Prof. Samuel King Opoku

(i) PhD (Information Technology), Open University Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia, Apr 2021

(ii) MSc (Network and E-Business Centred Computing), University of Reading, United Kingdom; Mar 2011

(iii) BSc (Computer Science) June 2005, Kwame Nkrumah Uni. of Sci. and Tech.(KNUST), Ghana Aug 2001 to May 2005

 

Technical University Community

 

(i) Appointments to Administrative and Other Statutory Positions

Sep 2023 to date: Examinations Officer, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical University
(KsTU), Kumasi.

Sep 2021 to Aug 2022: Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

Sep 2020 to Aug 2021: Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

October 2019 to August 2020 Examinations Officer, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

September 2018 to August 2019 Acting Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

CV of Samuel King Opoku Submitted in Support of promotion to Associate Professor Position Page 25 August 2018 Acting Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

August 2017 Acting Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.

August 2016 Acting Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.

May 2016 Acting Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.

April 2016 Acting Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.

March 2016 to April 2016 Acting Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

January 2016 to August 2016 Examinations Officer, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

October 2015 Acting Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.

July 2015 to December 2015 Examinations Officer, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

June 2015 Acting Head of Department, Office of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.

(ii) Membership of Boards and Committees

November 2022 to date: Member, Graduate School Board, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology Representative, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

October 2018 to date: Member, ICT Committee of Academic Board, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology Representative, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

April 2013 to date: Member, Departmental Board, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.
September 2020 to August 2022: Member, Faculty Board, Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.

November 2021 to August 2022: Member, Executive Committee, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology Representative, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

May 2017: Member, Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee, Faculty of Applied Sciences and
Technology, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

July 2015: Member, Faculty Representative on Academic Board of Kumasi Technical University, Faculty of Applied
Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.

December 2014: Member, Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee, Faculty of Applied Sciences and
Technology, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

(iii) Membership of Non-Statutory/Ad-hoc Committees/Associations/Unions

July 2023: Member, Technical Team for Tracer Study of the 2019/20 Cohort of Graduates, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

May 2023: Member, Committee to investigate alleged misconduct, Faculty of Applied Sciences and
Technology, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

February 2023: Chairman, Committee for the Development of Content of Mandatory Generic Courses for Digital and
Information Literacy, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

November 2022: Chairman, Faculty Outreach Team, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.

October 2022: Member, Programme Advisory Committee, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University
(KsTU), Kumasi.

October 2021: Chairman, Access Control Committee (ROPAT Systems), Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

September 2021: Member, IDCE Committee, Representative of Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi
Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi

September 2021: Chairman, Computer Laboratories Committee, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi
Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi

October 2020: Member, Committee for Skills Development, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi

October 2020: Member, Committee for Promoting the Department, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi

September 2019: Patron, Computer Science Students’ Association of Ghana (COMPSSA - IDCE), Computer Science
Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi

February 2019: Member, Ad-hoc Implementation Committee for Cyber Security Academic Training Center, Kumasi
Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi

December 2018: Member, Investigation of Examination Malpractice Committee, Faculty of Applied Sciences and
Technology, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

August 2018: Chairman, Investigative Committee, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.

December 2014: Member, Panel to Overseer Faculty Conferences / Seminar Presentations, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.

December 2014: Member, Faculty Welfare Board, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.

September 2013: Member, Outreach Programme Committee, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi

August 2013: Member, Short Courses Creation Committee, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University (KsTU), Kumasi.
August 2013: Member, Industrial Attachment Follow-up, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi
 

(iv) Technical & Consultancy Work

July 2014: ICAST Conference Papers Reviewer, Reviewed papers on Computer Science, and Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) for the Ist International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAST), Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.

(v) Development of Curricula of Programmes

January 2022: Chairman, Development of MSc Computer Technology Document for Accreditation, Computer
Science Department, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.

October 2020: Member, Development of BTech Artificial Intelligence Document for Accreditation, Computer Science
Department, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.

October 2020: Member, Development of Accreditation Documents for Diploma Programmes, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.

February 2015: Chairman, Curriculum Development Committee, Computer Science Department, Kumasi Technical
University, Kumasi.

(vi) Extension Work/Workshops

November 2023: Resource Person, Workshop on skills improvement in Virtual Class Teaching for academic staff of Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology from 7th November 2023 to 9th November 2023, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.

July 2013 Resource Person, Workshop on advanced Word Processing for Assistant Registrars from 22nd July 2013 to 31st July 2013, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi.

