Oladayo Bello

Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology and Survey Engineering

Regular Faculty

Dr. Oladayo Bello received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cape Town. She holds a B.Sc. (Electronics and Electrical Engineering), B.Sc. (Hons) (Industrial and Systems Engineering) and M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering). She also earned a M.S. in Applied and Computational Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University.

She has over 24 years of work experience as an Engineer in the industry, a Researcher, and a Faculty member. Prior to joining New Mexico State University, Dr. Bello worked at Monash University and as a researcher with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). She has also worked in the ICT and Mobile Communications industries and was a Visiting Researcher at the University of California, San Diego. While at Monash University, Dr Bello won an award for outstanding contribution to students learning.

Dr. Bello is an active volunteer with several professional bodies, where she has taken leadership roles, and has been involved in advocating for and leading initiatives that support STEM education. She has served as the Chair and the Nominations and Appointment Chair for an IEEE Women in Engineering affinity group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). She was the Chair of Membership and Diversity for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Knoxville branch. Dr. Bello is a Technical Specialist (in Wireless Communications and Internet of Things) with the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). She is currently a co-chair of the Faculty Grievance Review Board at NMSU and serves on the Faculty Senate. Dr. Bello is an eMentor for IEEETryEngineering initiative, which provides the platform to mentor K-12 students interested in the STEM field.

Dr. Bello has authored several peer-reviewed International Journals, Conference papers and Newsletter articles and actively serves as a reviewer for International Journals and Conferences. Her current research interests include Device-to-Device communication in the Internet of Things, Resource Allocation and Optimization in Wireless Networks, Mathematical Modelling of Communication Networks. In addition, she is very passionate about conducting research on evidence-based teaching and learning strategies that will support and improve the preparation, engagement, retention and completion rates of students in STEM courses. She is involved in curriculum development for diverse pathways that will attract the future generation into STEM fields.  She initiated the IEEE STAR (Student Teacher and Researcher) program at a high school to inspire and motivate students to choose careers within STEM fields. The initiative won an IEEE Women in Engineering international award.  Some of her research contributions and publications are outlined on https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Uv7r0fUAAAAJ&hl=en.

Dr. Bello has taught, developed and is teaching courses at Undergraduate and Graduate levels. These courses are in the area of but not limited to Communication Networks, Wireless Communications, Signals and Systems, Statistics and Probability, Operations Research and Optimization, Linear and Non-Linear Programming, Network Security, Digital Forensics, Information Systems Management, Technical Communication, Introduction to Engineering.