TITLE (PROF/DR/): DR.

NAME: NURENI AYOFE AZEEZ

POSITION: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR    

SPECIALISATION: Security & Privacy, Trust Management, Cyber Protection, AI for Security and E-Health

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

Nureni Ayofe Azeez obtained his B.Tech. (Hons.) from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, in 2005, an MSc from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, in 2008, and a Ph.D. from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, in 2013, all in Computer Science. His areas of research include Security & Privacy, Trust Management, Access Control, and E-Health. He is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award at the 22nd International CODATA Conference that was held in Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2010. He is an associate professor of computer science at the Department of Computer Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honour

• External Examiner – FUTA (2025 –Date)
• PhD and MSc examiner to Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa. (2024-Date)
• Guest Editor (2021-Date), Security and Communication Networks/ Open Special Issues / Special Issue Advances in Deep Learning Methods for Cyber Attack Recognition, Prediction, and Mitigation. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/scn/si/375045/
• Associate Editor for Computing, Information Systems & Development Informatics Journal.  An International Journal of The Creative Research & Technology Evaluation Network in Affiliation with The African Institute of Development Informatics and Policy 
• Member, Curriculum review committee, Department of Computer Sciences, University of Lagos , 2014
• Reviewer for UNIOSUN(Osun State University) Journal of Sciences
• Reviewer for Journal of Nigerian Computer Society
• Reviewer for The Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH), Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
  • Postdoctoral fellow – School of Information Technology, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa  (10/June/2017- 30/May/ 2019).
  • Selected Most Recent Publications  /Contributions to Knowledge

1. Azeez,A., Nzeribe, O.J., Van der Vyver, C.and Abidoye, A.P. (2025) ” Malware Detection Using Machine Learning Algorithms” Cyber Science 2024; 27–28 June; Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. pp. 146 – 164. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025. M. G.Jaatun et al. (eds.).  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0401-2_8

2. Azeez, N.A.;Misra, S.; Ogaraku, D.O.; Abidoye, A.P. (2024). A Predictive Model for Benchmarking the Performance of Algorithms for Fake and Counterfeit News Classification in Global Networks. Sensors 2024, 24, 5817. https:// doi.org/10.3390/s24175817

3. Abidoye, A.P., Obagbuwa, I.C. & Azeez, N.A. (2023). Mitigating denial of service attacks in fog-based wireless sensor networks using machine learning techniques. Journal of Data, Information and Management (Springer), 5, 207–225 (2023). PP. 1-19.

4. Azeez, N.A.; Fadhal, E (2023). Classification of Virtual Harassment on Social Networks Using Ensemble Learning Techniques. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 4570. https://doi.org/10.3390/ app13074570

5. Azeez,A. and Odejinmi, S.O. (2023) “A Cyberstalking-Free Global Network with Artificial Intelligence Approach. Int. J. Information and Computer Security, Vol. 21, Nos. 1/2, 2023.
6. Collaborators/ Networks(International inclusive:

1. Sanjay Misra,  Institute for Energy Technology(IFE), Halden, Norway
2. Admola Philip Abidoye, Clayton State University, Atlanta, USA

• Robertas Damaševičius, Kaunas University of Technology, Vytautas Magnus University
• Tiko Iyamu, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.