Dr Edore Akpokodje B.Sc.(Ibadan) , Masters in Information Science (Ibadan), PhD (Aberystwyth), FHEA

I have a PhD in Computer Science from Aberystwyth University, UK with particular focus on the application of mobile technology in Agriculture. As part of my PhD, I developed a query technique which was implemented on a mobile application to help farmers in Nigeria access locally relevant information via mobile phones. 

From 2019-23, I was a lecturer on the £2.4m ESF Advanced Media Production project a distance learning postgraduate program which supported the Wales’ creative industries sector by training professionals and graduates to exploit new technologies in media production. 

In 2023 I was appointed Lecturer in Computer Science where I teach a wide variety of courses including both at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. I have also supervised both Master’s and Undergraduate projects to completion and I am presently supervising/co supervising three (3) PhD students. 

My research interests are around ICT and sensor technology in Agriculture and the environmental sector. In 2017, I was a member of a team of scientists from Aberystwyth University that were awarded an Aberystwyth University Research Fund Grant (£6000) to organise a conference/workshop titled “FoodSecNet; a Nigerian-UK network to provide sustainable solutions to Food Production”. 

I am also Co-Investigator on an Aberystwyth University URF-ECR grant (£9,931.65) “ Bio-Surveillance of Farm-Related Water Pollution” which started in October 2023. This project aims to assess and monitor the effects of farm-related pollutants on Welsh water bodies with the aim of creating an application and website that can help evidence-based decisions at both policy making and farm level.

This work has led to an Innovate UK funding (£440,935) in collaboration with industry partners for research within the area of sensor development to monitor diffuse environmental pollution from agricultural run-off of which I am the Principal Investigator.

Presently, I am the Project Lead on a World Food Forum Transformative Research Challenge grant “ ICT Enabled Avian Influenza Awareness” sponsored by FAO and Wageningen University. This project aims to bridge the gap of farmers about Avian Influenza via mobile phone technology. 

Two of my projects have been shortlisted for OneZoo CDT (as Lead supervisor and Co supervisor) starting in October 2026 and I have been involved in the recruitment of students from within the UK and all over the world into these PhD positions.

I am presently an External examiner at the Papau New Guinea University of Technology(PNGUNOT).