Engr. Dr. Cosmas Kemdirim Agubor


Engr. Dr. Cosmas Kemdirim Agubor

Associate Professor

B. Eng., M. Eng., PhD
Email: cosmas.agubor@futo.edu.ng

Biography

Engr. Dr. Cosmas Kemdirim Agubor is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering with specialty in Communication Engineering. He has a B.Eng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (FUTO), M.Eng in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering (University of PortHarcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria) and PhD in Communication Engineering Technology (FUTO). He is a registered member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). He was an Engineer with the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and rose to the rank of an Assistant Manager. He underwent a training course by SIEMENS on Optic Fiber Cable (surface and submarine) and Synchronous Multiplexers. As a staff of NITEL he worked on and supervised several projects in the Long Distance Communication Department of the Company. The projects covered both RF and Optic Fiber Cable transmission links.  

He became a staff of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) in 2008 and was later appointed as the Acting Head of the Department of Electronic Engineering in 2020, a position he occupies till date. He has taught several Electrical and Electronic Engineering courses, supervised undergraduate and postgraduate student projects. He has several publications in both national and international journals. His research area is in Wireless Communication with special interest in Diversity technique and MIMO technology.

As a Pastor, he loves preaching the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. He practices Taekwondo, loves reading and is married with children.

Academic Qualification

  • B. Eng ( Electrical and Electronic Engineering – 1991)
  • M. Eng (Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering – 2004)
  • PhD (Communication Engineering – 2015)

Honours/Awards

  1. Best Oral Presentation of Conference Paper Award 2019
  2. Award of Excellence by the Society of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Students, (SEEES), FUTO. 2021
  3. Award of Honour by the Statutory Body of Living Faith Church (AKA Winners Chapel) Obinze, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, 2022.
  4. Award of Appreciation and Excellence by the Society of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Students,(SEEES), FUTO. 2023
 

Affiliations

  • Nigerian Society of Engineers
  • COREN

Courses Assigned to Teach

  • Undergraduate (2008 – Date)
  1. COE 318: Principles of Electronic Communications
  2. COE 405: Fields and Waves in Communication
  3. COE 407: Modern Telephony Systems
  4. COE 505: Optical Transmission Systems
  5. COE 509: Principles of Radio and TV Broadcasting
  6. COE 514: Communication Antenna and Measurements
  7. ECE 505: Electronics and Computer Engineering Laboratory
  8. ECE 508: Digital Instrumentation

 

  • Postgraduate (2015-Date)
  1. EEE 711: Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
  2. EEE 840: Advanced Antenna Theory
  3. EEE 843: Information Theory and Source coding
  4. EEE 850: Advanced Digital Logic
  5. EEE 943: Cryptography and Computer Security
  6. EEE 952: Speech Processing
  7. EEE 962: Embedded System Design and Programming
  8. EEE 973 Signal Processing Electronics

Professional Experience in Industry

  • Officer I: Radio and Multiplex equipment maintenance Engineer
  • Senior Officer II: System Engineer (Installation-Digital Radio and Maintenance)
  • Senior Officer I: Operations and Maintenance of SMA and SDH equipment
  • Assistant Manager: Optic fibre cable route planning and implementation

 

Teaching Experience In the University

  • Lecturing – undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Course Advisorship
  • Student Project Supervision – undergraduate and post graduate projects
  • Departmental Seminar – Coordinator
  • Performing other academic duties
  • School Committee Membership – Quality Assurance Control (Coordinator), Examination Misconduct Committee, Loco Parentis Committee
  • Head of Department (HOD) – Running the affairs of Electronic Engineering Department as pioneer acting HOD since 2020 till date. Coordinating and taking charge of all academic, nonacademic activities and staff of the department.

