Zayyad Balarabe Gaya

Zayyad Balarabe Gaya is a data and cloud infrastructure specialist with extensive experience in deploying and managing analytics platforms for enterprise environments.

He previously worked at the Central Bank of Nigeria, where he played a key role in setting up the Business Intelligence Services Office and supported analytics capacity building across departments. Zayyad is currently a PhD researcher at the University of Salford, UK, focusing on AI and deep learning applications in the oil and gas sector. His interests include big data analytics, cloud technologies, and developing scalable solutions for data-driven decision-making.