Dr. Sampson Akwafuo is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the California State University, Fullerton. He obtained his Ph.D and MS from the University of North Texas, Texas and Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK respectively. 

Prof. Akwafuo is the Director of the Computational Epidemiology, Data and Disaster Intelligence (CEDDI) Lab. His research interests include Computational Epidemiology, Contagion Modelling, optimization of disasters and disease outbreaks' response logistics, and the development of approximation algorithms. His current focus is on using machine learning models to predict potential outbreaks of diseases in specific localities, modeling intervention strategies for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in Sub-Saharan Africa, and other Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). He has previously served as a consultant to DFID, USAID, WB-Health programs and  UNAIDS.