Falade Funso Alphonsus is a Professor of Civil Engineering at University of Lagos, Nigeria. He earned his Diploma in Quantity Surveying at Yaba College of Technology in 1978. He completed his M.Sc (Civil Engineering) at the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering in the USSR in 1984. He returned to Nigeria to study for his PhD in Civil Engineering, gaining this qualification at the University of Lagos in 1998.

Prof Falade joined the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1986 as an Assistant Lecturer. He progressed from that position to Lecturer II and Lecturer I in 1989 and 1991 respectively. He commenced teaching as Lecturer I at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Lagos in 1992. He was appointed Senior Lecturer in 1995, Associate Professor in 1998 and Professor 2001.

He has authored 45 articles on structural behaviour of innovative construction materials, failure analysis of reinforced concrete members and engineering education published in locally and internationally reputable journals. Prof. Falade has presented over 50 papers at workshops and seminars on such subjects as Project Management, Quality Control, Maintenance of Facilities, and Contract Procurement Processes etc. His biographical details are listed in numerous Who’s Who publications and dictionaries.

Prof Falade is a fellow of Nigerian Society of Engineers, and he is registered by Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria. He is a fellow of Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria and a member of Council of CDIO Institute for Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Vice President of International Federation of Engineering Education Societies. He is a UNESCO consultant. Prof. Falade is a promoter of engineering education.

He was the initiator of African Regional Conference on Engineering Education and the Chairman, Organising Committee and the Editor of the Proceedings of the 1^st African Regional Conference on Engineering Education and Sub-Regional Workshop on New Engineering Curriculum (23^rd – 25^th September 2002). He was also the Chairman, Organising committee for the 2^nd African Regional Conference on Engineering Education that was held at University of Lagos between 20^th and 22^nd September, 2004.