B. National Community

(i) External Assessor for Promotion of Research/Academic Staff April 2022: External Assessor, Nominated as External Assessor for the Evaluation of Publications for Promotion from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer in the Computer Science
Department of Takoradi Technical University, Ghana

(ii) Technical and Consultancy Work/Reviewer of Journal Papers July 2022 to date: Faculty Advisor, Enactus, Ghana
March 2022 to date: Assessor, Programmes to Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for Accreditation, Ghana.
October 2023 Reviewer, Expired Package in Competent Based Training (CBT) for Computer Software Development
(National Certificate I and National Certificate II levels), Commission of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Ghana

September 2023 Expert, Development of Learning Material in Competent Based Training (CBT) for IT Infrastructure
(National Certificate I and National Certificate II levels), Commission of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Ghana

July 2022 to August 2022 Expert, Development of Learning Material and Assessments in Competent Based Training (CBT) for HND Computer Science Technology, Commission of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
(CTVET), Ghana 
July 2022 Expert, Development of Assessment Instruments and Marking Guidelines in Competent Based Training
(CBT) for HND Software and Systems Application, Commission of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Ghana

May 2022 Expert, Occupational Standards Validation in Competent Based Training (CBT) for HND Computer Science Information Technology, Commission of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
(CTVET), Ghana

April 2022 to May 2022 Expert, Development of Unit Specification and Learning Materials in Competent Based Training
(CBT) for HND Software Application and Development, Commission of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Ghana

March 2022 Expert, Occupational Standards Validation in Competent Based Training (CBT) for HND Software and Systems Application, Commission of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET),
Ghana
March 2022 Expert, Occupational Standards Generation in Competent Based Training (CBT) for HND Software
and Application Systems, Commission of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Ghana

November 2022: Resource Person. Blended learning workshop for selected staff of Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi

November 2022 Expert, Career Pathway Validation in ICT, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ), Ghana

November 2015: Interview Panel Member. Assessment of applicant for promotion. Building and Road Research Institute
of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Fumesua, Kumasi

C. International Community

(i) Membership of International Committees/Professional Bodies 2014 to date:

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2014 to date: Member, IEEE Computer Society.

(ii) Technical and Consultancy Work/Reviewer of Journal Papers

April 2023: Reviewer, Asian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics

April 2019 to date: Reviewer, Applied Soft Computing Journal

May 2019 Reviewer, Journal of Computer Science and Security

1. 2021 Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology Colloquium, Kumasi, Ghana, 19th March 2021.
2. 5th International Conference on Applied Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 7th – 8th October 2020
3. 2019 Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology Colloquium, Kumasi, Ghana, 22nd October 2019.
4. 4th International Conference on Applied Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 26th – 27th September 2018
5. International Research Initiatives Conference - IRIC-2016, Accra, Ghana, 26th – 27th November 2016
6. 3rd Academic Article Presentation of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Kumasi, Ghana, 18th June 2015
7. 1st Academic Article Presentation of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Kumasi, Ghana, 14th January 2015
8. 1st International Conference on Applied Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 19th –21st November 2014

