Brief History of the Department
Computer Science and Informatics Department, until 10th of February, 2016, was one of the programmes under the then tripartite Department of Mathematical, Computer and Physical Sciences (MCP), which was created in 2011. The Pioneer Acting Head of Department after the Demerge from MCP was Late Dr. Ureigho Roy Joel and thereafter, Dr Nlerum A. Promise who handed over to the current Head of Department, Prof. Ohakwe Johnson. There are sixteen (16) teaching staff in the Department made up of fourteen (14) tenured staff and two (2) Adjunct Professors. The tenured staff comprise a Professor, a Senior Lecturer, a Lecturer I, four (4) Lecturer II, six (6) Assistant Lecturers and a Graduate Assistant of which four (4) are on study leave (three (3)Assistant Lecturers in pursuit of their P.hD. Degree programmes and the the Graduate Assistant in pursuit of his Masters’ degree programme)
Staff list in the Department
S/N | NAME | APPOINTMENT | AREA(S) OF SPECIALIZATION |
1 | Prof. Johnson Ohakwe | Tenure | Distribution Theory and Time Series Analysis and Forecasting |
2 | Dr. Promise A. Nlerum | Tenure | Mobile and Pervasive Computing |
3 | Mrs. Chinonye M. E. Obasi | Tenure | Databases and Networks |
4 | Mr Okardi Biobele | Tenure | Management Information Systems |
5 | Mrs Anasuodei A. Moko | Tenure | Computer Graphics and Animation |
6 | Mrs. May T. Stow | Tenure | Computer System |
7 | Mrs. Maudlyn I. Victor-Ikoh | Tenure | Management Information Systems |
8 | Mr. Samuel A. Ikirigo | Tenure | Network Management |
9 | Mr. Larry G. Eniwei | Tenure | Computational Systems |
10 | Mr. Joshua T. Ibibo | Tenure | Cyber Security |
11 | Mrs. Dupe C. Ogunmodimu | Tenure | Computer System |
12 | Miss Shobowale R. Temitope | Tenure | Artificial Intelligence |
13 | Mr. Chinwendu B. Eleje | Tenure | Computer/Statistics |
14 | Mr. Peremobowei Elaweremi | Tenure | Computer Systems |
15 | Prof. Ekechukewu Boniface | Adjunct | Computer Architecture |
16 | Prof. (Mrs) Virginia E. Ejiofor | Adjunct | Databases |