Dr. Lawrence Bunmi Adewole

Senior Lecturer | Deputy Dean

Faculty of Computing · Department of Computer Science

Specialization Data Mining, Scheduling and Optimization, Natural Language Processing, and Computational Linguistics.

Office: Km 3, Afao Road

Phone: 08066407161

Email: lawrence.adewole@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Lawrence Bunmi Adewole (PhD) is a distinguished Nigerian computer scientist, academic, and researcher currently serving as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria. Proudly hailing from Osun State, Dr. Adewole has dedicated over a decade to advancing higher education and technological innovation in the region.
His academic foundation was laid at the University of Ado-Ekiti, where he earned a BSc. in Computer Science with Second Class Upper honors in 2009. Driven by a passion for advanced computing, he completed his M.Sc. at the prestigious University of Ibadan in 2012, followed by a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in 2019.
Dr. Adewole’s core research interests lie at the intersection of Data Mining, Scheduling and Optimization, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Computational Linguistics. He has a particularly notable footprint in low-resource language processing, authoring numerous peer-reviewed studies on Yoruba machine translation, numeral translation, and parts-of-speech tagging. His research portfolio spans over twenty highly cited journal articles and conference papers, including prominent Scopus-indexed publications in PLOS ONE, Computers in Biology and Medicine, and Scientific African.
As an educator, his impactful teaching earned him the Outstanding Lecturer of the Year award at the 2018 Southwest Nigeria Education Awards. His academic leadership is reflected in his extensive mentorship, having supervised over 60 undergraduate projects alongside more than fifteen M.Sc. and Ph.D. candidates.
A dedicated professional, Dr. Adewole actively holds memberships in the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), and the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). He is also continuously upskilling, holding certifications in Google Cloud Development and GDPR data protection compliance.

Research Interests

Applied Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Low-Resource Language Technologies, Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms, and Predictive Health Analytics.

Qualifications

• PhD Computer Science, The Federal University of Technology, Akure (June, 2019)
• MSc Computer Science, University of Ibadan (November, 2012)
• BSc Computer Science, University of Ado-Ekiti (Now Ekiti State University) (February, 2009)

Selected Publications

1. Development of a Rule-Based Arabic Numerals to Yoruba Translator
   Authors: Lawrence B. ADEWOLE, Timilehin V. ADEWOLE, Moyosore C. OWOEYE, Fayoke M., MESE, Oluwatoyin B. ABIOLA
   ABUAD International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences (2026)
2. Development of a Rule-Based Yorùbá Numerals to Digits Translator
   Authors: Adewole L.B.
   ABUAD International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences (2026)
3. Addressing Class Imbalance in Diabetes Detection: A Comparative Study of SMOTE and Undersampling Techniques Using BRFSS-2022 Dataset
   Authors: Lawrence B. Adewole, Ajibola A. Aworeni, Stephen A. Mogaji, Taiwo Fele
   FUOYE Journal of Innovation Science and Technology (2026)
4. Yoruba-English Number Conversion Using Transformer Model
   Authors: Lawrence Bunmi Adewole, Fayoke Mary Mese, Stephen Alaba Mogaji, & Timilehin Vincent Adewole
   Ebonyi State University Journal of Media Communications (2026)
5. Time series analysis of malaria in pregnancy, using wavelet and SARIMAX models
   Authors: Oniyelu D.O., Folorunsho, O., Adewole L., Bakare, E.A., Okoronkwo, C., Eze, N., et. al.,
   PLOS ONE (2025)
6. Predicting Customer Purchase Patterns in Online Retail Using a CNN-Based Deep Learning Model
   Authors: Folorunsho O., Adewole L. B., Fagbuagun O. A., Mogaji S. A. and Adesuyi O. T.
   Lautech Journal of Engineering and Technology (2025)
7. A hybrid Hill-ABC algorithm for patient admission scheduling problem
   Authors: Bamigbola A.F., Bolaji A.L., Adewole L.B, Obayomi A.A., Salaudeen L.O., Fagbuagun O.A.
   Scientific African (2023)
8. Development of Serial Number Extractor for Nigerian Currencies
   Authors: Adewole, L.B., Ogunleye, E.O., Faniyan, O. E., Adewale, S.A., Daramola
   University of Ibadan Journal of Science and Logics in ICT Research (2023)
9. A room-oriented artificial bee colony algorithm for optimizing the patient admission scheduling problem.
   Authors: Bolaji A.L., Bamigbola A.F., Adewole L.B, Shola P.B., Afolorunso A., Obayomi A.A., Aremu D.R., Almazroi A.A.A
   Computers in Biology and Medicine (2022)
10. Breast Cancer diagnosis in women using neural networks and deep learning
    Authors: Fagbuagun, O.A., Folorunsho, O., Adewole, L.B., Akin-Olayemi, T.H.
    Journal of ICT Research and Applications (2022)

Professional Qualification

• General Data Protection Regulation Officer Skill Certification - University of Derby Online Learning (2022)
• Google Cloud Developer - Andela Africa (2020)
• Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist - Microsoft Corporation (2009)

Awards

• Outstanding Lecturer of the Year - South-West Nigeria Education Awards (2018)

Grants

• Development of a Multilingual Speech-to-Speech Translation Model - TETFund (2018)
• Naija Falsehood Buster - TETFund (2024)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria - Member (2023)
• Nigerian Computer Society - Member (2013)
• International Association of Engineers - Member (2023)

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

• Hassan Bature Joshua - Speaker-Invariant Speech Emotion Recognition Using Stacked Ensemble Model (2026)
• Abiodun Opeyemi Anuoluwapo - Optimization of Human Resource Allocation Using Metaheuristic Algorithm (2026)
• Julius Ibukunoluwa Samuel - Yoruba Proverb Translation Using Transfer Learning Approach (2026)

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

• Olowojebutu Akinyemi O. - Yoruba Parts-of-Speech Tagger Using Hidden Markov Model (2023)
• Animashaun Abdulfatai A - Image size estimation from object using vision transformer (2024)
• John Omoikhepen Blessing - Evaluating Object Dimension from Image: A Framework (2024)
• Aworeni Ajibola Akinwumi - Risk Factor Based Machine Learning Model for Diabetes Detection and Classification (2025)
• Mese Fayoke Mary - Yoruba-English Number Conversion Using Transformer Model (2025)
• Oyedeji Oyekunle O - Machine Learning Approach for Low-Rate Shilling Attack Detection in Collaborative Filtering Recommender Systems (2025)
• Ishola Oluwaseun Joshua - c Algorithm for Automated Examination Timetable and Invigilation Roster Scheduling (2025)
• Bobadoye Segun Samuel - Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for Yoruba Language Named Entity Recognition (2025)
• Imoudu Rebecca Modupe - Hate Speech Detection in Nigeria Social Media Space using Ensemble Approach (2026)
• Owoseni Yomi Tolulope - Development of Diacritic-Aware Yoruba Text Restoration System using a Hybrid Bi-directional Long-Short Term Memory and Transformer Approach (2026)
• Oyeniyi Oluwatobi - Transfer Learning-Based Variant-Aware Deep Neural Network Models for Yoruba Numeral Text Recognition and Translation (2026)
• Atanda Sunday - Development of an Explainable Framework for Fake News Detection in Low Resource and Cross-Domain Settings (2026)

Course Teaching

• CSC412 - Introduction to Data Science (2025/2026)
• CSC316 - Research Methodology (2025/2026)
• CSC405 - Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems (2025/2026)
• CSC309 - Data Structures & Algorithm (2025/2026)