Ing. Prof. Emmanuel Kofi Akowuah is a Professor of Computer Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, and Director of the KNUST E-Learning Centre. He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Ghana Institution of Engineers (PE-GhIE), a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a Fellow of The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre (TBHEC), a multidisciplinary research centre at the College of Engineering, KNUST. He previously served as Head of the Department of Computer Engineering.

As Director of the E-Learning Centre, he leads the University’s digital education strategy. This covers its learning technology infrastructure, online and blended learning, computer-based assessment, and AI adoption in teaching and learning. Under his leadership, the Centre has led the institution-wide deployment of Google Gemini for Education to approximately 95,000 students and staff and introduced a compulsory AI micro-credential for all KNUST students. He is also the University’s institutional lead for Oracle Academy. He works with national agencies, technology companies and donor institutions on digital transformation, digital skills and e-learning initiatives.

He holds a PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Kent, United Kingdom, where he developed several novel surface plasmon resonance sensor designs. He also holds an MSc in Broadband and Mobile Communication Networks from Kent and a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from KNUST. In 2009 he received the IEEE UK/RI Communications Chapter MSc Prize for designing a novel optical fibre for high-speed communication systems. In 2026 he received the ICT Recognition Award at the National ICT Week Excellence Awards, organised by the National Information Technology Agency (NITA).

With more than 15 years of research and engineering practice, his work spans artificial intelligence in education and digital learning, optical and wireless communication systems, enterprise software, intelligent energy systems and renewable energy. He has published extensively in reputable international journals and has supervised numerous PhD, MPhil and MSc students to completion. He has also contributed to national education initiatives, including the Senior High School STEM curriculum for Engineering.

Beyond academia, he has provided consultancy to leading engineering and technology firms on high-value projects. These include payment solutions, enterprise resource planning, wide area networks, learning management system deployments, intelligent energy management and grid-connected solar PV systems. He has also led multidisciplinary teams on projects funded by local and international donors.