barfi, M., Atuahene, W. A., & Muntaka, S. A. (2025). A quantum annealing-based approach for IP traceback in WSNs. Journal of Electrical Systems and Information Technology, 12(1), 85.
    • Osei-Wusu, F., Asiedu, W., Frimpong, K. A., Yeboah, D., Sarf, E. A., & Muntaka, S. A. (2025). Automating network programmability and backup on Cisco devices using Python and Netmiko Library: a case study of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital LAN. Journal of Computing Research and Innovation (JCRINN), 10(1), 227-242.
    • Muntaka, S. A., Muntaka, M. N., Osei-Wusu, F., & Adu-Boahen, N. (2021). An Integrated System Using Open source Nethserver OS; A Case Study of Kessben University College Local Area Network. Muntaka, S., Muntaka, M., Osei-Wusu, F., & Adu-Boahen, (2021), 427-439.

PREPRINTS UNDER REVIEW

    • Yeboah, D., Osei-Wusu, F., Asiedu, W., Asante, G., Antwi, E. S., Muntanka, S. A., … & Olowookere, G. (2025). A Framework for Intelligent Color Processing and Design Optimization in UI/UX Systems.
    • Osei-Wusu, F., Ahene, E., & Muntaka, S. A. (2024). An enhanced subsampling technique in compressive sensing using linear interpolation and random measurement matrix.
    • Osei-Wusu, F., Asante, G., Yeboah, D., Muntaka, S. A., Azameti, C. Y., Sarfo, E. A., & Adotey, A. (2025). Enhancing Practical Design Skills Using AI-Powered Graphic Design Platforms: A Pedagogical Framework for Beginner Learners.
    • Osei-Wusu, F., Boateng, F. O., Asiedu, W., Asante, G., Gordon, J. F., Owusu, R., & Bannor, A. G. (2025). A Pedagogical Framework to Enhance Students’ Perception of Mathematics Relevance in Information Technology Education.
    • Nimbe, P., Tagbo, S. K., Bae, A. A., Osei-Wusu, F., & Yeboah, S. K. (2025). An Integrated Framework for Prescriptive Analytics and Interactive Visualization to Optimize Financial fraud detection in High-Volume Digital Markets.

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