Kayode Owa

Portfolio

Selected engineering and applied systems projects

Representative projects spanning control systems, AI-enabled decision support, and industry-facing optimisation delivery.

Engineering projects

Nonlinear control for coupled and quadruple-tank systems

Problem addressed
Maintain robust control performance under nonlinear dynamics, coupling, and non-minimum-phase behaviour.
Role
Research lead and control systems designer
Methods and tools
Model predictive control, neural-wavelet methods, robust nonlinear control strategies, simulation and validation.
Output and impact
Published control strategies demonstrating stable, practical, and high-performance behaviour for complex tank processes.

AI-enabled decision support for energy and infrastructure contexts

Problem addressed
Reduce manual analysis and improve quality of operational decision support under uncertainty.
Role
AI/data engineering contributor and technical advisor
Methods and tools
Forecasting, optimisation, data integration, and structured analytics workflows aligned to operational constraints.
Output and impact
Improved speed and consistency of decision preparation across operational and commercial settings.

Industry 4.0 production planning and optimisation (Horizon 2020)

Problem addressed
Improve planning quality for dynamic production environments with competing constraints.
Role
Research fellow in multi-partner international consortium
Methods and tools
Hybrid optimisation, simulation-informed planning, adaptive scheduling, and dissemination through demonstrators/publications.
Output and impact
Delivered deployable planning approaches and published outputs in an industry-facing programme.