Dr Ikpenmosa (Ike) Uhumuavbi brings an extensive track record of cross cultural and multidisciplinary achievements in business law research, consulting, legal case management, compliance audit, client relations spanning over two decades. He is currently a senior lecturer, postgraduate research/knowledge exchange coordinator and postgraduate programme leader where his primary focus is providing leadership in teaching, assessment, research, undergraduate, masters, and PhD supervision. Ike’s duties also include document drafting, development, and regulatory compliance to meet organizational goals.

As a recipient of various scholarship awards, including full and partial study grants, he has obtained several advanced academic degrees and professional certifications in Nigeria, United Kingdom, and the United States. During his studies in the United States, Ike was a recipient of the prestigious Cali Excellence for the Future Award and Book Award for outstanding performance in Rule of Law (American Context). More recently, he has benefitted from study grants for short courses on global biodiversity framework, sustainable development, and the law from the University of Cambridge.

Ike’s teaching and research experiences cut across three interrelated themes. These are emerging technologies, finance, and sustainability. More specifically, he specializes in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the Law with insights that cut across artificial intelligence law, regulation, governance, ethics, securities, fintech, cloud computing, and cyber-security law. His work pursues the adoption of functional contextualist frameworks in addressing fundamental and structural misalignments in governance architectures across legal, institutional, cultural, and power structures as they relate to emerging technologies, finance, and sustainability issues. Ike’s research activities have supported consultancies with several organizations including the Ministry of Communication and Orientation - Edo State Government, Schools Management Board - Edo State Government, and Africase Attorneys (a Legal 500 and Chambers UK listed top tier International Business Law firm in Africa). Within this area of specialty, Ike has successfully produced several masters and PhD graduates. He currently supervises some PhD students and welcomes more applications.

As a qualified Barrister and Solicitor in the Commonwealth, Ike manifests significant practice experience in litigation, subrogation, alternative dispute resolution, and negotiation of commercial transactions. Apart from his consultancy roles, he is currently a Central Asian Legal Research Fellow at the Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan. Ike is also an adviser to the editorial board of Integral Law Review, Integral University in India, and a tutor/mentor in African Law Students (an organization of law students across the continent of Africa). Ike’s external engagements are ably complemented by his internal activities across the university. He is actively involved in the decision-making organs of the University of Bolton. This includes:

• Member, Board of Studies for Research Degrees, University of Bolton
• Member, Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Committee, University of Bolton
• Member, Joint Research Committee, University of Bolton
• Member, University Ethics Committee, University of Bolton
• Facilitator, Postgraduate Research Workshop, University of Bolton
• Member, Scientific Committee for REF2028, Greater Manchester Business School
• REF2028 Lead, School of Law, University of Bolton

Research Interests and Research Subject Specialisms:
1. Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and the Law
2. Fintech (digital assets, platforms, and infrastructure)
3. Cybersecurity and the Law
4. Legal Aspects of Cloud Computing and associated services
5. Intelligent and Complex Systems
6. Governance Systems and Architectures
7. Financial and Economic Crimes
8. Corporate, Finance, Structured Investments, Securities Law, and Regulation
9. Sustainability and the Law

Teaching specialisms;
1. Artificial Intelligence Law, Governance, Regulation, and Ethics
2. Corporate Law and Governance
3. Financial and Economic Crime
4. Fintech/Legal Tech
5. Intellectual Property Law
6. Research Methods
7. Public Governance, Human Rights, Access to Justice, Sustainability

Publications and Research:
Book Chapters

1. Uhumuavbi, I. (2023). An Adaptive Approach to Reconceptualizing Corporate Social Responsibility and Corruption in Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Niger Delta. In: Msosa, S.K., Mugova, S., Mlambo, C. (eds) Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27512-8_13

2. Zadeh, S.A., Iwendi, C., Uhumuavbi, I., Boulouard, Z. (2023). Colour Trend Analysis Using Machine Learning and Histogram. In: Iwendi, C., Boulouard, Z., Kryvinska, N. (eds) Proceedings of ICACTCE'23 — The International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering. ICACTCE 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 735. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37164-6_33

3. Hai, T. et al. (2023). Evaluation of Text Classification Using Support Vector Machine Compare with Naive Bayes, Random Forest Decision Tree and K-NN. In: Iwendi, C., Boulouard, Z., Kryvinska, N. (eds) Proceedings of ICACTCE'23 — The International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering. ICACTCE 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 735. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37164-6_23

4. Zadeh, S.A., Iwendi, C., Uhumuavbi, I., Boulouard, Z. (2023). A New AI-Based Approach for Rental Tax Evasion Management in Iran (Ethical Consideration). In: Iwendi, C., Boulouard, Z., Kryvinska, N. (eds) Proceedings of ICACTCE'23 — The International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering. ICACTCE 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 735. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37164-6_34

5. Uhumuavbi, I. The Financial Action Taskforce’s Listing Approach and the Collective Action Problem: Assessing Nigeria’s legal and Enforcement Conundrum. Azinge-Egbiri, N., Ryder, N. (Edward Edgar) – under review

Journal Articles

1. Nzegwu, S. N., & Uhumuavbi, I. (2022). Assessing the suitability of “lifting the corporate veil” legal mechanism in the enforcement of law on corporate manslaughter and corporate social responsibility in Nigeria. International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Educational Research, 4(1), 129–140.

