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6th EAI International Conference on Advancements of Science and Technology- ICAST

2018: October 5-7, 2018 Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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Welcome Message

Dear ICAST-2018 Participants,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is a great honor and pleasure to welcome you to the 6th

International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology held in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

This conference is a sequel to several other similar Conferences held every year since 2012. Over

the past five conferences, ICAST participants came from 10 Universities all over Ethiopia,

Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Water, Irrigation, and Electricity, GIZ,

Ministry of Mines, and Bahir Dar Agricultural Mechanization, and Food Science Research Center.

There were also many international participants from USA, Taiwan, South Africa, and Canada to

deliver plenary and oral presentations. All past conferences were well attended with great success.

The objective of this conference is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, as well as

industrial professionals of Ethiopia and participants from Africa and all over the world to present

and discuss their research result, innovative works and development activities in Science and

Technology.

The conference will include keynote/plenary speakers, oral presentation within different parallel

sessions and posters to allow attendants to present their scientific results on different thematic

areas of science and technology. We hope that many young engineers and scientists will take the

opportunity to participate in this event and have scientific discussions with some of the leading

scientist in science and technology.

The City of Bahir Dar, one of the leading tourist destinations in Ethiopia, with a variety of

attractions in the nearby Lake Tana and Blue Nile River, will make your participation in ICAST-

2018 a memorable event.

Welcome in Bahir Dar in October 2018!

Seifu Tilahun (PhD) Kibret Mequanint (PhD)

Conference Chair Technical Program Chair

BiT, Bahir Dar University The University of Western Ontario



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Opening Keynote Speakers

Prof. Mammo Muchie

DST-NRF SARChI Chair in Innovation Studies

Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Brief Biography: Professor Mammo Muchie received his undergraduate degree from Columbia

University, USA and his DPhil from the University of Sussex, UK. He is currently a DST-NRF research

chair in Innovation Studies at the Faculty of Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology

and an “A” rated research Professor in South Africa. He is a fellow of the South African Academy of

Sciences, the African Academy of Sciences and the African Science Institute. Prof. Muchie has widely

published in the areas of international political economy, development economics of innovation and the

making of African systems of innovation and new technologies and development. Since 1985, he has

produced over 400 publications, including books, chapters in books, and articles in internationally

accredited journals and entries in institutional publications.

Prof. Chiuhsiang Joe Lin

Department of Industrial Management,

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

Title: User experience design and its role in innovation

Brief Biography: Dr. Chiuhsiang Joe Lin is Professor in Department of Industrial Management, National

Taiwan University of Science and Technology. His research interests are in the areas of ergonomics, safety

and health, biomechanics, human machine interface, and hi-tech product user interface design. In

particular, he has conducted research and published in major journals in human motion analysis and

simulation, musculoskeletal disorders and low back pain prevention with manual materials handling

control, design of computer workplace, design of human computer interface, usability and user experience

design, virtual reality interactions. He was President of Ergonomics Society of Taiwan in 2009 and 2010,

Secretary General of Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers, Secretary General of Chinese Association

of Ergonomics Societies, and council member of International Ergonomics Association. Professor Lin has

published over 110 research journal articles. He has advised more than 100 graduate students at PhD and

Master levels. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1995 and

M.S. from the Pennsylvania State University at University Park in 1991.

Prof. Zhiyan Pan

Dept. of Environmental Engineering

Zhejiang University of Technology, China

Brief Biography: Zhiyan Pan is a Professor and Director of Institute of Environmental Chemical

Engineering, School of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.

His research is interest is in the areas of supercritical fluids technology and its application, solid wastes

treatment and resource recovery, and wastewater treatment. Prof. Pan holds a PhD in Environmental

Engineering, Zhejiang University.



