Dr.
EDEKI Sunday O.
Biographical Info
Biographical Info:
Dr. S. O. Edeki currently works as a Senior Lecturer and researcher at the Department of Mathematics, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
He teaches and supervises students both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
His area of interest includes Stochastic Analysis and its applications to Financial Mathematics, fractional calculus, Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Solutions of (Stochastic) Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and Probability Theory. His current project is on 'Improved Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model.'
Dr. S. O. Edeki has published over one hundred and ten (110) academic papers in reputable journal outlets of international standards, indexed and abstracted in Scopus, ISI (Web of Science), and Google Scholar. He is a reviewer to many well-established academic outlets, and he also serves as an Editorial Board Member to a good number of reputable academic journals.
In addition, he has traveled to so many countries (such as the United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, and Ghana) to present his research findings and participate in academic workshops and conferences.
He strikes a good balance between research and teaching, which has earned him series of awards and prizes.
Discipline:
Mathematics
Area Of Specialization:
Applied Mathematics
Institution:
Research interest:
Financial Mathematics, Fractional Calculus, Mathematical Modeling, Computational/Numerical Methods in Finance, and (Stochastic) Differential Equations
Awards:
i. Award Winner: Professor Aderemi Kuku National Young Scientist Prize in Mathematical Sciences, 2019.
ii. Travel Grant Award: International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2019), Valencia, Spain.
iii. Chancellor Award for Exceptional Researcher, Covenant University, 2018.
iv. Travel Grant Award: International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM 2018), Brazil.
v. Best Graduating Doctoral Student in the College of Science and Technology (CST) 2017, Covenant University, Ota.
vi. The Most Outstanding Faculty in Final Year Lecture Delivery in Mathematics, 11th Convocation Hooding Ceremony Merit Award: Covenant University, (June, 2016).
vii. The Most Outstanding Faculty in Final Year Lecture Delivery in Mathematics, 10th Convocation Hooding Ceremony Merit Award: Covenant University, (June, 2015).
Roles/Contributions:
Scopus:https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?origin=resultslist&authorId=5
Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tS1UltEAAAAJ&hl=en