2. Macarthy, M., Uhumuavbi, I., (2024). Legal Pluralism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Re-assessing the Fault lines of Nationhood through Law. (European Journal of International Law) – under review

PhD Thesis and Book

1. Uhumuavbi, I., (2018). The legal conceptualisation of investment securities in the Nigerian Capital Market: challenges and opportunities. British Library https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.761056

2. Uhumuavbi, I., (2018). The legal conceptualisation of investment securities in the Nigerian Capital Market: challenges and opportunities. University of Bolton – Google Books https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Legal_Conceptualisation_of_Investmen.html?id=Gz4GwgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

3. Uhumuavbi, I., (2020). Securities and Investment Law: The legal conceptualisation of investment securities in the Nigerian Capital Market: challenges and opportunities, Lambert Academic Press.

Conferences

1. Uhumuavbi, I., (2023). Exploring the legal conundrum in Cloud Computing Architecture. GMBS Annual General Conference, University of Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom – 7th July 2023.

2. Uhumuavbi, I., (2023). Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Law, Regulation, and Ethics. Conference of African Law Students, Tanzania, Africa – 2nd July 2023.

3. Zadeh, S.A., Iwendi, C., Uhumuavbi, I., Boulouard, Z. (2023). Colour Trend Analysis Using Machine Learning and Histogram. International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering (ICACTCE 23), University of Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom – 24th and 25th February 2023

4. Hai, T. et al. (2023). Evaluation of Text Classification Using Support Vector Machine Compare with Naive Bayes, Random Forest Decision Tree and K-NN. International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering (ICACTCE 23), University of Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom – 24th and 25th February 2023

5. Zadeh, S.A., Iwendi, C., Uhumuavbi, I., Boulouard, Z. (2023). A New AI-Based Approach for Rental Tax Evasion Management in Iran (Ethical Consideration. International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology and Computer Engineering (ICACTCE 23), University of Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom – 24th and 25th February 2023

Newspaper Articles and Media Engagements

1. Uhumuavbi, I., (2022). Airport Concession: Adopting the right model for country’s gain. The Independent. https://independent.ng/airports-concession-adopting-right-model-for-countrys-gain/

2. Uhumuavbi, I., (2002). ICT Powerhouse of the MEGA Agenda Revolution of Obaseki-led administration. Nigerian Observer. https://nigerianobservernews.com/2022/04/ict-power-house-of-the-mega-agenda-revolution-of-obaseki-led-administration/

3. Uhumuavbi, I., (2021). Buhari’s Plan to re-establish grazing routes will create new forms of ethnic conflicts. Punch. https://punchng.com/buharis-plan-to-re-establish-grazing-routes-will-create-new-forms-of-ethnic-conflicts-lawyer-uhumuavbi/

4. Uhumuavbi, I., (2021). Nigeria’s airport concession Model should be more ambitious. Punch. https://punchng.com/nigerias-airport-concession-model-should-be-more-ambitious/

5. Uhumuavbi, I., (2021). Airport concession: MMA2 as a symbol of looking inwards. Aviation Metrics. https://aviationmetric.com/airport-concession-mma2-as-symbol-of-looking-inward/

National Television Engagements

1. Uhumuavbi, I., US – Africa Economic Outlook under Trump vs Biden. Arise News. August 2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7zKuO30iq4

2. Uhumuavbi, I., Nigeria at 60: What Nigerian Youths are saying about Buhari’s Speech. Channels Television. October 2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H85yXD1im4

Professional Online Profile Links (e.g. LinkedIn)

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ikpenmosa-Uhumuavbi
• https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-ikpenmosa-uhumuavbi-mba-bl-99253058
• https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fikpems

Affiliations
• Member, Nigerian Bar Association
• Central Asian Research Fellow at Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan
• Consultant, Africase Attorneys (a Legal 500 and Chambers UK listed Tier 1 International Law Firm in Africa)
• Member, Edo State Schools Management Board, Edo State Government, Nigeria.
• Tutor and Mentor, African Law Students (an organisation of law students across Africa)
• Adviser to the Editorial Board, Integral Law Review, Integral University, India.