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Prof. Yunghsiang S. Han

Distinguished Professor

School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization

Dongguan University of Technology, China

Title: Novel FFT over Binary Finite Fields and Its Application to Reed-Solomon Erasure Codes

Brief Biography: Prof. Han is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering &

Intelligentization at Dongguan University of Technology, China. Prior to that, he held academic

appointments at the National Chi Nan University, and National Taipei University, and National Taiwan

University of Science and Technology Taiwan. Dr. Han's research interests are in error-control coding,

wireless networks, and security. Dr. Han has conducting state-of-the-art research in the area of decoding

error-correcting codes for more than twenty years. He has published several highly cited works on wireless

sensor networks such as random key pre-distribution schemes. One of his publications has been cited more

than 2000 times. He also serves as the editors of several international journals. Dr. Han was the winner of

the Syracuse University Doctoral Prize in 1994 and a Fellow of IEEE. One of his papers won the prestigious

2013 ACM CCS Test-of-Time Award in cybersecurity to recognize its significant impact on the security

area over ten years. Prof. Han received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the National

Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, and Ph.D. from the School of Computer and Information Science, Syracuse

University.

Session Keynote Speakers

Prof. Muluneh Yitayew

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

University of Arizona

Dr. Yilma Seleshi

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

AAiT, Addis Ababa University

Dr. Shimelis Emire

School of Chemical and Bio Engineering

AAiT, Addis Ababa University



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Schedule

General Program Outline

08:30-10:10 10:10-

10:40

10:40-12:00 12:00-14:00 14:00-17:30

18:00-

21:00

Friday

October

5, 2018

Registration

Opening

[Non-Technical] and

Plenary/keynote

Saturday,

October

6, 2018

Parallel

Technical

sessions

Coffee

break

Parallel technical

sessions

Lunch break

Parallel technical

sessions

Conference

dinner

Sunday

October

7, 2018

Closing

Session

Networking tour for international delegates with BiT researchers/leaders

Opening Technical and Non-Technical Program

Friday October 5, 2018 (14:00-18:20)

Session Chair: Kibret Mequanint

Time Opening Technical and Non-technical Program

14:00 -14:30 Welcome Comments

Seifu Tilahun (Conference General Chair)

Kibret Mequanint (Conference Technical Program Chair)

Representatives from BiT and Bahir Dar University

14:30 -15:20

Opening Key Speaker 1: “User experience design and its role in innovation”

Joe Lin, Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and

Technology.

15:20-16:10 Opening Keynote Speaker 2: “Water pollution control measures” Zhiyan Pan, Department of

Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology

16:10 – 16:40 Coffee Break

16:40 -17:30

Opening Keynote Speaker 3: “Novel FFT over Binary Finite Fields and Its Application to

Reed-Solomon Erasure Codes” Yunghsiang S. Han, Dongguan University of Technology,

China

17:30-17:45

General Q&A



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Parallel Sessions – Sessions 1-4

Saturday October 6, 2018

Time: 8:30 -17:30

Time Session 1: Food Processing, Sustainability and Materials

Session Chair: Kibret Mequanint/Nigus Habtu/Solomon Workneh

8:30-9:00 Session Keynote Speaker: “Development of Agro-based Industries for

Reaching Millions in Ethiopia” Shimelis Emire, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

9:10-9:30

277722. Performance Comparisons of Solar Mixed and Indirect Dryers for Maize Grain

drying.

Aynadis Molla1, Sajid Alavi2, Bhadriraju Subramanyam2, Solomon Workinehi1, Nigus Gabbiye1 1Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 2Kansas State University,

USA

9:30- 9:50

277968. Evaluation of Processing Conditions for Lentil and Corn Blend Extrudates.

Tadesse Fenta1 and Yogesh Kumar2 ; 1Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar

Institute of Technology, 2School of Chemical and Bioengineering, Addis Ababa University,

Ethiopia.

9:50-10:10

277979. Kinetic Modeling and Gas Composition analysis during Sawdust Pyrolysis.

Tesfaye Alamirew and Solomon. W. Fanta. Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir

Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Ethiopia.


10:40-11:00

276928. Effect of Biochar Application Rate, Production (Pyrolysis) Temperature and

Feedstock Type (Rice Husk/Maize Straw) on Amendment of Clay Acidic Soil.

