Professor John W. Odhiambo

Vice Chancellor of Strathmore University with effect from the 1st May 2003 & Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of

EDUCATION

¾ Bachelor of Science, ¾ Master of Science, University of Nairobi ¾ Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and Statistics, University of Nairobi

HONOURS & AWARDS

¾ In 1976, he was awarded the Shell Prize for best overall graduating student in the Faculty of Science at University of Nairobi. ¾ In 1984, he was awarded a Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship at London School of Economics in the United Kingdom.

OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

¾ In addition to his duties at Strathmore, Professor Odhiambo was Chairman of the Branch of the International Biometric Society for more than six years until 2004. ¾ He also served as Consultant Statistician to the Population Council. ¾ Consultant to the Rockefeller Foundation's Africa Regional Program. ¾

RESEARCH INTERESTS

¾ His continuing research concerns the potential and applicability of the Group Screening Method in the management of the AIDS crisis in Kenya and in Africa.

PUBLICATIONS

1. J.W. Odhiambo, K.A. Khogali and O.E. Olowofeso (2002): "Causality, Invertability and Selection of Autoregressive moving-average Models", submitted to Journal of Science and Technology, sultan Qaboos University, Oman. 2. K.A. Khogali and J.W. Odhiambo (2001): "Duality, Efficiency and Uniqueness of the Time Series Process Generating ARMA Models"; submitted to Quaderni di Statistica e Mathematica alle Science (Italy). 3. K.A. Khogali and J.W. Odhiambo (2001): "Duality and Relative Efficiency of the Time Series Process Generating a Unique Autoregressive Model", submitted to South African Statistical Journal. 4. K.A. Khogali, J.W. Odhiambo and J. Owino (2001): "On Smoothing Bio-Data Using a Classical Moving average Formula" submitted to Biometrics. 5. K.A. Khogali and J.W. Odhiambo (2001): "A Note on the Forward and Backward Time Series Processes Generating IMA(0,1,1) Models". Pre-print. 6. K.A. Khogali and J.W. Odhiambo (2001): "A Note on the Identification of Vector ARMA Models". Pre-print. 7. K.A. Khogali and J.W. Odhiambo (2000):, "Some Theorems on The White Noise Process Generating a Dual Time Series Models", Pre-print. 8. K.A. Khogali and J.W. Odhiambo (2000): "Recursion and Confounded Time Series Models", Pre-print. 9. K.A. Khogali and J.W. Odhiambo (2000): "Diagonestic Checking in Dynamic Economic Models", 28. Owino J. and Odhiambo J.W. (1999): On maintainable grade structures in an educational system, Pre-print submitted to J. Econometric. 10. K.A. Khogali and J.W. Odhiambo (1999): "The Efficiency of the White Noise Process Generating a unique Dual Moving-average Process" Nairobi Journal, Math. Pre-print. 11. Hassanali, J.; Odhiambo, J.W. pp. 175-177(3) Estimation of calendar age from eruption times of permanent teeth in Kenyan Africans and Asians H.G. Mwambi, J.W. Odhiambo and L. Duchateau (1997) "A multiple matrix model for R. appendiculatus in "In: Proceedings of the Fifth ScientificConference of the East, Central and Southern Africa Network of the International Biometric Society Mombasa, Kenya, 22-25 September 1997. L. Duchateau and H.G. Mwambi (eds). pp. 65-71.

12. Odhiambo, J. W. and Mwambi, H. G. The Role of Mathematical Modelling and Computing in Biomedical Research. In proceedings of a Career Improvement Workshop in Mathematics and Computer Science. Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi, 27 February - 4 March 2000 13. Akunda E.M.W., Odhiambo J W, (1987) Aprediction model for crop yield in mixed culture cropping system