Hi, I'm Timi Odubola 👋🏽
I build systems that make life simpler.
Work
- I am Principal Engineer at Resilstudio, a venture studio where I lead the development and scaling of technology solutions at the intersection of climate, sustainability, and digital innovation.
- Also do research at the Africa Center for Digital Transformation, with published work on here.
- I previously consulted for the European Climate Foundation, leading the development of digital tools that supported climate policy and advocacy across East Asia.
- As a founding member of SISYPHUS Global Systems, I contributed to the development of an award-winning AI-powered decision support tool that calculates property-level flood risks and recommends optimal mitigation strategies.
- Earlier in my career, I contributed to building one of Nigeria’s largest payroll systems in fintech before moving into Web3, developing products for emerging markets.
- My work spans disaster risk mitigation, renewable energy, carbon credits, and MRV systems, with a focus on turning complex challenges into actionable, scalable solutions.
Publications & Presentations
- I do a decent amount of blogging on Medium.
- Spoke at a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors event themed "Beyond Coding."
- Delivered a guest lecture at Plymouth University, Uk to master's students (MATH514) as part of the Data Analytics Series on Leveraging Data Science for Climate Tech & Sustainable Business Decisions.
- Presented an oral forum session titled "AI in Social Good: LLM-Based Multi-Agent Interventions in Crisis Management and Disaster Response" at the 4ᵗʰ International Conference on AI, ML, Data Science, and Robotics in Porto, Portugal.
Media Mentions and Recognitions
- Winner of Verizon and CGI U 2021 Social Innovation Challenge - Press Release and media mentions from Chelsea Clinton on X.
- IBM Call for Code AI Spot Challenge 2021 - Runner-up. IBM Press Release.
- Winner of the VentureWell E-Team - Pioneer Accelerator Program.
- Howard Hackathon for Environmental Justice Award - Media Mention.
- MIT Climate & Energy Prize for work done on SISYPHUS Team - regional semifinals recognition.
Misc
- I love playing the piano, though I don’t get to do it as much these days. I also enjoy photography - feel free to check out my work @timiartcapture. As a 'gypsy by blood,' I’m often on the road...