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Biography: Wegene Demisie Jima

Wegene Demisie Jima is a Robotics Engineer at the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute (AII). In 2025, he began his Ph.D. studies in Management Science and Engineering at Zhengzhou University, China, with a research focus on Technology and Innovation Management. His doctoral studies are supported by a prestigious scholarship from the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and are expected to be completed in 2029.

Wegene holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Bahir Dar University (Ethiopia) and an M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur (India). Throughout his academic and professional journey, he has remained deeply committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologies and promoting responsible innovation to drive sustainable development and industrial transformation in emerging economies.

His research interests are interdisciplinary and forward-thinking, spanning:

  • Smart materials and intelligent systems for emerging technologies
  • AI ethics and algorithmic bias
  • Innovation and emerging technologies in developing nations
  • Advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0
  • Technology assessment and foresight
  • Technology entrepreneurship in developing nations

Personal Details

  • Name: Wegene Demisie Jima
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  • Telephone: +86 166 9216 5244
  • Address: Zhengzhou University, China
  • Citizenship: Ethiopian

Professional Experience

  • Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute
    Robotics Engineer
    (Jan 2022 – Aug 2025)
  • Technology and Innovation Institute
    Director, Technology Infrastructure Development and Service Directorate
    (Sept 2019 – Dec 2021)
  • Leather Industry Development Institute
    Researcher
    (Apr 2011 – Aug 2019)

Publications

  1. Wegene Demisie Jima and Palanisamy Thanikaivelan, Conducting Leathers for Smart Product Applications, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., VOL, 53 (47), 2014
  2. Wegene Jima Demisie, Thanikaivelan Palanisamy, Krishnaraj Kaliappa, Phebe Kavati, Chandrasekaran Bangaru, Concurrent genesis of color and electrical conductivity in leathers through in-situ polymerization of aniline for smart product applications, Polym. Adv. Technol., VOL,26, 2015
  3. Wegene Demisie Jima, Tewodros Kassa Dada and Palanisamy Thanikaivelan,Cool garment leathers for hot environment, J. Therm. Anal. Calorim., 2019
  4. Wegene Demisie Jima and Palanisamy Thanikaivelan, Synergy of Organic Nanoclay and Inorganic Phosphates for Fire Retardant Leather Applications, JALCA, VOL 113, 2018
  5. Elala Teka Genet, Wegene Demisie Jima, Gebrekidan Asfaha Gebrehiwota and Palanisamy Thanikaivelan, Ethiopian Ankelba: An Attempt to Modernize the Cultural Leather Artifact, JALCA, VOL. 115, 2020
  6. Wegene Demisie Jima, Tarekegn, T.A. & Debelee, T.G. State of artificial intelligence eco-system in Ethiopia. AI Ethics (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-024-00436-3
  7. Wegene Demisie Jima, et al. Tsetse Fly Detection and Sex Classification Model Enrichment Employing YOLOv8 and YOLO11 Architecture." Applied AI Letters 6.3 (2025): e70004.

Conferences Attended

1.     Wegene Demisie Jima, Thanikaivelan Palanisamy, Krishnaraj Kaliappa, Phebe Kavati, Chandrasekaran Bangaru, In-situ polymerization of aniline for spontaneous colouration and electrical conductivity in leathers, Asian International Conference on Leather Science and Technology, Okayama, Japan, November 23-26, 2014.

2.     Wegene Wemisie Jima, Arumugam Mahamani, P. Thanikaivelan and fire retaradant leather for fire safety application, XXXIV IULTCS Congress on Science and Technology for Sustainability of Leather, Chennai, India, Feb 5-8, 2017.

3.     Wegene Wemisie Jima, Conductive leather for smart product application, 6th Freiberg Leather Days, Oisterwijk (NL), Netherlands, June 21-22, 2017

4.     Wegene Demisie Jima, Ethiopian Ankelba: An attempt to modernize the cultural leather artifact, African young graduate and scholars(AYGS), Gaborone, Botswana, March 5-6, 2020

5.     Wegene Demisie Jima, Genet Teka Elala,Assessing thermal comfort of Ethiopian commercial garment leathers, lining materials, and their combination,10th International Conference in Cotton, Textile, and Apparel Value Chain in Africa (CTA-2022), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, May 20-21/ 2022.

Bootcamp and lecture

1. Wegene Demisie Jima, UNESCO Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, Cairo, Egypt from January 29th to February 2nd, 2023

2. Wegene Demisie Jima, Kaizen in Ethiopian Industries: The Case of an Ethiopian Leather and Leather Product Manufacturing Company, AFRASO
Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany, June 24-25, 2017

Recognition and acknowledgement certificate:

1.     Leather Industry Development Institute:  Recognition letter for high achievement 

2.     Lyu Shoutao Factory plc: Recognition letter for the impact of research output technology transfer 

Research results related to the doctoral degree program at the School of Management of Zhengzhou University starting in September 2025：

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