Francisca Oladipo

Francisca Onaolapo Oladipo (born on 15 January 1978) is a Nigerian Professor of Computer Science, administrator and author. As of 2022, she is the Vice-Chancellor, Thomas Adewumi University, Nigeria. She is also the Executive Coordinator, Virus Outbreak Data Network Africa and Asia (VODANA). She was the first woman to serve as a member of the Governing Council at the Federal University, Lokoja, and the first female Head of the Department of Computer Science at the university. Quotes The objective of computing is to make life easier for users so they can save time and devote efforts to some other things. In a nutshell, AI chatbots are meant to enhance creativity and not to stall it. I kind of grew up learning to train others to do things—teach people to cook, drive, build; just generally impacting knowledge. So I would say that I am a ‘natural formator’. Fransica speaking as the vice chancellor I love challenges. I love solving difficult problems. I love to tread where everyone else dreads. speaking on her eagerness to solving problems I accepted the position because I believed, and still do, in the vision of the Founder. getting into a position The position offered me an opportunity to do what I love doing the most – nurturing young minds through education. opportunity to nurture young mind Like I said earlier I like to venture into what many believe would be impossible, so I revamped the undergraduate curriculum for the computer science programme, established the PGD, MSc and PhD Computer Science programmes and was on the verge of establishing the Faculty of Computing when I was posted out for another assignment. Though they are young and may not have much help, they are putting in their best efforts, and they were able to come up with this kind of innovation. I’ve always found great beauty in the way illustrations can convey a lot of information in a succinct, elegant, and beautiful way. One of the first things that caught my attention on the blog was the name itself. I was so curious about the inspiration behind it, that I reached out to Dr. Rojas-Molina to get to know more about what motivated her to illustrate and start her blog. External links Francisca Oladipo Google Scholar Cartoon of her answers about computer scientists Category:1978 births Category:Women scientists from Nigeria Category:Living people Category:Computer scientists from Nigeria