IST-Africa 2026 Conference

25 - 29 May 2026

Programme

IST-Africa 2026 Agenda (Session Times based on UTC+1)

Updated: 2026-02-25 20:20:15

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Day 3: 27 May 2026

07:30

07:30	Session 12a: Cyber Security 1
	Cybersecurity preparedness in South African local governments KUDZAYI CHEGOVO, UNIVERSITY OF CAPETOWN, South Africa Cybersecurity Awareness in Public Schools: the Case of Western Cape Township RONALD CHIWARIRO, UNIVERSITY OF CAPETOWN, South Africa Unpacking the Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Insights from Employers, Graduates and Faculty Paula Musuva, USIU-Africa, Kenya A Framework for Cybersecurity Education and Certification in Africa, An OER-Enabled Postgraduate Framework Nonkululeko Ntshele, University of Pretoria, South Africa A Framework for Dynamic Cybersecurity Awareness (DCA) in Digital Economies Washington Omollo, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

09:10

	Coffee Break : Break

09:15

09:15	Session 13a: Cyber Security 2
	A Comprehensive Analysis of Identity Theft: Definitions, Types, and Impacts Cynthia Sthembile Ntshangase, CSIR, South Africa PHAST: A Multi-Context Framework for Hybrid Threat Intelligence and Automated Detection Systems Victor Obojo, CyberDome Nigeria, Nigeria Typing speed for continuous authentication on short messages Christopher Njaravani, University of Pretoria, South Africa Large scale actualisation of Post-Quantum Cryptography migration Giulio Di Clemente, Namirial S.p.A., Italy Operationalizing Digital Sovereignty: A Privacy-Preserving Protocol for Cross-Border Threat Intelligence in East Africa Steve Gamba, University of Nairobi, Kenya

10:55

	Coffee Break : Break

11:00

11:00	Session 14a: Cyber Security 3
	Machine Learning-Based Security Mechanisms for Threat Detection in Smart Manufacturing Siyabulela Dyakalashe, University of Fort Hare, South Africa Beyond Attendance: A Framework for Measuring Behavioural Change and Knowledge Retention in SMME Cybersecurity Awareness Training Ntomfuthi Ntshangase, CSIR, South Africa USE OF A BAYESIAN NETWORK TO ASSESS THE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS OF MOBILE BANKING TRANSACTIONS Anthony Luvanda, Alupe University College, Kenya A Zero-Trust Framework for Continuous Authentication of BYOD Michael Mathebula, North-West University, South Africa Aviation Cybersecurity Incident Response Challenges: A Review Faith Nombulelo Lekota, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

12:40

	Lunch : Lunch

13:20

13:20	Session 15a: Cyber Security 4
	Smart Channel Hopping Model for Mitigating Reactive Jamming Attacks in Internet of Things Networks Enos Letsoalo, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Framework to Detect and Mitigate Algorithmic Bias in URL Threat Detection Nomalanga Sihwa, University of Botswana, Botswana Hybrid ResNet50, Convolution Neural Network and Support Vector Machine for Face Recognition in Unconstrained Environment Samwel Muchina, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya RandX: Decentralizing the South African Rand through Blockchain Ndumiso Zondi, University of Pretoria, South Africa The Security Risks of Keyless Car Entry Systems: A Qualitative Study on South African Drivers Emil Reuben Murray, Independent Institute of Education, Emeris, Westville, South Africa

15:00

	Coffee Break : Break

15:05

15:05	Session 16a: eGovernment
	A Zero-Trust Architecture for Public Service Delivery: Securing Cross-Agency Data Sharing in Ghana's eGovernment Framework Forgor Lempogo, Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana Challenges of Early Dissemination of Warnings and Alerts about Extreme Natural Events in Mozambique Joaquim Malauene, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique Online Payments Methodologies that can Enhance the Current Fare Systems in Public Transportation Newton Ayodo, United States nternational University - Africa, Kenya Extraction and Classification of Financial Documents: State of the Art, Methodology and Perspectives SERI Fousseni, Université Nazi BONI (UNB), Burkina Faso

16:25

	End of Sessions

Disclaimer: This is the Advance Programme, which is subject to change. The Final Programme will be published in March, following receipt of all final papers.

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