She is also a TED-Ed Author and her TED-Ed video has had over half a million views on YouTube and is featured on the blog of The Smithsonian Museum for African American History in Washington DC. Prof. Rose-Margaret as she is fondly called is also a TEDx Speaker with her TEDxTalk titled Unknown Unknowns helping to increase the visibility of African and Women Scientists and Engineers.

She is the Founder of Sabi Africa Network and African Technology and Innovation Institutes with the mission to create a new narrative for Africa as Pioneers in Science, Engineering, and Technology and create a thriving Afro-STEM R&D ecosystem.

Prof. Rose-Margaret is the first Black Woman to have earned a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Cybernetics in the world and she earned this from the University of Reading in the UK, with her first Ph.D supervisor Prof. Kevin Warwick who happens to be the first human Cyborg in the world.

Dr. Rose-Margaret also holds a Harvard University’s Certificate in Disruptive Strategies, a Master’s of Science Degree in Mobile and Satellite Communications Engineering from the University of Surrey in the UK, a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with Honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.

Prof. Rose-Margaret is a global thought leader recognized for her work in Engineering Education, Youth Workforce Development, and Advocacy for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

In the USA only 0.01% of tenured electrical electronics engineering professors are black women, Rose-Margaret is one of these few black female tenured electrical/electronic professors in the USA and continues to stand strong opening up pathways in the field for many women, youth, and underserved communities.

Rose-Margaret is the first black female professor to have led her students to win the National Science Foundation (NSF-CC) national technology innovations completions in the USA. This earned her and her students an invitation to the USA White House and Congress to talk about their technology innovations.

She is one of the first professors in the USA and globally to create Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics content this earned her recognition as top 100 women in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics globally by the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics in 2018. 

She is the first black female professor globally to create a program in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4,0), earning her program the status of the first Center of Excellence in Industry 4.0 Technologies by Amatrol.  The Industry 4,0 or Smart Manufacturing Program that she created has made her a known Television face in the news as she has been interviewed by ABC7 news, KRON4 News, and another KRON4 News to mention a few. Her Smart Manufacturing Technology Program has earned her recognition from Senators, Congressmen and Congress women in the USA and given her the alias of “The Queen of Industry 4.0 Education in the Silicon Valley”

In 2021, the Mayor the City of Fremont, California in recognition of Rose-Margaret’s outstanding work in Industry 4.0 Education appointed her as a Commissioner on the Economic Development Advisory Board of the City of Fremont, California making her the first Black person to hold this position. Rose-Margaret programs created pathways to employment for women and individuals from underserved communities in the City of Fremont which is the Manufacturing Hub of the Silicon Valley. Rose-Margaret still serves as a Commissioner.

In 2021, Prof. Rose-Margaret was also, appointed by the California State Senate’s Rules Committee to serve on the State-wide AB928 Implementation Committee because of her globally recognized expertise in STEM. She still serves as a Senate appointee and is the first and only person of the African Diaspora.

She is the Principal Investigator (PI) of a National Science Foundation Grant in Smart Manufacturing and Director of multiple grants focused on Engineering/Engineering Technology Workforce development, thus leading several industry-academia partnerships with companies like Tesla, NASA, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Google, Lam Research, Stanford Linear Accelerator Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and Genentech to mention a few.

Her work in creating diverse and equitable pathways into the Engineering & Technology workforce earned her an invitation by the Conference Center of  Policy Resolution to co-create a national framework and blueprint for pathways to better jobs. The blueprint is being adopted nationally in the USA.

Her work in Cybernetics, Robotics, Industry 4.0, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics, Smart Microgrids, Smart and Sustainable Energy & Systems, User-Centred Design, Humanitarian Engineering, Equity in Engineering & Technology Education and Workforce Development are often cited as exemplar and best practice globally.

In 2020, in the thick of COVID-19 Pandemic with increased layoff in the leisure and hospitality industry, Rose-Margaret co-created program to support dislocated workers (especially women) get jobs in Industry 4.0/Advanced Manufacturing sector. The program was highly successful and in 2021, Rose-Margaret received a commendation certificate from the Alameda County, California Board of for her work in co-creating the ELF Program (Earn & Learn Fremont) that provided participants affected by COVID-19 layoffs the opportunity to jumpstart a new career in advanced manufacturing. Her program was also nominated for the East Bay Economic Development Alliance Awards under the Education Category in 2021.

Rose-Margaret has been recognized for her work in Engineering Education and Advocacy for Women, making her the first African Women to receive some highly prestigious awards including

• The 2023 Excellence in Engineering Award from EfikUSA
• The 2022 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award from the Society for Women Engineers (SWE) Globally
• The 2022 Courage in Leadership Award from the Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Foundation, USA
• The 2018 Advocating for Women in Engineering Award from SWE Globally
• The 2017 Outstanding Teaching Award from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE-PSW) USA
• The 2017 Faculty of the Year Award by Ohlone College, USA
• The 2007, Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award from the University of West London, London, UK

She has also been recognized by the Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Radio and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for her work in engineering and youth technical skills development.

Rose-Margaret is passionate about giving back to her communities, leading her to serve on several boards and leadership roles such as

• Director on the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC)- First Black Person to serve on this Board
• Vice Chair, Board of Directors, The Nigerian- American Public Affairs Committee Foundation (NAPAC-F)
• Special Director of the Board of Directors of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE),-First African Diaspora woman appointed
• The Chair of Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Special Interest Group in Humanitarian Technology-Oakland-Eastbay, California- First Black Person to hold this position.

Rose-Margaret’s serves her communities in Nigeria and Africa with special initiatives for women and the girls child:

• She co-started the Women in Big Data (WiBD) Nigeria
• In June 2023, she was appointed as the first Chair of a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Scholarship and Training Program for Women in Africa with initial focus on Women in Nigeria. The program aims to increase the number of African Women in sustainable Manufacturing that aligns with the United Nations(UN) Climate Action Montreal and Kigali Protocols.
• She is the Senior Advisor for Society of Women Engineers in Africa with programs that teach the African Girl Child hands-on tech skills, The program supports over 1000 girls each year in Africa
• She initiated the Girls Innovate for Africa Competition which started in 2023 with the winners receiving $1000.
• She partnered with Intel Foundation to provide free IT training for Secondary School Teachers in Calabar
• As Vice-Chair of NAPAC-F, in 2022 she initiated a care program for Internally dislocated persons (IDPs) in Bakassi, Cross River State
• She is currently developing Technology and Innovation programs in Cross River State and Delta State as a Tech Consultant for the Governments in these States, focusing on youth, women and the girl child
• She has mentored over 1000 Women in Tech and Engineering around the world especially in Africa and Nigeria.
• She has been a keynote speaker/speaker at over 300 events on Women Empowerment, Technology and Engineering.

Her service to her community has sometimes meant that she be the first and only African Person or Women in the room, but she always remembers her FGGC Calabar Anthem and draws inspiration from that. She also draws strength and inspiration from God and from other Women role models that have gone before her like her mother and strives to be a role model that the next generation can draw inspiration from.

Rose-Margaret enjoys learning about various cultures through multicultural cuisine, art and travelling. She also enjoys amateur painting, art collection, listening to music, dancing, reading and most especially spending time with her husband, children, family and friends.

Rose-Margret values people and you catch her sometimes saying “Ubuntu”- which in Swahili means “I am because You Are”. She also often says “Owo Edi Iyene, Ofong Ikpupu, Okuk Ikpupu, Owo Edi Iyene”. Which in Efik language means – “People are Wealth, Clothes are Empty, Money is Empty, People are Wealth”. She strives to live by this and Love built on her Faith.