Professor James Katende

BACKGROUND

James Katende was born in 1954 at Kampala, Uganda. He received the B.Eng, M.Eng, and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Lagos, in 1978, 1982, and 1987, respectively. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.

From 1984 to 1990 he was a lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Lagos. He joined the Electrical Engineering Department of Bayero University, Kano as a Senior Lecturer in 1990 and was promoted to rank of Professor in 2000. He served Bayero University in several capacities including: Dean of Technology (1995-1998), Head of Electrical Engineering Department (1995-1998), Member of Senate (1995-2006), Chairman, University Works and Maintenance Committee, etc. He is on the editorial boards of several journals and assesses articles for several other technical and scientific journals. Professor Katende has supervised six PhD theses and more than thirty Masters Degree theses in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. He is external examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in several universities and polytechnics in Nigeria. Professor Katende is a Ugandan and happily married with four sons. He enjoys reading novels, cycling and playing chess.

E-MAIL ADDRESS: sempa54@yahoo.com and sempa54@gmail.com

TELEPHONE: +234-803-3149450 and +234-17913282 ext 3055

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

• Fellow, Nigerian Society Of Engineers (FNSE) – No.: 03248

• COREN Registered Engineer, - No.: P0425

• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (MIEEE)-NO.7742299 (1979-1984)

AWARDS

• Association of African Universities INTERAF Scholarship Award, 1975-1978.

• University of Lagos Full Sports Colours, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1980.

• World University Service (UK) Scholarship Award, 1980-1981.

• Italian Ministry of External Affairs Fellowship Award, 1982-1983

TEACHING SUBJECTS:

• Principles of Electrical Engineering

• Electric Circuit Theory and Network theory

• Automatic Control Systems (SISO and MIMO)

• Systems Reliability and Maintainability

RECENT PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED

• Bappah, A.S. and Katende, J., “Automated rule-based PID Control for Boosting the Efficiency of Cement Production”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Technology (FUTA 2005), Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, August 14-19, 2005.

• A.S. Bappah and James Katende, “Identification and Control of a 45-ton Loss-in-Weight Raw Cement Feeder”, Proceedings of the International Engineering Conference on Resource Management, University of Lagos, May 2005, pp. 172-180.

• J. Katende and F.N. Okafor, “Automatic Generation Control Performance of the Nigerian Power System after Deregulation”, Proc. IEEE Africon 2004, 15^th-17^th September 2004, Gaborone, Botswana, pp 717-722.

• Abubakar Baba Aliyu and James Katende, “Bridging the University Industry Gap for Effective Research and Development”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Technology Education, WCETE’2004, 13^th – 19^th March, 2004, Brazil.

• J. Katende, T. Osofisan and S.A. Aliyu, “Remote Monitoring of High-voltage Installations”, Proceedings of the Colloquium On Current Trends In High Voltage Engineering Focussing On The Nigerian Power Sector, Abuja Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja, Nigeria, July, 2003, pp.93-96

BOOK REVIEWS

Served as reviewer at the launching of the following books:

• D. B. Gambo, “Telecommunication Principles and Systems: Notes and Model Solutions to Problems”, Clemol Publishers, Kaduna, Arewa House Auditorium, Rabah Road, Kaduna, 28^th April 2001.

• C. O. Oroge, “Introduction to Advanced Control Systems”, Clemol Publishers, Kaduna, FSP Multipurpose Hall (Behind New Nigerian Newspapers Building), 15^th July 2003.

• Musa Alabe, “Essentials of Electrical Power Engineering I (Electrical Power Generation)”, IGA Printers & Publishers, Kano, ISBN 978-37416-8-3, Conference Hall of Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Mambayya House, Kano, Saturday, June 12, 2004.

RECENT RESPONSIBILITIES/COMMUNITY SERVICES

• Member, Covenant University Senate.

• Chairman, Covenant University Taskforce on “Webometric Ranking” of World Universities

• Member of COREN Accreditation Visitation Team to Engineering programmes at UNIMAID, May 2006

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Modelling and Control of Electrical Power Systems and Industrial Processes.

• Robot modelling, simulation and motion control.

• Adaptive/Sliding-mode/Fuzzy Logic/ ANN Control Theory and Applications.

COMPLETED SUPERVISED DOCTORAL THESES

• A. S. Bappah, “Design of Rule-based PID Auto-tuners for Industrial Processes: Case study of a loss-in-weight raw-cement feed process”, PhD Thesis, Bayero University Kano, December 2005

• I.D. Isah, “Design of chatter-free sliding mode controllers for Robotic Manipulators”, Ph.D. Thesis, Bayero University, Kano, June 2000

• B.A Gonoh, “Design of a PWM Inverter for Single-phase Induction Generators”, PhD. Thesis, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, November 1996.

• Nasir Ahmed Khan, “Design of Variable Structure Robot Arm Controllers”, PhD Thesis, Applied Mathematics, Bayero University, Kano June 1995.

• M. Alabe, “Optimisation of Energy Consumption in Sub-Saharan Nigeria”, PhD. Thesis, Bayero University, Kano, May 1995.

• F.N. Okafor, “Design of Variable Structure Automatic Generation Controllers for Electrical Power Systems”, PhD. Thesis, University of Lagos, Nov.1992.