Research Interest

  1. Antenna Diversity Techniques and its Application in Wireless Communication System.
  2. Emerging Technologies in next Generation Wireless Communication Networks
  3. Antenna Systems and Spatial Multiplexing
  4. Wireless Sensor Networks

Publications

  1. AGUBOR C.K ., Ndinechi M.C ., Opara R.O. “A Practical Guide To Site Selection For Communication Antennas And Their Support Structures In Nigeria”, Academic Research International,vol.4(1), pp.391-401. 2013.  
  2. K. AGUBOR, F. K. Opara , G. N. Eze. “A Review of Diversity Techniques for Wireless Communication systems,” Academic Research International, vol.4, (2), pp. 157-167, 2013.
  3. O. Opara, G. N. Ezeh C. K. AGUBOR. “The Design and Construction of a Shadow Activated Switching System for Car Park Control,” Academic Research International, vol.4(4), pp.58-64, 2013.           
  4. AGUBOR C. K , Ndinechi M. C Chukwudebe G. A , Opara F. K. “Comparative Analysis of Multiple and Single Antenna Applications in Mobile Wireless Communication,” Academic Research International, vol. 5(2), pp.148-160, 2014..
  5. AGUBOR C. K., Ndinechi M. C., Chukwudebe G. A , Opara F. K. “Performance Evaluation of Multiple Antenna Systems with Diversity Techniques Using BER Analysis,” Academic Research International, vol.5(5), pp.73-85, 2014.
  6. K. AGUBOR, G. N. Ezeh , M. Olubiwe, O.C. Nosiri. “Design and Implementation of A Simple HMC6352 2-Axis-MR Digital Compass,” International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, vol 5(3), pp.374-381, 2015.                             
  7. Nosiri Onyebuchi Chikezie, Ezeh Gloria Nwabugo, AGUBOR COSMAS KEMDIRIM, Nkwachukwu Chukwuchekwa. “Efficient Sideband Noise Cancellation for Co-located Networks Using ANCT,” American Journal of Networks and Communications, vol.4(3), pp.75-84,
  8. AGUBOR, C. K., Nosiri, O. C., Ononiwu, G. C., Atimati, E. E & Onyishi, D. U. “Techniques In Performance Improvement Of Mobile Wireless Communication Systems – A Review,” European Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 3(3), 88-100. 2015.
  9. Nosiri O.C., AGUBOR C.K., Akande A.O., Ekwueme E.U “Telecom Infrastructure Sharing, A Panacea for Sustainability, Cost and Network Performance Optimization in Nigeria Telecom Industry,” International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, vol.6(8), pp.621-628. 2015.
  10. E. Atimati, L. S. Ezema, G. N. Ezeh, U. C. Iwuchukwu, C. K. AGUBOR. “A Survey on the Availability of TV White Spaces in Eastern Nigeria (FUT Owerri, As Case Study),” International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, vol.(12), pp. 609-614. 2015.
  11. AGUBOR C.K., Onwumere C.  “Optimal Design and Fabrication of a Wideband Antenna for Terrestrial DTV Reception,” International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Applied Science, vol. 2(4), pp. 412-418,     
  12. AGUBOR C.K., Chukwuchekwa N.C, Atimati E.E., Iwuchukwu U.C., Ononiwu G.C. “Network Performance and Quality of Service Evaluation of GSM Providers in Nigeria: A Case Study of Lagos State,” International Journal of Engineering Science & Research Technology, vol.3(9), pp. 256-263. 2016.
  13. Nosiri C. A., AGUBOR C.K. “Petroleum Distillation Column Electronic Internal Temperature Controller,” International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, vol. 6(10), pp. 1176-1184.                    
  14. Gordon Ononiwu , Bukola O.H. Akinwole , COSMAS AGUBOR and James Onojo “Performance Evaluation of Major Mobile Network Operators in Owerri Metropolis of Nigeria,” International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Computational and Applied Sciences, vol.3(9), pp. 256-263, 2017.   
  15. Nosiri Onyebuchi Chikezie, Agbaka Gloria Ezinne, AGUBOR COSMAS KEMDIRIM, Akande Akinyinka Olukunle. “An Embedded Voice Activated Automobile Speed Limiter: A Design Approach for Cars,” International Journal of Engineering Science Invention, vol.6(4), pp. 47-55.
