Peter Popoola
MD CEO at Oaks Intelligence
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Top SchoolPeter Popoola is a technology entrepreneur and academic with 11 years’ experience building value-driven systems, currently serving as MD/CEO of Oaks Intelligence in Durban. He blends research-grade expertise—pursuing a PhD and holding a first-class Master’s in Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization—with hands-on leadership across CTO/COO roles to turn optimization and AI ideas into commercial products. As a former lecturer and tutor in natural language processing and Java programming, he bridges deep technical knowledge with teaching and mentorship. Outside engineering he composes music, writes spoken-word poetry, and studies multiple languages, reflecting a creative approach to problem solving and communication. Peter’s mission-focused leadership aims to create lasting impact through technology, education, and financial liberation delivered via entrepreneurship.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 4.42/5.0 (3.62/4.0), Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 4.42/5.0 (3.62/4.0) at University of JosSchool Leaving Certificate (SSCE), School Leaving Certificate (SSCE) at Demonstration Secondary School, JosEURO PhD School on Matheuristics, Operations Research, 5 ECTS Credits, EURO PhD School on Matheuristics, Operations Research, 5 ECTS Credits at University of South BrittanyMaster’s Degree, Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, First Class, Master’s Degree, Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, First Class at University of KwaZulu-Natal
Spanish, English, French
Stackoverflow
431reputation
54kreached
5answers
19questions
Github Skills (6)
missing-data6
probability6
android-contacts6
math6
r6
java6
Github contributions (5)
ayePete/missing_data
Feb 2020 - Jul 2024
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
ayePete/WhereToSendIt
Nov 2015 - Mar 2017
Contributions:6 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 4 months
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