Dr. Oladele Adewole Simon

Biography 

Dr. Adewole Simon Oladele graduated with a PhD in Engineering - Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering specialization in sustainable transportation and pavements performance modelling using Artificial Intelligence (AI). He carries out research and teaches related civil/ transportation engineering and sustainable development courses. He has accumulated teaching experience from 2004 to date of over 30 courses successfully taught including successful research supervision and examination of Ph.D. graduate students: master’s degree students and several undergraduate students' research projects. His research interest is in transportation engineering with expertise in highways, pavements, sustainable infrastructure, transportation planning, traffic operations, mobility solutions, transportation network analysis, and optimization, intelligent transportation systems, smart cities, highway & traffic engineering, construction project management, maintenance optimization, and infrastructure performance modelling with artificial intelligence (AI) applications. He has forty-seven (47) peer-reviewed refereed publications up to date with eighteen (18) being peer-reviewed refereed journal articles; twenty nine (29) international conference proceedings peer-reviewed papers/publications and presented/ participated in over forty (40) international conferences and meetings in USA, Australia, Switzerland, Italy, China, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana.
 

Professional Affiliation 
•    Occupational Safety and Health Administration –OSHA30-Hr-20602120787 (8/31/22)
•    Professional Engineer, American Society of Highway Engineers – 65680955 (Apr2020)
•    Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, C.Eng., M. ASCE – 967220 (Feb2010)
•    Professional Engineer (Civil),Engineers Registration Board(ERB)–20150625(July 2015) 
•    Associate Member of South African Institute of Civil Engineers - 20111014 (2011) 
•    Corporate Member, Botswana Institution of Engineers - B2400095808 (Nov. 2008) 
•    Registered Civil Engineer, COREN, Nigeria - R19286 (September 2010) 
•    Corporate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers - M19753 (July 2008)

Research Focus
•    Sustainable transportation, safe infrastructure and smart city innovation
•    Pavements performance modelling using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
•    transportation planning, traffic operations, mobility solutions
•    Road maintenance optimization and climate change impact

Teaching
Undergraduate https://www.coursicle.com/morgan/professors/Adewole+Oladele/ 
•    Introduction to Civil Engineering
•    Transportation Engineering
•    Traffic Engineering
•    Transportation Models and Simulation
•    Transportation Infrastructure Systems Engineering
•    Highway Engineering & Pavement Design 
•    Traffic & Highway Engineering
•    Civil Engineering Senior Project

Postgraduate
•    Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 
•    Computer Aided Highway Engineering Design
•    Sustainable Infrastructure Development (Transport Module)
•    Sustainable Infrastructure Development (Project Management)

Community Development Activities
•    National/ Community Project: US National appointment/ volunteer as Expert Highway Professional Panel Member - National Research Council and the Transportation Research Board Executive appointment to the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 20-05/Topic 55-21 Panel on NCHRP Project - Funding and Maintenance of Complete Streets, (Aug 2023 to 2024). Consultant to the USA Highway Geometrics and Noise Abatement Decision - research grant of Maryland-based State Highway Administration community project (2019) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
•    Sustainable Traffic Safety Initiator for Reducing Road Crashes in Africa
•    Pavement Performance Modelling coordinator for Low-Volume Road Networks in Africa
•    Engaged in community partnership as facilitator of Transportation Research Partnership with community Transport Stakeholders and Department of Road Transport & Safety, Botswana (2016 to 2018)
•    Served as Mentor to Botswana NGO called Society of Road Safety Ambassadors in tackling community project for school students’ safety (2016 to 2018)
•    Applied professional expert to solving community problems by recommending mobility solutions to Department of Road Transport & Safety (DRTS) to reduce traffic congestions at Palapye A1 junction access roads (2016)
•    Committee Member, National Road Safety Symposium - Effective Partnership for Road Safety in Botswana (2014 to 2018) for community awareness of road safety.
•    Initiating & participating in developmental community projects as Technical Adviser to Scientists and Engineers without Borders BIUST (SEWBB), Palapye community outreach Road Bridge project (November 2015 to 2018)
•    Public presentation at AVIATION PITSO for community development organised by Ministry of Transport & Communication (2014)
•    National Representative at African Road & Transport Research Forum – International body funded by UKAid Research for Community Access Programme (ReCAP)

Publications
Books
Oladele, A.S. (2024). Official launch of peer reviewed published Book title: Sustained Professional Impact" - A Decade of Global Networking and Professional Development" at the University of Lagos, 3rd August 2024. ISBN: 978-1-7350169-3-1, launched globally on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Sustained-Professional-Impact-Networking-Development)

