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Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. Completed the Doutoramento in Engenharia Electrotécnica in 2023 by Universidade de Aveiro, Master in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2014/05/28 by Federal University of Technology Akure, Graduado in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2011/10/31 by Tohoku Daigaku and Bachelor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2003/12/06 by Federal University of Technology Akure. Is Researcher in Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Professional in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. IEEE; Ambassador of IEEE MTT-S; Member IEEE- Young Professionals; Volunteer IEEE- Smart Village; and IEEE- IoT Sensors Advisory Committee. She was an Invited Speaker during the WIE Session of first IEEE International Microwave and Antennas Symposium (IMAS), Cairo, Egypt, 2023. Professional in Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, Professional in Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE. She worked briefly at Shokei Gakuin University, Yurigaoka, Miyagi, Japan as a Lecturer between 2010 and 2011. She worked as a Research Engineer between 2012 and 2017, and later as a Senior Lecturer at the Engineering Materials Development Institute (EMDI); an arm of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, and at Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, Nigeria, respectively. She was involved in many research and development activities of EMDI-NASENI; where the World Bank Centre of Excellence was situated. She had hands-on exposure to many state-of-the-art facilities for nanotechnology and renewable energy. She has been a Researcher with the Institute of Telecommunications, University of Aveiro since 2021. She is a smart city advocate and sustainability enthusiast; with working experiences in, Academia; Research Institution; Government; and Industries, spanning across different Continents. Her research interests include, energy harvesting; IoT; B5G & 6G networks; smart cities automation; ecological sustainability; micro/nano electromechanical (MEMS/NEMS) devices/sensors; and instrumentation. She has authored many journal articles on ‘Energy Harvesting’ particularly in the aspect of smart city development and environmental sustainability. Published 8 articles in journals. Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics with emphasis on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Nano-technology with emphasis on Nano-materials and Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics with emphasis on Communication Engineering and Systems. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Young Engineers Training, Women in Engineering, Girl-child education; .
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle

Citation names

  • Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike
  • Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle
  • AE Akin-Ponnle

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A611-C3CF-768A
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7150-8069

Email addresses

  • nicebikky@yahoo.co.uk (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 920415701 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
  • Rua de Santiago 48, Esq. Frt. Gloria, 3810-168, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Communication Engineering and Systems

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Yoruba (Mother tongue)
Japanese Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Portuguese Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/05/21 - 2023/07/18
Concluded
Engenharia Electrotécnica (Doutoramento)
Major in Smart Cities
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Energy Harvesting Mechanism for Smart City Solutions." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012/04/16 - 2014/05/28
Concluded
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Master)
Major in Control Engineering (Electrical)
Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
"Development of a Vibration Based Electret-Cantilever Micro Energy Harvester." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
PhD Grade.
2011/06/01 - 2011/10/31
Concluded
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Graduado)
Major in Certificate of Graduate Research in Nanomechanics Engineering
Tohoku Daigaku, Japan
"Micro-Power Generation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Research
1998/12/14 - 2003/12/06
Concluded
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Bachelor)
Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
"Comparative Analysis of High Frequency (HF) and Very High Frequency (VHF) Propagation Bands." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Second Class Upper.
1995 - 1997/09/30
Concluded
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Diplôme d´études supérieures)
Major in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Ondo State Polytechnic, Nigeria
Upper Credit
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/11/01 - 2024/06/30 Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
2021/01/08 - 2023/03/31 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011/12/12 - 2017/08/31 Researcher (Research) Engineering Materials Development Institute -National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (EMDI-NASENI), Nigeria
2011/06/01 - 2011/10/31 Research Trainee (Research) Tohoku Daigaku, Japan

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2017/09/05 - 2019/11/11 Lecturer (University Teacher) The Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, Nigeria
2010 - 2011 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Shokei Gakuin Daigaku, Japan

