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Frank Erukainure

Ph.D Student

Focus: Biosensing, Additive Manufacturing, Precision Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Tactile Sensing

Frank's research is focused on designing and developing the next generation of smart sensors for detecting biotic and abiotic stresses (diseases and nutrient levels) in field crops for enhanced productivity and continuous monitoring of the health of crop plants.

F. E. Erukainure, V. Parque, M. A. Hassan, and A. M. R. FathEl-Bab, “Estimating the stiffness of kiwifruit based on the fusion of instantaneous tactile sensor data and machine learning schemes,” Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, vol. 201, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2022.107289

F. E. Erukainure, V. Parque, M. A. Hassan, and A. M. R. FathEl-Bab, “Design and experimental testing of a tactile sensor for self-compensation of contact error in soft tissue stiffness measurement,” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, vol. 36, no. 10, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-022-0943-7

 K. R. Khondakar, M. A. Kachouei, F. E. Erukainure, and M. A. Ali, “Prospects in Cancer Diagnosis: Exosome-Chip for Liquid Biopsy,” ECS Sensors Plus, vol. 2, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2726/ad08d7

 H. Yuan, S. I. Okpor, X. Kong, F. E. Erukainure, and S. B. Wilson, "Hyper Progressive Single Shot Detector (HPSSD) Algorithm for Door Panel Type-B Detection," IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 101970- 101984, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3315873

 B. N. Emmanuel, G. Chessed, F. E. Erukainure, J. C. Ekeuhie, and V. Philips, “Prevalence of malaria parasite and its effects on some hematological parameters amongst pregnant women in Yola, Nigeria,”
J.Umm Al-Qura Univ. Appll. Sci., 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43994-023-00092-z

 F. E. Erukainure, and M. A. Ali, “Water Quality Monitoring: All-Solid-State 3D-Printed Sensors for Phosphate Detection in River Water,” Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 245, 2024, 3088, https://doi.org/10.1149/MA2024-01523088mtgabs