CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: OSAMOR, Victor Chukwudi (Male) GENDER: Male TOWN: Ogwashi-uku LOCAL GOVT AREA Aniocha South STATE OF ORIGIN: Delta NATIONALITY: Nigerian MARITAL STATUS: Married RELIGION: Christianity NUMBER OF CHILDREN: Four
CONTACT ADDRESS (OFFICE): ROOM A202, 1ST FLOOR, CUCRID BUILDING OR Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +2348035650164 EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
PRESENT POSITION: Professor of Computer Science & Bioinformatics & Director/ Coordinator, Covenant University Centre for Information Technology (CIT) @ Covenant University
INSTITUTION ATTENDED WITH DATE:
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: S/N Degree Level Type Programme Institution Year Grade a 1st Degree B.Sc. Biological Sciences University of 1985-1990 2:1 (Zoology) Benin b PGD PGD Computer Science University of 1995-1996 NA Lagos c 2nd Degree M.Sc. Computer Science University of 1996 - 1997 NA Lagos d 3rd Degree Ph.D Computer Science Covenant 2003-2009 NA and Bioinformatics University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (a) Duration of Teaching Experience in the University: Aug 2002 – Date (18years)
(b) Academic Leadership Position(s) Held: (i) Director/Coordinator, Covenant University Centre for Information Technology (CIT) (2016- Date) (ii) HOD, Computer & Information Sciences and Coordinator, Centre for Information Technology (CIT) –(2017-2019) (iii) Chairman, Departmental Curriculum Development Committee (2016-17) (iv) Member, College Curriculum Development Committee (2016-17) (v) Member- Covenant University Public Health and Wellbeing Research Group (CUPHWERG) (2013- Date). (vi)Head, Bioinformatics for Public Health Subdivision of Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe). (2005-Date) (vii) PG Coordinator (Computer and Information Sciences) – (2012-14) (viii) Course Adviser – Computer Sciences (2002-2013) (ix) Coordinator – CST University-wide Courses (2008-2012) (x) Member- Central University Committee on LifeLong Learning (2011-2014) (xi) Member- Central Convocation Planning Committee (2011-12) (xii) Member – Central Senate Standing Committee on University-wide Courses (2008-13) (xiii) Member – Central Committee on Covenant University 10th Anniversary Event (2012) (xiv) Member- Examination Moderation Committee (2008-2012) (xv) Member – Curriculum Development Committee (2009-13) (xvi) Chairman – CIS, Re-accreditation Committee on Physical Facilities (2012-13) (xvii) Chairman – CIS Budget Planning Committee (2015-17) (xviii) Chairman – Computer Empowerment and Training (2012-2014)
Membership of editorial board of Journals:
Editorial Board Member- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters (Springer) – (Thomson Reuters (ISI) indexed) http://www.springer.com/chemistry/organic+chemistry/journal/13588?detailsPage=editorialBoard
Associate Editor-Covenant Journal of Informatics and Communication Technology (CJICT) http://journals.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/cjict/editors-cjict.php
Co-Editor : Nineteen Lesssons of COVID-19: A Book of Nineteen Chapters (Under Review)
Reviewer – Medicinal Chemistry Research (Springer) – ISI indexed - Reviewer of Scientific Research and Essay (Academic Journals) - - Reviewer of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters (Springer) – ISI indexed - Review of Computer Engineering Research - Reviewer for Dove press journals - Reviewer of Computational Biology and Chemistry (Elsevier) - Reviewer of Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening - Reviewer, Briefings in Bioinformatics - Reviewer, PlosOne - etc
2 EXTERNAL RECOGNITION - Speaker and Panelist, Nigeria Cybersecurity Summit For CEOs and Executives of Company on Theme: Combating the Global e-Fraud (The Role of Strong Key Management In Data and Cyber Defense Structure) Organised by Data and Scientific Inc., Toronto/(DataSci Ltd.) & Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA) Date: 2 Dec., 2019 Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria
-Member, Nigerian University Commission(NUC) Accreditation Team: To Federal University of Technology(FUT) Minna for accreditation of B.Tech Cybersecurity Science (13-16 Nov., 2019)
-External Examiner: Anchor University, Lagos, Nigeria
- Visiting/ Adjunct Professor: @ University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria - Visiting/ Adjunct Professor: @ Department of Cybersecurity, Chrisland University, Ajebo Abeokuta, Nigeria - Guest Speaker: @ Fountain Schools on Theme: Obedience: Pathway to Success on 31st July, 2019
- Resource person: Nigeria Interbank Settlement System PLC NIBSS) 2018 Hackathon Judge for Software Developers on Biometrics: Fingerprint technology for financial inclusion Date: Oct 7, 2018 Venue: Venia Hub, Lekki Phase I, Victoria Island
-Resource Person: Harnessing Cutting-Edge ICT Skills for Individual and Organisational Productivity. Presentation at a Training Workshop for all Academic Staff of Crawford University. Date: May 2, 2018 Venue: Multipurpose Hall, Crawford University
-Resource Person: Bioinformatics (2015/2019) at University of Ilorin and West African Bioinformatics Research Initiative Workshop. Ilorin, Nigeria.