  16. Akwukwaegbu I O, Nosiri O. C., AGUBOR C. K., Opara R.O., Olubuiwe M. “Voltage Stability In Nigeria 330kv Integrated 52 Bus Power Network Using Pattern Recognition Techniques: A Recursive Approach,” Global Journal of Engineering Science and Research Management, vol.4(4), pp. 75-88. 2017.             
  17. Onwumere Christogonus and AGUBOR COSMAS KEMDIRIM. “A study of the Propagation Characteristics of a 13 Element Yagi-Uda Antenna,” American International Journal of Research in Science, Technology Engineering & Mathematics, vol.18(1), pp.32-37.
  18. Akande A. Olukunle, Nosiri C. Onyebuchi, AGUBOR C.K. and Okpara C. Reginald “Implementation of Particle Swarm Optimization Technique for Enhanced Outdoor Network Coverage in Long Term Evolution Network in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.” European Journal of Engineering Research and Science, vol. 2(5), pp.36-43.                            
  19. Akwukwuegbu I.O., Nosiri O.C., AGUBOR C.K. , Olubiwe M. “Comparative Power Flow Analysis of 28 and 52 Buses for 330KV Power Grid Networks in Nigeria Using Newton-Raphson Method.” International Journal of Recent Engineering Research and Development, vol.2 (5), pp.01-23. 2017.     
  20. Anyanwu Chinedu , Chukwuchekwa Nkwachukwu, AGUBOR COSMAS. “Development of a Pathloss Model for 3G Networks at 1.857 GHz in Port Harcourt Nigeria,” International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology,vol.6(5), 423-433. 2017.
  21. Lawrence Umar, Gloria Ezeh, Nkwachukwu Chukwuchekwa and COSMAS AGUBOR “Performance Evaluation of a CDMA 1xev-do Wireless Network Operating at a Frequency of 876.76 MHz in Port-Harcourt Nigeria”. International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology, vol. 6(9), pp. 648-655. 
  22. A. Jonathan, M. Olubiwe, S.O. Okozi and C.K. AGUBOR. “Exhaust Temperature Control of Heavy Duty Gas Turbine Due to Incremental Load Demand.” International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, vol.7 (7), pp.420-426. 2018.            
  23. Okoli, U. B. and AGUBOR, C. K. “Development of Fault Monitoring and Management Application for Automatic Teller Machines”. FUTO Journal Series, vol. 4(1), 159 – 168. 2018.
  24. Onyenwe E.M., Nosiri O. C., Nkwachukwu C., and AGUBOR C. K.. “Performance Evaluation of WCDMA Networks in Selected Geolocations Using Structured Questionnaire and Empirical Analysis Methods”. International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering, vol.4(12), pp.62-71.       
  25. Agubor C. K., Atimati E. E. and Akande A. O. “5G Wireless Network Mobility Management and Security Issues: An Overview of Existing Technologies,” FUTO Journal Series, vol.4(2), pp. pp- 84 – 93.                            
  26. Idakwo Paul Ako, Ifeyinwa Eucharia Achumba, COSMAS KEMDIRIM AGUBOR. “A Study of the Radiation Characteristics of a Circular Loop Antenna Using Genetic Algorithm Technique.” International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, vol. 14(7), pp. 1499-1504.               
  27. COSMAS KEMDIRIM AGUBOR, Isdore Akwukwuegbu Mathew Olubiwe et al. “A Comprehensive Review on the Feasibility and Challenges of Millimeter Wave in Emerging 5G Mobile Communication.” Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal, vol.4(3), pp.138-144.                     
  28. S. Eze, C.K. AGUBOR, E. O. Ibe , I. P. Anyanwuocha. “Microcontroller-based Power Outlet for Energy Monitoring and Control with a Mobile Interface.” Journal of Engineering Research and Application, vol.9(10), pp 33-40. 2019.          
  29. Ogonna F. Anaebo, Gloria N. Ezeh, Onyebuchi C. Nosiri, and COSMAS K. AGUBOR. “Performance Improvement of a Direction Finding System Antenna Using Method of Moment.” European Journal of Engineering Research and Science, vol.5(9), pp. 27-32.                
  30. E. Atimati, I. E. Achumba, S. Ezema E. C., Ifediora, K. C. Okafor, C. K. AGUBOR. “An Evaluation of Hand Trajectory Gesture Controlled Vehicular Robot.” International Journal of Mechatronics, Electrical and Computer Technology, vol.11(41), pp. 4995-5001. 2021.  