Peer-reviewed articles
Journal Articles: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=I3RYA24AAAAJ 
•    Oladele, A.S. (2024). Sustainable Research Dissemination and Capacity Building Initiative for Effective Transportation Technology Exchange. Journal of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Volume 55 No.2, June 2024 edition.
•    Afolayan A., Oladele, A.S., Olopade, O.S. and Adeoye, T.Y (2024). Road traffic crashes trends of severity and injuries in Osun State, Nigeria. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation. DOI:10.36615/jcpmi.v14i2.3074   
•    Oladele, A.S. (2023). Smart Innovation and Sustainable Transportation Technology Transfer Framework for Interconnectivity in Developing Countries. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation 11 (1), 114-122
•    Ihuoma-Walter, I.J., Chavis, C. and Oladele, A.S. (2022). Evaluation and Effectiveness of Re-allocating Traffic Signal Timing at Corridors with High Freight Volume and the Impact of COVID-19. Journal of Architectural Environment & Structural Engineering Research 
•    Oladele, A.S. (2021). Smart Innovation and Sustainable Transportation Technology Transfer Framework for Interconnectivity in Developing Countries. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation 11 (1), 114-122
•    Busang, S. and Oladele, A.S. (2016). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Palapye Road A1 Intersections to Mitigate Traffic Congestion. Botswana Institution of Engineer’s Journal of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue.2, pp. 41 – 47
•    Segola, M. and Oladele, A.S. (2016). Traffic Congestion and Mobility Solutions for Francistown Road Transportation Network Systems. Botswana Institution of Engineer’s Journal of Engineering & Applied Sciences (BIE-JEAS), Vol. 6, Issue.2, pp. 33 – 40.
•    Oladele, A.S., Vokolkova, V. and Egwurube, J.A. (2013). Transportation Planning through Pavement Performance Prediction Modelling for Botswana Gravel loss Condition (International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials – Advances in Civil Engineering II, Vols. 256-259, pp 2976 – 2982.
•    Oladele, A.S. (2014). Evaluation and Analysis of Botswana Gravel Road Condition for District Transportation Network Monitoring (International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials – Advances in Transportation, Vols. 505-506, pp. 740 – 744
•    Oladele, A.S. (2014). Effective Transportation Technology Transfer Operations for Economic Development in Botswana (International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials – Advances in Transportation, Vols. 505-506, pp 493 – 496.
•    Adeyemi, A.Y., Oladele, A.S. and Kashiwagi, D. (2014). Linking Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS) to Sustainable Consumptions in African Transportation Sector Facilities Projects, International Journal of Transportation Technology Transfer in Africa, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp 9 – 22
•    Oladele, A.S. and Tembo, E. (2014). Using Linear Referencing in Road Condition Monitoring: A Case of Kweneng District in Botswana, International Journal of Transportation Technology Transfer in Africa, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp 42 – 52.     
•    Oladele, A.S. and Vokolkova, V. (2014). Improving Transportation Sector in Botswana through Technology Transfer (T2) Centre Activities, International Journal of Transportation Technology Transfer in Africa, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp 23 – 30
•    Oladele, A.S., Adedimila, A.S. and Egwurube, J.A. (2011). Highway Maintenance Cost Estimation Modelling for developing Countries: A case study of Nigeria. Botswana Journal of Technology, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp 116 – 123.
•    Oladele, A.S., Vokolkova, V. and Egwurube, J. (2014). Pavement Performance Modelling using Artificial Intelligence Approach: A Case of Botswana District Gravel Road Networks. Botswana Institution of Engineer’s Journal of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue.2, pp. 23 – 31
•    Oladele, A.S. (2015). Innovative Maintenance Interventions Techniques for Gravel Road Transportation Networks in Botswana Districts. Botswana Institution of Engineer’s Journal of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Vol. 6(1), pp.49-53
•    Oladele, A.S., Adedimila, A.S. and Adeyemi, A. Y. (2015). Econometrics Views Analysis Model as Substitute in the Early-Cost Estimating of Highway Construction Projects in Developing Countries. Botswana Institution of Engineer’s Journal of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Vol. 6(1), pp.10-17
•    Bafitlhile, T.M. and Oladele, A.S. (2015). Modelling Extreme Flood Events for Palapye, Botswana, Botswana Institution of Engineer’s Journal of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Vol. 6(1), pp. 54-60 
Conference Proceedings: 
•    Oladele, A.S. (2024). Enhancing Sustainable Technology Transfer (T2) Centre Operations for Quality Transportation Engineering Education. International Conference on Engineering Education and Management (IC2EM’24), September 23-25th, 2024, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana. ISBN: 978-99968-935-1-3
•    Oladele, A.S. (2024). Advancing Innovative Transportation Technology Exchange through Enhanced International Collaboration and Capacity Building. Proceedings of 9th Africa Transportation Technology Transfer Conference, Maputo, Mozambique. 21- 24 May 2024 https://t2moz2024.com/en/agenda 
•    Oladele, A.S. (2023). Smart Innovation and Sustainable Development Initiatives for Expanding Morgan’s International Footprint – 8th International Conference on Sustainable Transportation and Smart Innovations. Accepted abstract for oral presentation at AVANI Victoria Falls Resort, Livingstone, Zambia, June 26 – 28
•    Oladele, A.S. (2020). Technological Advances and Sustainable Workforce development through Enhanced Collaboration for Sustainability of Transport Infrastructure. International Conference on Transportation & Development of American Society of Civil Engineers (ICTD 2020), May 26 - 29, 2020, Seattle, Washington, USA. 
