# Donald Asogu Adjeroh

> Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 1997

**Wikidata**: [Q103148419](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103148419)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/donald-asogu-adjeroh

## Summary
Donald Asogu Adjeroh is a male computer scientist and information scientist affiliated with West Virginia University. He earned a Ph.D. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1997 under doctoral advisor Moon-Chuen Lee. His fields of work include information science, bioinformatics, computational biology, multimedia information systems, data compression, video processing, and biometrics.

## Biography
- Education: Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1997)
- Known for: Research across information science, bioinformatics/computational biology, and multimedia/data-centric computing areas (e.g., data compression and video processing)
- Employer(s): West Virginia University
- Field(s): information science; bioinformatics; computational biology; multimedia information system; data compression; video processing; biometrics

## Contributions
The provided source material identifies Donald Asogu Adjeroh as a computer scientist and information scientist whose work spans information science, bioinformatics, computational biology, multimedia information systems, data compression, video processing, and biometrics. It also documents his academic training and mentorship lineage: he completed a Ph.D. at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1997, with Moon-Chuen Lee listed as his doctoral advisor, and he is listed as the doctoral advisor of Marco Piccirilli. 

Beyond these structured facts, the sources do not specify particular publications, software, patents, standards, or named projects attributable to Adjeroh, nor do they provide dates or titles for specific research outputs. As a result, a detailed, work-by-work account (including names, years, and impacts of concrete artifacts) cannot be reliably compiled from the supplied material alone.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Donald Asogu Adjeroh?
A: Donald Asogu Adjeroh is a computer scientist and information scientist. He is affiliated with West Virginia University and works in areas including information science, bioinformatics, and computational biology.

### Q: Where did Donald Asogu Adjeroh earn his Ph.D.?
A: He earned his Ph.D. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The year given in the source material is 1997.

### Q: Who supervised Donald Asogu Adjeroh’s doctorate?
A: His doctoral advisor is listed as Moon-Chuen Lee. Both are identified as computer scientists in the provided material.

### Q: Has Donald Asogu Adjeroh supervised Ph.D. students?
A: Yes. The source material lists Marco Piccirilli as a doctoral student of Donald Asogu Adjeroh.

## Why They Matter
Within the limits of the provided sources, Donald Asogu Adjeroh’s significance is best evidenced by two durable signals of scholarly impact: (1) his positioning across multiple research areas—information science, bioinformatics, computational biology, multimedia information systems, data compression, video processing, and biometrics—and (2) his documented role in academic mentorship. His Ph.D. training at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1997) under Moon-Chuen Lee places him in an established academic lineage, and his supervision of a doctoral student (Marco Piccirilli) indicates participation in training the next generation of computer scientists.

The sources do not enumerate specific landmark papers or systems, so the precise “what changed” attributable to particular outputs cannot be stated here. However, the breadth of his listed fields of work indicates engagement with both core computing (e.g., compression and video processing) and interdisciplinary domains (bioinformatics and computational biology), areas where methods for handling, analyzing, and representing complex data are central. His ongoing institutional affiliation (West Virginia University) further situates him in a research and teaching environment where such cross-domain expertise can influence students and collaborators.

## Notable For
- Earned a Ph.D. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1997).
- Doctoral advisor: Moon-Chuen Lee.
- Doctoral student: Marco Piccirilli.
- Affiliated with West Virginia University (employer).
- Fields of work spanning information science, bioinformatics, computational biology, multimedia information systems, data compression, video processing, and biometrics.

## Body
### Identity and Roles
- Instance of: human
- Sex or gender: male
- Occupations:
  - computer scientist
  - information scientist
  - university teacher

### Education
- Educated at: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Degree detail in description: Ph.D. (1997)

### Academic Lineage
- Doctoral advisor: Moon-Chuen Lee
- Doctoral student: Marco Piccirilli

### Institutional Affiliation / Employment
- Employer: West Virginia University
- Affiliated with (education institution): The Chinese University of Hong Kong

### Fields of Work
- information science
- bioinformatics
- computational biology
- multimedia information system
- data compression
- video processing
- biometrics

### Identifiers (Authority Control and Research Profiles)
- ISNI: 0000000054300608
- VIAF: 49050555
- GND: 1089657609
- NUKAT: n2011171793
- Library of Congress authority ID: no2008141639
- WorldCat Entities ID: E39PCjFdWGM6ytqMhrggkMW343
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 249012
- MR Author ID: 852870
- zbMATH author ID: adjeroh.donald-a
- DBLP author ID: 30/1579
- Scopus author ID: 6701456737
- IEEE Xplore author ID: 37284915800
- Google Scholar author ID: WfzNXGIAAAAJ
- ResearchGate profile ID: Donald-Adjeroh
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007376214905171
- Yale LUX ID: person/29392b8b-cf26-4d8d-bb76-2839efbd2b03
- NL CR AUT ID: xx0202212 (name string: “Adjeroh, Donald”)

### Language
- Languages spoken/written/signed: English

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## References

1. Czech National Authority Database
2. Mathematics Genealogy Project
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File