Livingstone Luboobi
Livingstone Sserwadda Luboobi (25 December 1944 – 16 July 2025) was a Ugandan mathematician and university administrator who served as Vice-Chancellor of Makerere University from 2004 to 2009. Born in Mitondo, Rakai District, he studied mathematics at Makerere University (BSc, 1970), earned a MSc in Operations Research from the University of Toronto (1972), and completed a PhD in Applied Mathematics (Biomathematics) at the University of Adelaide (1980).
Luboobi started his career at Makerere in 1970 and became a full professor of biomathematics in 1997. He also served as an adjunct professor at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (2013–2017). He helped build the field of biomathematics in Africa, was the inaugural president of the African Society for Biomathematics, and led the Ugandan Mathematical Society in 1989. He also sat on the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology and was a fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences.
His research focused on mathematical models of infectious diseases such as Ebola, HIV/AIDS, malaria, Rift Valley fever, and trypanosomiasis. He received several honors, including an honorary doctorate from the University of Bergen (2008) and Makerere University’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2013), along with the Uganda National Gold Medal. Luboobi died in Kampala after battling lymphoma. He was survived by his wife Ruth Mwandha Luboobi and seven children, including Daniel Kibuule and Irene Nakiyimba. His funeral was held at St. Francis Chapel, Makerere University, on 18 July 2025, with tributes from many colleagues.
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