Anthony Yusuf
Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolAnthony Yusuf is a doctoral researcher and teaching assistant at Virginia Tech's Myers-Lawson School of Construction with nine years of combined academic and industry experience in quantity surveying, project management, and construction education. He holds first-class and distinction degrees in Quantity Surveying and is pursuing a PhD in Building Construction focused on workforce development, machine learning, wearable sensors, and HCI applied to construction safety and training. Anthony blends hands-on site leadership and estimating experience with research in innovative pedagogy—exploring end-user programming interfaces and immersive VR/AR for skills development. He also brings health and safety expertise via a graduate diploma and practical project delivery background across Nigeria and the U.S., enabling him to bridge academic research and real-world construction challenges. Notably, his work emphasizes applying deep learning and wearable robotics to improve frontline worker wellbeing and productivity.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Facility Management, Diploma, Facility Management at Chartered Institute of Contract, Project and Facility ManagementDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Building Construction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Building Construction at Virginia TechProficiency Certificate in Management, Management, Proficiency Certificate in Management, Management at Nigerian Institute of ManagementMaster of Science, Quantity Surveying, 4.76/5.0 Distinction, Master of Science, Quantity Surveying, 4.76/5.0 Distinction at Obafemi Awolowo UniversityPGD Project Management, Project Management, PGD Project Management, Project Management at Chartered Institute of Project ManagementWest African Senior School Certificate, National Examination Council SSCE, O level, West African Senior School Certificate, National Examination Council SSCE, O level at Agbeku Secondary Commercial School, AgbekuGraduate Diploma, Health, Safety and Environment, Graduate Diploma, Health, Safety and Environment at Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and Safety
English, Yoruba, Hausa
Github Skills (12)
ros9
drones9
mavlink8
autopilot8
rover7
raspberry-pi7
px47
infrastructure5
qgroundcontrol4
robotics4
gazebosim2
c-library2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
wagnera/Projects
Apr 2017 - Sep 2021
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
wagnera/rfd900_bridge
Dec 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:30 commits, 26 pushes, 2 branches in 22 days
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