Dr Oluwafemi Samuel Oyamakin
Biostatistics · modelling · health data science
Dr Oluwafemi Samuel Oyamakin is a statistician and academic whose work connects probability, biostatistics and computational modelling with public health, demography and environmental research. SciLab is the applied training and consultancy arm of Stat-Consults International.
Academic base: Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Qualifications: PhD in Statistics (2015), MSc in Statistics (2010) and BSc in Statistics (2006), University of Ibadan.
Professional recognition: Chartered Statistician and Chartered Scientist, Royal Statistical Society, awarded in 2014.
Academic and professional experience
The July 2026 CV records his appointment as Reader (Associate Professor) at the University of Ibadan from October 2024, following appointments as Senior Lecturer, Lecturer I, Lecturer II and Assistant Lecturer. It also records work as Senior Research Fellow with the University of Ibadan Research Foundation and teaching in statistics and data science at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Earlier research appointments at the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria established a foundation in forest biometrics, field sampling and environmental analysis.
Teaching and supervision
Teaching spans probability, statistical inference, statistical computing, experimental design, biometry, demography, survival analysis, distribution theory and statistical methods for data science.
| Programme | Supervisions completed |
|---|---|
| Professional Diploma in Statistics | 15 |
| BSc | 70 |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics | 13 |
| MSc | 35 |
| MPhil | 2 |
| PhD | 3 |
| Total | 138 |
These figures are reported in the July 2026 CV.
Professional service
Roles recorded in that CV include Postgraduate Coordinator in the Department of Statistics, Acting Chair of the International Biometric Society – Group Nigeria, and President of the University of Ibadan Senior Staff Club. His professional memberships include the Royal Statistical Society, International Statistical Institute, American Statistical Association and International Biometric Society.