CURRICULUM VITAE A) PERSONAL DATA SURNAME: GBENGA-ILORI MAIDEN NAME: IDOWU OTHER NAMES: ABIODUN OMOWUNMI DATE OF BIRTH: 6TH JANUARY, 1973 PLACE OF BIRTH: LAGOS, NIGERIA NATIONALITY / LGA: NIGERIAN / OYE LGA MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED NUMBER OF CHILDREN: TWO POSTAL ADDRESS: DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA, LAGOS, NIGERIA. EMAIL: biodun732000@yahoo.com gbengailori@unilag.edu.ng TELEPHONE: 234-08034731440 NEXT OF KIN: MR GBENGA ILORI, ROYAL EXCHANGE CONTROL OFFICE, OSHODI, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA. B) ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS WITH DATES: - M.Eng. (COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING), GRADE POINT: 4.25 OF 5.00 FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 1 AKURE, ONDO-STATE NOV., 2000 - B.Sc. (ELECRTICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING) 2ND CLASS LOWER DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING IBADAN, OYO-STATE FEB. 1997 - WEST AFRICAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ST TERESAS COLLEGE, P.O. BOX 91, IBADAN, OYO-STATE NOV., 1988 C) EMPLOYMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, POSITION: ASSISTANT LECTURER DUTIES: TEACHING AND RESEARCH SALARY: N70,000.00 / MONTH DURATION: JULY 2003 - TILL DATE - DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE POSITION: ASSISTANT LECTURER DURATION: DEC. 2001 - JUNE 2003 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE POSITION: TECHNOLOGIST DURATION: MARCH 1999 - DEC. 2001 - LOGIC SCIENCES LIMITED NO 115, BODE THOMAS STREET, LAGOS POSITION: COMPUTER ENGINEER (N.Y.S.C.) DURATION: APRIL 1997 - APRIL 1998 D) JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS - GBENGA-ILORI A.O., "CO-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE EVALUATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE TELEVISION BROADCASTING SERVICES", THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS (NSE) TRANSACTIONS, VOL 39 NO. 4 OCTOBER – DECEMBER, 2004. PP 3141. - GBENGA-ILORI, A.O. AND ADELOYE, V.S.A., “MICROCOMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL FOR MANAGEMENT OF CO-CHANNEL VHF AND UHF TELEVISION STATIONS IN NIGERIA”, NIGERIAN JOURNAL ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, VOL. 4, NO 3, JULY SEPTEMBER, 2003. PP. 40 -51. E) CONFERENCE, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS PAPERS - GBENGA-ILORI, A.O., “BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THROUGH RURAL ACCESS TO ICTs”, PROCEEDINGS OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON 2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING IN NIGERIA, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, JULY 2006. PP 81-89. - GBENGA-ILORI, A.O., “SPECTRUM RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND ICT DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, 16TH MAY-120TH MAY 2005, PP 21-29. - GBENGA-ILORI, A.O., “CHALLENGES OF DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (DTT) BROADCASTING IN AFRICA”, ICT Africa CONFERENCE, KENYA, JUNE 2005 - GBENGA-ILORI, A.O. AND ADELOYE, V.S.A., “SPECTRUM CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION BROADCASTING IN NIGERIA” PROCEEDINGS OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS (ELECTRICAL DIVISION), 19TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2ND –3RD OCTOBER, 2003, PP. 63 - 69. - GBENGA-ILORI, A.O., “TECHNICAL ASPECTS IN CHANNEL PLANNING FOR DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION BROADCASTING IN NIGERIA”, A SEMINAR PRESENTATION AT THE SCHOOL ON RADIO USE FOR DIGITAL AND MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, THE ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS (ICTP), TRIESTE. FEBRUARY 2002. PP. 1 - 20. www.wireless.ictp.trieste.it/school_2002/casestudies.html - GBENGA-ILORI, A.O., “POWER SYSTEM CAPACITY PLANNING AND UTILISATION: BEST PRACTICE APPROACH”, A PAPER PRESENTATION AT THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS (ELECTRICAL DIVISION). 27 TH –29TH JULY, 2004. F) THESIS AND REPORT - IDOWU, A.O., “CO-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE PREDICTION IN THE VHF AND UHF FREQUENCY BANDS IN NIGERIA”, M.Eng. THESIS, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE. NOVEMBER, 2000. - IDOWU, A.O., “DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LIGHT EMMITTING DIODE GRAPHICS DISPLAY”, B.Sc. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN. FEBRUARY,1997. G) SPECIALIZED TRAINING - SCHOOL ON RADIO USE FOR DIGITAL AND MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, THE ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS (ICTP), TRIESTE, ITALY. 11TH FEBRUARY - 1ST MARCH, 2002 TRAINING BY THE UNITED NATIONS/ITALIAN GOVERNMENT - SEVENTH COURSE ON BASIC MICROPROCESSOR LABORATORY TECHNIQUES, THE ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS (ICTP), TRIESTE, ITALY. 27TH OCTOBER - 23RD NOVEMBER, 2001 TRAINING BY UNITED NATIONS/ITALIAN GOVERNMENT H) RESEARCH INTEREST - GIS APPLICATIONS TO WIRELESS SYSTEM PLANNING - ECONOMIC APPROACHES TO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT 3 - CO-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION IN DIGITAL SYSTEMS. - PLANNING STRATEGIES FOR DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION BROADCASTING SERVICES IN NIGERIA. I) COURSES TAUGHT - UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS TELEPHONY AND FACSIMILE SYSTEMS MICROWAVE OPTICS DIGITAL SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS 500 LEVEL 500 LEVEL 200 LEVEL - FEDERAL UNIVERISTY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE COMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES I & II 500 LEVEL DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS 500 LEVEL/ POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA. J) PROFESSIONAL BODIES - MEMBER, NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS (MNSE) - MEMBER COREN - ASSOCIATE MEMBER, THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS (IEEE). J) COMPUTER SKILLS C++ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE, MATLAB, ARCEXPLORER, VISUAL BASIC, MICROSOFT OFFICE K) HOBBIES WRITING L) STRENGHT I ENJOY WRITING AND PUBLISHING PAPERS. I HAVE PUBLISHED SOME, THOUGH PURELY TECHNICAL, I BELIEVE THAT THE JOB WILL GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLOIT THE TALENTS IN ME M) REFERENCES - PROF. T.S. IBIYEMI DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN KWARA-STATE - PROF C.C.OKORO, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, 4 AKOKA, LAGOS – STATE - ENGR. M.A.K. ADELABU DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA, LAGOS – STATE 5