Samuel
Selasi Kporvie
Researcher · Quantitative Analyst · Evidence Synthesis
MSc Computer Science graduate specialising in privacy-preserving computation and cost-effectiveness modelling for global health. Building rigorous analytical frameworks from QSAR drug-discovery pipelines to homomorphic encryption systems validated on 500,000+ real-world records.
Areas of Expertise
Three interconnected domains that define this research portfolio — each grounded in rigorous quantitative methodology and applied to real-world impact.
Quantitative Modelling
Building rigorous predictive frameworks that operate under uncertainty — from QSAR drug-discovery pipelines with probabilistic activity predictions to ML classifiers with explicit sensitivity analysis and fully auditable, reproducible workflows.
Privacy & Security
Developing novel cryptographic systems that preserve analytical utility while achieving zero data exposure — including the HEKSM framework validated on 500,000+ Enron emails with 100% precision and recall, fully GDPR-compliant.
Global Health Evidence
Applying a biomedical engineering foundation to intervention impact analysis in low-resource settings — synthesising evidence on treatment efficacy, disease burden, and public health infrastructure across sub-Saharan Africa.
Selected Work
Open-source tools, research implementations, and public data infrastructure — all built for transparency, reproducibility, and real-world impact.
HEKSM
Homomorphic Encryption-Based
Keyword Search Mechanism
A novel end-to-end research system enabling keyword search over encrypted email data without decryption. Validated empirically on the Enron email corpus, modelling trade-offs between computational overhead, search accuracy, and legal compliance — directly analogous to cost-effectiveness analysis.
PyForensicKit
Open-source digital forensics toolkit incorporating cryptographic evidence integrity verification (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256), timeline reconstruction, and structured reporting. Designed for transparent, auditable evidence analysis with a commitment to reproducibility.
Know Afrika API
Public REST API providing structured, open data on African countries — directly relevant to global health and sub-Saharan Africa research contexts. Built as a capstone for the ALX Backend Specialisation, earning a Top 5% Graduate distinction.
APIScan
Security assessment CLI tool that produces structured JSON and HTML diagnostic reports — demonstrating the ability to translate complex technical findings into clear, actionable outputs for varied audiences, including non-technical stakeholders.
CYP19A1 Inhibitor Pipeline
Integrated QSAR modelling and molecular docking pipeline to rank natural-product compounds by predicted cost-effectiveness — binding affinity, ADMET properties — with probabilistic predictions under uncertainty and explicit sensitivity analysis.
Research Output
Peer-reviewed manuscripts, extended abstracts, and ongoing collaborative research across cryptography, machine learning, and computational biology.
Technical Stack
A research-grade toolkit spanning quantitative modelling, privacy engineering, full-stack development, and data visualisation.
Experience
Education
Awarded Distinction — the highest classification — recognising the rigour of research methodology and quality of written output.
Core coursework: Research Methods, Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms, Advanced Database Systems, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, Information Systems Security.
Biomedical engineering foundation providing direct domain knowledge in global health intervention contexts — disease burden, treatment efficacy, and healthcare systems in low-resource settings.
Credentials
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure — OCI Data Science Professional
Oracle University / Oracle Africa Region · Nov 2025 · Valid Nov 2027
OCI services for machine learning and data analytics workflows.
Data Science in Precision Medicine & Cloud Computing
Stanford Medicine, Department of Genetics · May 2025
Biomedical data analysis and cloud-based workflows for precision medicine.
Ethical Hacking: Cryptography (1 CEU/CPE)
Cybrary · April 2025
Encryption schemes, hashing, key management, and cryptography in security contexts.
Software Engineering — Top 5% Backend Specialisation Graduate
African Leadership Experience (ALX), Nairobi · December 2023
Backend-focused training in scalable systems and API development.
Systems Engineering & Networking
IPMC, North Legon · March 2017
CompTIA A+, Computer Hardware.