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Information Technology, Machine Learning, Data Science, Pattern Matching, Natural Language Processing, Speech Synthesis, Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Agentic AI, Predictive Algorithm

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United States

Biography

My research focuses on the development of machine learning pipelines, the application of NLP and GenAI solutions and fuzzy inference systems. I explore how automated systems can effectively extract meaningful insights from data.

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Employment (4)

Discover Financial Services: Riverwoods, Illinois, US

2025 to present | Lead Research Scientist (Data Science)
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Discover Financial Services: Riverwoods, Illinois, US

2024 to 2025 | Senior Research Scientist (Data Science)
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Discover Financial Services: Riverwoods, Illinois, US

2023 to 2024 | Data Science Modeler (Data Science)
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University of Cincinnati: Cincinnati, OH, US

2020 to 2023-08-04 | Researcher (Information Technology)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of Cincinnati: Cincinnati, OH, US

2020 to 2023 | Doctorate (Information Technology)
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Professional activities (1)

University of Cincinnati, Nigerian Students Association: Cincinnati, Ohio, US

2022 to 2023 | President
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Works (11)

Application of machine and deep learning algorithms in optical microscopic detection of Plasmodium: A malaria diagnostic tool for the future

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.103198
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2-s2.0-85142701890

Part of ISSN: 18731597 15721000
Contributors: Ikerionwu, C.; Ugwuishiwu, C.; Okpala, I.; James, I.; Okoronkwo, M.; Nnadi, C.; Orji, U.; Ebem, D.; Ike, A.
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Evaluation of User Perception on Biometric Fingerprint System

arXiv
2022 | Other
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2205.10695
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2-s2.0-85130773295

Part of ISSN: 23318422
Contributors: Yeboah, J.; Adewopo, V.; Azumah, S.; Okpala, I.
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Perception Analysis: Pro- and Anti- Vaccine Classification with NLP and Machine Learning

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
2022 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.24251/hicss.2022.367
Part of ISSN: 2572-6862
Contributors: Izunna Okpala; Guillermo Romera Rodriguez; Weibing Zheng; Shane Halse; Jess Kropczynski
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A Semantic Approach to Negation Detection and Word Disambiguation with Natural Language Processing

2022-12-16 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1145/3582768.3582789
Contributors: Izunna Okpala; Guillermo Romera Rodriguez; Andrea Tapia; Shane Halse; Jess Kropczynski
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COVIDBOTNET: A CNN-Based Robust Architecture for COVID-19 Diagnosis

Proceedings of the 2020 Fall Conference of the Korean Society of Communications and Communications
2020 | Conference paper
Contributors: Nwakanma, Cosmas Ifeanyi; Okpala, Izunna Udebuana; Lee, Jae-Min; Kim, Dong Seong
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Analysis of Evaluated Sentiments; a Pseudo-Linguistic Approach and Online Acceptability Index for Decision-Making with Data: Nigerian Election in View

Internet of Things and Cloud Computing
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11648/j.iotcc.20190702.11
Part of ISSN: 2376-7715
Contributors: Okpala Izunna Udebuana; Ijioma Patricia Ngozi; Emejulu Augustine Obiajulu
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Decision-Making Framework Using a Growth Hacking Model for Computerized Decision Support

International Journal of Systems Science and Applied Mathematics
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11648/j.ijssam.20190402.12
Part of ISSN: 2575-5838
Contributors: Okpala Izunna Udebuana; Ikerionwu Charles
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Digital Language Mining Platform for Nigerian Languages (DLMP)

International Journal on Data Science and Technology
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11648/j.ijdst.20190501.11
Part of ISSN: 2472-2200
Contributors: Emejulu Augustine Obiajulu; Okpala Izunna Udebuana; Nwakanma Ifeanyi Cosmas
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Multicultural Project Management Connectedness to National Culture: Case Study, the Nigerian System

International Journal of Engineering Management
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11648/j.ijem.20190301.11
Part of ISSN: 2640-1525
Contributors: Okpala Izunna Udebuana
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A Tiered Blockchain Framework for Vehicular Forensics

International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications
2018-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5121/ijnsa.2018.10503
Part of ISSN: 0975-2307
Contributors: Marcel C. Ugwu; Izunna U. Okpala; Collins I. Oham; Cosmas I. Nwakanma
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Text – To – Speech Synthesis (TTS)

International Journal of Research in Information Technology
2014 | Journal article | Writing - original draft
Part of ISSN: 2001-5569
Contributors: Nwakanma, Ifeanyi; Oluigbo, I; Izunna Okpala
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Peer review (6 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Journal of big data. (6)
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