I am a Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Computational Engineering at LUT University. I had my bachelor’s in Statistics at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, in Nigeria, which is my home country.
I started my journey at LUT as a double-degree master’s student which was a product of an affiliation between LUT and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Tanzania. My research interests include Epidemiological modeling, Bayesian statistics, and inferencing, Statistical modeling, Bayesian Neural Networks, and Computational statistics. In my dissertation which won the Finnish Inverse Problems Society’s Award in 2O22 ‘’Hybrid Modelling Methods for Epidemiological Studies”, I developed mathematical models and computational algorithms to estimate unknown parameters of disease spread models, which can help to predict the spread of infectious diseases and inform the decision-making of public health services.
I am also contributing my teaching expertise to LUT University as I have undertaken several pedagogical trainings in emerging competencies in university pedagogy and on interaction and teaching presence online as well as on supervising doctoral thesis/dissertations.
I find fulfillment in sharing my knowledge and expertise with others, which is why I have chosen to become a mentor. I believe that my experiences and background have equipped me with insights that can benefit those looking to advance in similar fields. I am excited to contribute to my mentee’s growth and development, helping them navigate challenges, set goals, and achieve their aspirations. I believe that mentoring is a two-way knowledge transfer, and I am excited to start this experience and learn more about my mentee.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and watching movies.
Studies at LUT: Applied Mathematics, Masters 2018 and PhD 2022
Mentoring language: English
