Denish Azamuke is a Research Fellow at the Department of Computer Science, Makerere University.
He received a BSc degree in computer science from Makerere University, Uganda, in 2020, and an MSc degree in mathematical sciences from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Rwanda, in 2021. He received a PhD degree in computer science from Makerere University at the 76th Graduation Ceremony held on February 24, 2026.
In 2023, he was a recipient of a 3-year Google PhD fellowship awarded to outstanding students around the world conducting exceptional research in computer science and related fields.
In 2020, he was a recipient of a 1-year AIMS Master's Scholarship in Mathematical Sciences (Mathematics).
In 2016, he received a 3-year Government of Uganda National Merit Scholarship for his undergraduate studies at Makerere University.
His PhD research was funded by JPMorgan Chase & Company; the Digital Credit Observatory (DCO) under the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Google PhD Fellowship Program, and Makerere University.
His research expertise and interests include synthetic data generation for AI/ML research, privacy-enhancing technologies, broader applications of machine learning, and artificial intelligence for societal benefit.