-Lead presenter: Microsoft Nigeria: Building Ultra Modern Customer Service Center in Africa. Victoria Island, Lagos.
COURSE TAUGHT:
PG: Bioinformatics 1, Bioinformatics 11, ICT and Research Methodology, Computational and Molecular biology, Operating System, Advanced Computer Architecture, Data Mining and Databases
3 Undergraduate: Introduction to Bioinformatics, Computer Graphics and Animation, Research Methodology, Use of Library study skills and ICT 1, Use of Library Study Skills and ICT 2, Compiler Design, Operating System, Use of Software Packages 1, Use of Software Packages 11, Compiler Design, Statistical Methods, Use of Software Packages III, Problem solving and programming, Computational Biology and Interdisciplinary Topics
SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP AND PRIZES Nigeria Interbank Settlement System PLC (NIBSS) 2018 Hackathon Judge Award: Software Development on Biometrics: Fingerprint technology for financial inclusion Date: Oct 7, 2018 Venue: Venia Hub, Lekki Phase I, Victoria Island
Post Doctoral Fellowship Award –ERCIM “Alain Bensoussan Fellowship Contract Nr 2013-29” : by European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM), 2004 route des Lucioles – BP 9306902 Sophia AntipolisCedex –France. (Funding: ERCIM and European Union FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 246016.).
ERCIM/ Marie Curie Fellow: Host: University of Warsaw, Institute of Informatics, Fac of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, ul Banacha 2, 02-097 Warsaw (2014-2015)
H3ABIONET/ H3Africa Research Grant - National Institute of Health (USA) / Wellcome Trust (2013): Won H3ABIONET/ H3Africa Research Grant - National Institute of Health/ Wellcome Trust, USA.
Malaria at Liver Stage Research Grant Award – Covenant University Seed Grant (2013)
Covenant University Staff Development Research Grant Award (2009).
International Glossinia Genome Initiative (IGGI) Consortium Grant Award (2007): Funding in excess of 10 million US $ from multiple sources, WHO/TDR, NIH, Wellcome Trust, RIKEN and Genoscope.
Best National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) ’91 Award-: Department of Biology, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
NACOSS Award- Most Educating Lecturer ’06/07: Department of Computer and Information Science Students, Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Grants Awards
I have won grants and participated in Research training /Workshop /Conferences in reputable International Centers of Excellence in different parts of the world.
4 Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication (CApIC-ACE) grant (US$ 6 million) From World Bank/ African Development Bank (2019-2024)
US National Science Foundation Grant: Material Science and Data Science Project Workshop (MATDAT 2018) at Alexandria, Virginia, USA. May 28-June 6, 2018
Microsoft Travel Grant: Bett Middle East and Africa 2018 (Bett MEA 2018) : Leadership Summit & Expo 2018, 21 – 24 April, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre(ADNEC), Abu Dhabi, UAE
Microsoft Travel Grant: Bett Middle East and Africa 2017 (Bett MEA 2017) : Leadership Summit & Expo 2017, 25-26 April 2017, Dusit Thani, Sultan Bin Zayed, The First Street, P.O. Box 52799, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate
National Institute of Health / Wellcome Trust Award -(ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya. H3ABioNet Train-the-Trainer Bioinformatics Course, 8th – 26th July 2013.
Federation of European Biosciences Societies (FEBS) & EMBL/EBI YTF AWARD: In Silico systems biology: network reconstruction, analysis & network based modelling, Hinxton, Cambridge, (23-26 May 2011).
Joint ISCB Africa/African Society of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology & African Society of Human Genetics Award – CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. The Third Conference on Bioinformatics of African Pathogens, Hosts and Vectors (6 – 11 March, 2011).
European Union/TeachSG/Israeli Nat.Com. for UNESCO Award- ISRAEL: First BIOmics Workshop and Conference held at Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS), Rehovot, Israel. Aug. 30-Sept. 4, 2009. WHO/TDR/ANDI Award- ABUJA: “African Network for Drugs and diagnostics Innovation(ANDI): Creating a sustainable platform for R&D innovation in Africa” held at ECOWAS Secretariat, Abuja, Nigeria(Oct. 6-8, 2008).
ICS-UNIDO Award - ITALY: “Drug Design and Discovery for Developing Countries” held at JOLLY Hotel, Corso Cavour 7, Trieste, Italy (International Centre for Science and High Technology of UNIDO (July 3rd -5th , 2008)).
UNICEF/UNDP/WHO/WORLD BANK/TDR Award – SOUTH AFRICA: “Annotation and Bioinformatic Analysis of Glossina cDNA” held at South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI), University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa (Nov. 12-18th ,2007).
