Dr. Omofolakunmi (Fola) Olagbemi

Assistant Professor of Computer Science
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Dr. Fola Olagbemi joined the Department of Computer Science at Hope College in July 2020. Prior to that, she was a part-time instructor at Western Michigan University (WMU) while completing her doctoral program in computer science. She graduated with her doctoral degree in the fall 2019 semester. In her time at WMU, she taught advanced Java classes (which included an introduction to data structures), the lab sections of the introduction to Java class and an introductory course in web technologies. She also taught the equivalent of the advanced Java class in Python.

在攻读博士学位之前,Fola曾在银行业工作,并分别在普华永道(PricewaterhouseCoopers)驻尼日利亚的咨询和保证能源业务部门担任助理顾问和高级助理。自从加入Hope以来,Fola教授或正在教授软件设计与实现、数据结构与软件设计(都是Java语言)以及Python编程导论。

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Fola’s research areas include high performance computing, applying GPUs and CUDA to scientific computations including the estimation of multivariate numerical integrals from diverse fields such as Bayesian Statistics and High Energy Physics. More recently, she has developed an interest in machine learning and hopes to conduct research in related fields including recommender systems.

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., computer science, Western Michigan University, 2019
  • M.S., computer science, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2004
  • B.Sc., computer science, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 1996

AWARDS

  • Computer Science (CS) Department Teaching Effectiveness Award (April 2018) from the Western Michigan University (WMU) Computer Science Department
  • Computer Science Department Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award (WMU, April 2016) from the Graduate College
  • Computer Science (CS) Department Teaching Effectiveness Award (April 2016) from the WMU Computer Science Department
  • Computer Science Research Award (April 2016) from WMU CS Department

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE

Fola and her husband have two children. She enjoys reading and playing the piano. She is a member of The Rock Kalamazoo and has served for several years on the Worship and Creative Arts team, playing the keyboard.

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Dr. Omofolakunmi (Fola) Olagbemi

Phone Number616.395.7146

VanderWerf Hall Room 23227 Graves PlaceHolland,MI49423
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