Research Interests

• Blockchain Technology
• Artificial Intelligence
• Smart Contracts
• Digital Assets

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (Aug 2023 – Present) – CGPA: 4.00/4.00
  Emphasis: Blockchain Applications in Digital Assets, Energy, FinTech, and Manufacturing.
  Advisor: Prof. Kemafor Anyanwu Ogan
• M.Sc. in Computer Science, African University of Science & Technology, Abuja, Nigeria (Dec 2017) – CGPA: 3.25/4.00
  Emphasis: AI & Predictive Analytics
  Thesis: Predictive Model for Electricity Consumption in Campuses using ANN
  Advisor: Prof. Olufade F. Williams Onifade
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria (Dec 2012) – CGPA: 3.69/5.00
  Emphasis: Campus Security
  Thesis: Design & Implementation of a Security Management System
  Advisor: Dr. Bello Ibrahim Ayodeji

Skills & Competencies

• Programming: Python (TensorFlow, PyTorch), Java, C
• Web Development: HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JQuery, Flask, Django, PHP
• Data Science: SQL, Oracle, Hadoop, Data Analytics
• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, Contiki
• Research Writing & Scientific Communication
• Teaching, Supervision & Leadership Skills
• Critical Thinking & Emotional Intelligence

Professional Experience

• System Support Engineer, Interglobal Ltd, Abuja, Nigeria (Jan 2015 – Jun 2016)
  • Resolved hardware/software/network issues for clients like NCC and ONSA
  • Maintained IT infrastructure and provided training
• Software Developer, Interglobal Ltd, Abuja, Nigeria (Mar 2014 – Jan 2015)
  • Requirement analysis, system design, testing and quality assurance
  • Version control and iterative development practices

Research Experience

• Graduate Student Researcher, Semantic Computing Lab, NCSU (Aug 2023 – Present)
  • Formal verification of smart contracts in decentralized marketplaces
  • Studying blockchain interoperability and proposing protocol standards
• ML Intern, Interglobal Ltd, Abuja, Nigeria (Jul 2016 – Dec 2017)
  • Deep learning with CNNs, RNNs, and feature engineering
• Graduate Student Researcher, AUST (Jul 2016 – Dec 2017)
  • Distributed computing with Apache Spark
  • Optimization techniques like gradient descent and hyperparameter tuning

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University (2023–2025)
  • CSC 246: Operating Systems (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
  • CSC 216/217: Software Development Fundamentals (Spring 2024)
  • CSC 226: Discrete Mathematics (Fall 2023)
• Lecturer II, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria (Oct 2022 – Aug 2023)
  • COM 124: Data Structures & Algorithms