Professor Rasheed Gbenga Jimoh

Professor Rasheed Gbenga Jimoh, FNCS, is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin. He is a Fellow of the Institute for Classical Entrepreneurship, a Registered Professional IT Practitioner with the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), and a Fellow of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS).

Professor Jimoh received his B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Ilorin (Second Class Upper Division), his M.Sc. from the University of Ibadan in 2006, and his Ph.D. in Information Technology from Universiti Utara Malaysia in 2010. He became the first Professor of Computer Science ever produced by the University of Ilorin in 2018, just eight years after completing his doctorate.

He joined the University of Ilorin in January 2004, having previously worked with Data Processing Maintenance and Services (DPMS), an IBM Business Partner. He served as Deputy Director of the Ilorin Business School (2012–2015), Acting Head of Computer Science (2013–2015), Acting Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (2017–2019), and elected full Dean (2019–2021). In August 2023, he was appointed Director of the COMSIT Directorate, the ICT unit of the University of Ilorin.

He was recently appointed Pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the newly licensed Muhammad Kamalud-deen University, Ogidi, Ilorin. He has successfully supervised 18 Ph.D. and 52 M.Sc. candidates, and has published over 100 articles in journals and refereed conference proceedings. Professor Jimoh is happily married to Dr. Mrs. Taibat Bolanle Jimoh.