Brook Teferra and Nebiyeleu Gessese. Environmental Engineering Division, School of

Chemical and Bio Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University,

Ethiopia

11:00-11:20

276452. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Na-P1-Zeolite from Pumice to enhance Moisture

Content and Water Retention Capacity of Sandy Soil. Yonas Desta1, Nigus Gabbiye2, Agegnehu Alemu2 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Kombolcha Institute of Technology. 2 Faculty of

Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University,

Ethiopia.

11:20-12:40

276961. Physico-Chemical Characterizations of Ethiopian Kaolin for Industrial

Applications: Case Study WDP Propoxur Formulations.

Tadele Assefa Aragaw and Feleke Kuraz. Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir

Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Ethiopia.

11:40-12:00 277940. Design and Development of Household Gasifier Cooking Stoves: Natural versus

Forced Draft.

Eshetu Getahun1, Dawit Tesema2 , Nigus Gabbiye1 1Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, 2 Ethiopian Textile and Fashion

Design Institute, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30-14:20 Opening Keynote Speaker 4: Mammo Muchie, ST-NRF SARChI Chair in Innovation Studies, Tshwane University of

Technology, South Africa

14:20- 14:40

277163. Design, Construction and Testing of Hybrid Solar-Biomass Cook Stove.

Bisrat Yilma1 and Abdulkadir Aman2 , 1 Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. 2School of Mechanical &

Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

14:40-15:00 277502. Test and Characterization of Tensile Strength of Ethiopian Bamboos

Fentahun Ayu Muche and Yonas Mitiku Degu

Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar

University, Ethiopia.

15:00-15:20 277453. Testing the Bending Strength of Solid Bamboo and Hollow Bamboo Particleboard

Melak Misganew and Nehemiah Peddinti. Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.



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15:20-15:40 277460 Analysis of flexural strength of hybrid composite (jute/sisal hybrid polyester

composite).

Yesheneh Jejaw Mamo and Ramesh Babu Subramanian, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial

Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

15:40-16:00 277282 Investigations of the Influence of Fiber Orientation on Strength Properties of

Agrostone Composites.

Ephrem Zeleke, Mulugeta Eshetu, Taye Meheretu, Mehiret Betemariam, Samuel Melkamu.

Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir

Dar University, Ethiopia.

16:00-16:20 Questions and Discussions

16:20-17:30 Networking/Refreshment Break & Poster Session



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Time Session 2: Water Resource Development for the Shared Vision in Blue Nile Basin

Session Chairs: Abebech Abera, Fasikaw Atanaw and Mengiste Abate

8:30-9:00 Session Keynote Speaker: ”Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in

Ethiopia” Muluneh Yitayew, University of Arizona

9:10-9:30

277726 Development and Evaluation of Rainfall Disaggregation Model in the Awash

River Basin, Ethiopia

Tsegamlak D. Beyene1 , Mamamu A. Moges1, Seifu A. Tilahun1

1School of Hydraulic and Water Resource Engineering, College of Engineering and

Technology, Dilla University, 2Faculty of Civil and Water Resource Engineering, Bahir Dar

Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

9:30-9:50

275973. Rainfall-Runoff Process and Groundwater Recharge in the Upper Blue Nile

Basin: The Case of Dangishta Watershed

Abdu Yimer Yimam1 , Seifu Admasu Tilahun1 , Prossie Nakawuka2 , Petra Schmitter2 1Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar,

Ethiopia, 2 International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

9:50- 10:10

278080. Predicting Runoff, Sediment and Management Scenarios for Reducing Soil

Erosion in Data Scarce Regions, Blue Nile basin

Berhanu M. Mekuria1 and Mamaru A. Moges2 1Amhara Design Supervision Works Enterprise, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. 2Faculty of Civil and

Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University,

Ethiopia

10:10 – 10:40 Refreshment Break

10:40-11:00

277152. Morphological Changes in the Lower Reach of Megech River, Lake Tana Basin,

Ethiopia

Getachew Asmare1 and Mengiste Abate2 1Amhara Design & Supervision Works Enterprise, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. 2Faculty of Civil and

Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Ethiopia.

