Experience

Cognitive Systems

• South Africa
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • May 2022 - Present

• • Oct 2014 - Aug 2022

  In-Stream Cognitive Computing: empowering systems to adapt cognitively in real-time to complex Big Data environments such as complex event stream environments in the emerging Internet of Things.



EPCON

• Belgium
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Epcon is a European-South African joint venture supported by Imec that enables epidemic control through combining contextual and real-time data,Spatial Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Aided Diagnostics to provide timely and actionable information to governments, healthcare and research in a uniquely integrated platform. Epcon is a European-South African joint venture supported by Imec that enables epidemic control through combining contextual and real-time data,Spatial Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Aided Diagnostics to provide timely and actionable information to governments, healthcare and research in a uniquely integrated platform.



The Agents Laboratory

• United Arab Emirates
• Business Consulting and Services

• Head of the Agents Research Laboratory

  • Jun 2004 - Present

  Developing cutting edge machine learning projects. Developing cutting edge machine learning projects.



The Robots and Agents Research Lab

• • Oct 2007 - Dec 2012

  The Robotics and Agents Research Lab was founded in 2008 as a merger between Agents Research Group from UCT Computer Science and the Robotics Group affiliated with UCT Mechanical Engineering. The lab focussed on teaching and research in the fields of robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence.

• • Jul 2002 - Feb 2009

  - 2003-2009 Postgraduate Artificial Intelligence Research SupervisionCourses:- 2003-2004: * Java for Engineers (CSC1017F) & Course Coordinator * Parsing Techniques * Java (CSC110H) * CSC302F Declarative Programming * CSC304S Artificial Intelligence- 2002 - 2008 CSC400W Honours - AI,Agents, Complexity- 2005-2006 Mainstream Java CSC1015F, CSC1016S & Course Coordinator- 2007-2008 CSC4000W Honours Course Coordinator



Coreprocess (Pty) Ltd

• Software Architect

  • Oct 2001 - May 2002

  I developed software for an e-commerce application: collaborative purchaser/supplier disputes in a B2B billing application. It involved electronic negotiation in order to settle disputes during the pre-delivery and post invoicing phases in a retail environment in order to decrease the issuing of credit notes after invoicing. I developed software for an e-commerce application: collaborative purchaser/supplier disputes in a B2B billing application. It involved electronic negotiation in order to settle disputes during the pre-delivery and post invoicing phases in a retail environment in order to decrease the issuing of credit notes after invoicing.



BeSt (Pty) Ltd

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Knowledge Engineer

  • Feb 2000 - Jan 2001

  During this period, I developed data mining prototypes and technology demonstrators using Bayesian Networks. I was also involved in the design of a database for the administration of Cable & Wireless subscribers in the United Kingdom. During this period, I developed data mining prototypes and technology demonstrators using Bayesian Networks. I was also involved in the design of a database for the administration of Cable & Wireless subscribers in the United Kingdom.



Saldanha Steel (Pty) Ltd, Knowledge Based Engineering (Pty) Ltd, BeST (Pty) Ltd

• Knowledge Engineer

  • May 1997 - Feb 2000

  I worked in a consortium (Knowledge-based Engineering, Deloitte and ISIS) on a G2 scheduling system that used GANTT-charts to assist the human scheduler to plan optimized schedules for the different workcentres in the Saldanha Steel supply chain. This scheduling system used the theory of constraints as heuristic to predict schedules, which could be modified by human schedulers. I designed and developed the reactive scheduling module that automatically re-scheduled the predicted schedules of the workcentres whenever deviations from the planned schedule were detected. The scheduling system had to react to many unpredictable events and uncertainties in the production environment. Events from the plant-floor had to be handled in real-time. Deviations that were detected included time deviations and route deviations. It was undesirable to reschedule from scratch in such cases. Since the different workcentres were prepared for the predicted schedule it was important to change only those features of the schedule that were necessary. This module also provided user interfaces that enabled the human schedulers to correct the planned schedules manually. I was involved in the difficult integration between SAP, ORACLE and G2. Show less



Analysis Management and Systems (Pty) Ltd

• Software Engineer

  • Jan 1989 - Sep 1995

  I designed and developed the database used by the development team of the Health Monitoring Unit (HMU) of the Rooivalk Attack Helicopter. The HMU was a diagnostic system that monitored the health of the helicopter. I designed and developed a C Code Generator under Microsoft Access Basic. This code generator extracted information from the HMU database and generated C programs implementing selected models in the HMU database. The C programs were compiled and downloaded into the embedded PSOS environment that constituted the helicopter HMU. I was part of a team of three software engineers that developed a demonstrator under PSOS in which three interconnected computers were used to exercise and test real-time and multiprocessing principles. Research and Development: During this period, I was involved in various research projects, including: - TIPS (Transputer Inference Processing System) - Image Understanding Research - SAFEPARK - a Numberplate Recognition System - various small research tasks, for example pattern recognition on radar images, ECG signals & speech Show less



Grinaker Electronic Holdings (Pty) Ltd

• Software Engineer

  • Jul 1988 - Jan 1989

  I developed TIPS (Transputer Inference Pocessing System). This transputer-based system did high speed pattern recognition on a large number of real-time inputs. This system was developed in C on VAX computers, from where it was downloaded to the transputers. This project formed the basis of my MSc Research. I developed TIPS (Transputer Inference Pocessing System). This transputer-based system did high speed pattern recognition on a large number of real-time inputs. This system was developed in C on VAX computers, from where it was downloaded to the transputers. This project formed the basis of my MSc Research.



Software Management Systems (Pty) Ltd

• Programmer

  • Jun 1986 - Jun 1988

  I was part of a team that developed a big INFORMIX database system using VAX and PDP-11 computers for a military application. I was part of a team that developed a big INFORMIX database system using VAX and PDP-11 computers for a military application.



Kentron Technologies

• Semiconductors

• Scientist

  • Dec 1985 - Jun 1986

  I was involved in research and application of control systems theory and digital image processing algorithms. I was involved in research and application of control systems theory and digital image processing algorithms.

• Programmer

  • Jan 1984 - Dec 1985

  I was part of a team that developed a big INFORMIX database system using VAX and PDP-11 computers for a military application. I was part of a team that developed a big INFORMIX database system using VAX and PDP-11 computers for a military application.