Staff Profile

Qualifications:  

• BSc (Hons) Mathematics (Midlands State University, 2015),
• Postgraduate Diploma in Tertiary Education (Midlands State University, 2024),
• MSc Statistics (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2020),
• PhD Statistics  (BIUST 2023)

Courses Taught: Probability Theory, Statistical Inference, Research methods in Epidemiology, Time Series Analysis, Introduction to Machine Learning, Statistical Computing (R, Python, STATA, SPSS), Survival Analysis, Statistical Inference.
Software: Python, R, STATA, SPSS

Research Interests     

• Distribution Theory
• Probability
• Mathematical and Applied Statistics,
• Actuarial Statistics
• Machine learning and Data science Applications.

Published Papers:

• Sengweni, W., Oluyede, B., & Makubate, B. (2021). The Exponentiated Half-Logistic Odd Lindley-G Family of Distributions with Applications. J. Nonlinear Sci. Appl, 14(2021), 287-309.
• Sengweni, W., & Oluyede, B. (2021, April). The Exponentiated Half-Logistic-Weibull Topp-Leone-G Family of Distributions. In Southern Georgia Mathematics International Conference (pp. 299-321). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
• Sengweni, W., Oluyede, B., & Makubate, B. (2021). A New Weibull Generalized-G Family of Distributions with Applications. Eurasian Bulletin of Mathematics (ISSN: 2687-5632).
• Warahena-Liyanage, G., Oluyede, B., Moakofi, T., & Sengweni, W. (2023). The New Exponentiated Half Logistic-Harris-G Family of Distributions with Actuarial Measures And Applications. Stats, 6(3), 773-801.
• Sengweni, W., Oluyede, B., & Makubate, B. (2023). The Marshall-Olkin Topp-Leone Half-Logistic-G Family of Distributions with Applications. Statistics, Optimization & Information Computing, 11(4), 1001-1026.
• Zidana, C., Sengweni, W., Oluyede, B. O., & Chipepa, F. (2024). Cancer Data Modelling: Application of the Gamma-Odd Topp-Leone-G Family of Distributions. Revista Colombiana de Estadística, 47(2), 355-383.
• Moakofi, T., Oluyede, B., Wanduku, D., Sengweni, W. and Puoetsile, A., 2025. A New Heavy-Tailed Gumbel-G Family of Distributions with Risk Measures and Applications. In Methods of Mathematical Modeling (pp. 229-255). Academic Press.
• Mutahwa, L., Takawira, H.T., Muteveri, T., Watambwa, P., Chikobvu, D., Sengweni, W., Siyamayambo, C., Kasiroori, J., Chaka, L. and Mlambo, F., 2025. Harnessing Machine Learning for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Zimbabwe. medRxiv, pp.2025-09.
• Franchi, F., et. al., 2024. Prolonged Drought Periods Over The Last Four Decades Increase Flood Intensity in Southern Africa. Science of the Total Environment, 924, p.171489.
• Oluyede, B., Tlhaloganyang, B.P. and Sengweni, W., 2024. The Topp-Leone Odd Burr XG Family of Distributions: Properties and Applications. Statistics, Optimization & Information Computing, 12(1), pp.109-132.
•  Sengweni, W., Oluyede, B. and Rannona, K., 2023. The Exponentiated Half-Logistic-Type II Topp-Leone-G Family of Distribution With Applications.
• Tlhaloganyang, B., Sengweni, W. and Oluyede, B., 2023. The Exponentiated Half Logistic-Kumaraswamy-G Family of Distributions with Properties and Applications. International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research, 25(3), pp.407-432.
• Tlhaloganyang, B.P., Sengweni, W. and Oluyede, B., 2022. The Gamma Odd Burr XG Family of Distributions with Applications. Pak. J. Stat. Oper. Res, 18, pp.721-746.