Prof. Kevin Naidoo is the Director of the Scientific Computing Research Unit at the University of Cape Town. Prof. Naidoo holds a Master’s degree from the University of Cape Town, and a PhD from the University of Michigan, USA. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Cornell University, USA, he joined the Faculty of Science at UCT as a computational scientist based in … Read More
Prof. Sunil Maharaj is the Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and IT at the University of Pretoria. Prof. Maharaj holds a MEng in Electronic Engineering (University of KwaZulu Natal), an MSc in Operational Telecommunications (Coventry University) and a PhD in Electronic Engineering (University of Pretoria) with specialisation in wireless communications. He is a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) and … Read More
Prof. Burtram Fielding is the Director of Research at the University of the Western Cape. Prof. Fielding has previously held the position of acting Research Director, and acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation. Prof. Fielding holds a BSc., BSc. (Cum Laude) and a PhD from the University of Cape Town. Prof. Fielding has been actively involved in Food Security … Read More
Prof. Josè Frantz is currently the DVC Research and Innovation at the University of the Western Cape. She has held the position as the Dean of the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences (2013 -2017) and the Deputy Dean of Research prior to that. Prof. Frantz holds a BSc. Physiotherapy, MSc. Physiotherapy, and PhD. In 2017 she received the South … Read More
Professor Stephanie Burton is the Vice-Principal responsible for research, postgraduate education, and international partnerships at the University of Pretoria. She holds an MSc in Organic Chemistry and a PhD in Biochemistry from Rhodes University. Professor Burton has lectured at Rhodes University and at the University of Cape Town. After fulfilling the role of Director of Postgraduate Studies, and leader of … Read More
Prof Susan Bourne is the Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town. Prior to this appointment she was the Professor of Physical Chemistry and Head of the Department of Chemistry at UCT. She holds a BSc(Hons) and PhD degree, obtained at UCT. Her research interests are in Supramolecular Chemistry and Crystal Engineering. She is … Read More
CARTA Working Group Face-to-Face Meeting University of Cape Town, Upper Campus Cape Town, South Africa 23 – 29 January, 2019 The Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy will be hosting a face-to-face meeting for the CARTA Working Group at the University of Cape Town. Topics for discussion at the meeting include: •User feedback on initial release •Contour rendering use cases, … Read More
Four new staff members joined IDIA in December 2018. They bring a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience to the institute. Mike Currin Mike has joined IDIA as Senior Technical Specialist supporting the Information Technology team and is based at the University of Cape Town. Mike describes his recent venture into IDIA as follows: “I’m super excited to be part … Read More
