BISMARK KUSI

Bismark Kusi is a graduate research and a teaching assistant at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in the department of Planning, where he assisted in teaching Urban Planning studio course and other research activities. His research interest is in Sustainable and Smart Growth Planning, Urban and regional planning, smart cities, Environmental management and sustainability, Cultural Inclusive cities, Transport and Spatial Accessibilities, Urban Growth Management, Green infrastructure, Urban Economic and Valuation.

• Title of research: From analogue to smart cities: Determinants and barriers to the sustainable use of modern technology in the urban planning and management process in Kumasi, Ghana (2024). Currently under peer review-International journal of urban sustainable development
• Title of research: The relationship between perceived Corruption and Mortality Rate in Ghana. Currently under peer review: Journal of intergenerational relationships: Routledge journals.
• Title of research: Waste as a Resource or Waste as Waste, an assessment of the level of awareness of key stakeholders on emerging waste management approaches. Accepted for for publication-Journal of material cycles and waste management: Publisher: springer
• Title of research: Exploring the determinants of students satisfaction in off campus students housing. Evidence from Ghana. Currently under peer review: Journal of education for students placed at risk
• Title of research: Ineffectiveness of Zoning and Development Control Mechanisms as a contributing factor to the emergency of unauthorized development in Ghanaian cities and intermediate towns. A case study of Effiduase. Currently under peer review - Forum for development studies: Routledge journals,

• Collaborated with Dr. Simone Denkyi, From analogue to smart cities: Determinants and barriers to the sustainable use of modern technology in the urban planning and management process in Kumasi, Ghana (2024), Assisted in the preparation of Field maps, designed the updating checklist for spatial data collection, encrypting of Questionnaires into Kobo Collect Toolbox, and data analysis.
• Collaborated with Dr Micheal Ayitey Nanor, The analysis of the relationship between perceived Corruption and Mortality Rate in Ghana, Assisted in data collection and analysis
• Collaborated with Professor Clifford Amoako, PhD research project focusing on flood insurance solutions (2023), Assisted in the preparation of Field maps, designed the updating checklist for spatial data collection, encrypting of Questionnaires into Kobo Collect Toolbox, Deploying of Questionnaires in the Kobo Collect Toolbox, trained other Research Assistants in the data collection process on how to use Kobo Collect App on Phones, downloading and cleaning the collected data for analysis.
• Collaborated with Dr. Gifty Adom Asamoah, Research project focusing on sustainable urban transportation solutions (Ministry of Road and High Authority,2022), Assisted in analysing large datasets, applying planning techniques, and preparing reports
• Collaborated with Dr. Ebenezer Owusu Addo, Research Focusing on team-based learning in planning education: a mixed method study, Assisted in encrypting of Questionnaires into Kobo Collect Toolbox, Deploying of Questionnaires in the Kobo Collect Toolbox, trained other Research Assistants, analyse datasets and prepared reports.
• The complexities involved in the preparation of Planning Scheme; The case study of Ejisu Municipality, Master Thesis, Assisted in the preparation of Field maps, designed the updating checklist for spatial data collection, encrypting of Questionnaires into Kobo Collect Toolbox, Deploying of Questionnaires in the Kobo Collect Toolbox, trained other Research Assistants in the data collection process on how to use Kobo Collect App on Phones, downloading and cleaning the collected data for analysis.
• Waste as a Resource or Waste as Waste, an assessment of the level of awareness of key stakeholders on emerging waste management approaches, Conducted undergraduate research and dissertation
• Integrated Planning and Management for Sustainable Development, Conducted final year studio work
• Promoting Socio-Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability Through Urban Planning and Design, Conducted third-year studio work
• Participatory Land Use Planning in Rural Communities, Conducted second-year studio work

• Sustainable and Smart Growth Planning
• Urban and regional planning
• Smart cities
• Environmental sustainability
• Sustainable Coastal communities
• Climate change
• Transport and Spatial Accessibilities
• Urban Growth Management
• Urban Economic and Valuation
• Urban upgrading and Regeneration
• GIS Mapping and Applications
• Blue and Green infrastructure

• Management of Smart Urban Infrastructure by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
• Building Technologies and Smart cities organize by Purdue University
• The internet of things organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• GIS workshop organised by The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
• QGIS Online Training organized by Geotech GIS Training Institute, Aurangabad
• Professional Drone Pilot & Data Analytics workshop by Soko Aerial, Knust

• Prepared a number of maps for lecturers for publication, presentation and consultancy works.
• Conducted tutorials for students in the Department of Planning on how to use GIS software such as ArcGIS and Google Earth.
• Prepared spatial maps such as Base maps, Updated maps, Infrastructure maps, structure plans, local plans, suitability analysis maps, Hotspot maps etc.
• Prepared a spatial location map for my final year project to determine the spatial location of waste collection and segregation site within the Greater Kumasi Metropolis.

