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Prof. S.H. von Solms
Prof. von Solms specialises in research and consultancy in the area of Information Security. He has written more than 70 papers on this aspect – most of which were published internationally.
Prof. E.M. Ehlers鈥
Research Interests
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global聽聽to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person鈥檚 work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Prof. D.A. Coulter

Prof. Coulter does research in Multi-agent systems, Actor-oriented systems and Biologically Inspired Artificial Intelligence. Prof Coulter鈥檚 research focusses on the intersection between multi-agent systems and biologically inspired artificial intelligence. Of particular interest are implementing self-optimizing and self-organizing systems using biological metaphors as a basis for realizing these desirable properties.
- Email (@uj.ac.za): dcoulter
Prof W.Z. Leung

Research Interests
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global聽聽to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person鈥檚 work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
- Email (@uj.ac.za): wsleung
Prof. D.T.van der Haar

Prof. van der Haar’s primary field of interest is human centered pattern recognition that includes biometrics, action analytics and medical image analysis. Dustin is the recipient of multiple awards and publications nationally and internationally in the area of pattern recognition, which encompasses the fields of biometrics, computer vision, and medical image analysis.
Research Interests
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global聽聽to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person鈥檚 work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
- Email (@uj.ac.za): dvanderhaar
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Prof. T. van Zyl

Prof. van Zyl’s areas of research include Machine Learning, Evolutionary Optimisation, Deep Learning Forecasting, Financial & Industrial AI, 鈥狦eospatial-Temporal Analytics鈥, Complex Adaptive System Machine Learning, Evolutionary Optimisation, Deep Learning Forecasting, Financial & Industrial AI, 鈥狦eospatial-Temporal Analytics鈥 and Complex Adaptive Systems. Terence van Zyl holds the Nedbank Research and Innovation Chair at the 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg, where he is a Professor at the Institute for Intelligent Systems.
Research Interests
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global聽聽to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person鈥檚 work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
- Email (@uj.ac.za): tvanzyl
Prof. H. Vadapalli

Prof. Hima Vadapalli’s聽areas of research include Automatic Face and Expression Recognition using Machine Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks and Deep Learning based Spatio-Temporal Analysis, Affect Analysis for Human-Computer Interaction, and Explainable Artificial Intelligence. Hima Vadapalli has worked in application areas, namely Health Sciences, Financial Forecasting, Multimodal Biometric Systems, and Education and is an聽NRF C-rated researcher.
Research Interests
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global聽聽to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person鈥檚 work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
- Email (@uj.ac.za): himav
鈥婸rof. N. Mpekoa

Prof Mpekoa is an NRF Y2 rated researcher, and has a driven robust passion in the area of Mobile Technologies, Mobile Services (m-services), e-Government and m-Government, cyber security and mobile security. Mpekoa also received NRF-FRF Sabbatical grant, the title of the project was 鈥淪ecurity of Mobile and Wireless Communications鈥. Prof Mpekoa also conducts research around ICT teaching and learning methods, that includes the use of ICT for the inclusion of visually impaired students in engineering / ICT courses.
Research Interests
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global聽聽to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person鈥檚 work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
- Email (@uj.ac.za): noluntum
