Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Junior Fellow | Computer Science | University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada | 2011 - present

ICT and Telecommunications

Post-doctoral researcher in machine learning and computational statistics.

PhD Candidate | Information Engineering | University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom | 2007 - 2011

ICT and Telecommunications

PhD Candidate in Machine Learning

Business/Quantitative Analyst | Nedbank Group Limited
2006 - 2007

Sessional Lecturer/Academic | School of Electrical and Information Engineering
2006 - 2006

Research Engineer | LLUC | South African Local Loop Unbundling Committee
2006 - 2006

Researcher | Independent Research
2005 - 2006

Student Engineer | African Defence Systems (Pty) Ltd
2004 - 2004

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom | 2007 - 2011

Doctor of Philosophy - Statistical Machine Learning

Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Completed 2008

Certficate in Enterprise (Distinction)

University of Cambridge

Completed 2008

Certficate in Enterprise (Distinction)

SAS Institute

Completed 2007

Certificate - SAS Data Management I

University of the Witwatersrand

Completed 2007

Master of Science

University of the Witwatersrand

Completed 2005

Bachelor of Science

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada | 2011 - present

Post-doctoral Fellowship - Statistical Machine Learning

Commonwealth Scholarship | 2007

Commonwealth Scholarship for doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge.

NRF Prestigious and Equity Scholarship for Study Abroad | National Research Foundation South Africs

Cmabridge Commwealth Trust Schoolarship | Cambridge Trust and Commonwealth Scholarship Foundation

University Chancellor’s Medal Award and Dr. D. L. Bernstein Award | University of the Witwatersrand | 2006

Highest award of the University,awarded the the top student in the Natural Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand.

ESKOM Merit Award | ESKOM

Altech Electrical Engineering Award | Altech Ltd.

Bernard Price Prize in Engineering | Bernard Price Foundation | 2005

Award for the top student in Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand.

SAIMM Award | The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) | 2005

Award for the top student in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Academic Paper | 2007

Co-Author

Academic Paper | 2006

Co-Author

Academic Paper | 2006

Co-Author

Academic Paper | 2006

Co-Author

Academic Paper | 2005

Co-Author

International Neural Network Society (INNS)

Member, 2006 - present

Golden Key Honour Society

Member, 2003 - present

The South African Institute of Measurement and Control

Member, 2006 - present

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE)

Graduate Student Member, 2006 - present