Edeh Michael Onyema, PhD

Computer Science | Cybersecurity | AI/ML | Education | Health Informatics

Prof. Michael Onyema Edeh, PhD is a distinguished academic and public figure in the Nigerian and international educational communities, frequently recognized among Nigeria’s top research scientists (Elsevier Scopus/Scival, 2021–2025). His leadership roles within academia, research output, and participation in professional and advisory boards underscore his expertise and influence in the fields of Computer science, Cybersecurity and educational technologies. He currently serves as the Dean, Faculty of Allied Health and Applied Sciences at Coal City University Nigeria, where he formerly held the position of Deputy Dean, SIWES (Internship program) Coordinator, Director of ICT, and Head of Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. With a career rooted in teaching, research, and service, Prof. Michael Edeh has built a reputation for excellence in Cybersecurity, educational technology, artificial intelligence, and Health informatics. He also contributes to initiatives on educational resilience, with involvement featured on UNESCO’s Education4Resilience platform. He is also serves as the State Chairman of the Nigeria Computer Society, Enugu State Chapter, Nigeria. Prof. Edeh holds adjunct Professorial positions at numerous institutions in Nigeria and abroad, including Shobhit University (India), Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (India), Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu Nigeria; Enugu State college of Education Technical (ESCET) among others. He is also a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Research Institute of IoT Cybersecurity, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. His research spans over 130 peer-reviewed publications across top-tier journals such as Springer, Elsevier, IEEE, MDPI, Wiley, Sage, De Gruyter and Taylor & Francis etc. He has authored several books indexed in Scopus and Web of science. His research publications have attracted thousands of citations on Google Scholar and over 394,000 reads on ResearchGate. In addition to his academic roles, he serves as an editor and reviewer for several international journals and conference proceedings. He has presented Keynote lectures and research papers at Several international conferences across the world, addressing topics from Cybersecurity, education technology, and Health informatics and Artificial intelligence. He is the recipient of multiple honors, including the Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award (2023), Chancellor’s Best Staff Award (2020), Student Spotlight at Peace Operation Training Institute, USA in 2011, and a United Nations Peace Medal for his earlier contribution to global peacekeeping during his military service. He features as Guest analyst on public affairs programs across various television and radio platforms, including Channels Television, Dream FM, Radio Nigeria, and several others.

Academic and Professional Experience

Prof. Michael Onyema Edeh has an extensive teaching portfolio, having lectured at numerous institutions both home and abroad, including:

Shobhit University, India
Southwestern University, Ogun State
Coal City University, Enugu, Nigeria
Spiritan University Nneochi, Abia State, Nigeria
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria
Enugu State College of Education Technical (ESCET), Enugu, Nigeria
Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, Nigeria
African Thinkers Community of Inquiry College of Education (ATCOI-COE), Enugu, Nigeria
Pogil College of Health Technology, Ogun State, Nigeria
Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 602105, India
Federal Science and Technical College, Ogun State, Nigeria
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaji Nagbur University ,India
Public Policy Analyst, Channels Television, FRCN

His leadership roles extend beyond academia; he is the current Chairman of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Enugu State Chapter.

Leadership, Administrative & Professional Roles

Dean, Faculty of Allied Health and Applied Sciences, Coal City University, Enugu, Nigeria
Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Institute of IoT /Cybersecurity, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
Member, International Advisory Board, Gurugram University, India
Former Deputy Dean, Faculty of Allied Health and Applied Sciences, Coal City University, Enugu, Nigeria
Former Director of ICT, Coal City University, Enugu, Nigeria
Former Director of Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)/Internship, Coal City University, Enugu, Nigeria
Former Head of Department, Mathematics and Computer Science, Coal City University, Enugu, Nigeria
Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Eng., Shobhit University, India
Adjunct Professor, Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, Nigeria
Adjunct Professor, Enugu State College of Education Technical (ESCET), Nigeria
Adjunct Professor, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Spiritan University, Abia State, Nigeria
Overseas Mentor (Visiting Scholar), Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur, India
External Examiner, including for PhD
State Chairman, Nigeria Computer Society, Enugu State Chapter, Nigeria
Editor of several top ranked journals
Distinguished Keynote Speaker (locally and internationally)
Public Policy Analyst in several national media including Channels Television, FRCN, etc.
Member, Central Planning Committee, Enugu Tech Festival by Enugu State Government Nigeria
Fmr. Volunteer, Justice and Peace Development Commission (JDPC), Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria
Fmr. Intern, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria
Fmr. Intern, Ogun State College of Health Technology (now Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences — OGITECH), Nigeria
Student Spotlight, Peace Operations Training Institute, Williamsburg, U.S.A. — Year 2011
Military Veteran
Nigeria Top Scientist/Scholar (Elsevier Scopus SciVal) for several years