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020 - Current Professional Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, United States
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/12/17 - Current Professional Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, Nigeria
2015/07/28 - Current Professional Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Nigeria
2015 - Current Professional Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Nigeria
2013/11/01 - Current Professional Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Nigeria
2012/04/03 - 2019 Professional Materials Science and Technology Society of Nigeria (MSN), Nigeria
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/11/01 - 2024/06/30 Power-Empowering a Digital Future
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-182851
Other
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
Concluded
2021/01/31 - 2022/04/30 Aveiro Steam City
EU/H2020
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
European Commission
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. Corresponding author: Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. "Cloud-Based Transmission and Remote Monitoring of STEH Output in a Smart City". Paper presented in IEEE MTT-S 1st International Microwave and Antennas Symposium in Africa (IMAS 2023), Cairo, 2023.
  2. Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. Corresponding author: Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. "Energy Harvesting in Modern Age: A Means to Sustainable Smart City Automation". Paper presented in IEEE MTT-S 1st International Microwave and Antennas Symposium in Africa (IMAS 2023), Cairo, 2023.
Conference paper
  1. Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle; Madureira, Raquel Castro; Amorim, Marlene. Corresponding author: Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. "Sustainable Environmental Waste Disposal Behaviour in Pre and Post COVID-19: A Case Study of Portugal". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments, and Opportunities, Coimbra, 2023.
    Published
  2. Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike Eunice; Pereira, Felisberto Sequeira; Carvalho, Rdnuno Borges. "Aerodynamics of Home-Chimney Pinwheels as Smart Turbine Energy Harvester(STEH) for Smart City IoT". 2022.
    10.1109/WPW54272.2022.9854030
Journal article
  1. Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle; Paulo Capitão; Ricardo Torres; Nuno Borges Carvalho. "Home Chimney Pinwheels (HCP) as Steh and Remote Monitoring for Smart Building IoT and WSN Applications". Sensors 23 5 (2023): 2858. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23052858.
    Published • 10.3390/s23052858
  2. Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike Eunice; Pereira, Felisberto Sequeira; Madureira, Raquel Castro; Carvalho, Nuno Borges. Corresponding author: Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike Eunice. "From Macro to Micro: Impact of Smart Turbine Energy Harvesters (STEH), on Environmental Sustainability and Smart City Automation". Sustainability 14 3 (2022): 1887. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14031887.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/su14031887
  3. Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike Eunice; Carvalho, Nuno Borges. "Energy Harvesting Mechanisms in a Smart City-A Review". Smart Cities 4 2 (2021): 476-498. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4020025.
    10.3390/smartcities4020025
  4. Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike; Ponnle Akinolu Adedran; Emeritus Prof. Samuel Oluwole Falaki. Corresponding author: Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike. "Experimental Investigation of Continuous Usage Stability of Organic Polymer Electret in Micro Energy Harvesting". Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research 6 3 (2015): 520-526. https://www.ijser.org.
    Published
  5. Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike; Ponnle Akinolu Adedran; Emeritus Prof. Samuel Oluwole Falaki. Corresponding author: Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike. "Power Variation with Electret Surface Potential and Frequency of Vibration in Vertical Vibration based Cantilever-Electret Micro Power Generation". International Journal of Engineering Research 3 12 (2014): 737-741.
    Published
  6. Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike; Ponnle Akinolu Adedran; Emeritus Prof. Samuel Oluwole Falaki. Corresponding author: Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike. "Power Variation with External Load in Vertical Vibration based Electret-Cantilever Micro-Power Generation". International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology 3 10 (2014): 1287-1291.
    Published
  7. Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike; Ponnle Akinolu Adedran; Emeritus Prof. Samuel Oluwole Falaki. Corresponding author: Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike. "Vertical Vibration based Electret-Cantilever Method of Micro-Power Generation for Energy Harvesting". International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology 3 12 (2014): 218-223.
    Published
  8. Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike; Ponnle Akinolu Adedran; Emeritus Prof. Samuel Oluwole Falaki; Prof. Hara M.; Prof. Hiroki Kuwano. Corresponding author: Akin-Ponnle, Ajibike. "Cantilever Shapes on Power Output in Vertical Vibration based Electret Micro Power Generation". International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering 4 4 (2014): 775-780.
    Published
Online resource
  1. Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. Corresponding author: Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. Nanotech for Applications: Nanotech for Energy and Environment. 2024. https://www.bitcongress.com/videomay2024.
Report
  1. Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. Corresponding author: Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. 2011. Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Power Generation Using Electret on Contact Mode.
  2. Ajibike Eunice Akin-Ponnle. 1997. Design and Construction of a Bell Alarm System.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Energy harvesting mechanism for smart city solutions". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/41803.
  2. "Development of a Vibration Based Electret-Cantilever Micro Energy Harvester.". Master, Federal University of Technology Akure, 2014.
  3. "Comparative Analysis of High Frequency (HF) and Very High Frequency (VHF) Propagation Bands". Degree, Federal University of Technology Akure, 2003.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/02/07 Energy Harvesting in Modern Age: A Means to Sustainable Smart City Automation IEEE MTT-S 1st International Microwave and Antennas Symposium in Africa (IMAS 2023)
IEEE-MTT-S (Cairo, Egypt)
2023/02/07 Cloud-Based Transmission and Remote Monitoring of STEH Output in a Smart City IEEE MTT-S 1st International Microwave and Antennas Symposium in Africa (IMAS 2023)
IEEE-MTT-S (Cairo, Egypt)
2023 Sustainable Environmental Waste Disposal Behaviour in Pre and Post Covid-19: a Case Study of Portugal 6th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
University of Coimbra, Portugal (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/07 Aerodynamics of Home-Chimney Pinwheels as Smart Turbine Energy Harvester (STEH) for Smart City IoT IEEE Wireless Power Week (WPW)
IEEE (Bordeaux, France)
2022 Energy Harvesting Mechanisms for Smart City Solutions Research Summit of the University of Aveiro
University of Aveiro, Portugal (Aveiro, Portugal)
2014 Thin-Film Fabrication of Electret from Cyclic Transparent Optical Polymer (CYTOP) for Micro/Nano Energy Harvesting 13th Annual Nigerian Materials Congress, NIMACON2014
Materials Science and Technology Society of Nigeria (MSN) (Lagos, Nigeria)
2013 Electrostatic-based Micro Power Generation from Environmental Energy for Portable Electronic Devices 12th Annual Nigerian Materials Congress, NIMACON2013
Materials Science and Technology Society of Nigeria (MSN) (Abuja, Nigeria)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018 - 2019 Design and Construction of Electronic Cocoa Bean Dryer
Supervisor
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Other)
The Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, Nigeria
2018 - 2019 Design of an Expert System for Remote Patient Monitoring
Supervisor of FPI/IEEE/16/002
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Other)
The Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, Nigeria
2018 - 2019 Design and Construction of Automatic Cell Phone Detector
Supervisor of FPI/IEEE/16/015
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Other)
The Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, Nigeria

