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Solomon Abedom Tesfamicael

Solomon Abedom Tesfamicael

Associate Professor
Department of Teacher Education
Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences

solomon.a.tesfamicael@ntnu.no
+4773412609 Gunnerus gate 1, G426, Kalvskinnet
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About

CV

Research Interest

Mathematics Education: Comparative Studies in Mathematics Education, Textbook Research in Mathematics Education, Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers/Educators, Ethnomathematics, Technology in Mathematics Education.

Signal Processing: Compressed Sensing, Multiuser Communication, Wireless Communication, Information, and Communication theory

Research Groups

  • Comparative Studies in Mathematics Education
  • Lesson Design Study and Teaching Resources
  • REALFAG
  • IMED
  • Textbook Research

Project

NORHED project (2016 -2021)

Teaching 

  • Master: Teaching and Learning of Mathematics  - ( DALICE Zambia )
  • Master: Teaching and Learning of Mathematics I - ( Bahirdar University)
  • Matematikk 1. (1-7) emene A og B
  • Matematikk 1. (5-10) emne 1 og 2
  • Matematikk 2. (5-10) emen 1 og 2

Supervision  

  • Bachelor - 2016, 2019
  • Master: Bjørn Vadet (2017- 2018), Simen Isachn (2018 - 2020); Laila Øvereng Moe (2019/20); Seppe Claessen (2019/20);  Alexander Valdem, Kasper Flåan, Thomas Håland (2021/2022); Kristian Lie, Bjørn Frithjof Eggan (2022/23).
  • Master NORHED project: Sunday Peter Andu (2017-2019), Oduho George Ben (2017-2019)
  • PhD NORHED project: Dereje Taye (2017 - 2021)
  • PhD NORHED Oduho George Ben (2019 - 2022)

 

Competencies

  • Compressed Sensing
  • Ethnomathematics
  • Indigenous mathematics education
  • Mathematics education
  • Mthematic didactics
  • Multiuser Communications
  • Professional development
  • Signal processing
  • Textbook research

Research

Research Interest

Mathematics Education: Comparative Studies in Mathematics Education, Textbook Research in Mathematics Education, Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers/Educators, Ethnomathematics, Technology in Mathematics Education.

Signal Processing: Compressed Sensing, Multiuser Communication, Wireless Communication, Information, and Communication theory

NORHED project (2016-2021)

http://bdu.edu.et/norhed/node/1

Publications

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2023

  • Wondem, Dereje Taye; Tesfamicael, Solomon A.; Getahun, Dawit Asrat. (2023) Institutional Setting and Its Influence on the Teaching of Mathematics: Implications to Implementing Reform Vision in Mathematics Education in Ethiopian Schools. Education Sciences
    Academic article
  • Breda, Adriana; Calle, Eulalia; Farsani, Danyal; Ali, Sikunder; Tesfamicael, Solomon A.; Bose, Arindam. (2023) Didactic-mathematical knowledge of future mathematics teachers in Ecuador when developing tasks based on ethnomathematical practices. Paradigmi: Rivista di critica filosofica
    Academic article
  • Soforon, Oduho George Ben; Sikko, Svein Arne; Tesfamicael, Solomon A.. (2023) The Understanding of Effective Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers According to South Sudan School Context. Education Sciences
    Academic article

2022

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2022) Politics of Meaning about Quality of Education in Ethiopia: Observations from a recent Diaspora discourse in a Twitter space.
    Briefs
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Chala, Desalegn ; Desta, Liyew A.; Ali, Sikunder. (2022) Politics of meaning about quality of education in Ethiopia. African Journal of Teacher Education and Development (AJOTED)
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2022) Prospective teachers’ cognitive engagement during virtual teaching in the time of COVID-19 using ICT: the case of GeoGebra and Desmos. Pythagoras
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon A.; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen; Kassa, Berie Getie; Soforon, Oduho George Ben. (2022) Problem posing in mathematics education: a comparative study of textbooks in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Norway. Svensk förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning - SMDF
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2021

