Engineering Research Showcase Programme - Engineering Faculty

Research Showcase for Science and Engineering (JHB)

Thank you for attending our first annual Research Showcase for Science and Engineering at the Riboville Boutique Hotel and Restaurant in Johannesburg on Friday, 7 June 2019. If you would like to download one of the presentations, please feel free to click on the web links in the programme below. We look forward to welcoming you at our next Research Showcase in Johannesburg in 2020.

TIME:	DEPARTMENT:	SPEAKER:	TITLE:
12:00	Civil Engineering	Dr Richard Walls	How to (not) burn down a shack – fire safety engineering for the billion
12:30	Mathematical Sciences	Prof Hugo Touchette	Tour of machine learning and artificial intelligence activities at Stellenbosch University
13:00	Process Engineering	Prof Steven Bradshaw	Mines, data mines and urban mines – mineral processing done better
13:30	Physics	Dr Pieter Neethling	Fundamental solutions to real world problems
14:00	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Dr Willem Jordaan	Control in uncertainty – creating autonomous vehicles in a dynamic world
14:30	Chemistry and Polymer Science	Prof André de Villiers	Advanced analytical techniques for industry
15:00	Industrial Engineering	Prof Jacomine Grobler	Data science – how to leverage data for superior decision making
16:00	Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering	Prof Anton Basson	Digital twins – your systems' presence in Industry 4.0
17:00	Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies	Dr Bernard Bekker	Managing variability – key to a renewable energy future