About

Dr. Isaac Oluwaseyi Ajao is a distinguished Statistician, Data Scientist, and Chief Lecturer in the Department of Statistics at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. He holds a PhD. in Statistics from the University of Ibadan and has over two decades of experience in academia, research, and technical consultancy. A specialist in Computational Statistics, Time Series Analysis, and Machine Learning, Dr. Ajao is a prolific researcher with numerous publications in high-impact journals. His work explores complex areas such as geospatial modeling, multidimensional poverty index analysis, and volatility modeling in financial time series. Recently, he was appointed as a Research Associate at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa (2025–2028). Beyond his academic research, Dr. Ajao is a cornerstone of the professional statistics community in Nigeria. He currently serves as the National Public Relations Officer for the Professional Statisticians Society of Nigeria (PSSN) and is a lead facilitator for the Ekiti R Users Group. As an advocate for data literacy, he manages the SoftData Consult YouTube channel, providing accessible training in R, Python, and other statistical software to researchers globally. His commitment to the field was recently recognized as an R Consortium Grant Recipient for his work in enhancing data science education.

Skills

  • Data analysis using R programming
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  • python
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  • STATA
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