Wellcome Trust Award -UK: “ Functional Genomics and Systems Biology” held at Hinxton, Cambridge, UK (Wellcome Trust: Jun. 20-29th ,2007). CNRS /ICIPE/ ILRI Award - KENYA:
5 “Bioinformatics of African Pathogens and Disease Vectors” held at Nairobi, Kenya (CNRS france/ICIPE/ ILRI: 28th May- 2nd Jun., 2007).
WHO/TDR Award - MALI: “Functional Genomics of Insect Vectors of Human Diseases” held at Bamako, Mali (WHO/TDR Geneva: Nov.29-Dec. 13, 2006).
CERTIFICATIONS IBM SPSS Modeller Predictive Analyst Certification, 2017 Predictive Analytics Modeler - Mastery Award for Educators 2016 https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/c9b338ec-fa5e-4bfa-87fe- 49e5974126c6/linked_in_profile
IBM Artificial Intelligence Analyst Certification, 2019
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Certification Oracle Structured Query Language (SQL) and Programming
PUBLICATIONS (a) Journals
1. Bishung J.U., Osamor V.C. and Okediya T.(2020). Cloud Service Solution for Data Management in Biotechnology. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. ( Under review).
2. Osamor V.C., Osamor I.P. and Omoremi O.A.(2020). Sustainable food security and healthcare advancement using In-silico and DNA Technology. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked (Under Review)
3. Osamor V.C., Bishung J.U., Nwankwo C. and Abiodun T. N.(2020). Analysis of COVID-19 molecular keys and clinical trials for evolving druggable intervention. Frontiers Journal of Pharmacology (Under Review).
4. Osamor V.C., Osamor I.P., Bishung J.U., Omoremi O.A., Nwankwo C. and Abiodun T. N., Odim M.O. (2020): Data Management and Interface of Technology in COVID-19 Pandemic (Under Review)
5. Osamor I.P and Osamor V.C. (2019) OsamorSoft: Clustering Index for Comparison and Quality Validation in High Throughput Dataset. Journal of Big Data 7(48). Available on DOI : 10.1186/s40537-020-00325-6 Scopus Indexed
6. Osamor V.C., Emebo O., Fori B., Adewale M.(2019). Engineering and Deploying a Cheap Recognition Security System on a Raspberry Pi Platform for a rural Settlement. International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 8(6). Scopus Indexed
6 7. Odim M. O. and Osamor V.C.(2019). Machine Learning Approach in Bandwidth Capacity Estimation for Improved Internet Service Delivery. International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research (IJSTR), 8(8). Scopus Indexed
8.Azeta, A.A., Misra, S., Azeta, V.I., Osamor, V.C. (2019). Determining suitability of speech-enabled examination result management system. Wireless Networks, Volume 25(6), pp 3657–3664. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-019-01960-5 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11276-019-01960-5 Scopus Indexed
9.Adeloye D., Harhay M.O., Ayepola O.O., Santos J.P.R.D.,David R.A., Olubanke O Ogunlana O.O., Gadanya M., Osamor V.C., Amuta A.O., Iweala E.E., Auta A., Rebbeck T.R. (2019). Estimate of the incidence of bladder cancer in Africa: A systematic review and Bayesian meta analysis. International Journal of Urology 26(1), pp. 102-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/iju.13824 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30345565 ‐ iew and Thomson Reuters ISI / Web of Science Impact Factor 1.9 and Scopus indexed taanalysis
10. Osamor I.P., Onaolapo O.F., Ukaoha I. & Osamor V.C.(2019). Comparative Analysis of Inferences from Different Data Mining Techniques on Decision Making. LASU J. of Bus. Rev., Vol 5(1).
11. Falola O., Osamor V.C., Adebiyi M. and Adebiyi E. (2017). Analysing a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) in Schizophrenia: A meta-analysis approach. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 13: 2243-2250. Thomson Reuters ISI / Web of Science Impact Factor: 2.2 and Scopus index
12. Mulder, N.J., Adebiyi, E., Adebiyi, M., (...),Osamor, V. Souiai, O., Tastan Bishop, Ö. (2017). Development of Bioinformatics Infrastructure for Genomics Research in H3Africa. Global Heart 12(2): 91-98. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211816017300054 Thomson Reuters ISI /Web of Science core and Scopus indexed.
13. Osamor V.C., Chinedu S.N., Azuh D.E., Iweala E.E.J, Ogunlana O.O. (2016): The interplay of post-translational modification and gene therapy. Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 10: 861—871. Thomson Reuters ISI Impact Factor: 2.8 and Scopus indexed
14. Mulder NJ, Adebiyi E, Alami R, Benkahla A, Brandful J, Doumbia S, Everett D, Fadlelmola FM, (…) Osamor VC, Oyelade J, Rendon G, Salazar GA, Salifu SP, Sangeda R, Souiai O, Van Heusden P, Wele M.(2016). H3ABioNet, a sustainable pan-African bioinformatics network for human heredity and health in Africa. Genome Research 26(2):271-7.
