Oluwadare JamesAI/ML, Geospatial & UAV Engineer
Machine Learning · Drone Engineering · Geospatial Intelligence
I'm a data scientist and drone engineer building AI, software and unmanned aerial systems. With a background in Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautics), I work across UAV design, machine learning and geospatial intelligence to turn field data into decisions. I'm Head of drone engineering & design at Hoverfleet and founder of AeroHub.
Selected work & expertise
Tech stack
Languages
- Python
- JavaScript
QML
MATLAB
Arduino
Frameworks & Libraries
- Qt
- FastAPI
- Matplotlib
- PyTorch
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TensorFlow
scikit-learn
Pandas
NumPy
ArduPilot
Tools
QGIS- Linux
Pix4D
Zephyr
Mission Planner
QGroundControl
Metashape
SolidWorks- SimScale
Other
- Git
- Docker
OpenCV
MAVLink
Google Earth Engine
Featured projects
Where I work
Hoverfleet
Head of drone engineering & design
Dock-based drone delivery infrastructure for African cities
I lead UAV design at Hoverfleet, a neighbourhood delivery network built around a grid of charging and landing docks rather than couriers. I own the aircraft side: airframe and propulsion design for 3–8 kg payloads over 15 km dock-to-dock ranges, engineered for African heat, humidity and urban airspace.
- Airframe, propulsion and payload design for 3–8 kg delivery missions
- Reliability engineering for heat, humidity and dense urban operations
- Autonomy and safety architecture: geofencing, dual GPS, full audit trail
AeroHub
Founder
Drone research, capacity building and operator software
AeroHub is my own venture: building autonomous unmanned aerial systems, enabling research in the drone sector, and growing capacity through STEM and pilot training. Out of that work we're building AeroOps — software for drone operators that pulls mission planning, compliance, fleet and flight records into one operational system instead of a folder of spreadsheets.
- AeroOps: mission planning, compliance and fleet management for operators
- Flight logs, maintenance and crew records in a single audit-ready view
- Custom UAS development for research and industry partners
- STEM and pilot training programmes building local drone capacity
Current mission
Empowering industries with AI-driven drone solutions for smarter data collection, analysis and automation — building autonomous unmanned aerial systems, enabling research and innovation in the drone sector, and growing capacity through STEM education.
Contact
Open to collaboration on AI-driven drone systems, geospatial analysis and UAV development.