General Info
Professional Track
- Information Technology
Country
NigeriaAreas of Expertise
- Computer Security
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- Data Mining and Analytics
Professional Interests
- Cybersecurity
- Insider Threat Detection
- Social Media Cyberbullying Analytics
Age
32What will be your most valuable contribution to your TechWomen mentorship?
Perseverance in whatever goal you want to achieve. I will share with my prospective mentor on how to overcome challenges as a female working in STEM, which is a male dominated environment.
The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship
- Public speaking and effective communication and decision making.
- Learn how to build models for threat detection and sentiment analysis on social media about cyberbullying and children online safety
- To understand how to start a sustainable cybersecurity company and road map of becoming a cyber security consultant.
Mentorship Characteristic
- Focus on leadership skills building
- Focus on technical skills building
- Identify a short-term project I can work on at the partnering company
- Have exposure to specialized industry techniques
- Exposes me to new tools and platforms
Ideal Company Type
In the future, I would like to become a professor of cybersecurity, as well as a cybersecurity consultant. I am a potential PhD student aspiring to start my PhD journey in the near future. I would like to equip myself with the knowledge organizational skill sets to help me further this process. For me, a company where I can better understand any of the following fields: cyber security frameworks for protecting children online, cybersecurity policies, cybersecurity of complex industrial systems and critical national infrastructures, would be beneficial for my professional goals. I would also like to work with a company where I can learn and better understand machine learning tools and frameworks for insider threat detection.
What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?
- Creative
- Ambitious
- Enthusiastic
What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?
Working with a U.S. based mentor will help guide me through my aspiring career path. I am hoping that through the TechWomen program, my mentorship will provide constructive criticism and feedback to better help me grow and thrive in my career.
After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?
After participating in my TechWomen mentorship experience I aim to host a seminar bringing together women from my home country to discuss the importance of cybersecurity on social media for their children's online safety. I also hope to startup a consulting firm for organizations by utilizing new frameworks, tools and techniques based off and acquired during the mentorship program. The skills acquired from the fellowship will be implemented through creating projects, role plays and dramas, as well as mentoring and creating more awareness in my community. I want to improve on the already existing child online safety activities for schools as well as publish a handbook for kids about how to safely use social media and their online presence.
Work History
Years of Full-time Work Experience
11Primary Professional Focus
- Computer operations and/or security
- IT systems and/or data analysis
- Scientist and researcher
Current/Most Recent Job
- Title and Company: Lecturer, F.C.T College of Education Zuba
- Direct Reports:
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Abuja, Nigeria
- Dates: October 4, 2016 –
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Responsibilities:
Prepare lecture notes, teach and assess students, invigilate and mark students' examinations, supervise pre-service teachers and project students; create interactive Project Jupyter notebook for predictive analysis; perform classification using various machine learning techniques.
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Skills:
Pedagogical and communication skills; predictive data analysis; data cleaning and visualization; ability to work in a team of people with diverse opinions.
Education History
Institution #1
- Institution: African University of Science and Technology
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor's
- Major: Data Science
- Minor: Machine Learning Models
- Location: Abuja, Nigeria
- Completion Date: October 1, 2022
Institution #2
- Institution: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
- Degree Awarded: Master's
- Major: Computer Science
- Minor:
- Location: Bauchi, Nigeria
- Completion Date: December 1, 2016