7 doi: 10.1101/gr.196295.115. Thomson Reuters ISI 2016 Impact Factor: 11.92 and Scopus indexed.
15. Osamor V.C. and Tuiryn J.(2015): Analysis of replacing DNase-seq data with histone marks in computational dimer prediction. BMC Neuroscience 16(Suppl 1). Thomson Reuters (ISI) Impact Factor: 2.3 and Scopus indexed
16. Osamor, V. C., Kang, F.N. (2015). Computational determination of selenoprotein inhibitors FEBS JOURNAL Volume: 282 (Suppl 1). 2014 Thomson Reuters (ISI) Impact Factor: 3.91 and Scopus ndexed
. 17. Watanabe J., Hattori M., Berriman M., …Osamor V. C., Balyeidhusa, A., et al., (2014): Genome Sequence of the Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans): Vector of African Trypanosomiasis. Science, 344(6182): 380-386. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6182/380 Thomson Reuters (ISI) Impact Factor: 37.2 and Scopus
18. Osamor V.C., Azeta A.A., Ajulo O., (2014): Tuberculosis–Diagnostic Expert System: An architecture for translating patients information from the web for use in tuberculosis diagnosis. Health Informatics Journal 20(4) 245–287. http://jhi.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/01/20/1460458213493197 2016 Thomson Reuters (ISI) Impact Factor: 3.0 and Scopus indexed
19. Iweala, E.E.J, Chinedu, S.N, Afolabi, I.S, Ogunlana, O.O, Azuh, D.E, Osamor, V.C. and Toogun, T.A. (2014). Body Mass Index and Random Blood Glucose Levels in a Semi Urban Nigerian Community. Int. J Diabetes Dev C, 34(3):175-176. DOI 10.1007/s13410- 013-0177-4 Thomson Reuters and Scopus indexed
20. Osamor V.C., Adebiyi E.F., Enekwa E.H. (2013): k-Means Walk: Unveiling Operational Mechanism of a Popular Clustering Approach for Microarray Data. J Comput Sci Syst Biol 6(1): 035-042. doi:10.4172/jcsb.1000098 http://www.omicsonline.org/0974-7230/JCSB-06-035.pdf 1 21. Osamor V.C., KS Wiwuga, IP Osamor, AG Musa (2013): Engineering a Ruled Based Software Solution for Credit Rating and Worthiness Assessment in Financial Operations. Computer Engineering and Intelligent Systems 4 (1), 56-652.
22. Chinedu S.N., Azuh D.E., Osamor V.C., Iweala E.J., Afolabi I., S., Uhuegbu C.C., Ogunlana O.O. and Oranusi S.U. (2013): Skincare Product Usage: Implications on Health and Wellbeing of Africans. J. Applied Sci. 13 (4). Scopus Indexed
8 23. Iweala E.E.J, Chinedu S.N, Afolabi I.S, Ogunlana O.O, Azuh D.E, Osamor V.C. and Toogun T.A (2013). Propensity for Diabetes and Correlation of its Predisposing Factors in Ota, Nigeria. J. Med. Sci. 13 (8), 809-813. Scopus indexed, Asian Science Citation Index(ASCI)
24. Chinedu S.N., Ogunlana O.O., Azuh D.E., Iweala E.E.J, Afolabi I.S., Uhuegbu C.C, Idachaba M.E., Osamor V.C. (2013): Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference in Nigerian adults: Implication as indicators of health status. Journal of Public Health Research, 2(2):e16.
25. Osamor I.P., Akinlabi H., Osamor V.C. (2013): An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Globalisation on Performance of Nigerian Commercial Banks in Post Consolidation Period. European Journal of Bus. and Mgt 5 (5), 37-45.
26. Osamor V.C., Adebiyi E., Oyelade J. O., Doumbia S. (2012): Reducing the Time Requirement of k-means. PLoS ONE 7(12) e49946. Thomson Reuters ISI 5-yr Impact Factor: 2.8 and Scopus indexed
27. Osamor V.C. (2009): Experimental and Computational Applications of Microarray Technology for Malaria Eradication in Africa. Sci. Res. Essays, 4(7): 652-664. http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE/PDF/pdf2009/Jul/Osamor.pdf Thomson Reuters and Scopus indexed
28. Osamor V.C., Adebiyi E., Doumbia S. (2009): K-Means Clustering and the Analysis of Malaria Microarray Data (MMD). Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases; Infect Genet. Evol Vol 9 (3): 378. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1567134808001755 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2008.09.003
2013 Thomson Reuters ISI Impact Factor: 3.3 and Scopus
29. Osamor, V.C. (2010): Global initiative and local efforts towards management of malaria in Africa. Biotechnology 9(2): 196-203. DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2010.196.203 http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=biotech.0000.19408.19408
Thomson Reuters Master Journal List and Scopus indexed
30. Osamor, V.C. (2010): Malaria and sterile insect technique (SIT): Pathogenicity, perceptions, misconceptions and practices of control in a developing nation. Eubios J. Asian Int. Bioethics 20(3): 96-101. http://www.eubios.info/EJAIB52010.pdf
31. Osamor, V.C., Adebiyi E., and Doumbia S. (2010): Clustering Plasmodium
9 falciparum genes to their functional roles using k-means. Int. J. Eng. Technol., 2(2 ):215- 225. http://www.ijetch.org/content.htm http://www.ijetch.org/papers/124--T477.pdf
32. Osamor, V. C., Aloba O.S., Osamor I.P. (2010): From wooden to digital notice board (DNB): Design and implementation for university administration. Int. J. Electr. Comput. Sci., 10(2): 79- 83. http://www.ijens.org/1010502-6868%20IJECS-IJENS.pdf or http://www.ijens.org/IJECS%20Vol%2010%20Issue%2002.html
33. Osamor V.C. (2010): The Etiology of Malaria Scourge: A Comparative Study of Endemic Nations of Africa and Asia. J. Biol. Sci. 10(5): 440-447 Thomson Reuters Master Journal List and Scopus indexed
34. Adebiyi E., Osamor V., Doumbia S. (2009): Systems Biology for PCR detection of malaria at the liver stage. EMBnet Journal Vol 16, Suppl A.