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Ayalew, Yenealem. (2021) Mathematics Education in Ethiopia in the Era of COVID-19: Boosting Equitable Access for All Learners via Opportunity to Learning. The Contemporary Mathematics and Science Education (CONMATHSCED)
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Nakken, Anne Hjønnevåg; Tumebo, Tirullo; Gray, Peter Barry. (2021) Curriculum Implications of Using Ethnomathematics to Promote Student Learning in Ethiopia. Journal of Mathematics and Culture
    Academic article

2019

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen. (2019) A Comparative Study of Norwegian and Ethiopian Textbooks: The Case of Relations and Functions Using Anthropological Theory of Didactics (ATD). Universal Journal of Educational Research
    Academic article

2017

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Barzideh, Faraz. (2017) Bayesian Inference and Compressed Sensing. IntechOpen
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2016

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2016) Compressed Sensing in Signal processing: Performance Analysis and Applications. NTNU grafisk senter
    Doctoral dissertation

2015

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Barzideh, Faraz. (2015) Clustered Compressive Sensing: Application on Medical Imaging. International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2015) Compressed sensing performance analysis via replica method using bayesian framework. International Journal of Simulation. Systems, Science and Technology
    Academic article

2014

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Barzideh, Faraz. (2014) Clustered Compressed Sensing in fMRI Data Analysis Using a Bayesian Framework. International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering
    Academic article

2012

  • Godana, Bruhtesfa Ebrahim; Ekman, Torbjörn; Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2012) Block Diagonal Inversion Precoding for MIMO Broadcast Channels. IEEE Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

  • Wondem, Dereje Taye; Tesfamicael, Solomon A.; Getahun, Dawit Asrat. (2023) Institutional Setting and Its Influence on the Teaching of Mathematics: Implications to Implementing Reform Vision in Mathematics Education in Ethiopian Schools. Education Sciences
    Academic article
  • Breda, Adriana; Calle, Eulalia; Farsani, Danyal; Ali, Sikunder; Tesfamicael, Solomon A.; Bose, Arindam. (2023) Didactic-mathematical knowledge of future mathematics teachers in Ecuador when developing tasks based on ethnomathematical practices. Paradigmi: Rivista di critica filosofica
    Academic article
  • Soforon, Oduho George Ben; Sikko, Svein Arne; Tesfamicael, Solomon A.. (2023) The Understanding of Effective Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers According to South Sudan School Context. Education Sciences
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Chala, Desalegn ; Desta, Liyew A.; Ali, Sikunder. (2022) Politics of meaning about quality of education in Ethiopia. African Journal of Teacher Education and Development (AJOTED)
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2022) Prospective teachers’ cognitive engagement during virtual teaching in the time of COVID-19 using ICT: the case of GeoGebra and Desmos. Pythagoras
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Ayalew, Yenealem. (2021) Mathematics Education in Ethiopia in the Era of COVID-19: Boosting Equitable Access for All Learners via Opportunity to Learning. The Contemporary Mathematics and Science Education (CONMATHSCED)
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Nakken, Anne Hjønnevåg; Tumebo, Tirullo; Gray, Peter Barry. (2021) Curriculum Implications of Using Ethnomathematics to Promote Student Learning in Ethiopia. Journal of Mathematics and Culture
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen. (2019) A Comparative Study of Norwegian and Ethiopian Textbooks: The Case of Relations and Functions Using Anthropological Theory of Didactics (ATD). Universal Journal of Educational Research
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Barzideh, Faraz. (2015) Clustered Compressive Sensing: Application on Medical Imaging. International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2015) Compressed sensing performance analysis via replica method using bayesian framework. International Journal of Simulation. Systems, Science and Technology
    Academic article
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Barzideh, Faraz. (2014) Clustered Compressed Sensing in fMRI Data Analysis Using a Bayesian Framework. International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon A.; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen; Kassa, Berie Getie; Soforon, Oduho George Ben. (2022) Problem posing in mathematics education: a comparative study of textbooks in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Norway. Svensk förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning - SMDF
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Barzideh, Faraz. (2017) Bayesian Inference and Compressed Sensing. IntechOpen
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Godana, Bruhtesfa Ebrahim; Ekman, Torbjörn; Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2012) Block Diagonal Inversion Precoding for MIMO Broadcast Channels. IEEE Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2016) Compressed Sensing in Signal processing: Performance Analysis and Applications. NTNU grafisk senter
    Doctoral dissertation

