Professor Bolanle Adefowoke Ojokoh is a Professor in Information Systems department at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria, and a newly elected Fellow of the Africa Academy of Sciences (AAS). She holds a PhD in Computer Science from FUTA and is a leading scholar in Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Health Informatics.
Her research interests include information filtering and extraction, recommendation systems, machine learning, big data analytics, and data-driven digital health technologies, with strong relevance to sustainable development and public health in Africa. She has published widely in reputable international journals and conferences, supervised numerous postgraduate students, and serves as a reviewer and editor for leading scholarly outlets. She has also served as an external examiner to several universities and has assessed numerous postgraduate theses and academic programmes, contributing to quality assurance in higher education.
Prof. Ojokoh previously served as Co-Chair of the TWAS Young Affiliates Network, contributing to scientific leadership, policy engagement, and capacity development across the Global South. She currently serves on several international scientific advisory and governance platforms, including the Technical Advisory Committee of COMSATS and the TWAS Committee on Pandemics, and is a member of the organising committees of multiple international scientific conferences.
She has participated in high-level global scientific engagements and delivered invited talks in several countries, particularly on the applications, ethics, and societal implications of Artificial Intelligence. Prof. Ojokoh attended the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum in Kyoto, Japan, in both 2024 and 2025, contributing to international dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of AI.
She is the Organising Chair of the African Symposium on Big Data, Analytics, and Machine Intelligence and a strong advocate for inclusive innovation and the promotion of female academic excellence in STEM across Africa. She is happily married with lovely children.
