About

I am currently a lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Derby, and Chair of the IEEE Sensors Council young professionals. I have over 8 years of research experience. I obtained my PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Glasgow in 2019.

Prior to joining the University of Derby, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Glasgow for nearly 3 years, where I was actively involved in several project collaborations including projects funded by EPSRC as well as the European Union via the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Open. During this time, I was actively involved in the design, fabrication, and implementation of tactile sensors for application in electronic skin, robotics, wearable systems, assistive technologies, smart objects and systems. I was also a theme leader of Assistive robotics technologies (ART) which is part of the Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies (BEST) group at the University of Glasgow.

I also act as a peer reviewer for several journals focusing on sensors and interactive systems, including IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) sensors, IEEE transactions on industrial electronics, Sensors (by MDPI) etc. I have been actively publishing my research outcomes, and currently have over 30 published papers in high-impact journals including conferences. I have also co-authored, and co-edited 4 books.

My research interests focus on the following: sensors for smart and intelligent systems, electronic skin for robots, haptics, smart 3D printed objects as well as self-powered wearable and portable systems.

Feel free to contact me if any of these research areas are of interest to you for a PhD study, and we can discuss it further. For more information on PhD studentship and application, see our research degrees page.

Teaching responsibilities

I lead and teach the following modules:

• Analogue and Digital Electronics
• Electronic Systems

I am also contributing to the teaching of:

• Engineering Science
• Engineering Mathematics

Professional interests

Professionally, I also serve as guest editor, book co-editor and reviewer for different journals focused on sensors and interactive systems as summarized below:

• Guest Editor, special issue of MDPI Sensors Journal, on "Sensors in 2023"
• Guest editor, special issue of IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics (IEEE J-FLEX)
• Guest editor, special issue of Advanced Intelligent Systems on "Interactive Intelligent Systems and Haptic Interfaces", by Wiley.
• Co-editor, IET Edited Book on “Sensory Systems for Robotic Applications”
• Reviewer, IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics (IEEE J-FLEX)
• Reviewer IEEE Sensors Journal
• Reviewer Sensors Journal, published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
• Reviewer IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 
• Reviewer IEEE Conference on Flexible, Printable Sensors and Systems
• Reviewer Advanced Engineering Materials, by Wiley

Research interests

My main research goal is to develop novel and breakthrough technologies that would significantly improve the performance of systems by making them inherently intelligent, controllable and energy-efficient through a systematic investigation of the underlying concepts and applying them for the design and implementation of solutions for real-life problems. My research interests focus on the following:

• Sensors for smart and Intelligent systems
• Self-powered wearable and portable systems
• Electronic skin for robots etc.
• Actuators and Haptic technologies/interactions
• Assistive Technologies
• Smart 3D printed objects

Membership of professional bodies

• Member, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
• Chair, IEEE Sensors Council Young Professional (2023)
• Co-chair, IEEE Sensor Council Young professional,  IEEE International Conference on Flexible, Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS 2023)
• Member, Topical Advisory Panel MDPI Sensors Journal
• Member, College Ethics Research Committee, College of Science and Engineering, University of Derby

Qualifications

PhD. Electronic and Electrical Engineering - University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (2019)

M.Eng. Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Communication major), Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria - (2012)

B.Eng. Electronics - University of Nigeria Nsukka - (2004)