35. Daramola J.O., Osamor V.C., Oluwagbemi O.O. (2008): A Grid-Based Framework for Pervasive Healthcare Using Wireless Sensor Networks: A case for Developing Nations. Asian J. Inform. Technol 7(6):260-267. http://www.medwelljournals.com/fulltext/ajit/2008/260-267.pdf
CONTRIBUTION TO BOOKS 36. Ayo C.K., Ikhu-Omoregbe N., Osamor V.C., Adebiyi M. (2011): Fundamentals of Computer Application. Rehoboth Publications int’l Ltd., Lagos. ISBN 978-978-917-275-7. 348 pages.
37. Osamor V.C. (2010): Simultaneous and Single Gene Expression: Computational Analysis for Malaria Treatment Discovery. Verlag Dr Muller (VDM) Publishing, Germany. ISBN 339257182, 228 pages.
38.Ayo C.K., Ikhu-Omoregbe N, Osamor V.C., Ekong V. (2007): Computer Application Packages. McKay Educational Series, Lagos. ISBN 9780664912, 344 pages.
CPCI/ Web of Science Conferences 39. Ekpo R. , Osamor I., Osamor V., Abiodun T., Omoremi A., Odim M., and Oladipo O.(2019): Understanding E-health Application Utilizing Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies. Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019 (In Press). Scopus Indexed
10 40 Oladipo O. , Osamor I., Osamor V., Abiodun T., Omoremi A., Odim M., and Ekpo R.(2019): Face-Age Modeling: A Pattern Recognition Analysis for Age Estimation. Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019 (In Press) Scopus Indexed
41. Osamor V.C. (2015): Sourcing brain histone modification data and development of algorithm for identification of hypersensitive sites. BMC Neuroscience 16(Suppl 1). Computational Neuroscience Conference, Prague. Czech. Thomson Reuters (ISI) indexed
42. Azeta A.,Ayo C.,Omoregbe N., Osamor V.(2014): Using Hidden-Markov Model In Speech-Based Education System For The Visually Impaired Learner. EDULEARN14 Proceedings, Pages: 4489-4495. (ISI/CPCI indexed)/ Web of Science & Scopus
(c) Conferences attended
1. Osamor V.C. and Osunkoya S.O. (2014): Sensor Signaling in Intelligent Traffic Control Solution Using Fuzzy Logic. Accepted for oral presentation at IEEE Conference on Global Summit on Computer and Information Technology (GSCIT 2014) , June 14-16, Sousse, Tunisia.
2. Osamor V.C. (2013): A Simplified Integrated Automation of Clustering Indices for Quality Validation and Comparison. Accepted for oral presentation at The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ASBCB) Conference on Bioinformatics, March 13-15, Casablanca, Morocco. http://www.iscb.org/images/stories/iscbafrica2013/africa2013-program-book-v2.pdf
3. Osamor V.C., Ntie F., Omotosho O. (2011): Selenium, Selenoproteins and the Human Health System: Curative or Potential Poison. Accepted for oral presentation at Joint Conference of ISCB Africa/ ASBCB and African Society of Human Genetics, Capetown, South Africa.