• International workshop on “Inclusive Urban Spaces; the case of KNUST”
• Ghana Infrastructure Conference 2022
• Mendeley Workshop
• Workshop on “Capacity Building”
• QGIS Online Training
• Workshop on “Identifying Researchable Topics and Transforming them into Titles”
• Workshop on “The Art of Impactful Scientific Writing”
• Ghana Beyond Aid – The role of the planner as an agent of change
• Workshop on Interpretation of Results in Qualitative Inquiry
• The role of the 21st-century planners in the media and politics
• Professional Drone Pilot and Data Analysis workshop
• Builder’s Idea Challenge (BIC)
• BSU III completion seminar
• International conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa changing climate

• Deputy Chief of Staff, Faculty of Art and Built Environment Student Society, Knust, 2022- 2023
• Member of Parliament for Settlement Planning Four (4), College of Art and Built Environment Student Association, Knust, 2022- 2023
• Health commissioner, College of Art and Built Environment Student Association, Knust, 2021-2022
• Deputy Organizing Head, Ghana Association of Student Planners Knust, 2020-2021
• Member of Parliament for Settlement Planning one, College of Art and Built Environment Student Association, Knust, 2019-2020
• All Souls Baptist church youth secretary, All Souls Baptist Church, 2018- 2019
• Head boy, Cambridge Senior High School, 2016-2017
• SRC President, Cambridge Senior High School, 2016-2017

• Smart transportation with the Ministry transport, Ghana
• Technology and IoT with Pantech Solutions

• Good writing Skills gained through writing of Assignment reports, Thesis report, Presentation skills gained through Workshop class at the Undergraduate Level and as Research and Teaching Assistant.
• Good communication skills gained through my experience in leadership positions held and work experience as a Research and Teaching Assistant.,
• Exhibited excellent leadership skills as the co-founder of the Asawase Youth Movement for Change; planning various community education summit on Drug Abuse and healthy living.,
• Essential add-ons in some Microsoft Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) for report writing, presentation, basic algebra calculation and data analysis. IBM SPSS, Kobo Collect ToolBox and Google Forms for collecting, managing and analyzing data.
• Extensive knowledge of how to use Map software (ArcGIS, QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS online, Postgres, Drone2Map, Open Street Map and Google Earth Pro) to create and visualize real-life situations for effective decision making.
• Proficient in the use design software such as, AutoCad, Revit, Realtime Landscaping Architect. Expert in the use of Adobe Photoshop and PowerPoint in designing Infographs. Basic knowledge in Python programing, SQL, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and AI. Basic knowledge in flying drones and analyzing drone images.

• Government of Ghana Scholarship
• OBY Foundation Scholarship
• 3rd Best Graduating Student in Human Settlement Planning for the 2023 Year Cohort
• Quiz Winners in the Department of Planning representing Settlement Planning 1 in 2019
• Less Endow admission to KNUST
• Best Arts Student, 2017, Cambridge Senior High School

• Joined over 1000 students to plant 5,000 trees on KNUST campus and in the surrounding communities.
• Volunteered in a cleanup exercise organize by Global shapers clean city club in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana to clean up some selected communities within the Kumasi Metropolis every three months.
• Conducted regular free art therapy sessions to Junior high school students within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and donated mathematical sets and pens to Junior high student three to assist them in their Basic Education Certificate Examination.
• Volunteered and participated in the Asawase waste improvement project to address critical sanitation and water supply needs to improve the wellbeing of the local population.
• Co-founded an officially registered NGO known as the Slum Youth Movement for Change to educate youths living within informal settlements about the negative repercussion of Drug Abuse.
• Undertook an outreach program to encourage and motivate students in my senior high school (SHS) to study hard for a better future and identify certain things they should do to help them in school.