INFORMASJONSMATR

  • Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2022) Politics of Meaning about Quality of Education in Ethiopia: Observations from a recent Diaspora discourse in a Twitter space.
    Briefs

Teaching

Courses

  • MGLU1515 - Mathematics 1 (5-10) Module 2

Media

2023

  • Documentary
    Tesfamicael, Solomon A.. (2023) The tale of three shocks for educational reforms. THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD [Newspaper] 2023-02-07

2022

  • Academic lecture
    Ayalew, Yenealem; Tesfamicael, Solomon A.; Tolessa, Getinet; Jimma, Bezuneh. (2022) A Baseline Study of Mathematical Instructions in Multicultural & Multilingual Situations . BDU 2nd Conference on Science-Mathematics Education , Bahir Dar 2022-12-29 - 2022-12-30
  • Academic lecture
    Soforon, Oduho George Ben; Tesfamicael, Solomon A.; Sikko, Svein Arne. (2022) The Understanding of Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers According to South Sudan School Context. BDU The Second International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education , Bahir Dar 2022-12-29 - 2022-12-30

2021

  • Academic lecture
    Taye, Dereje; Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2021) Problem-Solving Cycle of mathematics teachers professional development model into the Ethiopian education system. The University of Rwanda through & its ACEITLMS The 6th Africa Regional Congress of ICMI on Mathematical Education (AFRICME 6) , Virtual Event 2021-10-25 - 2021-10-27
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Nakken, Anne Hjønnevåg; Gray, Peter; Tumebo, Tirullo. (2021) Ethnomathematics in Ethiopia using the glocal approach: the case of ‘Gebeta’ playing . International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) ICME 14— International Congress on Mathematical Education 2021-07-11 - 2021-07-18
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen; Getie, Berie; Soforon, Oduho George Ben. (2021) Problem posing in mathematics education: comparative study of textbooks in Ethiopia, South Sudan and Norway. Department of Teacher Education and School Research, UiO The Ninth Nordic Conference on Mathematics Education, NORMA 20 , Oslo 2021-06-01 - 2021-06-04
  • Academic lecture
    Soforon, Oduho George Ben; Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Taye, Dereje. (2021) Professional Development for Mathematics Teachers in South Sudan: the case of fraction teaching. The University of Rwanda through & its ACEITLMS The 6th Africa Regional Congress of ICMI on Mathematical Education (AFRICME 6) , Virtual Even 2021-10-25 - 2021-10-27
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Gjøvik, Øistein. (2021) The application of ICT in the teaching and learning of Mathematics: the case of GeoGebra and Desmos . The University of Rwanda through & its ACEITLMS The 6th Africa Regional Congress of ICMI on Mathematical Education (AFRICME 6) , Virtual Event 2021-10-25 - 2021-10-27
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2021) Problem posing in mathematics education: a comparative study of textbooks in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Norway. The Department of Teacher Education and School Research, Norma 20 The ninth Nordic Conference on Mathematics Education Oslo, 2022 , Oslo, Norway 2021-06-01 - 2021-06-04

2019

  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen; Sikko, Svein Arne. (2019) TEXTBOOK RESEARCH VIA THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY OF DIDACTICS (ATD): THE CASE OF REPRESENTATION OF FUNCTIONS. Third International Conference on Mathematics Textbook Research and Development (ICMT 3) 2019-09-16 - 2019-09-19
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2019) Call on Reform in Mathematics Education in Ethiopia: Discussion points. College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, BDU International conference on Scince and Mathematics Education , Bahir Dar 2019-10-23 - 2019-10-24

2018

  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Taye, Dereje, BDU Ethiopia; Belay, Gizachew, KMU Ethiopia; Tulu, Abraham, HU Ethiopia; Tesfay, Abreha, MU Ethiopia. (2018) Comparative Study: The case of mathematics Teacher Preparation (MTP) programs in Norway and Ethiopia. The Aga Khan University (AKU) and ICMI AFRICME 5, 2018, International Mathematical Union (IMU) , Dar Es Salaam 2018-08-29 - 2018-08-31
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2018) Seminar on Reform in Mathematics Education in Ethiopia. MoST, UoG and Region 3 Scince and Tech. Commissioner Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) in Etiopia, UoG, and Region 3 Scince and Technology Comisioner. , Addis Abeba, Gonder and Bahir Dar 2018-09-03 - 2018-09-13

