Nigeria
Dr Aderonke Busayo Sakpere received both BSc and MSc degrees in Computer Science from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She is an Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate. She is a faculty member at the University of Ibadan with 15 years of experience in lecturing, research and mentoring. As a lecturer, she teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate students, with research interests spanning Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Data Privacy, Data Science, ICT for Development, and Educational Technology. Dr Sakpere’s continued academic and research excellence has earned her various honours and awards. They include Google ExploreCSR Research Grant, TechWomen Fellowship, MIT Empowering The Teachers Fellowship, Selected Young Scientist by Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Top 200 young researcher by Heidelberg Laureate Foundation (HLF), Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) Fellowship, Cambridge University Travel Grant, Klaus Tschira Stiftung Travel Grant among others. She has been involved in different mentorship programmes and is the founder of Tech Girls Club which was set up to foster networking and interaction among females in technology. She is a co-founder of the Lindau Mentoring Hub hosted by Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Germany. She previously served as a Consultant/Research Assistant with a digital innovation company named Qhala, on a Wikimedia Foundation Project. She is a member of board of director at Afrisnet. She is the Principal Investigator of KoEde and Capacity Building Programe for Human Computer Interaction in Nigeria. She was the General Co-Chair for 2023 AfriCHI and now the General Co-,Chair for 2027 AfriCHI. Outside of academics and tech life, she loves to try new recipe. She has authored a recipe book titled "Bringing the Restaurant to your Home" and it’s published on Amazon.
Lecturing and Research. List of Courses i teach: • Introduction to Computing • Introduction to Programming using Python • Object-Oriented Programming using Java/Python • Human Computer Interaction • Data Structures Other roles: Student adviser: Providing guidance and advice to students on career and pastoral care regarding personal issues. Member of departmental finance committee.
A project in collaboration with Qhala Ltd for the GSMA team on a field research study exploring smartphone usage and digital access across Nigeria. It involves both qualitative and quantitative research, including interviews, focus groups, surveys, and data analysis — all aimed at catalyzing Africa’s digital future.