Recent publications

Journal Articles

• O. Ozioko, R. Dahiya, "Smart Tactile Gloves for Haptic Interaction, Communication and Rehabilitation," Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022
• Y. Kumaresan, S. Mishra, O. Ozioko, R. Chirila, R. Dahiya "Ultra‐High Gauge Factor Strain Sensor with Wide‐Range Stretchability." Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022
• O. Ozioko, N. Arokia, R. Dahiya. "Interactive intelligent systems and haptic interfaces." Advanced Intelligent Systems 4 (2), 2022
• O. Ozioko, H. Nassar, and R. Dahiya, "3D Printed Interdigitated Capacitor based Tilt Sensor," IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021
• Y. Kumaresan, S. Ma, O. Ozioko, R. Dahiya, "Soft capacitive pressure sensor with enhanced sensitivity assisted by ZnO NW interlayers and airgap." IEEE Sensors Journal 22 (5) 2022
• O. Ozioko, P. Karipoth, P. Escobedo, M. Ntagios, A. Pullanchiyodan, and R. Dahiya, "SensAct: The Soft and Squishy Tactile Sensor with Integrated Flexible Actuator," Advanced Intelligent Systems, 1900145, 2021
• O. Ozioko, W. Navaraj, M. Hersh, and R. Dahiya, "Tacsac: A Wearable Haptic Device with Capacitive Touch-Sensing Capability for Tactile Display," Sensors, vol. 20, no. 17, p. 4780, 2020
• Y. Kumaresan, O. Ozioko, and R. Dahiya, "Multifunctional Electronic Skin with a stack of Temperature and Pressure Sensor Arrays," IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021
• O. Ozioko, H. Nassar, C. Muir, and R. Dahiya, "3D Printed Capacitive Tilt Sensor," in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), pp. 1-4: IEEE, 2020
• O. Ozioko, P. Karipoth, M. Hersh, and R. Dahiya, "Wearable Assistive Tactile Communication Interface Based on Integrated Touch Sensors and Actuators," IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 1344-1352, 2020
• C. Ndukwe, O. Ozioko, and A. Okere, "Design and Fabrication of a 1.5 GHz Microwave Low Noise Amplifier with Suitable Low-noise and High Gain Characteristics," European Journal of Engineering Technology Research, 2017
• G. Ononiwu, O. Onojo, O. Ozioko, C. Nosiri, and Communications, "Quadcopter design for payload delivery”, Journal of Computer and Communications, vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 1-12, 2016

Conferences

• O. Ozioko, R. Dahiya. "Spray Coated Piezoresistive Bend Sensor for Controlled Movements in Soft Robots." 2022 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS). IEEE, 2022
• R. Chirila, O. Ozioko, P.G Schyns, R. Dahiya, "Multidirectional strain sensor using multi-material 3D printing." 2022 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS). IEEE, 2022
• R. Chirila, O. Ozioko, and R. Dahiya, "Analysis of a Soft Haptic Device with Integrated Tactile Sensor and Actuator for Optimal Design," in 2021 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), pp. 1-4. IEEE, 2021
• S. Ma, Y. Kumaresan, O. Ozioko, and R. Dahiya, "Highly Sensitive Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor with ZnO NW interlayers," in 2021 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), pp. 1-4. IEEE, 2021
• Y. Kumaresan, O. Ozioko, and R. Dahiya, "Effect of Dielectric and Stiffness of Soft Material between the Electrodes of a Capacitive Pressure Sensor on its Performance," in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), pp. 1-4, IEEE, 2020
• O. Ozioko, M. Hersh, and R. Dahiya, "Inductance-Based Soft and Flexible Pressure Sensors using Various Compositions of Iron Particles," in 2019 IEEE SENSORS, pp. 1-4: IEEE, 2019
• O. Ozioko, W. T. Navaraj, N. Yogeswaran, M. Hersh, and R. Dahiya, "Tactile Communication system for the Interaction between Deafblind and Robots," in 2018 27th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), pp. 416-421: IEEE, 2018
• O. Ozioko, M. Hersh, and R. Dahiya, "Inductance-Based Flexible Pressure Sensor for Assistive Gloves," in 2018 IEEE SENSORS, pp. 1-4, 2018
• O. Ozioko, W. Taube, M. Hersh, and R. Dahiya, "SmartFingerBraille: A tactile sensing and actuation-based communication glove for deafblind people," in 2017 IEEE 26th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), 2017
• W. T. Navarai, O. Ozioko, and R. Dahiya, "Capacitive-Piezoelectric Tandem Architecture for Biomimetic Tactile Sensing in Prosthetic Hand," in 2018 IEEE SENSORS, pp. 1-4, IEEE, 2018

Book Chapters

• O. Ozioko, R. Dahiya, "Strain Sensors for Soft Robotic Applications", in Sensory Systems for Robotic Applications, IET (2022)
• M. Ntagios, O. Ozioko and R. Dahiya, “Biomimetic Electronic Skin in Cognitive Robotics”, A. Cangelosi, M. Asada Eds., MIT Press, 2022
• M. Chakraborty, O. Ozioko, Ravinder Dahiya, “Flexible Interfacing Circuits for Wearable Sensors and Wireless Communication in Systems for printed Flexible Sensors: Design and Implementation”, IOP, 2022
• A.S. Dahiya, Y. Kumaresan, O. Ozioko, M. Ntagios and R. Dahiya, “Soft Sensors for Electronic Skin”, Encyclopaedia of Sensors and Biosensors, Roger Narayan Eds., Elsevier, 2022