Engr. Professor Basir Adewale Ikotun is a UK-trained automation and robotics engineer, and the MD/CEO of Automation and Engineering Academy Nig. Ltd (AEA), based in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. He founded AEA in 2002 (originally as Safe Current Multipurpose Engineering Works), rebranding it in 2012 after completing his Electronics and Automation Engineering degree in the United Kingdom.
Education
Government Technical College, Osogbo (1995)
National Diploma in Electrical Electronics – Polytechnic Ibadan, Eruwa Campus (1998)
HND in Electronics – University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK
HNC in Mechanical Engineering – University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK
BEng in Electronics and Communication Engineering – London Metropolitan University (2010)
Master’s in Information Technology – National Open University of Nigeria
MBA – Lead City University (2022)
Professional Roles
4th Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Oluyole Branch, Ibadan
Chairman, NSE SMART Office Project Technical Committee
Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE)
Fellow, Nigerian Institution of Electrical Electronics Engineers (FNIEEE)
Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC)
Fellow, College of Robotics (FCR)
Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMech)
Automation and Engineering Academy (AEA)
AEA is a leading industrial training and automation solutions provider in Nigeria. Under his leadership, the academy has trained over 1,000 automation engineers in Siemens and Allen Bradley technologies and established partnerships with universities including Tech-U (the only Technical University in Nigeria) and the University of Ibadan.
Research
He has contributed to academic research, including published work on IoT-based home automation systems.
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