Dr. Khadija Mkocha is the current Genral Secretary of University of Dar es Salaam Academic Staff Assembly (UDASA). She received a B.Sc. Degree, an M.Sc. degree and a PhD in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 2005, 2009, and 2020 respectively. She joined the academic staff of the University of Dar es Salaam as a Tutorial Assistant in 2007. Currently, she is a Lecturer in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering of the University of Dar es Salaam.

Dr Mkocha's research interests include next generation networks, communication theory, statistical signal processing as well as programming. She also teaches basic electronics and communications courses as well as project management; and is deeply involved in clusters and incubation initiatives. She is also coordinating Innovation activities at the department having done the same at the college level. She is a registered graduate engineer, currently pursuing registration as a professional engineer; she is also a member of the Institution of Engineers Tanzania (IET) and IEEE.