Dr. Adebimpe Omolayo Esan

Reader / Associate Professor

Faculty of Engineering · Department of Computer Engineering

Specialization Computer Science and Engineering

Office: Department of Computer Engineering, Federal University Oye-Ekiti

Phone: 08069241009

Email: adebimpe.esan@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr. Adebimpe Omolayo Esan is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria. She obtained her Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Engineering in 2008, Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in 2014, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Engineering in 2021, all from the .

Her research focuses on cutting-edge areas of computing, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Natural Language Processing (NLP). Her scholarly work is driven by the application of intelligent computing techniques to solve real-world problems and advance research in engineering and technology.

Dr. Esan has held several academic leadership and administrative positions at the . She served as Deputy Director of Entrepreneurship during the 2022/2023 academic session before being appointed Director of the Directorate of Educational Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a position she held during the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 academic sessions. In recognition of her leadership and commitment to academic excellence, she was appointed Head of the Department of Systems Engineering for the 2025/2026 academic session. She currently serves as an academic staff member in the Department of Computer Engineering at FUOYE.

Throughout her career, Dr. Esan has demonstrated a strong commitment to teaching, research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and academic leadership. She has contributed significantly to the development of technology-driven education, entrepreneurship initiatives, and capacity-building programmes while mentoring students and young researchers. Her passion for interdisciplinary research and emerging technologies continues to inspire innovative solutions that address societal and industrial challenges.

Research Interests

Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, Human Computer Interaction, Natural Language Processing

Qualifications

• B.Tech, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso (2008)
• M.Tech, LAUTECH Ogbomoso (2014)
• PhD, LAUTECH Ogbomoso (2021)

Selected Publications

1. Enhancing Alzheimer’s Disease Prediction using Random Forest: A Novel Framework Combining Backward Feature Elimination and Ant Colony Optimization.
   Authors: A. Soladoye, Nicholas Aderinto, A. Omodunbi, Adebimpe O. Esan and Ibrahim A. Adeyanju (2025).
   Current Research in Translational Medicine (2025)
2. AI-driven diagnosis of Lassa fever: Evidence from Nigerian clinical records.
   Authors: Adebimpe Esan, George Adejo, Nnamdi Okomba, Afeez A. Soladoye, Nicholas Aderinto and David B. Olawade
   Computational Biology and Chemistry (2025)
3. Explainable AI for Parkinson’s disease prediction: A machine learning approach with interpretable models
   Authors: Adebimpe O. Esan, David B. Olawade, Afeez A. Soladoye, Bolaji A. Omodunbi, Ibrahim A. Adeyanju and Nicholas Aderinto
   Current Research in Translational Medicine, (2025)
4. Long-Short-Term Memory Model for Fake News Detection in Nigeria
   Authors: Adebimpe Esan, Olayinka Abodunrin, Adedayo Sobowale, Ibrahim Adeyanju, Nnamdi Okomba, Bolaji Omodunbi, Tomilayo Adebiyi, Janet Jooda, Taofeek Abdul- Hameed and Opeyemi Asaolu
   Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (2023)
5. Development of a Recurrent Neural Network Model for English to Yorùbá Machine Translation
   Authors: Adebimpe Esan, John Oladosu, Christopher Oyeleye, Ibrahim Adeyanju, Olatayo Olaniyan, Nnamdi Okomba, Bolaji Omodunbi, Opeyemi A (
   International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA) (2020)
6. Enhancing parkinsons disease prediction using meta-heuristic optimized machine learning models.
   Authors: Afeez A. David B. Olawade, Adebimpe O. Esan Nicholas Aderinto, Bolaji A. Omodunbi Ibrahim A. Adeyanju and Stergios Boussios
   Personalized medicine

Professional Qualification

• B.Tech Computer Engineering - LAUTECH (2008)
• M.Tech - LAUTECH (2014)
• PhD - LAUTECH (2021)