11:00-11:20

277479. Spatial analysis of groundwater potential using GIS based multi criteria decision

analysis method in Lake Tana basin, Ethiopia

Agumase T. Kindie 1, 2, Temesegen Enku2 , Mamaru A. Moges2 , Berhanu S.Geremew1,2

Haimanot B. Atinkut3 1Gondar Institute of Technology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2 Faculty of Civil and Water

Resource Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 3Colleges of Agriculture and Rural Transformation, University of Gondar

11:20-11:40

277999. Evaluation of shallow groundwater nutrient contamination in agricultural

intensifying area of Lake Tana basin, Ethiopian

Feleke K. Sishu1, Petra Schmitter2 , Adugnaw T. Akale1 , Nigus G.Habtu3 , Seifu A.Tilahun1,

Tammo S. Steenhuis4 1Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir

Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 2 International Water Management Institute, Yangon,

Myanmar, 3Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology,

Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 4Departments of Biological and Environmental

Engineering, Cornell University, USA

11:40-12:00

277952. Effects of soil and water conservation practices on runoff, soil and nutrient losses

in Alekt Wenz watershed Northwestern Ethiopian highland.

Simir Birihan Atanaw1, 2, Seifu Admassu Tilahun2 , Anwar Assefa Adem2, 3, Wolde Mekuria

Bori4 1Department of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering, Institute of Technology,

University of Gondar, 2School of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar

University, 3Department of Natural Resource Management, Bahir Dar University, 4International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.




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14:20- 14:40

Session Keynote Speaker: “A Stated Preference Modelling Approach for Eastern Nile Water

Resources Management in Case of Conflicting Interests” Yilma Seleshi, Addis Ababa Institute

of Technology

14:40-15:00 277221. Impacts of Runoff and Soil Erosion to Nutrient Loss in the Chenetale

Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia.

Alemsha G. Bogale1 , Seifu A. Tilahun1 , Dessalew W. Aynalem1 , Anwar A. Adem1, 2, Wolde

Mekuria3 1Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar,

Ethiopia, 2Department of Natural Resource Management, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar,

Ethiopia, 3International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

15:00-15:20 277732 The Role of Natural and Enhanced Ecosystem in Purifying Municipal

Wastewater in Bahir Dar Metropolitan City

Fitfety Melese1, Ayalew Wondie2, Nigus Gabye1 1Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, and 2Department of Biology, Bahir Dar

University, Ethiopia

15:20-15:40 278084. Phytoremediation potential of Free Floating Plant Species for Chromium

Wastewater: The Case of Duckweed, Water hyacinth, and Water lilies.

Samuel Gemda1 , Nigus Gabbiye 2 , Agegnehu Alemu3 1School of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Kombolcha Institute of Technology, Wollo

University, 2Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology,

Bahir Dar University, 3Department of Chemistry, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

15:40-16:00 277939. SMS Based Agricultural Information System for Rural Farmers.

Alemu Kumilachew Tegegnie, Tekeste Demessie, and Tamir anteneh; Faculty of Computing

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University





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Time Session 3: Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Session Chairs: A Pushparaghavan/ Gebiyew

8:30-9:00 Session Keynote Speaker: TBA

9:10-9:30

277560. Efficient FPGA Implementation of an Integrated Bilateral Key Confirmation Scheme

for Pair-Wise Key-establishment and Authenticated Encryption

Abiy Tadesse, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia

9:30-9:50 277514. Evolutionary based Clustering Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

Melaku Tamene1, Kuda Nageswara2 and Ravuri Daniel3 1Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Wollo University, Ethiopia 2Department of Computer Science & Systems Engineering, Andhra University, India 3Department of Computer Science, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia

9:50- 10:10

277737. Evolving 3D Facial Expressions using Interactive Genetic Algorithms.

Meareg Hailemariam and Ben Goertzel, Hanson Robotics, Addis Ababa Ethiopia


10:40-11:00

277341. Wind Energy Conversion System Model Identification and Validation

Endalew Ayenew1, Mulugeta Debebe2, Beza Neqatibeb3 and Venkata L.4 1,2,3College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and

