MUFUTAU AKURUYEJO BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN TO RECEIVE CERN ICT TRAINING

Mufutau Akuruyejo, a 5th year Computer Engineering student of the University of Lagos student and MTN Foundation (MTNF) Scholar, has become the first African to participate in the coveted CERN Openlab summer programme.

CERN Openlab is a unique publi-private partnership between The European Organization for Nuclear Research and leading ICT companies like Oracle. The nine week programme will be held in Geneva, Switzerland.

The objective of the programme is to accelerate the development of cutting edge solutions to be used by the Worldwide LHC (Large Hardon Collider) community.

According to Alberto Di Meglio, Head of CERN Openlab, over 1500 applications were received from all over the world and students of the highest calibre were selected with Mufutau being the only African on the list.

Mufutau Akuruyejo is also a member of Shell Eco-Marathon team designing and building energy-efficient cars and an IEEE project to construct Intelligent Traffic Control Systems. He interned at Chevron Nigeria where he designed remote visualization screens and as well worked at various production facilities. His interests include Big-Data and Analytics, Machine-Learning, Modelling/Simulation and Embedded-Systems.

At CERN, he is on a Continuous Integration Project developing frameworks that enable the scheduling and automatizing of tests on databases before they go into production system using tools including Oracle Real Application Testing.

We wish all the best as he continues to make Nigeria proud.