Nora Okafor

Background

Nora Okafor is on the faculty of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and holds a doctoral clinical degree from Northwestern University and is licensed to practice. Before Porter, Nora developed firmware for medical devices.

Nora brings that practice into the classroom, teaching from real cases and current standards in sensors and instrumentation and embedded and real-time systems.

Areas of expertise

• Sensors and instrumentation
• Embedded and real-time systems
• Applied practice and industry partnerships

Teaching

Nora regularly teaches courses in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Class time is built around cases and real deliverables. Students work to professional standards, present to a critique or a client-style panel, and revise. Nora keeps the connection to current practice explicit.

Advising and office hours

Nora advises students in the Electrical & Computer Engineering programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Nora stays active in practice alongside teaching, through consulting, standards work, and applied projects in sensors and instrumentation and embedded and real-time systems. Representative items:

• An applied project in sensors and instrumentation with an industry or community partner.
• A workshop or short course on embedded and real-time systems for practitioners in the region.
• Service on a standards, licensing, or advisory body related to sensors and instrumentation.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Nora has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Nora is email (nokafor@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Electrical & Computer Engineering department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.