By Abiodun Musa Aibinu Professor of Mechatronics Engineering Head, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology (FUT) , Minna. Director, Centre for Open Distance & e-Learning, FUT , Minna. Senior Consultant, PhD Clinic, FUT , Minna. Co-ordinator, Advanced Engineering Innovation Research Group (AEIRG), FUT , Minna.

1. PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING
RESEARCHER
Abiodun Musa Aibinu
Professor of Mechatronics Engineering
Head, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology (FUT) , Minna.
Director, Centre for Open Distance & e-Learning, FUT , Minna.
Senior Consultant, PhD Clinic, FUT , Minna.
Co-ordinator, Advanced Engineering Innovation Research Group (AEIRG), FUT , Minna.
maibinu@gmail.com, +234-802-9494-164

2. Some of My Past Awards Won
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Some of my Ongoing Projects
1. NCC Funded Projects
a. Development of Multiple Operators SIM
Cards
b. Intelligent Walking Stick
2. TETFUND Funded Projects
a. Fuel-Less Generator
b. Diabetic Retinopathy
3. Non-Funded Projects
a. Road Anomaly Detection System
b. Auto-Agriculture

5. 2016
Fabrication of GSM Communication Based Walking Cane
Robot (GWCR) for Enhancing Ambulation, funded by
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),
=N=3,096,840
2015
Seamless Data and Voice Connection Using Multiple
Operators Enabled SIM (MOES) card, funded by Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC), =N=2,961,561.15
NCC FUNDED RESEARCH
PROJECTS

6. THE PROBLEM
The increasing poor QoS experienced
by subscribers which manifest itself in
the forms of: Call failure, call drops,
and low received signal strength.
The increase in the number of Base
Transceiver Stations (BTS.)
The use of mobile phones with
multiple SIM slots in providing
temporary solution to these non-
abating problems.
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A subscriber
holding more
than 5 phones

7. What makes up a Mobile
Phone ?
OUR THINKING
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What makes up a network?
We believe that by developing
a system that can integrate
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and
embedded system, we can
provide solution to the
aforementioned problems on
either the access network in a
mobile network architecture
or on the mobile phone
architecture itself.

8. WHAT WE INTEND TO
ACHIEVEThe development of an AI based portable device, in form
of mobile phones, capable of providing seamless data and
voice connections over the existing MNOs
The proposed device is expected to provide subscribers
with the privilege of enjoying good services from available
operators without the added expenses of having more than
one phone or a phone with multiple SIM slots.
The proposed cognitive phone is expected to guarantee all
time access to networks with the best available signal
strength and QoS, even while on transit on Nigerian
highways and roads.
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9. WE INTEND TO PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY TO A
SPINOFF COMPANY THAT WILL BE THE
LARGEST MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR IN
NIGERIA WITHOUT BUILDING A SINGLE BTS
OUR VISION AND MISSION WITH
THE PROJECTOur
Vision
Our Mission
 TO CONTINUOUSLY INNOVATE AND PROVIDE
TECHNOLOGY FOR SEAMLESS SWITCHING FROM
ONE NETWORK TO ANOTHER
 TO PROVIDE MECHANISM FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO
INDEPENDENTLY MEASURE QOS PARAMETERS
ACROSS VARIOUS NETWORKS
 TO UNREMITTINGLY OPTIMIZE THE DEVELOPED
PRODUCTS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF
CURRENT RESEARCH FACILITIES FOR EFFICIENT 9

10. OUR APPROACH
Stage 1
(2013- 2014)
Development
of SIM Card
Information
Extraction
Software and
Switching
Interface
System
Stage 2
(2014 – 2017)
Development
of Hybrid AI
System for
Handover in
MOES
System and
Cognitive
Phone
Stage 3
(2015 - 2017)
Fabrication
of Cognitive
Mobile
Phone and
Evaluation of
its
Performance
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Why the need for Acado-Industrial
Synergy ?
Let me share some of our experiences at FUT Minna
1. NCC Funded Projects
a. Development of Multiple Operators SIM
Cards
b. Intelligent Walking Stick
2. TETFUND Funded Projects
a. Fuel-less Generator
b. Diabetic Retinopathy
3. Non-Funded Projects
a. Road Anomaly Detection System
b. Auto-Agriculture

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Intelligent Walking Stick

13. SUMMARY OF OUR
ACHIEVEMENTS:From the two funded research projects, we have been able to
achieve the following:
No Description Quantity Explanation
1
Products/Hardware
5 Development of 5 different market ready
products
2 Software 3 Number of software developed while executing
the projects
3 Publications 6 Contribution to knowledge through publications
in conference proceedings and high impact
journal
4 Manpower
Development
14 Number of manpower trained from the projects
aside the lead researchers and other colleagues
that participated in the projects.
5 Patent and
intellectual
4 Number of patentable products from the
research projects.

14. SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS
FROM NCC FUNDED PROJECTS
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Where are those 14 that worked and wrote their thesis on
the two funded projects ?
No Present Engagement
2 Given special job before writing their final paper some
weeks ago (Special R and D project, Identified with Red
arrow in the picture)
2 Working in a University as Academics (With Blue
Arrow)
1 Working in the industry
2 Working in R&D (Special R and D project, not in the
picture)
3 Presently undergoing compulsory NYSC programme
(Green Arrow)
4 About going for NYSC programme (Yellow Arrow)
About 16 other STUDENTS/interns/mentees also contributed to the work (Those
without indicator in the picture). Though not as either M.Sc. and B.Sc. research
projects. In summary, all are doing greatly well too. All those in the pictures
contributed to the two projects