Dr. Sunday Ekpo

Dr. Sunday Ekpo is a UK based academic leader, Chartered Engineer, researcher and innovation strategist, recognised as a World's Top 2% Scientist in 2025 and 2026 in the field of Information and Communication Technology. He is a Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he leads the Communication and Space Systems Engineering Research Team.

At VX he is the bridge to the ASSET Conference community, connecting the summit with its keynote speakers and international collaborators across academia, industry and government.

With over two decades of academic, industrial and consultancy experience, his work spans advanced connectivity, space systems, intelligent infrastructure, sustainability and international development. He has produced more than 150 research outputs.

He chairs the IEEE P3718 Hardware Security Working Group's Security and Assurance Ratings and Assessment Framework Pathway, building a global, multidisciplinary community to define the future of hardware security assurance. He is the General Chair of the ASSET 2027 international conference and a Special Session Chair and Organiser at the 29th European Microwave Week 2026 and the IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems 2026.

He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a British Council Stakeholder for the Innovation for African Universities Programme. He also serves on several IEEE standards committees spanning AI ethics, autonomous agent alignment, electromagnetic safety and flexible and wearable circuits.