2017

  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen. (2017) Comparative study on Text book: the case of Relations and Functions. Matematikk Seksjon, ILU Seksjons Seminar på Brekstad , Brekstad 2017-09-28 - 2017-09-29
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2017) Comparative study on mathematics teachers training. Matematikk Seksjon, ILU Seksjons Seminar på Brekstad , Brekstad 2017-09-28 - 2017-09-29
  • Lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2017) Comparative studies in Mathematics Education. IPER at Bahir Dar Universitet (BDU) Workshop on Research in Mathematics Education , Bahir Dar 2017-02-22 - 2017-02-24
  • Lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2017) What is Mathematics, why teach/learn it ? (On the Philosophy of Mathematics). IPER at Bahir Dar Universitet (BDU) Workshop on Research in Mathematics Education , Bahir Dar 2017-02-22 - 2017-02-24
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Botten, Geir Harald; Taye, Dereje; Belay, Gizachew. (2017) A Comparative study of Norwegian and Ethiopian mathematics teacher preparation programs . Stockholm University NoRME​- the Nordic Society for Research in Mathematics Education , Stockholm 2017-05-30 - 2017-06-02
  • Poster
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Botten, Geir Harald; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen. (2017) The teaching and learning of relations and functions: A comparative study of Norwegian and Ethiopian textbooks. European Society for Research in Mathematics Education CERME 10 , Institute of Education, Dublin City University 2017-02-01 - 2017-02-05

2016

  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Botten, Geir Harald; Lundeby, Øyvind Andersen; Duguma, Tadesse Guluma. (2016) Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Ethiopian Schools As compared to the Norwegian schools (A Comparative study) . FLT-NTNU Nordisk lærerutdanning i et internasjonalt perspektiv , Rotvoll, Trondheim 2016-05-10 - 2016-05-13

2015

  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Bruhetesfa, Godana. (2015) Compressed Sensing Performance Analysis via Replica Method using Bayesian framework. 2015 17th UKSIM-AMSS International Conference on Modelling a IEEE UKSim 2015 , Cambridge, UK 2015-03-25 - 2015-03-27
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Barzideh, Faraz. (2015) CLUSTERED COMPRESSIVE SENSINGBASED IMAGE DENOISING USING BAYESIAN FRAMEWORK. http://airccj.org/2014/sip/index.html Fourth International Conference on Signal & Image Processing (SIP 2015) , Zurich 2015-01-02 - 2015-01-03
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Barzideh, Faraz; Lundheim, Lars Magne. (2015) Improved Reconstruction in Compressive Sensing of Clustered Signals. IEEE AFRICON 2015 with AAU IEEE AFRICON 2015 , Addis Abeba 2015-09-14 - 2015-09-17
  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Faraz, Barzideh. (2015) Clustered Compressed Sensing Via Bayesian Framework. IEEE UKSim 2015 UKSim-AMSS 17th International Conference on Modeling and Simulation , Cambridge, UK 2015-03-25 - 2015-03-27

2014

  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2014) Clustered Compressive Sensing in Medical Imaging using Bayesian framework. . The 2014 Joint National PhD Conference in Medical Imaging and MedViz Conference 2014-06-17 - 2014-06-18

2013

  • Academic lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Lundheim, Lars. (2013) Compressed Sensing Based Rotative Quantization in Temporally Correlated MIMO Channels. International Workshops in Electrical-Electronics Engineering , Koc University 2013-09-05 - 2013-09-07

2012

  • Lecture
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2012) Replica symmetric breaking in compressed sensing. IEEE European School of Information 2012 European School of Information Theory, IEEE , Antaliya 2012-05-16 - 2012-05-20
  • Academic lecture
    Godana, Bruhtesfa Ebrahim; Ekman, Torbjörn; Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom. (2012) Block Diagonal Inversion Precoding for MIMO Broadcast Channels. Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2012-Fall 2012-09-03 - 2012-09-06
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