Kenneth Tetteh Akiti

Journey

Ghana, then China, then Australia. Study and work overlapped the whole way.

  1. 2023–present, Perth

    Edith Cowan University

    PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Expected completion 2026.

    • MRIWA Odwyn Jones PhD Scholarship, 2025
    • Research on responsible management of retired mining-vehicle batteries

  2. 2020–2023, Hangzhou

    Robsense Technology

    Embedded systems engineer.

    • Autonomous drones with cloud-based analysis
    • Millimetre-level GPS for drones using NAV RTK
    • Drone control in MATLAB over MAVLink
    • Part-time physics at Hangzhou Foreign Languages School from 2021
    Kenneth and a colleague sitting at a desk in the Robsense lab, with monitors and drone parts on the shelves behind them

  3. 2019–2022, Hangzhou

    Zhejiang University of Science and Technology

    M.E. Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering. GPA 4.5/5.00. Thesis: Investigation on a Laser Beam Intensity Stabilization System.

    • Chinese Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship, 2020
    • Co-author of seven research papers
    • Magnetometer patent ZL202110756202.9
    • Gold award, Zhejiang 8th Internet Plus competition, 2022
    • Third prize, Zhejiang Smart Car competition, 2019
    • Second place, International Students Badminton Competition, 2019
    • Outstanding member of the ZUST Model United Nations
    Kenneth with the ZUST team holding the university banner at the Zhejiang Internet Plus competitionKenneth in a suit holding an award in front of the sign of a Zhejiang automation and electrical engineering instituteKenneth and classmates gathered around lab benches with test equipment

  4. 2017–2019, Accra

    Syngle Electronics Bay

    Embedded systems engineer, then head of the embedded systems unit.

    • More than 50 custom projects
    • Smart homes, autonomous vehicles, and assistive devices
    • Part-time IGCSE and A-level physics and maths at Royal Kids International School

  5. 2014–2016, Ghana

    Summer internships

    Three summers inside the systems he would later design.

    • 2016, Ghana Broadcasting Company: radio and TV transmitters
    • 2015, Electricity Company of Ghana: layout plans for transmission lines
    • 2014, Blue Skies Products: maintenance on fruit-processing machines

  6. 2013–2017, Ghana

    All Nations University, Koforidua

    BSc Electronics and Communication Engineering. GPA 3.82/4.00. Thesis: Design and Implementation of a Digital Weather Station.

    • First-class summa cum laude
    • Outstanding Student of the Electronics and Communication Engineering department
    • Chief Justice of the Student Representative Council, 2016–2017
    • Teaching and research assistant, All Nations Space Science Laboratory, 2015–2017
    Kenneth speaking at a microphone in front of a space science festival bannerKenneth and classmates leaning over a lab bench, testing a circuit of small glowing bulbs with probes