Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe

Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe (15 April 1950 – 12 May 2012)[2] was a Nigerian professor of Computer science, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.[3][4] He was appointed vice chancellor of the University of Lagos on 31 January 2010, to succeed professor Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi.[5]

A Park in the University of Lagos named after Adetokunbo Sofoluwe

Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe
10th Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos
In office
31 January 2010 – 12 May 2012
Preceded byTolu Olukayode Odugbemi
Succeeded byRahmon Ade Bello
Personal details
Born15 April 1950
Nigeria
Died12 May 2012(2012-05-12) (aged 62)[1]
Political partyNon-partisan

Education

He obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in mathematics from the University of Lagos in 1973. He obtained the Commonwealth Scholarship award to study at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland where he graduated with a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 1975 and a doctorate in 1981.

Life and career

Sofoluwe began his career in 1976 as a Graduate Assistant in the University of Lagos where he later became a full Professor in October 1996. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Science for two consecutive terms. Before he became the vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the university.[6] He had also served as the Director of Academics Planning Unit of the University of Lagos before his appointment as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Management). He has authored and co-authored numerous academic books and articles in several reputable local and international journals before his death in 2012.[7][8]

Membership of professional bodies

He was a member of several professional bodies, few of which includes:

  • Fellow of the Computer Association of Nigeria (COAN).[9]
  • Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Application (IMA)
  • Fellow of the Computer Professionals of Nigeria (CPN)
  • Member of the Society for Individual and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
  • Fellow of the Academy of Science

Selected works
  • A reliable protection architecture for mobile agents in open network systems. International Journal of Computer Applications, 17(7), 6-14.[10]
  • The 1st Annual Memorial Lecture in Honour Late 10th Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, FAS.
  • Towards a Granular Computing framework for Program Analysis.[11]
  • Beyond Calculations.
  • A Reliable Protection Architecture for Mobile Agents in Open Network Systems.[12]
  • Studies of a structural form for underwater structures.[13]

See also

References
  1. "UNILAG VC, Prof. Babatunde Sofoluwe buried". 31 May 2012.
  2. "Jonathan mourns UNILAG's vice chancellor « The Eagle Online - The Nigerian Online Newspaper". 13 May 2012.
  3. "Prof. Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe: 1950-2012 (TRIBUTE)". Vanguard News. 14 May 2012.
  4. "UNILAG VC, Prof. Tokunbo Sofoluwe, dies after heart attack". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  5. "UNILAG bows to protesting students".
  6. "Gov Amosun mourns the exist of Unilag VC - www.channelstv.com". Channels Television.
  7. "Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe".
  8. Sofoluwe, Adetokunbo Babatunde (1981). Studies of a Structural Form Forunderwater Structures.
  9. "Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe « Nigeria Computers".
  10. Friday Thomas, Ibharalu; Adetokunbo Babatunde, Sofoluwe; Adio Taofiki, Akinwale (31 March 2011). "A Reliable Protection Architecture for Mobile Agents in Open Network Systems". International Journal of Computer Applications. 17 (7): 6–14. Bibcode:2011IJCA...17g...6F. doi:10.5120/2234-2854. ISSN 0975-8887.
  11. Eyo, Jude Peter; Sofoluwe, Adetokunbo Babatunde; Oladeji, Florence (2011). "Towards a Granular Computing framework for Program Analysis". 2011 IEEE International Conference on Granular Computing. IEEE. pp. 825–828. doi:10.1109/grc.2011.6122705. ISBN 978-1-4577-0371-3. S2CID 22779340.
  12. Friday Thomas, Ibharalu; Adetokunbo Babatunde, Sofoluwe; Adio Taofiki, Akinwale (31 March 2011). "A Reliable Protection Architecture for Mobile Agents in Open Network Systems". International Journal of Computer Applications. 17 (7): 6–14. Bibcode:2011IJCA...17g...6F. doi:10.5120/2234-2854. ISSN 0975-8887.
  13. Sofoluwe, A. B. (1980). Studies of a structural form for underwater structures. University of Edinburgh. OCLC 556367799.
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