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); Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych (2018–2021); Air Force Institute of Technology Kaduna (2018–2022); U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology (2018–2021); Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2012)

5 h-index 22 pubs 113 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Ekene Gabriel Okafor's research focuses on the application of control systems and optimization techniques in various engineering domains. His work has explored the use of heuristic and deep reinforcement learning for trajectory tracking in ball-and-plate systems, and compared classical, meta-heuristic, and reinforcement learning-based controllers for photovoltaic system maximum power point tracking (MPPT). Okafor has also investigated multi-objective optimization for series-parallel systems and the effect of stress interaction on accelerated life test plans using particle swarm optimization.

His publications also address practical engineering challenges, including the assessment of runway excursion causal factors and mitigation strategies, and the evaluation of electric vehicle speed using diverse control strategies integrated with permanent magnet synchronous motors and regenerative braking systems. Additionally, he has studied airline fuel planning optimization using genetic algorithms. Okafor's research network includes collaborators from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as David Huitink, Andrew Leda, and Saroj Majakoti.

Metrics

h-index: 5
Publications: 22
Citations: 113

Positions

Director Research and Development 2014–present

Air Force Institute of technology Mechanical and Aerospace Ground Engineering Department ORCID
Visiting Resource Personnel (Adjunct Staff) 2009–present

Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Aviation Management School ORCID
Director Research and Development publications 2023–2025

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
Senior Lecturer 2013–2014

Federal Polytechnic Oko Mechanical Engineering ORCID
Principal Research Offical 2008–2014

National Research Institute for Chemical Technology Industrial and Environmental Technology ORCID

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)

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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