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Name of Project
Frugal Cloud Box Processor
Project Leader
Professor Oludayo Olugbara
Professor Oludayo Olugbara graduated from the University of Ilorin in 1991, achieving a first-class Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mathematics. He was appointed in 1992 as a junior research fellow at the University of Ilorin. He holds a master’s degree in Mathematics
with a specialization in Computer Science from the University of Ilorin and a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Zululand in South Africa. He is a full Professor in the Department of Information Technology at the Durban University of Technology in South Africa. He is a member of the University Council, MICT SETA 4IR Research Chair Research, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Informatics and appointed as innovation and entrepreneurship mentor by Tianjin Vocational Institute. He has published more than 180 research papers in national and international journals, books, book chapters, and conference proceeding articles. He is an NRF- rated researcher who has examined manifold postgraduate theses.
Project Team Member(s)
Dr Timothy Adeliyi Mrs Ugeshni Moodley
Dr Timothy Adeliyi received his PhD in information technology from the Durban University of Technology, an MSc in data networks and security from Birmingham City University,and a BSc in information technology
from Crawford University. He is a senior lecturer at the Department of Information Technology. His research interests are in the areas of machine learning, artificial intelligence, converged networks, and multimedia systems. He has worked on a project that includes the development of an effective zapping delay framework for Internet Protocol television over a converged network, and recently he worked on a frugal cloud computing box that uses a mobile arm computing device to remotely access compute resources from the cloud, resulting in a cost-effective solution for minimizing technology upgrade expenses. He is a reviewer for various international journals and conferences. He also mentors students at the masters and PhD levels.
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