Oluwarotimi Williams Samuel

Biography

Oluwarotimi Williams Samuel (Ph.D.) is a seasoned Computer Scientist and an enthusiastic educator currently serving as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing and Engineering at the University of Derby, United Kingdom. Before joining the University of Derby, Dr. Samuel was an Associate Professor with the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and the Shenzhen University of Technology, CAS, where he did his Postdoctoral research fellowship courtesy of the CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative program. Furthermore, Dr. Samuel worked as an Associate Professor (Adjunct Lecturer) at Dongguan University of Technology. He also worked with the State Information Technology Agency as a Program Analyst and assumed different Information Technology (IT)-inclined roles in various organizations that focused on providing IT services and education. He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow and a CAS-PIFI Visiting Scientist at CAS and a Research Fellow at INTI International University, Malaysia. Dr. Samuel has been acknowledged and projected as a model for academic excellence to young academics and researchers by several institutions, including The World Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Organization of African Academic Doctors, and Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology among others.

Dr. Samuel’s academic journey began with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (with First Class Honors) from Kogi State University, followed by a master’s degree in Computer Science (with Distinction) from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, both in Nigeria. Afterward, he obtained a Ph.D. degree in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, courtesy of the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship, with excellent dissertation honor and graduate awards.

Dr. Samuel leads and conducts cutting-edge scientific research investigating factors limiting Cyber-physical Systems’ practical deployment (including Rehabilitation/Assistive Technologies, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Human-computer Interaction Systems, etc.) and develops novel AI-based data-driven solutions to resolve such limitations. Besides, Dr. Samuel has led various research projects funded by international, national, provincial, and institutional funding agencies, and his scholarly contributions have attracted several prestigious academic awards. For instance, he has 100+ articles in reputable peer-reviewed international journals indexed by the Web of Science (WOS) and IEEE Conference Proceedings; “Top Cited/Influential Papers” courtesy of WOS, ESI-Index, and IOP Science; and listed among “Top 2% Scientists Globally” courtesy of Stanford University, USA. In addition, Dr. Samuel received several academic awards and honors, including “IEEE Best Paper Awards”; “IEEE Outstanding Young Investigator Research Visit Award”; “Merit Award for Outstanding Execution of Youth Innovation Project”, “Outstanding Teacher Award”; “Nomination for STEM for Britain Award” that got his work presented in the House of Commons before the British Members of Parliament (MPs); and several international collaborative research projects, etc.

His unwavering commitment to promoting scientific research, technological innovation, fostering international collaboration, and leadership led him to be elected as Chair, Co-chair, and Technical Program Committee Member of various IEEE International Conferences and academic meetings. This also spurred his appointment as an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Big Data Journal, Advisory Board Member of the ELSP International Open Science Platform, and a Distinguished Speaker at the Workshop on STI4SDGs Roadmaps and Actions in Africa and Alliance of Entrepreneurial Universities in Africa co-organized by the United Nations (UN) and European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC/JRC).

With a distinguished track record of research, teaching, and service to communities, Dr. Samuel is an exemplary leader in his field, poised to continue making long-lasting contributions to the field of Intelligent Computing and Applications for sustainable development across sectors for years to come.

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