Soon to receive his PhD from Stellenbosch University for his groundbreaking research in cancer treatment using carbon nanotubes, Takunda Gwanzura’s research under supervision of Professor Willem Perold has evolved from...
The South African Taxi Recapitalisation Program now requires that every minibus taxi be equipped with cashless fare collection systems. Yet, the existing and previous attempts to introduce these systems have …
If you plan to travel across the Plains of San Agustin, don’t forget to stop at a picnic spot along Route 60, some 35 kilometres from the hamlet of Magdalena, …
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University partnered with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany to develop an electric tractor. The GlobalDrive Project has a …
Computer vision is how computers analyse image and video content to gather meaningful information. Recent advancements in deep learning have significantly improved computer vision, allowing computers to rival human vision. …
The prestigious Thamsanqa W. Kambule Award for the best doctoral dissertation in the computational and statistical sciences at an African university was awarded to Dr Arnu Pretorius from Stellenbosch University. …
Voice conversion technology transforms spoken words from one individual into the voice of another person. Essentially, it’s like having a machine mimic a recorded sentence in another person’s voice. This …
The Electronic Systems Laboratory (ESL) at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, is adding a new feather to its cap by stepping into Duckietown. A cutting-edge project …
Can AI models learn to classify strength and conditioning exercises after being given only one example of each exercise? This is the question that Michael Deyzel and Doctor Rensu Theart, …
On 23 June, International Women in Engineering Day, we remembered the male-dominated history of engineering and the barriers this formed for women in the field. However, with committed mentors fostering …