  31. Akwukwaegbu Isdore Onyema, Anumaka Michael Chukwukadibia, AGUBOR COSMAS KEMDIRIM. “Transient Configuration of A Photovoltaic-Diesel Energy Sources for Electric Power Production in Multi-Engineering Complex of Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.” International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, vol. 10(3), pp.366-370.                   
  32. Akwukwaegbu, Isdore Onyema, Ernest, Ozoemela Ezugwu, AGUBOR, COSMAS KEMDIRIM, Raymond Okechukwu Opara, Olubiwe Mattew, Obichere Jude-Kennedy Chibuzo. “Performance Comparison of the Designed Microcontroller Heartbeat Monitor and Clinical Stethoscope Medical Instruments Based on Statistical Approach,” International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology, vol.12(5), pp.207-226,                    
  33. Nkwachukwu Chukwuchekwa, Enwume Joshua U, Longinus S. Ezema and COSMAS K AGUBOR. “Investigation Of Radio Frequency Licensed Spectrum Utilization In Nigeria: A Study Of Rumuokwuta, Port Harcourt, Nigeria,” International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks, vol.13(5), pp.31-41,                       
  34. COSMAS KEMDIRIM AGUBOR, Akinyinka Olukunle Akande, Reginald Opara. ’Interference Mitigation in Wireless Communication – A Tutorial on Spread Spectrum Technology.” International Journal of Wireless and Microwave Technologies, vol.5, pp. 26-34.
  35. Akwukwaegbu, Isdore Onyema, Anumaka, Michael Chukwukadibia, AGUBOR, COSMAS KEMDIRIM, Illo, Frederick Udebunu, Olubiwe Mattew, Obichere Jude-Kennedy Chibuzo. “Evaluation Of Photovoltaic System Irradiation For Efficiency And Varying Temperature Effect Via Measurement Evaluation of Photovoltaic System Irradiation For Efficiency And Varying Temperature Effect Via Measurement,” International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology, vol.12(6), pp. 29-46,
  36. Akinyinka Olukunle Akandea , COSMAS KEMDIRIM AGUBOR , Olusola Kunle Akindeb , Longinus Sunday Ezema , Samuel Okechukwu Okozia. “Development of a New Diversity Scheme in 5G Network at 28 GHz Millimter-wave Frequency for Digital Mobile System,” International Journal of Wireless and Microwave Technologies, vol. 5(1), pp. 47-62.
  37. COSMAS KEMDIRIM AGUBOR, Nkwachukwu Chukwuchekwa and Longinus Sunday Ezema. “5G Network Deployment in Nigeria: Key Challenges and The Way Forward,” European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, vol.6 (3), pp.16-19.
  38. Longinus S. Ezema Ehinomen, Atimati COSMAS K. AGUBOR. “Towards Distance Induced Automatic Braking System for Vehicular Agents using Neural Network and Proportional Integral Derivative Controller,” International Journal of Mechatronics, Electrical and Computer Technology, vol.12(44), pp. 5184-5190.                       
  39. Uchechi C. Njoku, COSMAS K. AGUBOR, Longinus S. Ezema. “Development of a Long-Range WAN Weather and Soil Monitoring System for Rural Farmers,” Eximia Journal, vol 4, pp.159-171. 2022.
  40. Akinyinka Olukunle Akande, Folasade Abiola Semire, Zachaeus Kayode Adeyemo and COSMAS KEMDIRIM AGUBOR. “Optimization of Modified Empirical Model in 2.3 GHz Long Term Evolution Network. Case Study of FUTO.” Radioelectronics and Communications Systems, vol.65(1), pp. 33–54.  
  41. COSMAS KEMDIRIM AGUBOR, Akande Olukunle Akande , Chinedu Reginald. Opara. “On-off Switching and Sleep-mode Energy Management Techniques in 5G Mobile Wireless Communications – A Review.” International Journal of Wireless and Microwave Technologies, vol.6, pp. 40-47. 2022. 
  42. O. Akande, C. K. AGUBOR, W. A. Ahmed, O. Ogunbiyi and O.K. Akinde. “Performance of Cooperative Relay Protocol in 5G Mobile Communication Network over Raleigh Fading Channel,” International Journal of Mobile Communications, vol.21(4), pp.494-517. 2022.  
  43. O. Akande, F.A. Semire, Z.K. Adeyemo and C.K. AGUBOR. “A Modified Empirical Path Loss Model for 4G LTE Network in Lagos Nigeria.” Iranian Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, vol.19(2), 2023.                                
  44. Chinedu R. Okpara , Ogbonna P. Ngwu , Victor E. Idigo and COSMAS K. AGUBOR. “Machine Learning: A Panacea for Improving the Energy Efficiency of a 5G Network, UNIZIK Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, vol. 2(1), 111-126, 2023.

