Dr. Daniel Okunbor

Dr. Daniel Okunbor

   Professor in Computer Science

   Office: Lyons Science Annex 224

   Phone: (910) 672-2104

   Email: diokunbor@uncfsu.edu

   Personal Homepage: http://faculty.uncfsu.edu/diokunbor/

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Daniel Okunbor is a Professor of Computer Science. He served as Director of Research and Assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Science between 2006 and 2015. In 2015-2016 academic year, he on sabbatical leave at the University of Abuja, Nigeria as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar in the Department of Computer Science. Dr. Okunbor is a product of the University of Benin, where he graduated with B.Sc. (First Class Honors) and M.Sc. in Industrial Mathematics and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he obtained Ph.D. in Computer Science. Dr. Okunbor has had a combined 25 years working experience in academia, first as an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Benin (1985-1987), next, as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla, 1993-1998).  Dr. Okunbor was an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Maryland at Eastern Shore (1998-2004). He joined the faculty at Fayetteville State University as a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in 2004. Dr. Okunbor's research interests are in numerical and parallel computing, dynamic goal programming and fuzzy logic, campus mobile computing, machine learning, cyber security, and analysis of social networking sites. He has over 60 research publications in professional journals and conference proceedings and have supervised two (2) PhD theses and over 15 Masters Dissertations. He has served as Director and Principal Investigator in numerous externally funded projects, garnering approximately ten (10) million dollars in grants. Dr. Okunbor recently completed Advanced Computer Security Certificate from Stanford University and an EC-Council Certification Training to become a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

TEACHING

Computer Graphics, Computer Security, Numerical Methods, Computer Programming (C, C++, Java, XML, Visual Basic, PHP, Python), Calculus, Linear Algebra, Numerical Differential Equations, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Grid and Cluster Computing, Operations Research, Machine Learning.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cybersecurity, Social Media Applications, Cluster Computing, Dynamical Systems, Mathematical Optimization and E-Commerce Applications.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Okunbor, D. (2024). Analysis of linear feedback shift registers and chaos‑based techniques for image encryption. Journal of Cyber Security Technology, 9(2), 79–87. https://10.1080/23742917.2024.2338954
Okunbor, D. (2025). Generalized LFSR stream ciphers based on A5/1 algorithm. In Proceedings of ICITS 2025 (LNNS 1447, pp. 127–135). Springer. https://10.1007/978‑3‑031‑93109‑3_11
Okunbor, D. (2024). Effective integration of clustering and classification or regression. In: Sharma, D.K., Hota, H.S., Rasheed Rababaah, A. (eds) Machine Learning  for Real World Applications, pp. 37-59, Springer. https://10.1007/978‑981‑97‑1900‑6_3
Okunbor, D. (2025) Exploring LFSR-Based Encryption for DICOM Images, 2025 4th International Conference on Computing, Management and Telecommunications (ComManTel), Madrid, Spain, pp. 99-105. https://10.1109/ComManTel68363.2025.11368517
Okunbor, D. and Piplani, K. (2025). AI Ethics in Consumer Decision-making Trends in E-commerce: A Bibliometric Analysis. International Journal of Research in Business Studies, ISSN. 2455-2992, Vol. 10, pp.5-22. https://www.ijrbs.com/?page_id=456.
Femi-Oyewole, F., Osamor, V., and Okunbor, D. (2024). A Systematic Review of Social Engineering Attacks & Techniques: The Past, Present, and Future. 2024 International Conference on Science, Engineering and Business for Driving Sustainable Development Goals (SEB4SDG), Omu-Aran, Nigeria, pp. 1-12. https://10.1109/SEB4SDG60871.2024.10629836.
Femi-Oyewole, F., Osamor, V., and Okunbor, D. (2024). Ensemble Machine Learning Approach for Identifying Real-Time Threats in Security Operations Center. IAENG International Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 51, Issue 12, pp. 2094-2122. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.iaeng.org/IJCS/issues_v51/issue_12/IJCS_51_12_20.pdf.
C. Sarami, D. Okunbor, S. Bhattacharya, and R. Sharma, Python Implementation of A5-based GSM Cryptosystems, Vol. 12, No. 1 & 2, 2017, pp. 26-34.
Okunbor, D. and Sarami, C., HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION: A SURVEY, Review of Business and Technology Research, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2017, pp 65-60.
Jana, R.K., Sharma, D.K., and Okunbor, D. (2016). Nutrient management system for sustainable sugarcane production: an application of fuzzy goal programming and decision theoretic approach. International Journal of Applied Management Science, 8(3), 230-245. http://www.inderscience.com/dev/ search/index.php?action=basic  
Arora, S. and Okunbor, D. (2015). Social Networking Addiction: A Comparative Study. MAIMS Journal of Management, 10(1), 17-23. http://www.maims.ac.in/rpub.php  
Okunbor, D., (2016). Securing Social Networking Sites and Web Applications. Abuja:CSEAN. http://cybersecurenigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2016-CSEAN-buja-Conference-Paper-Daniel-Okunbor.pdf
Okunbor, D. and Arora, S. (2015). Social Media Applications: Are the youth addicted? (pp. 229-235). IEEE. http:// ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7360512/. 2015 International Conference of Cyberspace (CYBER-ABUJA)
Arora, S. and Okunbor, D. (2015). The Rising Usage of Social Media in Africa: Security Implications. Abuja: ISACA Abuja Chapter. http://govtechnology.com.ng/2015/11/cyber-securityaligning-nigeria- with-the-rest-of-the-world/  
Arora, S. and Okunbor, D. (2015). In Klara Čermáková, Jiri Rotschedl (Ed.), Social Networking Addiction: Are the youth of India and United States Addicted? (2303420th ed., pp. 25-38). Prague, Czech Republic: Proceedings of Business and Management Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences. http://econpapers.repec.org/paper/ sekibmpro/2303420.htm