Dr. Unwana Ubong Iwok is a distinguished scholar and researcher in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Electronics/Communications Engineering from the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, a Master of Engineering (M.Eng) in Electronics/Telecommunications Engineering from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi and a B.Eng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State.
Dr. Unwana Ubong Iwok currently serves as a senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Uyo with over 15 years of experience in academia and industry. As a dedicated researcher and educator, Dr. Unwana mentors undergraduate and graduate students in Advanced circuit techniques, Digital Signal Processing, Electrical /Electronics Engineering, Solid State Electronics, and related fields. In fostering innovation and pushing the frontiers of engineering knowledge, she has been actively involved in developing and designing engineering projects most of which have been utilized in the laboratory for engineering practicals.
Dr Unwana’s Ph.D. in Electronics/Communications Engineering, with a specialization in machine learning applications in speaker identification and signal processing, was titled Machine Learning based Language Independent Automatic Speaker Identification using locally generated Dataset. She has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals with some of her significant academic contributions published in reputable journals and presented at national and international conferences in the areas of smart surveillance systems, biogas energy solutions, semiconductor materials for optoelectronic application, materials engineering research and wireless communication systems. Her innovative and collaborative work has led to two (2) patents in - mobile device sensor circuit optimization and - internet-based real-time weather data applications in wireless network propagation.
In addition to serving in administrative roles within the department and the Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Iwok is a corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).