• Professor Clifford Amoako, Associate Professor and Head of Planning department, College of Art Built Environment, KNUST, +233206742683, camoako.cap@knust.edu.gh
• Dr. Benjamin Doe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, KNUST, Kumasi, +233207309937, Bendoe2002@gmail.com
• Dr. Prince Anokye, Former Undergraduate director, Department of planning, Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, KNUST, +233244437042, panokye2000@yahoo.co.uk

I, BISMARK KUSI, certify that to the best of my knowledge and conviction, the above information correctly describes me, my qualifications, and my experience.

06/22/24

• Collaborated with Dr. Simone Denkyi, From analogue to smart cities: Determinants and barriers to the sustainable use of modern technology in the urban planning and management process in Kumasi, Ghana (2024), Assisted in the preparation of Field maps, designed the updating checklist for spatial data collection, encrypting of Questionnaires into Kobo Collect Toolbox, and data analysis.
• Collaborated with Dr Micheal Ayitey Nanor, The analysis of the relationship between perceived Corruption and Mortality Rate in Ghana, Assisted in data collection and analysis
• Collaborated with Professor Clifford Amoako, PhD research project focusing on flood insurance solutions (2023), Assisted in the preparation of Field maps, designed the updating checklist for spatial data collection, encrypting of Questionnaires into Kobo Collect Toolbox, Deploying of Questionnaires in the Kobo Collect Toolbox, trained other Research Assistants in the data collection process on how to use Kobo Collect App on Phones, downloading and cleaning the collected data for analysis.
• Collaborated with Dr. Gifty Adom Asamoah, Research project focusing on sustainable urban transportation solutions (Ministry of Road and High Authority,2022), Assisted in analysing large datasets, applying planning techniques, and preparing reports
• Collaborated with Dr. Ebenezer Owusu Addo, Research Focusing on team-based learning in planning education: a mixed method study, Assisted in encrypting of Questionnaires into Kobo Collect Toolbox, Deploying of Questionnaires in the Kobo Collect Toolbox, trained other Research Assistants, analyse datasets and prepared reports.
• The complexities involved in the preparation of Planning Scheme; The case study of Ejisu Municipality, Master Thesis, Assisted in the preparation of Field maps, designed the updating checklist for spatial data collection, encrypting of Questionnaires into Kobo Collect Toolbox, Deploying of Questionnaires in the Kobo Collect Toolbox, trained other Research Assistants in the data collection process on how to use Kobo Collect App on Phones, downloading and cleaning the collected data for analysis.
• Waste as a Resource or Waste as Waste, an assessment of the level of awareness of key stakeholders on emerging waste management approaches, Conducted undergraduate research and dissertation
• Integrated Planning and Management for Sustainable Development, Conducted final year studio work
• Promoting Socio-Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability Through Urban Planning and Design, Conducted third-year studio work
• Participatory Land Use Planning in Rural Communities, Conducted second-year studio work

• Sustainable and Smart Growth Planning
• Urban and regional planning
• Smart cities
• Environmental sustainability
• Sustainable Coastal communities
• Climate change
• Transport and Spatial Accessibilities
• Urban Growth Management
• Urban Economic and Valuation
• Urban upgrading and Regeneration
• GIS Mapping and Applications
• Blue and Green infrastructure

• Management of Smart Urban Infrastructure by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
• Building Technologies and Smart cities organize by Purdue University
• The internet of things organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• GIS workshop organised by The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
• QGIS Online Training organized by Geotech GIS Training Institute, Aurangabad
• Professional Drone Pilot & Data Analytics workshop by Soko Aerial, Knust

• Prepared a number of maps for lecturers for publication, presentation and consultancy works.
• Conducted tutorials for students in the Department of Planning on how to use GIS software such as ArcGIS and Google Earth.
• Prepared spatial maps such as Base maps, Updated maps, Infrastructure maps, structure plans, local plans, suitability analysis maps, Hotspot maps etc.
• Prepared a spatial location map for my final year project to determine the spatial location of waste collection and segregation site within the Greater Kumasi Metropolis.

