Lagos, Nigeria · Available Q3 2026
Esabu Blessing. Computer Engineer.
Backend, Hardware, Research, Project Management.
backend hardware research Project Mgmt
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Backend Engineer Intern at Nithub UNILAG · Microsoft AI Hackathon Winner with VoiceIQ
I'm a Computer Engineering student at the University of Lagos, building across backend systems, embedded hardware, applied research, and project management. What ties it together: a deep interest in systems that matter — financial inclusion, maternal health, telecom — and the discipline to ship them end-to-end.
From XGBoost loan-default models, to ESP32 cardiometabolic devices, to USSD-blockchain protocols for indigenous knowledge.
Languages
Backend
Hardware · Embedded
ML · Research
Product · Tools
PM · Tools
NH
Backend Engineer Intern
Nithub UNILAG
Building production backend systems at Nigeria's largest university-based innovation hub.
EG
Co-Founder · Project & Technical Lead
Elite Global AI (EGIT)
Leading product and technical work on Elite Coach AI and Mama Care AI.
CC
Backend Engineer
Cyber Chari
TypeScript / Node.js / PostgreSQL / Prisma / Zod stack. (Engagement ended.)
EC
Tutor
Engineering Career Expo (ECX)
Teaching backend engineering fundamentals.
VoiceIQ Real-time Telecom NLP
Mid-call intent detection for Nigerian English & Pidgin. AUC 0.61 to 0.87, 97% accuracy. Microsoft AI Skills Hackathon 2026 winner.
RiskIntel (NeoRisk) Loan Default Risk Predictor
Flask + XGBoost loan default risk app for Nigerian banks. Containerized with Docker, deployed to Render.
CardioTwin AI Cardiometabolic Screening
ESP32 + MAX30102 station for low-resource Nigerian clinics.
Twin Radar System Sonar Mapping
Arduino + HC-SR04 + MATLAB polar plot. 2nd Place, IEEE IES Hardware Competition 2026.
GenDoc Predictive Maintenance for Residential Generators
Python DSP system for acoustic-signal-based generator health monitoring. Published, UNILAG EEG 213.
RegiScan OCR Class Register Scanner
A Flask web app that uses Azure AI Document Intelligence for OCR to digitize paper class registers and exports attendance directly to Google Sheets.
Load Priority Controller (LPC) — Tiny Tapeout ASIC Verilog · OpenLane · cocotb
FSM-based ASIC for deterministic power budget management and load shedding. Designed in Verilog, verified with cocotb, and submitted for fabrication on the SkyWater SKY130 node via Tiny Tapeout.
PERSONA Agentic Multi-Step Retrieval
Deliberative preference-aware recommendation via agentic multi-step retrieval. Built for DSN × BCT LLM Agent Challenge.
06 / Leadership & Volunteer
Founder
Unilag Female Engineers '29
Founded the cohort community for female engineering students at UNILAG.
Technical Lead · Operations
Becoming Her 2.0 · IDENA Webinar
Tech & ops lead for the women-in-STEM webinar series.
Assistant Vice secretary
IEEE UNILAG Student Branch
Supporting the General Secretary in executive workflow, correspondence, and operational management of the UNILAG IEEE student community.
Welfare secretary
APWEN UNILAG
Managing member wellbeing and welfare initiatives for the Association of Professional Women Engineers, UNILAG chapter.
Lead Student Ambassador
CapTech UNILAG
Lead the student ambassador program, driving technical initiatives and community engagement.
2026 Microsoft AI Skills Hackathon — Winner (VoiceIQ) Microsoft
2026 Toyota Motor Show Debate — Winner Toyota Motor Show
2025 CJID Nigeria Hackathon — Winner CJID Nigeria
2025 SEES Lightup Conference Debate — Winner SEES
2026 IEEE IES Hardware Competition — 2nd Place (Twin Radar) IEEE Week
2025 Curacel Hackathon — 2nd Place Curacel
2026 IEEE Week Research Competition — 3rd Place IEEE Week
2026 SEES x NECA Debate — 3rd Place SEES x NECA
2025 FUCAP Career Seminar 2.0 Innovathon — 3rd Place FUCAP Career Seminar 2.0
2025 LCCI Hackathon — 3rd Runner-Up LCCI
2025 Afro Tech Girls Scholarship Afro Tech Girls
Predictive Maintenance for Residential Generators using Acoustic Signal Analysis UNILAG / EEG 213 · 2026
A Phased Open-Source SCADA Framework Presentation · 2025
Female Attrition in African Petroleum Engineering: A Dual-Stage ML Framework STSE · 2026
EthnoLedger: A USSD-Blockchain Protocol for Indigenous Knowledge Protection DeSci Lagos · 2025
PERSONA: Deliberative Preference-Aware Recommendation via Agentic Multi-Step Retrieval DSN × BCT · 2026
Four lenses, one engineer. Pick the one you came for. I tailor my CV for the role you're hiring for. Choose the version that matches the position.
Systems · APIs · Infra
Backend Engineering
Embedded · PCBs · FPGA
Hardware Engineering
Papers · ML · Signal
Applied Research
Teams · Hackathons · Ops
Project Management Let's build something good. Open to backend, hardware, research, and product roles. Internships, contracts, research collaborations — drop a line.