4. OSAMOR V.C., Oludumila S.O. (2011): Using Open Source Classes to Solve Bioinformatics Problems of Sequence Alignment. Book of Abstracts of 4th ANDI International Conference on “African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation. United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 24 - 27 October 2011, Pp 117. http://www.andi-africa.org/images/Docs/4th-ANDI-MEETING-Programme-Book-final.pdf
5. Osamor I.P. and Osamor V.C. (2010): Financing the health system: A critical analysis of Nigerian health sector. Book of Abstracts of 3th ANDI International Conference on
11 “African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation. United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON), Kenya. 11-13 October 2010, Pp 111. http://www.andi-africa.org/images/stories/docs/Programme_Booklet.pdf
6. Osamor V.C. (2010): Thriving DNA technology and ICT Impact in genomic era: An African perspective. Book of Abstracts of 3th ANDI International Conference on “African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation. United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON), Kenya. 11-13 October 2010, Pp 111-112. http://www.andi-africa.org/images/stories/docs/Programme_Booklet.pdf
7. Osamor V.C., E. Adebiyi, et al. (2009): PCR-based Detection of Malaria at Liver Stage. Proceedings of ANDI International Conference on “African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation: Creating a sustainable platform for R&D innovation in Africa”. Medical Research Centre (MRC), South Africa. http://www.meeting.tropika.net 8. Osamor V.C., Adebiyi E.F., Doumbia S. (2009): Simultaneous and Single Gene Expression Computational Analysis for Malaria Treatment Discovery. Proceedings of the First BIOmics Conference and Workshop. Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS), Rehovot, Israel. Aug. 30-Sept. 4, 2009.
9. Osamor V.C. (2008) : Antimalarial Drug Design Promises from African Plants. Proceedings of ICS-UNIDO International Conference on “Drug Design and Discovery for Developing Countries”, Trieste, Italy. http://www.ics.trieste.it/portal/ActivityDocument.aspx?id=5713
10. Osamor V.C.(2008):Exploring Bioinformatics, Molecular Dynamics and Combinatorial Chemistry Approaches in Drug Development. Proceedings of ANDI International Conference on “African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation: Creating a sustainable platform for R&D innovation in Africa”. http://www.meeting.tropika.net/andi/files/2008/10/andi_abstract.pdf
11. Osamor V., Adebiyi E., Oyelade J., Doumbia S.(2008): Metric Matrices k-means (MMk-means) for Clustering Malaria Microarray Data. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB 2008), Toronto, Canada (See Poster B48). http://www.iscb.org/uploaded/css/24/3195.pdf http://www.compsysbio.org/lab/ismb2008/ISMB2008/Posters/3195.pdf
12. Chinedu S, Omonhinmin A, Dike I., Omotosho O., Osamor V., Oyelade O., Adebiyi E. (2008): Species Level Characterisation in Thaumatococcu daniellii: Re- evaluating Morphorlogical Evidences via In-Silico Studies. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB 2008), Toronto, Canada (See Poster C07) http://www.compsysbio.org/lab/ismb2008/ISMB2008/PosterC.html http://www.compsysbio.org/lab/ismb2008/ISMB2008/Posters/3089.pdf
12 13. Osamor V.C and Adebiyi E. F (2007): Microarray Technology: An experimental and computational way to eradicate malaria in Africa. Proceedings of 9th International Conference of Nigeria Computer Society on Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria, Owerri, Nigeria. http://www.ncs-nig.org
14. Osamor V., Adebiyi E. and Doumbia S. (2007): K-Means Clustering and the Analysis of Malaria Microarray Data (MMD). International Conference on the Bioinformatics of African Pathogens and Disease Vectors, Nairobi, Kenya(See Poster6,Pp.20-21). (http://www.lirmm.fr/france_afrique/Nairobi2007/selected_participants.php)
15. Osamor V. C. and Adebiyi E. F. (2007): Microarray Analysis For Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Falciparum Using K-Means Clustering Computational Approaches (2007). Proceedings of the First Southern African Bioinformatics Workshop (SABioinf 2007), Johannesburg, South Africa, ISBN 978-0-620-38113-0, Page 89 (See Poster http://www.bioinf.wits.ac.za/conference/sabioinf2007.pdf)
16. Daramola J.O, Osamor V.C., and Oluwagbemi O.O. (2007): Real-Time Monitoring of Healthcare Patients Using Wireless Sensor Networks. Proceedings of 9th International Conference of Nigeria Computer Society on Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria, Owerri, Nigeria. Available at http://www.ncs-nig.org
17. Adebiyi E.F., Osamor V.C., Fatumo S. (2005): A Significant Difference in output among Microarray Experiment Front-end Tools. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB 2005), Michigan. U.S.A. (See Poster E-6, http://www.iscb.org/ismb2005/posters_list.html)
18. Adebiyi E.F, Osamor V. C., Fatumo S. (2005): Conventional Doctor’s medication steps versus technologies emerging from Bioinformatics. International Conference on Human Development(ICHD), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State.
MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION 1. Osamor V.C. and Okechukwu A.V. (2018): MicroarrayDataAnalyser(OMDA): Expression Correlation Matrix Computation Across Microarray Time Points.
2. Osamor V.C. (2018): A platform-independent computation of Adjusted Rand Index for Microarray Cluster Analysis.
3. Osamor V.C. (2018): Chip-Seq and DNA-Seq Bioinformatics: From data sourcing to transformation of histone modification data.
