Software Engineer · IoT Researcher · Entrepreneur

Arthur
Asasira

Building digital tools for emerging markets. Researching IoT for sustainability. Leading developer communities out of Kampala, Uganda.

Explore work →Get in touch

TypeScript · Python · PHP

Next.js · Django · FastAPI

IoT · LoRaWAN · AWS

itungo.com

tundamate.xyz

Makerere University

IEEE PES Chair

bash — asasira.dev

asasira.dev:~$ whoami

Arthur Asasira // Maestro

asasira.dev:~$ cat .role

current = "█"

asasira.dev:~$ ls ventures/

itungo/tundamate/

asasira.dev:~$ locate --uni

/education/makerere/software-eng

asasira.dev:~$ █

KAMPALA, UGANDA

// about

Arthur Asasira

Maestro · @kagwa_arthur

Software Engineering student at Makerere University, Kampala. Building digital tools that address real problems in emerging markets.

Researcher at the IoT Research & Application Lab, exploring sustainable technology through connected devices. Community leader, environmental advocate, and founder of two live internet products.

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Makerere University

BSc Software Engineering · 2023–2026

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IoT Researcher

IoT-ra Lab · Environmental Monitoring

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Community Leader

IEEE PES Chapter Chair · GDGoC Co-Lead · MCN Fellow

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Entrepreneur

Itungo · TundaMate · Both live

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01↗ itungo.com

Itungo

Comprehensive farm management platform for smallholder farmers — livestock tracking, health monitoring, and yield analytics in one dashboard.

Next.jsMicroservicesPostgreSQLDocker

02↗ tundamate.xyz

TundaMate

Smart inventory management and point-of-sale for SMBs in Uganda — built to live in the business owner's palm, no heavy infrastructure required.

FastAPINext.jsPostgreSQLTypeScript

03IoT-ra Lab

Hive Monitor

IoT-powered bee hive monitoring system — real-time sensor data on hive health, temperature, and colony activity for precision apiculture.

IoTLoRaWANPythonEnvironmental

04IoT-ra Lab

MushPi

Automated mushroom cultivation environment controller — regulates humidity, CO₂, and temperature with closed-loop sensor feedback.

IoTAutomationPythonAgriTech

// ventures

01 / VENTURE

Itungo

Est. 2024 · Live

↗ itungo.com

“Farming the smart way.”

Having grown up on a farm, Arthur understood the chaos of manual record keeping across cattle, sheep, and goat operations. Itungo is the system that didn’t exist — a comprehensive farm management platform built specifically for smallholder farmers in East Africa.

TypeScriptNext.jsMicroservicesPostgreSQLDockerAWS

02 / VENTURE

TundaMate

Est. 2024 · Live

↗ tundamate.xyz

“Built for small businesses that mean business.”

Small businesses in Uganda run on low resources without access to infrastructure-intensive systems. TundaMate is a lightweight, smart inventory management and POS tool that lives in the business owner’s palm — no enterprise bloat, no heavy setup.

FastAPINext.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLPython

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Education

2023–2026

BSc Software Engineering

Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda · 3rd Year

2020–2022

A Level

Ntare School, Mbarara

2016–2019

O Level

Kitabi Seminary, Bushenyi

Experience

2025–2026

IoT Intern

IoT Research & Application Lab (IoT-ra)

Enhanced Power Management in IoT Environmental Monitoring · Bee hive IoT monitoring · Mushroom growth automation

2025–Now

IEEE PES Chapter Chair

IEEE Makerere University Student Branch

Coordinating chapter activities, partnerships & technical events

2025–Now

Co-Lead

Google Developer Groups on Campus, Makerere

Coordinating core team, event organisation & developer outreach

2025

Millennium Fellow

Millennium Campus Network · Class of 2025

Civic leadership & global development program

2025–Now

AWS Club Webmaster

AWS Cloud Club, Makerere University

Managing student club website & digital presence

2024–2025

Media Lead

Google Developer Groups on Campus, Makerere

Branding, visual design & social media management

skills.sh

$ skills --list --grouped

languagesTypeScript · Python · PHP

frontendReact · Next.js

backendDjango · FastAPI · Laravel

cloudAWS · GCP · Azure · Docker

researchIoT · LoRaWAN · Environmental Sensing

dataPandas · NumPy · Scikit-learn · TensorFlow

toolsGit / GitHub · PostgreSQL · Canva

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Community &
Public Presence

IEEE PES Chapter Chair, GDG organiser, and Millennium Fellow — Arthur speaks on engineering for emerging markets, IoT, and community-driven development.

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Delivered Talks

DELIVEREDDevFest Mbarara 2025

Nov 2025 · Mbarara, Uganda

Connecting the Unconnectable: Exploring LoRaWAN for IoT

How LoRaWAN enables low-power, long-range connectivity for IoT devices in areas where traditional networks fall short — with real-world use cases in smart farming, environmental monitoring, and rural IoT.

Available to Speak On

IoT & LoRaWAN for Environmental Monitoring

Building Digital Products for Emerging Markets

Community-Driven Developer Ecosystems

Blockchain, Data Science & Cybersecurity

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Let's build
something great.

Open to collaboration, internships, and technical conversations. Always interested in projects at the intersection of technology and real-world impact.

arthurasasira1@gmail.com