 

CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTED

  1. N. Eze, C.K.AGUBOR and R.O.Opara. “E-Business Solutions for Improved Educational Delivery”, In Proceeding of the IEEE International Conference on Emerging and Sustainable Technologies for Power and ICT in Developing Societies, 2013, pp.106-110
  2. AGUBOR C. K., Chukwudebe G. A. and Nosiri, O. C “Security Challenges to Telecommunication Networks: An Overview of Threats and Preventive Strategies”. In Proceeding of the International Conference on Cyberspace Governance, Abuja, IEEE XPLORE, Nov.4-7, 2015, pp.124-129.
  3. A Muokwe, I. E. Achumba, C.K AGUBOR S.N.A Muokwe, “Vehicle dynamics accident detection using triaxial accelerometer sensor,” In Proceeding of the IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electro-Technology for National Development (NIGERCON), 2017, pp.668-673.
  4. Arinze C. O., Ndinechi M.C., Mbaocha C.C., AGUBOR C.K. “Derivation of Standard Array Factor for Log-Periodic Circular-Loop Antennas Using Magnetic Vector Potential Approach.”.  In Proceeding of the IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electro-Technology for National Development (NIGERCON), IEEE XPLORE 2017,
  5. Akande A. O., AGUBOR C. K., Ahmed W. A. “Autoregressive Modeling of Mobile Radio Channel in LTE Network, A Case Study of Ibadan City, Nigeria”. In Proceeding of the IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electro-Technology for National Development (NIGERCON), IEEE XPLORE 2017, pp.107-112.
  6. Iwuchukwu U.C., Opara F.K., Atimati E.E., Ezeh C.N. and AGUBOR C.K. “Design of an Adapted Cloud using Stack Ops Distro Community Edition”, In Proceeding of the IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electro-Technology for National Development (NIGERCON), IEEE XPLORE 2017, pp. 525-531
  7. E. E. Atimati, L. S. Ezema, C. K. Agubor and U. C. Iwuchukwu. “Towards Vehicular Controlled Robots Using Hand Held Gestures”. In Proceeding of  IEEE 1st International Conference on Mechatronics, Automation and Cyber-Physical Computer System, March 2019, IEEE XPLORE March 2019, pp. 218-224   

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