•    Oladele, A.S. (2019). Smart Innovation and Sustainable Transportation Technology Transfer Framework for Improved Professional Practices and Interconnectivity in Africa. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Transportation (ICTA2019), October 29 – 31, 2019, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA. ISBN: 978-99968-0-872-2
•    Oladele, A.S. and Motshidisi, S. (2019). Evaluation of Enhanced Traffic Mobility through Smart City Infrastructure Strategies in Developing Countries – A Case of Botswana. International Conference on Transportation & Development of American Society of Civil Engineers (ICTD 2019), Alexandria, Virginia, June 9-12, 2019, USA.
•    Oladele, A.S. and Iketleng, S. (2018). Technological Advances for Sustainable development through Assessing Passenger Airline On-Time Performance in Developing Countries - A Case of Botswana. International Conference on Transportation & Development of American Society of Civil Engineers (ICTD 2018), Pittsburgh, USA, July 15 - 18, 2018.
•    Oladele, A.S. and Pitso, T. (2017). Evaluation of Urban Transportation Quality of Service of School Buses for Sustainable Development of Gaborone City, Botswana. International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure of American Society of Civil Engineers (ICSI2017), New York, USA, 26 – 28 October 2017. (DOI: 10.1061/9780784481202.016)
•    Oladele, A.S. (2017). Modeling a Hybrid Pavement Conditions Performance Framework for Botswana District Road Transportation Networks. American Society of Civil Engineers International Conference on Highway Pavements and Airfield Technology 2017, Philadelphia, USA, 27-30 August 2017 (DOI: 10.1061/9780784480922.014)
•    Oladele, A.S. (2017). Pavement Monitoring and Performance Assessment of Gravel Road Networks for Optimal Maintenance Interventions in Botswana" presented at the World Conference on Pavement and Asset Management, WCPAM2017, Baveno, Italy - June 12 - 16, 2017 (www.studioesse.net)
•    Nkgwang, T.T and Oladele, A.S. (2017). Geotechnical investigation of borrow-pit material quality for construction of sustainable gravel roads in Palapye-Botswana   - www.repository.biust.ac.bw  
•    Otumile, T. and Oladele, A.S. (2017). Investigation of geotechnical properties of gravel materials for improved quality of unpaved roads – www.repository.biust.ac.bw  
•    Mosweu, S. and Oladele, A.S. (2017). Development of Hybrid GIS-Based Pavement Monitoring System for Palapye-Botswana Road Maintenance – A Review. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Transportation in Africa (ICTA2017), October 11 – 13, 2017, Sheraton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria. ISBN: 978-99968-0-609-4
•    Oladele, A.S. (2016). Performance Modelling for Botswana Gravel Roadways: Outcomes and Conclusions" presented at the America Society of Civil Engineers International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD2016), Houston, Texas, USA, 26 – 29 June 2016. (DOI: 10.1061/9780784479926.102)
•    Oladele, A.S., Fagbamigbe, A.F. and Bafitlhile, T.M. (2016). Modelling Climate Change Effects on Sustainable Transport Facilities through Time Series and Rainfall Trend Analysis of Palapye – Botswana. IASTED Botswana (AfricaMS2016) International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Gaborone, Botswana, 5 – 7 September, (ISBN: 978-0-88986-984-4; DOI: 10.2316/P.2016.838-028)
•    Oladele, A.S. (2016). Evaluation of Infrastructure Development of Roadway New Technologies for Renewable Energy Generation: Lessons Learnt. DII-2016 International Conference on Infrastructure Development & Investment Strategies for Africa, 31st August – 2nd September 2016, Livingstone, Zambia (ISBN 978-0-620-70336-9)                                                                                                   
•    Oladele, A.S. and S. Iketleng (2016). Sustainable and Globally Competitive Air Transportation through Assessing the Reliability of Passenger Airline in Developing Countries: A Case of Botswana. 1st Transportation Growth Initiative International Conference on Improving Infrastructure for Sustainable, Efficient and Globally Competitive Transportation, 24 – 25 October 2016, Abuja, Nigeria.
•    Bafitlhile, T.M. and Oladele, A.S (2015). Road Drainage Systems in Palapye: Suggestions for Adaptation to Storm Water Runoff and Floods. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation in Africa (ICTA2015) Majestic Five Hotel, Palapye, Botswana, 25-27 Nov 2015. ISBN 978-99968-0-281-2
•    Oladele, A.S. (2015). Financing and Operating a Sustainable Technology Transfer Centre within African Transport Sectors. Proceedings of 7th Africa Transportation Technology Transfer Conference, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – May 2015
•    Oladele, A.S., Vokolkova, V. and Egwurube, J.A. (2014). Application of Artificial – Computational Intelligence (ACI) for Botswana Gravel loss Condition Modelling and Prediction. Transportation Research Board 2014 Annual Meeting Compendium, paper ID 14-5640, Washington DC, USA.                                         
•    Oladele, A.S. (2014). Technology transfer (T2) Centre Activities for developing Transportation Engineering Professionals: A Case of Botswana. ASCE Transportation and Development Institute 2nd Congress proceedings, 8-11 June 2014, Orlando, Florida USA.  
•    Oladele, A.S. (2013). Improved Intelligent Pavement Performance (IIPP) Modelling of Botswana District Gravel Road Networks. ASCE Airfield and Highway Pavement Conference, proceedings - ISBN 9780784413005.266, 10-12 June 2013, Los Angeles, CA, USA 
•    Oladele, A.S. (2013). Enhancing Transportation Engineering through Innovative Technology Transfer Activities. 13th Botswana Institution of Engineers Biennial Conference proceedings - ISBN 978-99912-0-910-4, 15th -18th Oct. 2013, Gaborone, Botswana

