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About Me

I am a PhD student in Data Science with the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science. My research focuses on natural language processing, with a particular interest in low-resource African languages.

I hold a National Diploma in Mathematics and Statistics from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic with a distinction, a BSc in Statistics from the University of Ibadan with a first-class grade, and an MSc in Mathematical Science from AIMS Rwanda.

I am passionate about machine learning, computational linguistics, and inclusive AI — committed to increasing the representation of African languages in technology.

Research Interests

Computational Pragmatics Sarcasm Detection Hate Speech Detection Cross-Lingual NLP African NLP Multilingual AI Machine Learning Deep Learning Statistical Modelling Benchmarking NLP

Education

  • PhD, Data Science · University of Limerick, Ireland · 2022–Present
  • MSc, Mathematical Science · African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Rwanda · 2021–2022
  • BSc, Statistics · University of Ibadan, Nigeria · 2016–2019
  • ND, Mathematics & Stats · Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Nigeria · 2012–2014

Experience

  • Tutor / Senior Demonstrator · TU Dublin · 2024–Present
  • Data Science Intern · Grant Thornton Ireland · Jun.–Aug., 2023
  • Data Analyst · Noble-House Management Consulting, Lagos, Nigeria · Oct. 2020- Jan. 2021
  • Administrative Assistant · Wesley University Ondo, Nigeria · July 2019–May 2020
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Recent Activities

  • Jul 2025 Conference Attended the Cardiff NLP Workshop hosted at Cardiff University, Wales, UK.
  • Aug 2023 Publication Master's research published at an IEEE conference — Anomaly Detection in Power Generation Plants with GANs.
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Publications

  • 2026 · Preprint

    Yor-Sarc: A gold-standard dataset for sarcasm detection in a low-resource African language

    T. A. Jimoh, T. De Wille, and N. S. Nikolov

    ↗ arXiv
  • 2025 · Journal Article

    Bridging gaps in natural language processing for Yorùbá: A systematic review of a decade of progress and prospects

    T. A. Jimoh, T. De Wille, and N. S. Nikolov

    Natural Language Processing Journal, vol. 13, p. 100194

    ↗ DOI
  • 2023 · Journal Article

    Household Expenditure in Africa: Evidence of Mean Reversion

    Yaya, O. S., Olayinka, H. A., Jimoh, T. A., Adebiyi, A. A., and Adesina, O. A.

    Statistics in Transition New Series, 24(3):171–186

    ↗ DOI
  • 2023 · Conference Paper

    Anomaly Detection in Power Generation Plants with Generative Adversarial Networks

    M. Atemkeng and T. A. Jimoh

    ICECET 2023, Cape Town, South Africa

    ↗ DOI
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Projects

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Teaching

📖 Tutorial Assistantships

  • CS4168 Data Mining (Spring 2024 & 2025) — Supervised & unsupervised machine learning using Python. Generally involves data preprocessing, feature engineering, model selection, and evaluation with algorithms such as decision trees, random forests, and neural networks.
  • CS4416 Database Systems (Autumn 2023–2025) — Practical sessions on Data Definition Language (DDL), Data Manipulation Language (DML), Data Query Language (DQL), Data Control Language (DCL) & Transaction Control Language (TCL) with SQL for undergraduate students.
  • CS6401 Database Systems in Practice (Autumn 2023–2025) — Practical sessions on Data Definition Language (DDL), Data Manipulation Language (DML), Data Query Language (DQL), Data Control Language (DCL) & Transaction Control Language (TCL) with SQL for postgraduate students.
  • MA4004 Engineering Mathematics 4 (Spring 2023) — Includes tutorial sessions on probability (Bayes theorem;classical, conditional and total probabilities ), distributions (discrete and continuous), permutation and combination, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, among others.
  • MS4217 Stochastic Processes (Autumn 2022) — R-based statistical computing labs on stochastic processes, including simulation and visualization of random variables and stochastic processes.

🎙 Other Tutoring Roles

Tutor

Mathematics Learning Centre, University of Limerick

Supporting students with mathematics problems during drop-in sessions at the Mathematics Learning Centre of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Limerick.

Sept. 2025 – Present

Tutor / Senior Demonstrator

Technological University Dublin

Supporting students in mathematics, statistics, and computer science courses through the School of Computer Science and the Mathematics Learning Centre in the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

Sep. 2024 – Present

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