Technology University, Ethiopia; 4School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Adama Science

and Technology University, Ethiopia

11:00-11:20

277342. Modeling of Induction Heating Inverter using System Identification

Mulugeta Debebe1, Endalew Ayenew2, Beza Neqatibeb3 and Venkata L.4 1,2,3College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and

Technology University, Ethiopia; 4School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Adama Science

and Technology University, Ethiopia

11:20-11:40

277396. Millimeter Wave Communications for 5G Cellular Systems: Literature Survey.

Workineh Gebeye Abera and Yihenew Wondie Marye, School of Electrical and Computer

Engineering, Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa, University

11:40-12:00

277400. Spectrum Sensing Using Adaptive Threshold-based Energy Detection for LTE

Systems

Hiwot Birhanu1, Yihenew Wondie2, and Fikreselam Gared3 1, 3Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, 2 School of

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, AAU, Ethiopia




14:20- 14:40

277218. Multi-Font Amharic Character Image Recognition: Deep Learning Techniques.

Birhanu Hailu1 , Gebeyehu Belay1 Tewodros Amberbir2 and Didier Stricker2 1 Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2DFKI, Kaiserslautern, Germany.

14:40-15:00 277473. PSNR and Robustness comparison between DCT and SVD based Digital Image

Watermarking against Different Noise and Attacks

Tarun Rathi1, Marut Dev Sharma1, Rahul Saraswat2 1Maddawalabu University Ethiopia, 2Anand Engineering College India

15:00-15:20 277476. Optimized Secure Scan Flip Flop to Thwart Side Channel Attack in Crypto-Chip S. Saravanan1, Mikias Hailu1, G. Mohammed Gouse1, M. Lavanya2, R. Vijaysai2 1 College of Engineering, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia, 2 School of Computing, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India

15:20-15:40 277478. Comparative Study of Modulation Techniques for 5G Networks

Getachew Hagos Geleta1 ; Dereje Mechal Molla1 and Dr. Kinde Anlay2 1Institute of Technology, Hawassa University, Ethiopia 2 Institute of Technology, Jimma University, Ethiopia

15:40-16:00 -





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Time Session 4: Product Design, Simulation and System Optimization

Session Chairs: Bimrew Tamrat, Assefa Asmare, Sisay Geremew and Jeyaraju Jayaprakash

8:30-9:00 Session Keynote Speaker: TBA

9:10-9:30

277475. Evaluation of Workplace Environmental Ergonomics and Method Development for

Manufacturing Industries Tomas C. Kassaneh , Ahmed A. Tadesse, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Bahir

Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University

9:30- 9:50

277984. Comparative Analysis of Analytical and Discrete-Event Simulation Models of

Assembly Line Systems: Case Study Tana Communication PLC. Melkamu Ambelu Biazen1 ,Sisay Geremew Gebeyehu2, Jeyaraju Jayaprakash2 and Ephrem Gidey

Berh3. 1Dire Dawa Institute of Technology, Dire Dawa University, Ethiopia 2Faculty of Mechanical

and Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 3College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and Technology

University, Ethiopia

9:50-10:10 278045. Review on Dynamic Stall Control in Airfoils. Abraham Adera Bezabih and Siva

Ramakrishnan, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of

Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

10:10 – 10:40 Refreshment Break

10:40-11:00

277719. Machine Repair Problem with Preventive Maintenance and multi Criteria

Prioritization of Machines.

Ahmed Abide, Jeyaraju Jayaprakash, Bereket Haile, Sisay Geremew. Faculty of Mechanical and

Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

11:00-11:20

277736. Design, Fabrication and Testing of Animal Drawn Multiple Moldboard Plough. Abebe Firew Guadie1 , Yonas Mitiku Degu2, 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technology

College, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia, 2Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,


11:20-11:40

277590. Inbound Multi-Echelon Inventory Supply Network Model in Ethiopian Leather

Industry: A Simulation Study.

