Basic info

Now

• Currently a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Prudence Wong and Prof. Leszek Gasieniec with the Complexity Theory and Algorithmics Group. The title of my project is Energy Conservation Algorithms.

From

• Imo State, Nigeria

Aspirations

• Database Administrator, Programmer, Microsoft MVP, Philantropist

Inspirations

• Bill Gates, Peter Jones, Dr. Prudence Wong [Major influence on my PhD decision]

Interests/Hobbies

Hobby Projects

• I usually keep myself occupied outside studies with various hobby projects related to web and desktop programming/development. This is how I thought myself most of what I know today including C#, ASP.NET and PHP.

Gaming

• This is a thing I love so much but seem to be doing much less of it lately due to obvious reasons. I can describe myself as a PRO gamer. I used to play on both PC and XBOX360 but lately all my gaming has now been focused on the XBOX360 console while my PC is strictly for processing power. I've played a lot of games but a few I really loved include Gears of War 1,2 and 3, Assassins Creed, Call Of Duty, Doom 3, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, Burnout, FIFA 07/10/11, Prince of Persia, Age of Empires. Below is my XBOX Live gamercard (Credits to exophase.com for the service).
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Music

• Something I cannot live without. I love anything that pleases my ear drums but I've got a bit more preference for music from the 1950s - early 1990s like the Motown hits, soul, country music, Easy Listening, rock, hard rock, alternative metal and metal.
• SOME, yes some, of my favorite artists include - Kim Weston, Betty Everette, The Velvelettes, The Miracles, Barbara Acklin, Aretha Franklin, Tammi Terrell, Bette Midler, Annie Lennox, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Enigma, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Godsmack, Korn, Linkin Park, The Killers, Creed, Aerosmith.

Movies

• I'm very critical about my movies. If a movie doesn't look too good I don't mind that as long as it makes up for it in the plot and storyline. I enjoy good horror movies and thrillers or a combination of both as well as some dark comedies.
• These include Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Revolver, Pulp Fiction The Godfather Saving Private Ryan, Enemy At The Gates, Tears Of The Sun, Hellraiser, Silence Of The Lambs, Pirates Of The Carribean, Lord Of The Rings, Definitely Maybe, Constantine, The Matrix, Shutter Island, The Shawshank Redemption, The Hurt Locker.

Outdoors

• When I'm not with a keyboard or pencil/paper, I enjoy a game of football, badminton, table tennis and I love scrabble too.