Watson Samwel Ntabaliba is a Research Officer/EHES at Ifakara Health Institute with expertise in entomology and data analysis, Watson is actively involved in malaria research, particularly focusing on the behavior and control of malaria mosquitoes.

He holds a BSc. in Wildlife Science and Conservation from the University of Dar es Salaam (2015) and currently serves as a Research Officer/EHES at Ifakara Health Institute.

Watson's research has been published in several reputable journals, notable publications include studies on the modulation of malaria mosquitoes' hearing by a beta-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor, the evaluation of mosquito nets, and the circadian control of audibility in Anopheles mosquito mating swarms.