UNPUBLISHED CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP PAPER AND PUBLIC LECTURES: Delivery of lead paper, keynote addresses or public lecture:
i) BIOINFORMATICS 2008 (BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR
13 BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES) Talk: Presentation on “Microarray Analysis” at Bioinformatics 2008 (Theme: Bioinformatics and Computational Molecular Biology Techniques) Organiser: The Bells University of Technology & West African Bioinformatics Research Initiative. Venue: Held at the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun state. Date: July 15-18, 2008.
ii) 2nd IWPDB 2009 (THEME: SECOND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON PATTERN DISCOVERY IN BIOLOGY) Talk : Presentation on “Bioinformatics Interpretation of Biological Results”.
Organiser: Bioinformatics Cluster, Covenant University - Dept. of Computer and Information Sciences (Bioinformatics Unit), Ota, Ogun State. Venue: Held at the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state. Date: July, 2009.
iii) WORLD HEALTH DAY/ MALARIA DAY SEMINAR Talk: Seminar presented on “Liver Stage Malaria- Challenges Ahead” Organiser: Bioinformatics Cluster, Covenant University Venue: African Leadership Development Centre (ALDC) Date: Apr 25, 2012 iv) Joint ISCB and ASBCB Conference Talk: Oral presentation on “A Simplified Automation of Clustering Indices for Quality Validation and Comparison”. Organiser: ISCB and ASBCB Venue: Casablanca, Morocco Date: 11-15, March, 2013.
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS ATTENDED The Third Conference on Bioinformatics of African Pathogens, Hosts and Vectors, Capetown, South Africa (6 – 11 March, 2011).
In Silico systems biology: network reconstruction, analysis & network based modeling, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, (23-26 May 2011).
First BIOmics Conference and Workshop. Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS), Rehovot, Israel. Aug. 30-Sept. 4, 2009.
International Conference on “Drug Design and Discovery for Developing Countries”, at the JOLLY Hotel, Corso Cavour 7 in Trieste, Italy. Organised and sponsored by International Centre for Science and High Technology of UNIDO (ICS-UNIDO) : July 3rd -5th , 2008)
Training and Workshop on Annotation and Bioinformatic Analysis of Glossina cDNA. Sponsored and organised by UNICEF/UNDP /WHO/WORLD BANK/TDR, South African National Bioinformatics Institute(SANBI), University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa (Nov.12-18th ,2007).
14 Wellcome Trust Advanced Course: Functional Genomics and Systems Biology held in Cambridge, UK. Organised and sponsored by Wellcome Trust (20-29July 2007).
Bioinformatics for Africa (Nairobi 2007) Workshop & Conference on the Bioinformatics of African Pathogens and Disease Vectors ILRI and ICIPE Campus, Nairobi, Kenya. Organised by CNRS, ILRI & ICIPE (May 28 –Jun. 2, 2007).
WHO/TDR sponsored International Workshop on Functional Genomics of Insect Vectors of Human Diseases at Malaria Research Training Center, Bamako, Mali. Supported by: MR4, UCLA, NIH/NIAID. (Nov.29-Dec. 13, 2006). International Workshop on “New Trends in Mathematics and Computer Science with Application to Real World Problems” at Ota, Ogun state Nigeria. (19-23rd June, 2006). Organized by Covenant University, Nigeria University Commission (NUC), International Center for Mathematical and Computer Sciences(ICMCS).
International Workshop on Pattern Discovery in Biology at Ota, Nigeria held at Ota, Nigeria (2005). Organised and sponsored by Covenant University, Nigeria.
B.Sc/M.Sc/Ph.D SUPERVISION (i) Undergraduate Supervision: Supervised over 166 undergraduate students in 13 years. (ii) Postgraduate Supervision: M.Sc Students (selected) 1. M.Sc Supervisor to Esse Ugwunwa (Graduated)(Bioinformatics) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Decision Making System for Healthcare in Nigeria Using Analytic Hierarchy Process. 2. M.Sc Supervisor to Popoola Oluwasegun (Graduated) (Bioinformatics) – A Face based Heart Disease Diagnosis System Using Neural Network and Independent Component Analysis. 3. M.Sc Supervisor to Ovakporoye Asite (Graduated): Health Monitor- Geriatric Health Assessment Tool Using Frailty Index. 4. M.Sc Supervisor to Ukaoha Ikechukwu (Graduated): An Improved Sentiment Analysis Model for Evaluating Teaching Feedback 5. M.Sc Examiner & Reviewer to Trust Osee Odia: Application of MCODE Algorithm to Plasmodium falciparum interactome. 6. M.Sc Examiner & Reviewer to Damilare Tinuola Olaniyan (Bioinformatics) An Application of Hidden Markov Models in the Analysis of gene expression- 7. M.Sc Examiner & Reviewer to Moses Achas (Bioinformatics)- Metabolic Network analysis of Tubercle Bacillus.