Scholarship

• 1st Annual Conference of the West Africa mathematical Modelling Capacity Development (WAMCAD) - Bill and Melida Gates Foundation (29th May-3rd June, 2023)
• six-month training on a SUPARTECH project - Higher Education Innovation (HEI) at Co-creation hub (Cchub), Abuja, Nigeria (Oct 2025 to April 2026)
• one month Microsoft Artificial Intelligence Training tagged Women Elevate Program - International Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Ethics (October to November, 2025)
• Community Ambassador - Innov8 Hub, Abuja, Nigeria (Sep. to Nov. 2025)
• Train-the-trainer workshop for Entrepreneurship Lecturers - British council in collaboration with Cchub and De-Montfort University, Leicester, (June 2025)
• Tetfund sponsored two-weeks training on entrepreneurship and research commercialization tagged “Research for Impact Initiative (R4I)” - Innov8 hub, Abuja (August, 2023)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• COREN - member (2017)

Paper Presentation - Local

• Predicting and preventing NTDs using AI in regions with limited resources: a policy framework for the government. - 1st international Conference / Exhibition of the Department of Mechatronics Engineering , University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2025)
• Symposium on Waveguides, Antennas and Wave Propagation. Advanced Electromagnetics (2025)
• Recognition of African Traditional Arts using Convolutional Neural Networks. - 3rd International Engineering Conference, 5th-7th Nov, 2024. Faculty of Engineering Lecture Theatre (2024)
• Flood areas prediction using ANN (2023)
• E-Learning Technologies: Effective Tools for Teaching and Learning in Tertiary Institutions. - 1st International Engineering Conference, Theme: Engineering and Technology Approach for Sustainable National Development (2018)
• A Comparative Analysis of Energy Optimization Algorithms for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks. - 7th international conference on mobile e-services, Adeleke University, Ede. (2017)
• HTML Based implementation of RSA algorithm for cryptography tutorial - s of: 6th international conference on mobile e-services, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, (2015)
• Development of a Web Based Aboriginal Virtual Patient System for training Medical Students. - proceedings of: 6th IEEE International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology (ICAST), Covenant University, Otta. (2014)

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

• Adetunji Olusogo Julius - Decision Support System for Flood Prediction using an Ensemble of Trees (2023)
• Sayikanmi Titilayo Mary - Development of an Electronic Financial Fraud Detection System Using Graph Neural Network (2026)
• Soladoye Afeez - Advanced Computational Intelligence for Prediction of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases: Integrating Metaheuristic Optimization and Explainable Artificial Intelligence (2026)

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

• Abodunrin Olayinka Simeon - Development of a Long Short Term Memory-Based Model for Fake News and Cyberbully Detection (2022)
• Adejo George Ode - An Ensemble-based model for Lassa fever detection in Nigeria (2024)
• Sobowale Peace - Extreme Gradient Boosting Model for Malaria Incidence prediction in Nigeria (2025)
• Ojo Babatola Ezekiel - Customer Sentiment Analysis using Machine Learning Algorithms (2026)

Course Teaching

• CPE 101 - computer and Computing for Engineers (2023/2024 to date)
• CPE 301 - Computer Logic I (2023/2024)
• CPE302 - Computer Logic II (2025/2026)
• CPE510 - Digital Signal Processing (2023/2024 to 2025/2026)
• CPE512 - Digital Speech Processing (2024/2025)
• CPE317 - Numerical Analysis (2016/ 2017 till date)
• CPE507 - Cyberpreneurship and Cyberlaw (2020/2021 till date)

Custom Fields

Head of Department, Systems Engineering: 11th August 2025 to July 2026

Ag. Director, Educational Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (DETIE): August 2023 to July 2025.

Associate Editor, Fuoye Journal of Engineering and Technology (FUOYEJET): October 2025 to date

Ag. Deputy Director, CEDISS: August 2022 to July 2023

Matron and Female Staff Adviser, Impact Leaders Club, FUOYE: March 2022 to date

Student Association (NACOMES) Adviser: March 2022 to date