Ekene Gabriel Okafor

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Director Research and Development

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Nigeria (2018); Ahmadu Bello University (2020–2021); University of Lagos (2021); Nigerian Meteorological Agency (2020); U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology (2018–2022); Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2012)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 23 pubs 115 cited

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Ekene Gabriel Okafor's research interests encompass reliability engineering, materials science, and energy systems. He has investigated the effect of stress interaction on multi-stress accelerated life tests, employing Particle Swarm Optimization for plan assessment. His work also includes evaluations of Photovoltaic (PV) system Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) controllers, comparing classical, meta-heuristic, and reinforcement learning-based approaches. Additionally, Okafor has explored thermo-mechanical properties of hybrid particulate fiber-reinforced polyester matrix composites and the characterization of laminated transient liquid phase preforms for high-temperature power electronics. His publications also touch upon electric vehicle speed evaluation with specific motor and braking systems, as well as subchronic toxicity studies of plant extracts. Okafor holds an h-index of 5 with 22 publications and 89 citations. He has collaborated with researchers such as David Huitink, Andrew Leda, and Saroj Majakoti at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

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h-index: 5
Publications: 23
Citations: 115

Selected Publications

Evaluating High Temperature Die Attachment Materials: Reliability and Fatigue Performance Beyond 175°C (2025)

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Prediction of Junction Temperature to Estimate Thermal Resistance in 1.7kV SiC Power Module using Real-time Vsd Monitoring Method (2025)

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Sequential Versus Concurrent Effects in Combined Stress Solder Joint Reliability (2024)

Journal of Electronic Packaging 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Reliability evaluation of a novel metal oxide-aluminum glycerol film capacitor using nonlinear degradation modeling with dependency considerations (2023)

Quality Engineering DOI OpenAlex
Laminated transient liquid phase preform and bond characterization for high-temperature power electronics application (2023)

Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Effect of Stress Interaction on Multi-Stress Accelerated Life Test Plan: Assessment Based on Particle Swarm Optimization (2023)

Sustainability 7 citations DOI OpenAlex