(i) Refereed Journal Papers

1. Obeng, A. Y., Opoku, S. K., Obeng, A. P. and Afriyie, E. O. (2023), "Complementary Effects of Information Systems Strategic Assets and Enabling Roles of Information Systems on Innovation Performance", The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (Under Revision)CV of Samuel King Opoku Submitted in Support of promotion to Associate Professor Position Page 20
2. Ansong, M. O., Obeng, A. Y. and Opoku, S. K. (2023), "A Logistic Regression Model to Predict Malaria Severity in Children", European Journal of Information Technologies and Computer Science (Under Revision) 
3. Opoku, S. K., Obeng, A. Y. and Ansong, M. O. (2023), "Decision Tree Models for Predicting the Effect of Electronic Waste on Human Health", European Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 28-34.
4. Opoku, S. K. and Obeng, A. Y. (2023), "A Hybrid Clustering Model for Determining  Financially Needy Students for Sponsorship", European Journal of Information Technologies and Computer Science, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 1-6.
5. Obeng, A. Y. and Opoku, S. K. (2023), "Complementary Architecture of E-Learning Path Personalization and Optimization", European Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 41-48.
6. Opoku, S. K. (2021), "Artificial Neural Network Context-Aware Reasoning Engine Model for Predicting User-Ranked Activities", European Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 36-42.
7. Opoku, S. K. (2021), “A Robust Mechanism for Categorizing Context-Aware Applications into Generations”, European Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vol 5, No. 6, pp. 10-16
8. Opoku, S. K., and Rao, D. S. (2018). “Information Dissemination in an Electronic World – Towards Users’ Preference”, International Journal of Latest Engineering and Management Research, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 57 – 63.
9. Opoku, S. K. (2017) “A Rule-Based System for Determining Intelligence Quotient of Children”, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research, Vol 5, No. 3 pp. 61 – 67.
10. Opoku, S. K., and Rao, D. S. (2017) “A Robust Mechanism for Artificial Neural Network Context-Aware Recommender Systems (ANN CARS) in Mobile Environment”, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research, Vol 5, No. 3 pp. 53 – 60.
11. Opoku, S. K., and Mohammed, H. (2017) “A Robust Mobile-based Incident Reporting System”, IJRDO – Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, Vol 3, No. 5, pp. 43 – 52 [12] Opoku, S. K., and Otoo, S. (2017). “Time-Awareness System for Managing Activities”, IJRDO – Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 35 – 42
12. Opoku, S. K., and Appiah, S. (2016). “Automating Students’ Activities in Higher Educational Institutions”, International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research, Vol. 5, No. 11, pp. 693 – 697.
13. Opoku, S. K. (2016). “Activity Context Modelling in Context-Aware Environment”, International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research, Vol. 5, No. 11, pp. 687 – 692. CV of Samuel King Opoku Submitted in Support of promotion to Associate Professor Position Page 21
14. Opoku, S. K. (2016). “A Hash Function System Based on Quadratic Function”, International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 531-539 [16] Opoku, S. K. (2016). “A Bluetooth-Based Remote Control System for Manipulating Screen Images”, International Journal of Advances in Computer Science and Technology (IJACST), Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 24 -29.
15. Opoku, S. K., Awisie, E. T. (2015). “An Event Notification System for Authorized and Available Organizational Members”, International Journal of Advances in
16. Computer Science and Technology (IJACST), Vol. 4, No. 12, pp. 171-175
17. Opoku, S. K. (2013). “Agent-Based Automated Negotiation System for Handling Vague Data Using Artificial Neural Network with Adaptive Back Propagation Algorithm”, International Journal of Advances in Computer Science and Technology (IJACST), Vol. 2, No. 11, pp. 247-255.
18. Opoku, S. K. (2013). “An Automated Biometric Attendance Management System with Dual Authentication Mechanism Based on Bluetooth and NFC Technologies”, International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing, Vol. 2. No. 3, pp. 18-25.
19. Opoku, S. K., Adams, M., and Akaadom, E. (2013). “Effect of Twisted Pair Cable Arrangement on Manual Termination with RJ 45 and the Quality of Communication in Auto-Sensing Port Devices”, International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 26-34.
20. Opoku, S. K. (2012). "A Robust Cryptographic System using Neighbourhood Generated Keys", International Journal of Research in Computer Science, doi:10.7815/ijorcs.25.2012.041 (arXiv identifier: 1209.2738), Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 1-9.
21. Opoku, S. K. (2012). "A Simultaneous-Movement Mobile Multiplayer Game Design based on Adaptive Background Partitioning Technique", Cyber Journals: Multidisciplinary Journals in Science and Technology, Journal of Selected Areas in Telecommunications (JSAT), (arXiv identifier: 1209.3052), Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 1-8.
22. Opoku, S. K. (2011). "An Indoor Tracking System Based on Bluetooth Technology", Cyber Journals: Multidisciplinary Journals in Science and Technology, Journal of Selected Areas in Telecommunications (JSAT), (arXiv identifier: 1209.3053), Vol. 2, No. 12, pp. 1-8.
23. Opoku, S. K. (2011). "Parallel Self-Sorting System for Objects", Cyber Journals: Multidisciplinary Journals in Science and Technology, Journal of Selected Areas in Software Engineering (JSSE), (arXiv identifier: 1209.3050), Vol. 2, No. 12, pp. 1-8.

(ii) Book Publications

1. Obeng, A. Y., and Opoku, S. K. (2023). Fundamentals of current and emerging trends in systems development. First Edition, White Falcon Publishing, 170 pp.
2. Obeng, A. Y., and Opoku, S. K. (2023). Essential computing guide for tertiary students. First Edition, White Falcon Publishing, 206 pp.

 

(iii) Published Conference Papers

1. Opoku, S. K., Rao, D. S., and Ansong, M. O. (2020). “A Context-Aware Reminder System for Tracking SMS in Mobile Device Environment Using Artificial Neural Network”, International Conference on Applied Science and Technology Conference Proceedings held in Kumasi, Ghana, 7th – 8th October 2020, pp.140-150.
2. Ansong, M. O., and Opoku, S. K. (2020). “An Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Predicting Survivability Rate in Underground Mining Accident”, International Conference on Applied Science and Technology Conference Proceedings held in Kumasi, Ghana, 7th – 8th October 2020, pp. 250-265.
3. Opoku, S. K., and Rao, D. S. (2018). “A Model to Train Artificial Neural Network to Prioritize and Predict Activity Context”, Proceedings of International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology, (ICAST) held in Kumasi, Ghana, 26th - 27th September, 2018, pp. 60-67.
4. Opoku, S. K., and Rao, D. S. (2018). “Assessing the Dynamic Effect of Users' Background on Dissemination of Electronic Messages”, roceedings of International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology, (ICAST) held in Kumasi, Ghana, 26th - 27th September, 2018, pp. 49-59.