Embedded systems engineer · PhD candidate · Photographer · Teacher

I grew up in Ghana, studied and built drones in China, and now research retired mining-vehicle batteries at Edith Cowan University in Perth. It started the night the lights came on in my town in 2008.

Research

Google Scholar · ORCID

Eight papers, one patent, and the PhD that is underway in Perth.

Current focus

Retired mining-vehicle batteries
Reuse, recycling, and material recovery pathways for heavy-industry battery packs coming out of service.
Reconfigurable battery packs
Switching configurations and battery-management strategies that can improve pack flexibility and resilience.
Embedded autonomous systems
The engineering background behind the research: sensors, drones, control, telemetry, and field-ready prototypes.

The PhD

Responsible management of retired mining-vehicle batteries

Edith Cowan University. MRIWA Odwyn Jones PhD Scholarship. Expected completion 2026.

Recycling and reuse for batteries that come off mining vehicles, so the environmental cost drops and the materials can be recovered.

Publications

Switching Configurations for reconfigurable battery packs: A review

Journal of Energy Storage, 2026 · 10.1016/j.est.2026.123969

Akiti, K. T.; Phung, Q. V.; Ahmad, I.; Habibi, D.

A kilohertz bandwidth and sensitive scalar atomic magnetometer using an optical multipass cell

Measurement, 2022 · 10.1016/j.measurement.2022.110704

Li, Shuguang; Liu, Jinsheng; Jin, Ming; Akiti, Kenneth; Dai, Pengfeng; Xu, Zekai; Nwodom, Tochukwu

Investigation on the Temperature Stabilization of the Laser Diode Based on PID Control

IEEE Delhi Section Conference (DELCON), 2022 · 10.1109/DELCON54057.2022.9752826

Tochukwu, N. E.-T.; Akiti, K. T.; Agordzo, G. K.

Development and Implementation of Automatic Trolley System for Disabled, Aged and Nursing using Arduino

IEEE Delhi Section Conference (DELCON), 2022 · 10.1109/DELCON54057.2022.9752794

Akiti, K. T.; Agordzo, G. K.; Bright, A.; Tochukwu, N. E.-T.; Al-Omari, A. M.; Yeboah, D.

Study on three-dimensional uniform magnetic field active compensation system and its characteristics

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Journal (Chinese), 2022

Jin, Ming; Liu, Jinsheng; Akiti, Kenneth Tetteh

RFID Technology in Real Time Attendance Register System

Computer Engineering and Intelligent Systems, 2021 · 10.7176/CEIS/12-2-06

Akiti, K. T.; Yeboah, D.; Amenya, B.; Li, S. G.

Automatic Mosquito Control Device Using Infrared Motion Sensor

Innovative Systems Design and Engineering, 2021 · 10.7176/ISDE/12-3-01

Akiti, K. T.; Li, S. G.

Exploration and Practice of Mixed Teaching of Virtual Instrument Pisces Course

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Journal (Chinese), 2021

Li, Shuguang; Liu, Jinsheng; Jin, Ming; Akiti, Kenneth

Patent

High sensitivity pulse pumping scalar magnetic field measuring device and method

China National Intellectual Property Administration. ZL202110756202.9. August 2021.

Talks

Responsible management of retired mining vehicle batteries to address environmental and economic challenges

MRIWA Research Showcase 2025, PhD Showcase session. 23 September 2025.

Mentions

Cited in TSC “Who’s Who in WA Mining”: 2025