LAWAL SAIDI OLALEKAN
Profile
Fullname:
LAWAL SAIDI OLALEKAN
Post:
Development Officer (Research)
Email Address:
solawal[at]futa.edu.ng
Telephone:
08034285612
Nationality:
NIGERIA
Affiliation:
Nigeria Computer Society;
Internet Society
Education:
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria (B.Sc. Accounting);
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria (PGD Computer Science);
Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria (M.Tech Computer Science)
Background:
Lawal, Saheed Olalekan is a Development Officer and Computer Analyst in charge of research grants administration, trainings, workshops and journal publications in the Centre for Research and Development, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and currently a doctoral student at The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Mr. Lawal’s areas of interest is machine learning and project management. He is a registered member of the Nigeria Computer Society and Internet Society. He attended the International Conference of the Nigeria Computer Society with the Theme: Smart, Secure and Sustainable Nation from 2nd – 4th August, 2022 at Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria and training workshops on International Computer Driving License (IDCL) sponsored by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) from 30th August – 9th September, 2021 and Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADAPTI) – Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), 9th – 13th August, 2021 sponsored by the Nigerian Communication Commission. Mr. Lawal has in the last 15 years participated as member in several research grants and consultancy projects. Some of the projects are World Bank Research Grant for Baseline Study on Trans-Boundary Flood and Disasters in the ECOWAS Region (2018) - $40,000.00; SOLIDARIDAD West African Research Grant for the Conduct of Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the Oil Palm Value Chain in Nigeria (2019) - N8,100,000; TETFund National Research Fund (NRF) grant titled: Development of a Geospatial Technology-Based Information System (GTIS) for Crime Management in Southwestern Nigeria (2019) - N41,996,250, Technology Transfer and Information Exchange between the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) grant on the Development of Bioethanol Plant for Multiple Feedstock - $475,317.42 (2022), among others. He has 3 published articles in reputable journals.
