Title 1: Sensors-47352-2022, (Under Review).
Title 2: ICTE-D-21-00585, (under review).
Title 3: MEASEN-D-22-00052, (With Editor).
Title 4: Access-2022-03435, (In-Revision).
Title 5: TPWRS-00183-2022, (Under Review).
Title 6: ADHOC-D-22-00135, (Under Review).
Title 7: T-ITS-22-03-0721, (Awaiting AE Assignment)
Title 8: COMNET-D-22-00420, (With Editor).
Title 9: T-ITS-22-03-0723, (Awaiting Admin Processing)
Title 10: IoT-23106-2022, (Under review).
Title 11: ITSM-22-03-0051, (Under Review).
Title 12: ICTE-D-22-00143, (With Editor).
Title 13: SMT-2022-04-0039, (Pending Editor Assignment).
Title 14: Metaverse paper for creativia (Dong-Seong Kim and Cosmas) (In progress)
1. Nigerian Project:
a. Meeting with postmaster researchers and Professor
b. Drafted and got approval for the March and April Targets
c. submitted two papers on Metaverse (Under review)
d. Started receiving replies from various agencies and universities in Nigeria.
e. Nigerian Army University and five more universities replied and awaiting further discussions before MOU
f. Prepared and submitted metaverse project proposal (April 2022 to March 2024)
2. NSL Activities:
a. Reviewed 16 applications of prospective members with Dr. Rubina.
b. Successfully completed the recruitment examination and assignments to all prospective members of NSL (Shortlisted 13)
c. 6 papers have been completed and submitted to the lab for possible conference papers of newcomers
d. 7 Winter intensive papers submitted to their target journals
e. Weekly paper meetings and seminars going on smoothly
3. Outstanding Review Comments of Previous Authors' Papers (Former NSL or Postdoc)
a. IET Measurement paper returned with minor revision (Bushra) : (deadline is April 8, 2022)
c. IET Communications paper on edge computing (Sajjad) (in progress)
1. Consolidating on the Nigerian Project and Clarity of Target Project.
2. Conclude plans for the first Metaverse workshop coming up in May 2022 (done)
3. Secure a collaboration meeting with at least one agency or arm of government in Nigeria.
4. prepare and populate content on the Creativia website (50% done)
1. Submission of three journal articles with at least two (2) Acceptance
2. 50% increase in the number of NSL graduate students' papers accepted in SCIE journals (Acceptance target of 18 papers minimum)
3. Attracting and Training skilled international graduate students
4. Attend at least one (1) International Conference
5. Achieve at least one (1) International Collaboration (Africa or Nigeria) with ICTCRC.