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Education

B.Eng. in Electronic Engineering, University of Nigeria Nsukka, 2014
M.S. in Informatics, Kyoto University, 2019
- Proposed a decentralized learning analytics platform
Ph.D. in Informatics, Kyoto University, 2022
- Research on connecting distributed lifelong learning logs through the blockchain

Work experience

October, 2022 - present: JSPS Research Fellow (Postdoc)
- Ogata Lab, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, ACCMS, Kyoto University
- Duties include:
  - Research & development of Connected Lifelong Learning Logs and Distributed User Models Using the Blockchain
- Grant information: Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
December, 2021 - present: Mentor
- Lighthouse Labs Inc.
- Duties include:
  - Supporting students through their academic journey, and prepare them for their transition into an exciting new career in tech.
  - Working directly with students to coach them through any roadblocks they might be experiencing, give them tips on solving problems, and generally provide them with support and advice.
- Location: Remote
October, 2020 - August 2022: Research Assistant
- Ogata Lab, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, ACCMS, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
- Duties included:
  - Research and development of Educational Explainable AI Tools by co-evolution of learner’s self-explanation and AI generated explanation
- Supervisor: Dr. Brendan Flanagan
Summer 2018: Software Engineer
- Microsoft
- Duties included:
  - Enhancing a rule-based ads quality prediction (decreased QBR by 2% and increased SSR by 0.5%)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
2016 - 2017: Lead Software Engineer
- Enugu Electricity Distribution Company
- Duties included:
  - Leading a team of 5 in the development of a Commercial energy bills Data Analysis Platform leveraging on the robust data analysis interface provided by MongoDB. Achieved 100% increase in bills payment by providing insights on aging analysis of debts and targeted collections.
  - Developing models for implementation of mobile and web apps for cash collection by energy marketers to reduce inefficiency with increased accountability and availability (offline enabled).
- Location: Enugu, Nigeria
2014 - 2016: Software Engineer
- Gidi Mobile Limited
- Duties included:
  - Writing algorithms for scheduling remote data sync and image compression for better performance on poor network connections (Java).
  - Reengineering friends’ module to provide users with new and improved real-time messaging functionalities (Java, Spring Framework & Angular2).
  - Designing the database for friends’ module and other app data with proper versioning for good offline experience (Java on Android, SQLite & Google Push Notification Service).
  - Co-designing the database model for Gidimo Community feature on android and web; a discussion forum for learners to share ideas and collaboratively solve problems.
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Summer 2014: Research Assistant
- University of Nigeria Nsukka
- Duties included:
  - Led a team in developing a multipurpose data logging system with Processing, Arduino, MicroSD shield and sensors. This system automated recurrent capturing of temperature, humidity, current and voltage for researchers at University of Nigeria Nsukka National Center for Energy Research and Development.
- Location: Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria

Skills

Research
- Technical paper writing
- Peer review
- Qualitative & Quantitative inquiry
- Data analysis
Programming Languages
- Java
- Solidity
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- C#
- Python
- Ruby (Rails)
Databases
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
Version Control Systems
- Git (GitHub & Bitbucket)
- Apache Subversion (TortoiseSVN)
Platforms & Services
- Blockchain: Ethereum and Quorum
- Dev: Android, Firebase, Docker
Application Servers
- NodeJS
- JBoss Fuse
- Wildfly
- Tomcat
Cloud Services
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Digital Ocean
- Google Compute Engine
- Heroku
Operating Systems (OS)
- Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 & 20.04
- CentOS 6,7 & 8
Data Analytics
- Machine learning with Python (ScikitLearn, GraphLab, etc. packages)
- Tensorflow
- Keras
- Hadoop 2

Publications

Design of a University Portal with Biometric Lecture Attendance Monitoring System

Nathan David, Patrick Ocheja, Paschal Udeh, Olisa Okpoko, "Design of a University Portal with Biometric Lecture Attendance Monitoring System." Scholars Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2014.

Design of a Coordinates Aware Remote Module for Effective Oil and Gas Pipeline Monitoring Using GPRS, GPS and Google Maps on Android Devices

Patrick Ocheja, Ezeanyagu Ngozi, Udeh Chigozie, Abu Eyo, "Design of a Coordinates Aware Remote Module for Effective Oil and Gas Pipeline Monitoring Using GPRS, GPS and Google Maps on Android Devices." In the proceedings of SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition, 2015.

Design of a Fingerprint Reader Enabled Remote Monitoring Module with Interface to Web Applications

Nathan David, Patrick Ocheja, Paschal Udeh, Olisa Okpoko, "Design of a Fingerprint Reader Enabled Remote Monitoring Module with Interface to Web Applications." International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2015.

Connecting Learning Histories of Students Across Different Institutions Using Blockchain

Patrick Ocheja, Brendan Flanagan, Hiroaki Ogata, "Connecting Learning Histories of Students Across Different Institutions Using Blockchain." In the proceedings of 人工知能学会全国大会論文集第 32 回全国大会 (2018), 2018.

Connecting decentralized learning records: a blockchain based learning analytics platform

Patrick Ocheja, Brendan Flanagan, Hiroaki Ogata, "Connecting decentralized learning records: a blockchain based learning analytics platform." In the proceedings of 8th international conference on learning analytics and knowledge, 2018.

Implementing A Blockchain Based Learning Analytics Platform

Patrick Ocheja, Brendan Flanagan, Hiroaki Ogata, "Implementing A Blockchain Based Learning Analytics Platform." IPSJ SIG Technical Reports, 2018.

