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Prof. Engr. Ibrahim Adepoju Adeyanju Inaugural Lecture
We're delighted to announce that Prof. Engr. Ibrahim Adepoju Adeyanju has been selected to present an inaugural lecture.
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Prof. Ibrahim Adepoju Adeyanju
Professor of Computer Engineering and AI researcher, leading the company that runs the Federal Government of Nigeria's digital infrastructure.
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Industry awards under his leadership at GBB
Federal professionals on GovMail
Scholarly citations
States reached by GBB fibre infrastructure
About Prof. Adeyanju
Prof. Adeyanju graduated top of his class at LAUTECH, earned a PhD in Computing at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, and taught at MIT as an Empowering the Teachers fellow before becoming Professor of Intelligent Systems at Federal University Oye-Ekiti.
Today he leads Galaxy Backbone Limited, the company entrusted with Nigeria's sovereign cloud, national fibre backbone and the digital services used across the federal government.
Leadership at Galaxy Backbone
Since February 2024, the Integrated Digital Transformation Strategy has guided how Galaxy Backbone serves the Federal Government.
Research: 970+ citations
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Core research in intelligent systems, pattern recognition and applied machine learning classifiers.
Natural Language Processing
Pioneering work on local language technology, including a database corpus for Yoruba handwriting and Yoruba character recognition.
Information Retrieval
EPSRC-sponsored postdoctoral research at Robert Gordon University on textual case-based reasoning and retrieval systems.
Embedded & Microprocessor Systems
Applied research in microprocessor control and embedded systems for real-world engineering problems.