Dr. Nakato Sarah
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Mathematics
- snakato@kab.ac.ug | snakato18@yahoo.com
- +256776354054, +256750475519
- Ph.D. Math (TU Graz); MSc. Math (Mak); BSc. Ed. (KYU)
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Dr. Nakato Sarah is a pure mathematics lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science. Before the lectureship, she worked for two years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Analysis and Number Theory, Graz University of Technology, Austria. She completed her Ph.D. studies at the same University in 2020, supervised by Prof. Sophie Frisch and Dr. Roswitha Rissner.
She is passionate about teaching and research; her research interests lie in commutative algebra, factorization theory, integer-valued polynomials, and cryptography. She is a co-founder and current convenor of African Women in Algebra, an association that brings together African women working in algebra and its applications.
She has been active in several African mathematics initiatives; for instance, she was the convenor of the Inaugural African Women in Algebra Workshop held at Kabale University in July 2024. She was also the group leader/lecturer for the Algebra group at the Women in Sage – Burundi workshop – September 2024 and the Women in Sage – Uganda workshop – September 2023, and a trainer at the Training School in Algebraic Geometry and Arithmetic at the University of Rwanda in August 2024. She also participated in the Eastern Africa Algebra Research Group workshops, the African mathematics seminar, and the Abram Gannibal Project, a collaborative research project in applied algebra and geometry in Africa.
She is also enthusiastic about giving back to the mathematics community; for instance, she runs Facebook groups for mathematics job announcements and stipends: Mathematics scholarships and Mathematics Scholarships II.
Her non-academic life is a life of service in any way God guides her; she desires to see people care for one another. She also runs the Facebook group Christ-like living to encourage others in their life’s journey.
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Natural Sciences (Mathematics) – Graz University of Technology, Austria
Master of Science in Mathematics – Makerere University, Uganda
Bachelor of Science with Education (Mathematics major) – Kyambogo University, Uganda
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