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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