Daniel Kwame Amissah

Researcher specialising in artificial intelligence, deep learning, and computer vision, with a focus on medical image analysis, biometric recognition, and affective computing. Research interests include brain tumour segmentation, cancer detection, computer-aided diagnosis, age-invariant face recognition, facial expression recognition, and multimodal biometric systems, with particular emphasis on developing robust, explainable, and resource-efficient AI solutions for healthcare, security, and real-world deployment..

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Publications
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Conferences
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Journal Articles
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Research Areas

Medical Imaging & Clinical AI

Developing deep learning architectures for automated medical image analysis — brain tumour segmentation, liver cancer detection, and disease diagnosis — with focus on clinical deployment in resource-constrained settings across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Biometrics & Affective Computing

Building robust biometric recognition and emotion-aware AI systems — age-invariant face recognition, facial expression recognition under real-world conditions, and multi-modal identity verification for security and human-computer interaction.

Profiles

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Publications

6
Total Publications
6
Journal Articles
1
Conference Papers
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Dynamic Memory‐Augmented Whale Optimization Algorithm (DMA‐WOA) as Feature Descriptor for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Detection
Daniel Kwame Amissah, Leonard Mensah Boante, Solomon Mensah, Ebenezer Owusu, Justice Kwame Appati
Applied AI Letters2026JournalFull text ↗
02
Software application in early blight detection in tomatoes using modified MobileNet architecture
Justice Kwame Appati, Ziem Patrick Wellu, Daniel Kwame Amissah, Leonard Mensah Boante
Scientific Reports2026JournalFull text ↗
03
Vision Transformer‐Enhanced Multi‐Descriptor Approach for Robust Age‐Invariant Face Recognition
Justice Kwame Appati, Emmanuel Tsifokor, Daniel Kwame Amissah, David Ebo Adjepon‐Yamoah
JApplied AI Letters2025JournalFull text ↗
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Evaluating Dimensionality Reduction Techniques in Bitcoin Ransomware Detection: Comparative Analysis of Incremental PCA and UMAP
Daniel Kwame Amissah, Winfred Yaokumah, Edward Danso Ansong, Justice Kwame Appati
Security and Privacy2025JournalFull text ↗
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An Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare: A Focus on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diagnosis
Daniel Kwame Amissah, Leonard Mensah Boante, Justice Kwame Appati
Operations Research Forum2025JournalFull text ↗
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Robust Recognition of Facial Expressions in Natural Settings Using MTCNN and Modified VGG16
Daniel Kwame Amissah, Stephen Akatore Atimbire, Julius Ludu, Michael Agbo Tettey Soli, Justice Kwame Appati
Proceedings of International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Networks2026JournalFull text ↗

Conference Presentations

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Robust Recognition of Facial Expressions in Natural Settings using MTCNN and Modified VGG16.
International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Networking (ICAIN) 20252025ConferenceDelhi, IndiaFull text ↗

Experience

2023 – Present
Research Fellow
Data Intelligence & Swarm Analytics Laboratory, University of Ghana
Legon, Accra, Ghana
Conducting research in clinical AI, medical image analysis, and biometric systems. Developing deep learning architectures for tumour segmentation and disease detection. Contributing to collaborative pan-African projects in neurooncology and medical imaging.
ResearchMedical ImagingDeep LearningBiometrics

Education

2023
Master of Science
University of Ghana
Computer Science — Specialisation in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
2020
Bachelor of Science
University of Cape Coast
Computer Science

Get in Touch

Open to research collaborations in clinical AI, medical imaging, and biometrics & affective computing. Also interested in reviewer invitations and postdoc opportunities.

danielkwameamissah@gmail.com