Dr. Ayodeji Olalekan Salau, an Associate Professor of Electrical/Electronic Engineering at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, has emerged as the Best Researcher Award at the International UILA Awards for 2025
The Award ceremony took place during the 6th International Conference on Data Analytics & Management (ICDAM-2025), organized by London Metropolitan University, London, UK (Venue partner) in collaboration with WSG University, Bydgoszcz, Poland and Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal and SGGW Management Institute, Poland.
The Conference with the theme: “Data Analytics with Computer Networks”, provides a global platform for knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovative research discussions.
Reacting to the Award, Salau expressed deep appreciation to the Organizers of the Conference, the International Conference Committee, and UILA for the well-appreciated international recognition.
According to the elated Award recipient, the Award will serve as a significant motivation for him to continue impactful research in the fields of big Data Analytics, Computer Networks, and the nascent field of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
He also extended his heartfelt gratitude to the Founder & Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola and the leadership of the 15-year-old increasingly famous university for their unwavering support and encouragement throughout this journey.
His words: “This honor will not only inspire me to strive for greater research excellence but it will also reinforce my dedication to advancing the frontiers of knowledge in my field”.
Salau graduated with a B.Eng. Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering from Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria before proceeding to earn his M. Sc and Ph. D degrees in Electronic & Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
A COREN-certified Professional Engineer, the well-rounded Academic is also a member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG).
As part of his continuous contributions to Engineering practice, Salau is an Editor and Reviewer for numerous reputable international journals. He is Co-Chair and Technical Program Committee member for various Conferences.
The iconic Academic of note has authored/co-authored about 320 articles in several reputable international conferences, book series, and major international journals. He has authored 3 books.
His research interests include research in the fields of computer vision, image processing, signal processing, machine learning, and power systems engineering. He is the recipient of the Quarterly Franklin Membership given in 2020 by the Editorial Board of London Journals Press for top quality research output. In addition, Dr. Salau’s paper was awarded the best paper of the year 2019 in Cogent Engineering.
Besides, he was awarded the best Researcher Award for 2020-2022 by the Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Nigeria.
According to the SCIVal (SCOPUS-Elsevier) Analysis/Ranking of Academics, Dr. Salau is among the most productive researchers in Nigeria (no. 7). He is ranked among the world’s top 2% Scientists from 2023-present by Stanford University/Scopus Elsevier ranking.
More recently, Dr. Salau was awarded 2nd Position in the Category of Best AI Researcher in Higher Education (Universities Category) in Nigeria given on the 2025 AI awareness day by the National Association of AI Practitioners (NAAIP) in conjunction with the National Universities Commission (NUC) and TETFund.
The International Conference on Data Analytics and Management (ICDAM-2025) is organized with the objective of bringing together innovative scientists, professors, research scholars, students and industrial experts in the field of Computing and Communication to a common forum.
The primary goal of the Conference is to promote the exchange of innovative scientific information between Researchers, Developers, Engineers, Students, and Practitioners. Another goal is to promote the transformation of fundamental research into institutional and industrialized research and to convert applied exploration into real time applications.
Overall, the Conference is designed to provide the Researchers and attendees with prospects for national and international collaboration and networking among universities and institutions from India and abroad for promoting research.
The Conference focusses in bridging the gap between Industry and Academia by organizing the workshops by the industry experts on latest technologies for the participants.
It provides opportunities for Academics to receive informal in-depth feedback through discussions, and to enable them to establish contact with professionals in various countries and institutions and also to encourage regional and international communication and collaboration.