Automatic vocabulary study map generation by semantic context and learning material analysis

Brendan Flanagan, MA Chen, Louis Lecailliez, Rwitajit Majumdar, G{\"O}KHAN Ak{\c{c}}apinar, Patrick Ocheja, Hiroaki Ogata, "Automatic vocabulary study map generation by semantic context and learning material analysis." In the proceedings of 27th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE2019), 2019.

Decentralized E-Learning Marketplace: Managing Authorship and Tracking Access to Learning Materials Using Blockchain

Patrick Ocheja, Brendan Flanagan, Hiroaki Ogata, "Decentralized E-Learning Marketplace: Managing Authorship and Tracking Access to Learning Materials Using Blockchain." In the proceedings of 3rd International Cognitive Cities Conference (IC32019), 2019.

Managing lifelong learning records through blockchain

Patrick Ocheja, Brendan Flanagan, Hiroshi Ueda, Hiroaki Ogata, "Managing lifelong learning records through blockchain." Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2019.

Improving Learning Analytics and Student Performance through Connected Lifelong Learning on the Blockchain

Patrick Ocheja, Brendan Flanagan, Louis Lecailliez, Hiroaki Ogata, "Improving Learning Analytics and Student Performance through Connected Lifelong Learning on the Blockchain." In the proceedings of Companion Proceedings of International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, 2020.

Learning Engagement - Clustering Analysis based on Student Interaction with Digital Textbooks

Abu Abu, Oluwaseyi Owoeye, Patrick Ocheja, Brendan Flanagan, Hiroaki Ogata, "Learning Engagement - Clustering Analysis based on Student Interaction with Digital Textbooks." In the proceedings of Companion Proceedings of International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, 2020.

Analyzing student performance in programming education using classification techniques

Kissinger Sunday, Patrick Ocheja, Sadiq Hussain, Solomon Oyelere, Balogun Samson, Friday Agbo, "Analyzing student performance in programming education using classification techniques." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 2020.

A Prototype Framework for a Distributed Lifelong Learner Model

Patrick OCHEJA, Brendan FLANAGAN, Sunday OYELERE, Louis LECAILLIEZ, Hiroaki OGATA, "A Prototype Framework for a Distributed Lifelong Learner Model." In the proceedings of 28th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference Proceedings, 2020.

Identifying Student Engagement and Performance from Reading Behaviors in Open eBook Assessment

Brendan FLANAGAN, Rwitajit MAJUMDAR, Kensuke TAKII, Patrick OCHEJA, Alice CHEN, Hiroaki OGATA, "Identifying Student Engagement and Performance from Reading Behaviors in Open eBook Assessment." In the proceedings of 28th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference Proceedings, 2020.

Quantifying the Privacy-Utility Trade-offs in COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

Patrick Ocheja, Yang Cao, Shiyao Ding, Masatoshi Yoshikawa, "Quantifying the Privacy-Utility Trade-offs in COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps." arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.13061, 2020.

Blockchain in Education: Connecting Learning Records and Contents through the Blockchain

Patrick Ocheja, Brendan Flanagan, Hiroaki Ogata, "Blockchain in Education: Connecting Learning Records and Contents through the Blockchain." In the proceedings of Blockchain in Kyoto 2021 (BCK21), 2021.

Machine Learning Approach to Predict Positive Screening of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus During Mechanical Ventilation Using Synthetic Dataset From MIMIC-IV Database

Yohei Hirano, Keito Shinmoto, Yohei Okada, Kazuhiro Suga, Jeffrey Bombard, Shogo Murahata, Manoj Shrestha, Patrick Ocheja, Aiko Tanaka, "Machine Learning Approach to Predict Positive Screening of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus During Mechanical Ventilation Using Synthetic Dataset From MIMIC-IV Database." Frontiers in medicine, 2021.

Investigating Relevance of Prior Learning Data Connected through the Blockchain

Patrick OCHEJA, Brendan FLANAGAN, Rwitajit MAJUMDAR, Hiroaki OGATA, "Investigating Relevance of Prior Learning Data Connected through the Blockchain." In the proceedings of Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE2021), 2021.

Service and leadership

2022 - present: member, Technical Working Group, EDUsummIT 2022 EDUsummIT 2022
2021 - present: Student Wing committee chair Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
2021 - present: PC Member Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference 2021 LAK21 Data Challenge
2020 - present: Peer Reviewer, IEEE Access
2021: Peer Reviewer, Journal on Interactive Learning Environment (ILE)
2020: Peer Reviewer, Journal on Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine and Art
2020: Student Wing committee co-chair Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
2019: Peer Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Since 2019: Sub-reviewer of various peer-reviewed conference and journal papers

Awards

2021: Japan Hackathon First Prize Winner (Team UbuntuHub)
2019: Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics, Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis
2019: International Cognitive Cities Conference (IC3) Best Student Paper
2018: IPSJ Yamashita SIG Research Award 情報処理学会「2018年度山下記念研究賞」受賞
2015: University of Nigeria Nsukka, Best Graduating Student. Class of 2014, Department of Electronic Engineering
2013: Google Cloud Developer Challenge, Top 10 Finalist. I worked in a team of 2 and we developed an app for enabling communication and sharing resources among teachers and students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
2013: Etisalat Nigeria, Merit Award for Academic Excellence. I received this award for being the best in class from 1st year to 3rd year of Bachelors program.
2012: Total E&P Scholar, sponsored to the Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE

Scholarships and grants

2022 – 2024: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship for research on Linking Lifelong Learning Logs and Distributed User Models Using Blockchain (*NEW)
2019 - 2022: Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship for Ph.D. Program
2017 - 2019: Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship for Master’s Program
2014: International Petroleum Technology Conference’s (IPTC) Education Week Scholarship

Patrick Ocheja

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