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2015 - 2019 Member, Organizing Committee, Nigerian Society of Engineers' Distinguished Engineers' Lecture (DEL), and other related activities. (2015 - 2015)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigeria
2016 - 2016 Planning, Organization and Execution of End of the Year Activities. (2016 - 2016)
Festival (President of the Organising Committee)
Engineering Materials Development Institute -National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (EMDI-NASENI), Nigeria
2015 - 2015 Annual Engineering Assembly of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) (2015 - 2015)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/09 - 2023/09 Participant: The annual IEEE RFID-TA 2023 provides a forum for advancing RFID technology and practice. It aims at strengthening relations between industry, research institutions, and academia. It gives attendees a unique opportunity to share, discuss, and witness research results in all areas of RFID technologies and their applications.
Conference
13th IEEE International Conference on RFID ­­­Technology and Applications
2023 - 2023 Attendant at WiSEE 2023: This IEEE conference brought together investigators from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and other space agencies, along with aerospace and space defense industries and academic researchers, in an effort to understand and solve the emerging problems facing wireless sensing and communication in space and related extreme environments.
Conference
11th IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments , WiSEE 2023
2022/06 - 2022/06 Attendant: Space provides data to support decisions to create a more sustainable planet and as an inspiration for the young generations.
Seminar
5th New Space Atlantic Summit 2022
Agência Espacial Portuguesa, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/01/23 - Current Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Member
2020 - Current IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) Member
2015/12/17 - Current Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). Member.
2015/07/28 - Current Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). Member
2013/11/01 - Current Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) Member
2012/04/03 - Current Materials Science and Technology Society of Nigeria (MSN) Member
2012/04 - Current Materials Science and Technology Society of Nigeria Association Member and Conference Speaker.

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/09/02 - 2024/09/05 International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC’24) IEEE: Work number #1570997512
2024/02 - 2024/06/27 22nd IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON) IEEE: Works number 300, 318, and 416.

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017 - 2019 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020 Electrical and Electronics Instrumentation I, Electrical and Electronics Instrumentation II, Electric Circuit Theory I, Electric Circuit Theory II, Engineering Science I, Report Writing (Diplôme d´études supérieures) Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, Nigeria
2010/04 - 2011/09 2009/2010, 2010/2011 Communication (Bachelor (1st cycle)) Gakko Hojin Shokei Gakuin, Japan

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023 - Current Student Ambassador IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society Students from South-West Nigeria and Africa.
2023 - Current Member IEEE Young Professionals Students from South-West Nigeria and Africa.
2018 - 2019 Departmental Student Staff Adviser and Registration Officer Electrical and Electronics Engineering Students.
2018 - 2019 Departmental Project Coordinator National Diploma Students -EEE
2015 - 2019 Resource Person for Outreach on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Females and Young Professional at School Outreaches.
2013 - 2019 School Outreaches Secondary School Students and Female Students in Southwest Nigeria.

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/11/01 - 2024/06/30 Research on configuration of microcontroller using Internet of Things (IoT) Developmental Framework in Espressif for wireless communication and green technologies. Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
2021/01/08 - 2023/03/31 Research on Energy harvesting circuits dedicated to Internet of things (IoT), B5G Networks, and wireless sensor networks (WSNs) for smart city integration.
Distinctions

Award

2016 Branch Service Award
Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Nigeria
2015 Branch Service Award
Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Nigeria

Other distinction

2005 Certificate of National Service
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Nigeria, Nigeria
2005 Deputy Cadet Registrar
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Federal Road Safety Commission, Nigeria
2005 Sisters Coordinator/Welfare Secretary
Nigerian Christian Corpers’ Fellowship (NCCF), Nigeria