Portrait of Dr. Milkyas Hailu

Leadership & Research Team

Dr. Milkyas Hailu

Lead, Digital Transformation, AI & Information Systems Research

Assistant Professor of Information Science; Director of Information Technology, Haramaya University

Digital transformationArtificial intelligenceInformation systemsBusiness intelligenceE-learningDigital librariesData analyticsIT governance

Professional Biography

Dr. Milkyas Hailu is an Assistant Professor of Information Science with over 10 years of experience in IT governance, digital transformation, business intelligence, e-learning, and digital libraries. He currently serves as Director of Information Technology at Haramaya University.

His expertise spans website design and deployment, online journal publishing, IT Service Management, and the development of user-oriented digital solutions.

At MDC, Dr. Milkyas leads digital transformation, AI and information systems research, helping integrate data-driven and technology-enabled solutions into development practice.

Areas of Expertise

Digital transformationArtificial intelligenceInformation systemsBusiness intelligenceE-learningDigital librariesData analyticsIT governance

Professional Contribution to MDC

Information science and digital transformation specialist with expertise in AI, business intelligence, e-learning, digital libraries and IT governance.