Newspaper articles
Botswana Daily News (2014) – Technology Transfer Unit facilitates Networking – Friday July 18, 2014, No 134, page 17

Conference presentations & invited talks
•    Oladele, A.S. (2024). A Decade of Global Networking & Professional Development. 9th International Conference on Sustainable Transportation & Smart Innovations (ICTA2024). Keynote Speaker at Gran Melia Hotels & Resorts, Arusha, Tanzania, July 29 –31, 2024. ISBN: 978-99968-0-872-2 
•    Oladele, A.S. (2024). Current Trends in Innovative Transport Technology: A Panacea for Sustainable Socio-Economic Growth and National Development. Keynote Speaker at 1st International Conference of the School of Innovative Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, 12th – 14th June 2024
•    Oladele, A.S. (2023). Development of Road Asset Maintenance Technique for Transportation Planning in Botswana – TRB 14th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management on July 8–11, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Accepted abstract Code: 9306 for Poster Presentation.
•    Walter, I., Chavis, C., and Oladele, A. (2022). "Multi-Modal Traffic Signal Reallocation for an Intersection with High Freight Volume and the Impact of COVID". Reference Number: 7899. Poster Presentation at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 18th National Tools of the Trade Conference, Boise, ID, USA on August 29 - 31, 2022. 
•    Oladele, A.S. (2022). Smart Innovation and Sustainable Transportation for Improved Professional Practices. Keynote Speaker at the 7th International Conference on Transportation in Africa-America (ICTA2022). Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, July 26 – 28, 2022
•    Oladele, A.S. (2022). The Impact of Climate Change on Sustainable Infrastructure and Maintenance. Keynote Speaker at the 1st Nigerian Society of Engineers, Bwari Branch Webinar, Abuja, 15th Oct, 2022
•    Oladele, A.S. (2019). Smart Innovation and Sustainable Transportation Technology Transfer Framework for Improved Professional Practices and Interconnectivity in Africa. Oral Presentation at the 5th International Conference on Transportation (ICTA2019), Oct 29 – 31, 2019, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
•    Oladele, A.S. (2018). Enhanced Road Condition Monitoring Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure Maintenance in Africa. Keynote Speaker at the then Lagos State Polytechnic 7th ICIDA 2018, Lagos, Nigeria
•    Mosweu, S. and Oladele, A.S. (2017). Development of Hybrid GIS-Based Pavement Monitoring System for Palapye-Botswana Road Maintenance – A Review. Oral Presentation at the 4th International Conference on Transportation in Africa. Oct 11 – 13, 2017, Sheraton Hotel, Abuja, NIGERIA.
•    Oladele, A.S. (2017). “Overview of Transportation Technology Transfer and Research Collaboration for Connectivity in Africa”. Keynote/ Guest Speaker at the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 31 October 2017, Bevill 1005 (ATI Conference Room), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
•    Oladele, A.S. (2016). Review of Progress in the United Nations (UN) Decade of Action on Road Safety in Africa - A Case of Botswana. Oral Presentation at the 6th International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP2016), 2-5 August 2016, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA.

Social Media links

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-oladele-ph-d-pr-eng-4a4a28198

Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adewole_Oladele