• International workshop on “Inclusive Urban Spaces; the case of KNUST”
• Ghana Infrastructure Conference 2022
• Mendeley Workshop
• Workshop on “Capacity Building”
• QGIS Online Training
• Workshop on “Identifying Researchable Topics and Transforming them into Titles”
• Workshop on “The Art of Impactful Scientific Writing”
• Ghana Beyond Aid – The role of the planner as an agent of change
• Workshop on Interpretation of Results in Qualitative Inquiry
• The role of the 21st-century planners in the media and politics
• Professional Drone Pilot and Data Analysis workshop
• Builder’s Idea Challenge (BIC)
• BSU III completion seminar
• International conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa changing climate

• Deputy Chief of Staff, Faculty of Art and Built Environment Student Society, Knust, 2022- 2023
• Member of Parliament for Settlement Planning Four (4), College of Art and Built Environment Student Association, Knust, 2022- 2023
• Health commissioner, College of Art and Built Environment Student Association, Knust, 2021-2022
• Deputy Organizing Head, Ghana Association of Student Planners Knust, 2020-2021
• Member of Parliament for Settlement Planning one, College of Art and Built Environment Student Association, Knust, 2019-2020
• All Souls Baptist church youth secretary, All Souls Baptist Church, 2018- 2019
• Head boy, Cambridge Senior High School, 2016-2017
• SRC President, Cambridge Senior High School, 2016-2017

• Smart transportation with the Ministry transport, Ghana
• Technology and IoT with Pantech Solutions

• Good writing Skills gained through writing of Assignment reports, Thesis report, Presentation skills gained through Workshop class at the Undergraduate Level and as Research and Teaching Assistant.
• Good communication skills gained through my experience in leadership positions held and work experience as a Research and Teaching Assistant.,
• Exhibited excellent leadership skills as the co-founder of the Asawase Youth Movement for Change; planning various community education summit on Drug Abuse and healthy living.,
• Essential add-ons in some Microsoft Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) for report writing, presentation, basic algebra calculation and data analysis. IBM SPSS, Kobo Collect ToolBox and Google Forms for collecting, managing and analyzing data.
• Extensive knowledge of how to use Map software (ArcGIS, QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS online, Postgres, Drone2Map, Open Street Map and Google Earth Pro) to create and visualize real-life situations for effective decision making.
• Proficient in the use design software such as, AutoCad, Revit, Realtime Landscaping Architect. Expert in the use of Adobe Photoshop and PowerPoint in designing Infographs. Basic knowledge in Python programing, SQL, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and AI. Basic knowledge in flying drones and analyzing drone images.

• Government of Ghana Scholarship
• OBY Foundation Scholarship
• 3rd Best Graduating Student in Human Settlement Planning for the 2023 Year Cohort
• Quiz Winners in the Department of Planning representing Settlement Planning 1 in 2019
• Less Endow admission to KNUST
• Best Arts Student, 2017, Cambridge Senior High School

• Joined over 1000 students to plant 5,000 trees on KNUST campus and in the surrounding communities.
• Volunteered in a cleanup exercise organize by Global shapers clean city club in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana to clean up some selected communities within the Kumasi Metropolis every three months.
• Conducted regular free art therapy sessions to Junior high school students within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and donated mathematical sets and pens to Junior high student three to assist them in their Basic Education Certificate Examination.
• Volunteered and participated in the Asawase waste improvement project to address critical sanitation and water supply needs to improve the wellbeing of the local population.
• Co-founded an officially registered NGO known as the Slum Youth Movement for Change to educate youths living within informal settlements about the negative repercussion of Drug Abuse.
• Undertook an outreach program to encourage and motivate students in my senior high school (SHS) to study hard for a better future and identify certain things they should do to help them in school.

• Professor Clifford Amoako, Associate Professor and Head of Planning department, College of Art Built Environment, KNUST, +233206742683, camoako.cap@knust.edu.gh
• Dr. Benjamin Doe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, KNUST, Kumasi, +233207309937, Bendoe2002@gmail.com
• Dr. Prince Anokye, Former Undergraduate director, Department of planning, Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, KNUST, +233244437042, panokye2000@yahoo.co.uk

I, BISMARK KUSI, certify that to the best of my knowledge and conviction, the above information correctly describes me, my qualifications, and my experience.

06/22/24