Engr Najeem Olawale Adelakun is a career-driven achiever with over Fifteen (15) years of working experience in both industry and academia. He has served as a Craftsman, Technician, Electrical Engineer, Design Engineer, Lecturer, Reviewer, Editor, Facilitator, Instructor, Mentor, Website Designer, and ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Coordinator at various times in different organisations. He currently works at the Federal College of Education Iwo, Osun State as an Engineer in the Department of Works and Services. Engr Adelakun's current research interests are in various aspects of Electrical power system Engineering and information technology.
He has his National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (ND) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering at The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Nigeria, then obtained his Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria, also Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Academy Europe Open University, Germany, and another Master of Science (MSc) degree in Information Technology at National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, Nigeria.
Engr Adelakun has authored and co-authored over fifty (50) publications in both local and international journals and conferences. Some of his published works are highly cited in both Scopus, Google Scholar and other academic fields. He is serving as a member of the editorial or reviewer board to over 40 Scopus/WOS/Elsevier journals, and also as a member of the technical, program, scientific and steering committee members at different times to over 10 international conferences.
Engr Adelakun is a Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) registered engineer, a fellow member of the International Organization for Academic and Scientific Development (IOASD), and a member of several professional societies such as the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Nigerian Institution of Electrical Electronics Engineering (NIEEE), The Nigerian Institution of Facility Engineering & Management (NIFEngM), Nigerian Institution of Professional Engineers and Scientists (NIPES), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), International Association of Educators and Researchers (IAER), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI), International Association of Electrical, Electronic and Energy Engineering (IAEEEE), International Society for Applied Computing (ISAC), Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors (IRED), Asian Council of Science Editors (ASCE), among others.
Engr Adelakun is currently the National Publicity Secretary to the Nigerian Institution of Facility Engineering and Management (NIFEngM), an active member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ilaro Branch, and has contributed immensely in different capacities such as The collation/uploading of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ilaro Branch 1st National conference proceeding on the branch website in 2020, he single-handedly designed E-Voting system for Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ilaro Branch in 2020 which he also served as a member of the Electoral Committee of the Branch during the AGM/branch election, in 2022 he also designed E-Voting system and also served as the secretary to the Electoral Committee during the AGM/branch election, also designed Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ilaro Branch e-data collation form for the newly inducted corporate members just to mention a few.
