Otobong Peter

I’m Otobong Peter, a systems engineer and researcher currently completing an M.Sc. in Software Engineering. My work focuses on explainable AI, human-centered design, and systems engineering, with an emphasis on how intelligent infrastructure can power trustworthy, personalized, and context-aware digital experiences.

My technical career began in 2019 as a hardware intern, where I worked with microcontrollers and IoT systems. This hands-on foundation shaped my early interest in blending software with physical systems. For my undergraduate thesis, I designed a facial recognition–based smart door lock—my first exploration into intelligent systems at the edge.

In 2020, I led the Google Developer Student Club at Rivers State University and became deeply involved in developer education and open-source mentorship. I co-founded ABCD Africa to support blockchain developers across Nigeria and later helped grow the Nigerian Blacks in Technology chapter, which won Growth Chapter of the Year.

At LTO Network, I contributed to the core backend infrastructure powering decentralized identity and real-world asset systems. I designed and maintained client libraries, cryptographic event chains, and services for projects like the EQTY Passport. I’ve also built secure CLI tooling, real-time messaging pipelines, and developer-facing libraries for the Ownables protocol.

Recent work includes building:

Kulawise, an AI-powered health platform;

RepoLens, a developer onboarding tool using local ASTs and LLMs; and

Fraqtion Intelligence, a Rust-based market signal system for founders and investors.

Across these projects, I’ve worked in Rust, Go, Python, and TypeScript—often leading architecture and LLM integration.

I’m particularly interested in how systems design can bridge infrastructure gaps between the Global South and the rest of the world. My long-term goal is to build human-centered/aligned and explainable AI infrastructure that adapts to health, civic, educational, and economic contexts, especially across the Global South by embedding trust, transparency, equality and adaptability into software systems.

Outside of coding or research, I write essays, lead events through the OpenForge community, and explore interests in leadership, theology, and fiction. I'm a Christian.