Festus is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for BSc Business Computing with Analytics, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Computing and Informatics, Bournemouth University, U.K. His current research interest is in applying Artificial Intelligence, Machine and Deep Learning, and Econometrics tools to research stories in Energy and Tourism Economics and Finance and Digital Health. Festus has contributed to several thematic areas in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and is open to international research collaborations.