ELIAS WORKU, Ph.D.

Elias Worku is working as an Assistant Professor in the Multimedia Journalism Unit of the School of Journalism and Communication at Addis Ababa University. Elias has received his PhD degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Information Systems and Communication.
Elias also received his master´s degree in Health Informatics and his bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from Addis Ababa University. Prior to full time academics, Elias used to work as a Technical Assistant and Assistant Lecturer at Addis Ababa University. As part of academics, Elias has published various journal articles on the issues of Digital Media, Communication and awareness, Information Systems and Information security. Apart from publishing, he participated in various international conferences and workshops on media and technology aspects. Elias has got a professional Certificates in Online Journalism, Digital Rights (Internet Freedom Advocacy) and Digital Media Investigation from an International Institutes.
Besides the academics, Elias Worku is the founding member of Hack/Hackers Addis, which is part of the global chapter Hack/Hackers based in the USA that works on intersection of journalism and technology. In terms of community service, he provided short-term training on various topics of Digital Media such as Media and Information Literacy, Digital Media, Countering Misinformation, Fact-checking and Cyber-Security for practicing journalists and civil society actors. Elias is a member of ISOC (Internet Society) of East African Chapter that works for smooth operation of internet world-wide. Moreover, Elias has contributed articles on the contemporary aspects of social media and misinformation for some international media outlets. In addition, he worked as a research consultant for government and non-government organizations on various issues of media and technology. Elias has also participated in customization of international projects of localization of digital applications.