Ph.D Students (selected) 1. PhD Supervisor to Theresa Abiodun: Development of Wearable Devices Support System for Monitoring Clinical Trials 2. AKINLABI Grace Oluwafunke: Ph.D Examiner to AKINLABI Grace Oluwafunke on Hybrid Boundary Value Methods for first and second order Initial boundary value problem
15 3. PhD Supervisor to Odetoyinbo Adebola: PhD Supervisor to Odetoyinbo Adebola (Bioinformatics /Security): Development of Data Privacy Preservation Models for Electronic Medical Records, Bio-marking Biobanking and Organ Transplant. 4. Mrs Temilade Owolabi: PhD Supervisor to Mrs Temilade Owolabi: Enhancing Data Analytics Models for Electronic Medical Records and Medical Imaging. 5. PhD Supervisor to Favour Femi-Oyewole: PhD Supervisor to Favour Femi-Oyewole: 6. PhD Supervisor to Mr Raphael Ekpo – (Bioinformatics) - E-health applications involving Internet of Things (IoE) 7. PhD Supervisor to Mr Olusegun Oladipo – Face-Based Age Estimation Using Genetic - Artificial Neural Network (Bioinformatics/Biometrics ) & Computer Graphics 8. PhD Supervisor to Damilare Tinuola Olaniyan (Bioinformatics). Computational Identification of Corresponding Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plant Extracts for Epilepsy. 9. PhD Examiner for Itunuoluwa Marion Isewon (July, 2017 Graduated). (Bioinformatics) – In-silico Transcription Factor – Target Detection in Plasmodium Falciparum 10. PhD Examiner for Adewole Oluwasegun Adewumi (Oct.10, 2017, Graduated). A Process Framework for Evaluating and Selecting Open Source Software Using Evidential Reasoning. 11. PhD Examiner for Soyemi Jumoke – (Bioinformatics): Prediction of Host-Parasite Protein Interaction based on RNA-Seq gene Expression Profiles Using Machine Learning 12. PhD Examiner for Uwakonye Uwakonye(Graduated)
CURRENTLY SUPERVISED POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS: 7Ph.Ds & 5 M.Scs (12) -Jonathan Oluranti - (PhD in view) -Oluwasegun Oladipo - (PhD in view) -Damilare Olaniyan - (PhD in view) -Raphael Ekpo - (PhD in view) -Akin Odetoyinbo - (PhD in view) -Favour - (PhD in view) -Theresa - (PhD in view) -Boma - (M.Sc in view) -Austin - (M.Sc in view) -Janet - (M.Sc in view) -Fiona - (M.Sc in view) -Okediya - (M.Sc in view)
Graduated: Barka Fori, Moses Adewale , Ugwunwa Esse , Ovaporoye Asite, Segun, Ikechukwu Ukuoha , Blessing Idoko
ACADEMIC LINKAGES i) Membership of several professional bodies that foster collaboration and innovative partnership to the University.
ii) Collaborative technical expertise within EMBnet (European Molecular Biology Network) leading to the choice of Covenant University as the National node to coordinate other West African emerging node in the newly formed Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN). The BTN is an initiative that provides support for sustaining the biocomputing
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iii) Collaboration of Covenant University with African Network for Drug and Diagnostics Initiative (ANDI) for African-led production of drugs.
iv) Use of personal contacts to attract research linkage and collaboration (locally and internationally): Ongoing ICS-UNIDO (Italy) and Covenant University research partnership.
v) Collaboration with and recognition in professional circles (e.g award and fellowship, attracting grants)
vi) Collaboration with Medicare Hospital/Bioinformatics Cluster to organize World Health Day- April 25, 2012.
vii) Collaboration with Ado / Odo Local Government on Cold Chain for Immunization under CUPHWRG.
viii) Collaboration between University of Warsaw and Covenant University is ongoing.
ix) Collaboration with Microsoft for Ultramodern call/Service center in Nigeria.
x) Collaboration with Oracle on Community Development.
MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNING SOCIETIES AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES Member, Nigeria Computer Society (MNCS) Member, Computer Professionals of Nigeria (CPN) Member, African Society of Bioinformatics &Computational Biology (ASBCB) Member, International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Member, African Network for Drugs and Diagnostic Innovation (ANDI) Member, African Society For Human Genetics (ASHG) Member, Nigerian Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (NSBMS) Member, Federation of European Biosciences Society (FEBS). Member, Organisation of Computational Neurosciences (OCNS) Member, IEEE and IEEE Computer Society
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Reading, Football, Athletics
NAME AND ADDRESSES OF THREE(3) REFEREES 1. Prof Ambrose Azeta, Ph.D Department of Computer and Information Sciences Covenant University, Ota Lagos
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3. Dr Mba Odim, Ph.D Department of Computer Science Redeemer’s University Nigeria Email: [email protected] Tel: +2348037167571
4.NTIE KANG Fidele, PhD Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre/Molecular Simulations Laboratory Department of Chemistry, University of Buea P. O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon Email: [email protected] Tel: (237) 77915473; (237) 90568856; (237) 33823038
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