Francisca Oladipo

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Francisca Oladipo
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Born (1978-01-15) 15 January 1978 (age 45)
Idanre, Ondo, Nigeria
Alma mater Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Bsc, Msc, PhD),
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PostDoc, Graduate Teaching Certificate),
University of Essex (Certificate in Big Data and Analytics)
Professorship Federal University Lokoja (2020–date)

Francisca Onaolapo Oladipo (born 15 January 1978) is a Nigerian Professor of Computer Science, administrator and author. As of 2022, she is the Vice-Chancellor, Thomas Adewumi University, Nigeria. Prior to her appointment, she was Director of Quality Assurance at Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. [1] [2] She is the Executive Coordinator, Virus Outbreak Data Network Africa and Asia (VODANA). [2] She was the first woman to serve as a member of the Governing Council at the Federal University, Lokoja, and the first female Head of the Department of Computer Science at the university. [2] [3]

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Education

In 2010, Oladipo earned her Doctorate Degree in Computer Science from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria. [4] She obtained her Master's Degree and Bachelor's Degree from the same university. In 2014, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the TOTAL-MIT Empowering the Teachers Initiative. [5] [6]

Career

She introduced Python programming language into the Computer Science Academic Program at Federal University, Lokoja and founded PyFUL group to promote the learning of the programming language. [7] She shared her work at PyCon, [8] and her work on Python has been cited by others. [9] Oladipo has been an advocate for the need for open data during the COVID-19 pandemic, [10] a topic she has presented in peer-reviewed publications [11] and as a panelist at the United States' National Academy of Sciences 2021 meeting on COVID-19 pandemic and Big data. [12]

Awards and honors

Oladipo was a Grace Hopper Faculty Scholar, and in 2016 her project to teach adolescent girls about reproductive health and self-esteem through an educational mobile application was recognized. [13] In 2020, Oladipo was one of 18 people named as professional fellows of the Nigerian Computer Society. [14]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "VODANA Executive Secretary, Prof Francisca Oladipo appointed as the Pioneer Director of Quality Assurance, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria". www.vodan-totafrica.info. VODAN Africa & Asia. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  3. ↑ fulokoja. "Francisca Onaolapo Oladipo". fulokoja.edu.ng. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Oladipo". Africa Scientists Directory. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Jessica Fjimori. "A new leadership cadre for science and engineering". MIT News. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ Oredola, Tayo (2017-02-08). "Total, MIT, others task NUC on human capacity building". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  7. ↑ PyCon Clevaland 2019. "Francisca Onaolapo Oladipo". us.pycon.org. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Presentation: Implementing a Chatbot for Positive Reinforcement in Young Learners | PyCon 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio". us.pycon.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  9. ↑ Agbo, Friday Joseph; Oyelere, Solomon Sunday; Suhonen, Jarkko; Laine, Teemu H. (2021-09-01). "Co-design of mini games for learning computational thinking in an online environment". Education and Information Technologies. 26 (5): 5815–5849. doi:10.1007/s10639-021-10515-1. ISSN   1573-7608. PMC   8097249 . PMID   33967590.
  10. ↑ "Contribution to the panel discussions at the First Session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee for LDC5" (PDF). United Nations. May 20, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ Reisen, Mirjam; Oladipo, Francisca; Stokmans, Mia; Mpezamihgo, Mouhamed; Folorunso, Sakinat; Schultes, Erik; Basajja, Mariam; Aktau, Aliya; Amare, Samson Yohannes; Taye, Getu Tadele; Purnama Jati, Putu Hadi (2021). "Design of a FAIR digital data health infrastructure in Africa for COVID‐19 reporting and research". Advanced Genetics. 2 (2): e10050. doi:10.1002/ggn2.10050. ISSN   2641-6573. PMC   8420285 . PMID   34514430.
  12. ↑ "Data-Informed Societies Achieving Sustainability: Tasks for the Global Scientific, Engineering, and Medical Communities: A Virtual Workshop". www.nationalacademies.org. September 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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