Robel Negussie and Jeyaraju Jayaprakash, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,


11:40-12:00 277969. Optimization of Green Logistic Distribution Routing Problem with Multi Depot using

Improved Simulated Annealing. Teshome Bekele, Jeyaraju Jayaprakash, Bereket Haile, Sisay Geremew. Faculty of Mechanical and

Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia




14:20- 14:40

277946. Enhancement of Cooling Performance of Conventional fluid using Nanoparticles

Parthasarathy Saravanan1 , Raja Kathiravan2, Muluwork Kashay2 , Million Asfaw2 1Periyar Maniammai University, India, 2 Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Bahir

Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

14:40-15:00 278063. Development of Low cost Gemstone Polishing cum Cutting Machine. Fetene Teshome and Kishor Purushottamrao Kolhe, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial

Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

15:00-15:20 276899. Failure mode analysis of automotive final drive gears Rajesh Murukesan and Teshome Dengiso Megiso, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

15:20-15:40 277325. Parameters Optimization on Surface Roughness Improvement on Optical Glass

Using Air Driving Abrasive Fluid Jet Polishing.

Fang-Jung Shiou1 and Assefa Asmare Tsegaw2 1National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2Faculty of Mechanical and

Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

15:40-16:00 278068. Application of Lean Tools for Reduction of Manufacturing Lead Time. Star Abrham and Sisay Geremew, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar

Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.



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16:00-16:20 277349. Parameters Optimization on Surface Roughness Improvement of Zerodur®. Fang-Jung Shiou1 and Assefa Asmare Tsegaw2 1National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2Faculty of Mechanical and

Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.




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Poster session (October 6, 2018; 16:20-17:30) – (8 papers)

277485. Modeling and Control of Electro- Hydraulic Actuator.

Beza Nekatibeb1, Venkata L. N. K.2 , Mulugeta Debebe1, and Endalew Ayenew1. 1College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa,

Ethiopia 2School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia

277470. A Comparative Analysis of Watermarked and Watermark Images using DCT and SVD based Digital

Multiple Image Watermarking.

Tarun Rathi1, Marut Dev Sharma1, Mesfin Jariso1, Rahul Saraswat2

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Maddawalabu University, Ethiopia, 2 Department of

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Anand Engineering College, India

277563. Computer vision based technique for detecting and classifying the disease using Artificial Neural

Network in color images.

S. Abisha1, T. Jayasree2, X. Felix Joseph3 1 Rajas International Institute of Technology, India. 2 Government College of Engineering Tirunelveli, India 3 Bule Hora University, Bule Hora, Ethiopia.

277524. Cascaded hybrid device multilevel converters for wind mill applications P. Palanivel1, R.Selvarasu1, B.Barani Sundaram2, Kena Likassa1, and Hinsermu Alemayehu1 1Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia 2Defense Engineering College, Bishoftu, Ethiopia

277712. Design and Analysis of Low-Transition Address Generator

S. Saravanan1, Mikias Hailu1, G. Mohammed Gouse1, M. Lavanya2, R. Vijaysai2 1Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Debre Berhan University,

Ethiopia; 2School of Computing, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India.

277477. Adaptive Cloudlet Scheduling Algorithm Using Three Phase Optimization Technique

M. Lavanya1, B. Santhi1, S. Saravanan2

1School of Computing, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India 2College of Engineering, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

277978. CSN 12050 Carbon Steel Mechanical Property Enhancement using Thermal treatment to Optimize

Product Sustainability

Melesse Workneh Wakjira1, Holm Altenbach2 and Perumalla Janaki Ramulu3 1Research scholar under sandwich program student at Otto-Von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg,

Germany and Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia. 2Otto-Von-Guericke- Universität Magdeburg, Germany

3School of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University,

Adama, Ethiopia.

277498. Simulation study of inventory performance improvement in consumer products trade business unit

using system dynamic approach Maseresha Agumas1, Jeyaraju Jayaprakash2, Melkamu M. Teshome2 1Operation supervisor at ETBC Consumer Products Trading Business Unit (AlleBjmela ), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 2Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology,

Bahir Dar University.

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