At the SITC Seminar held in the e-Library Auditorium on May 3, 2023, Prof. Ignace Djitog reviewed the performance of Nigeria's electricity sector and declared it unsatisfactory.
The Assistant Professor of Computer Science delivered a research paper titled "Multi-Perspective Modeling and Holistic Simulation (MPM&HS) approach and the Supporting Model Base Infrastructure: Application to the Energy System."
The paper aimed to proffer a lasting solution to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry's (NESI) extremely critical conditions, despite the substantial financial commitments and socio-technical driven policies that successive governments have formulated to address the continuous electricity grid collapse for over four decades.
The paper finds the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry to be a System of Systems (SoS) component. Hence, it employs the MPM&HS approach that is premised on SoS and multi-paradigm modeling to address the problems bedeviling NESI operations with the primary aim of increasing productivity while fulfilling Nigeria's energy demand.
Prof. Ignace said that while developed countries are making choices toward greener energy, cautious efforts should be made to correct the national electricity grid's problems. For any country to develop and keep up with the pace of developed countries in this continuously transforming world, a stable electricity supply should be seen as development's backbone.
"The provision of stable electricity supply remains the backbone of economic, social, and political developments of any nation, especially in the current digital-driven economy," he said.
Professor Djitog’s area of research is Modeling and Simulation with a focus on Complex Systems such as Healthcare Systems, Energy Systems, and Cyber-Physical Systems.
Specific areas of interest include Multi-Perspective Modelling, Multi-Paradigm Modelling, Ontology, and Model-Driven Engineering (MDE)/Model Driven Architecture (MDA). He is the first prize winner of the African Grand Challenge (AGC) first edition organized by the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Arusha (Tanzania).
Please use this link to view Professor Ignace Djitog’s full academic profile https://www.aun.edu.ng/index.php/ignace-djitog
Reported by John Abah