A list of doctorate and master's degrees awarded by the departments of Computer Science and Information Systems:
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Computer Science
Doctoral graduates:
Year Surname Initials Dissertation Title Supervisor Nationality 1991 Berman S. P-Pascal: A Data-Oriented Persistent Programming Language K MacGregor SA 1993 Wheeler G. Protocol Engineering from Estelle Specifications P. Kritzinger SA 1996 Mechanick P. An Object-Oriented Library for Shared- Memory Parallel Simulations H. Goosen SA 1997 Kabutz H. Analytical Performance Evaluation of Communicating Concurrent Systems using SDL and Stochastic Petri-Nets P. Kritzinger 2000 Mason A.E.W. Predictive Hierarchical Level of Detail Optimization E. Blake SA 2003 Nirenstein S. Fast and Accurate Visibility Preprocessing E. Blake SA 2003 Welz M. Modulating Application Behaviour For Closely Coupled Intrusion Detection A. Hutchison 2007 Merry B. A Linear Framework for Character Skinning P. Marais and J. Gain SA 2007 Nunez D. A Capacity Limited, Cognitive Constructionist Model of Virtual Presence E. Blake SA/Spain 2007 Patel D. G. Marsden SA 2007 Arnab A. Towards a General Framework for Digital Rights Management (DRM) A. Hutchison SA 2009 Walton M. G. Marsden SA 2009 Vermeulen H. G. Marsden SA 2009 Tucker B. Softbridge: a socially aware framework for communication bridges over digital divides E. Blake USA 2009 Osunmakinde I. Computational Intelligent Systems: Evolving Dynamic Bayesian Networks A. Bagula NGA 2009 Balikuddembe J. Managing economic value and uncertainty on software projects; an empirical study with the CASSE Framework 2010 Winterbottom C. VRBridge: a Constructivist Approach to Supporting Interaction Design and End-User Authoring in Virtual Reality E. Blake SA 2011 Tunbridge I. Graphics Processing Unit Accelerated Coarse-Grained Protein-Protein Docking M. Kuttel SA 2011 Gitau SW Designing Ummeli: a case for mediated design, a participatory approach to designing interactive systems for semi-literate users G. Marsden KEN 2012 Chepken C Telecommuting in the developing world: a case of the day-labour market E. Blake and G. Marsden KEN 2012 Ladeira IM Simulating storyteller-audience interactions in digital storytelling: questions, exchange structures & story objects 2012 Masinde EMI ITIKI: bridge between African indigenous knowledge and modern science on drought prediction A. Bagula 2012 Boyinbode OK Towards an interactive mobile lecturing model: a higher-level engagement for enhancing learning NGA 2013 Mugwanya R Software support for creating mobile content for education UGA 2013 Mustafa MMA Mixed-language Arabic-English information retrieval H. Suleman SDN 2013 Perkins SJ Field D* pathfinding in weighted simplicial complexes P. Marais and J. Gain SA 2013 Tangkuampien J A community-based approach to new medium integration in South African education: a combination of ICT4D process approach and ethnographic action research techniques ZWE 2014 Ssembatya R Designing an architecture for secure sharing of personal health records - A case of developing countries UGA 2014 Wei C Volumetric cloud generation using a Chinese brush painting style CHN 2014 Yinka-Banjo CO Development of cooperative behavioural model for autonomous multi-robots systems (MRS) deployed to underground mines NGA 2014 Ssekakubo G Refactoring learning management systems for multi-device use in developing countries H. Suleman and G. Marsden UGA 2015 Mbogo CC Scaffolding java programming on a mobile phone for novice learners E. Blake and H. Suleman KEN 2016 Mgala M Investigating prediction modelling of academic performance for students in rural schools in Kenya A. Mbogo and H. Suleman KEN 2016 Nleya SM Design and optimisation of a low cost cognitive mesh network M. Keet and A. Bagula ZWE 2017 Isafiade OE Ubiquitous intelligence for smart cities: a public safety approach S. Berman and A. Bagula NGA 2017 Chavula J Improving Pan-African research and education networks through traffic engineering: a LISP/SDN approach H. Suleman and M. Densmore MWI 2017 Dawood ZC A foundation for ontology modularisation M Keet SA 2017 Goss RG APIC: a method for automated pattern identification and classification 2017 Haji HA Investigating mobile graphic-based reminders to support compliance of tuberculosis treatment H. Suleman and U. Rivett TZA 2017 Chavula J Improving Pan-African research and education networks through traffic engineering: a LISP/SDN approach Suleman, Hussein,Densmore,Melissa Rita Malawi 2018 Geffen N Design and implementation of programming tools for the microsimulation of infectious disease epidemics with a focus on HIV and TB Kuttel, Michelle Mary SA 2018 Katule N Utilization of personal health informatics through intermediary users Densmore,Melissa Rita,Rivett, Ulrike, Marsden, Gary Tanzania 2018 Marufu A Robust and Cheating-Resilient Power Auctioning on Resource Constrained Smart Micro-grids Meyer, Thomas Cameroon 2018 Molapo M Designing with community health workers: feedback-integrated multimedia learning for rural community health Densmore,Melissa Rita Lesotho 2018 Msosa Y Modelling evolving clinical practice guidelines: a case of Malawi Keet,Catharina Maria,Densmore,Melissa Rita Malawi 2018 Ojeme B Adoption of ICT4D frameworks to support screening for depression in Nigerian universities Meyer,Thomas, Mbogho,Audrey Julia Walegwa Nigeria 2018 Phiri L Investigating the impact of organised technology-driven orchestration on teaching Suleman,Hussein,Christoph Meinel SA 2018 Reitmaier T Human-centred computer architecture: redesigning the mobile datastore and sharing interface Blake,Edwin Haupt Germany 2019 Byamugisha J Ontology verbalization in agglutinating Bantu languages: a study of Runyankore and its generalizability Keet,Catharina Maria Uganda 2020 Ncube S The use of social media on mobile devices to support the co-reading of eTextbooks Suleman,Hussein, Christoph Meinel and Gary Marsden SA 2020 Stanley C Community-based co-design of a crowdsourcing task management application for safeguarding indigenous knowledge Blake,Edwin Haupt Nambia 2021 Hlozek J Molecular modeling of bacterial polysaccharide antigens to inform future vaccine development. Neil Ravenscroft, Kuttel, Michelle Mary 2021 Laidler C GPU acceleration of the frequency domain acceleration search for binary pulsars Kuttel, Michelle Mary SA 2021 Maliwatu R A new connectivity strategy for Wireless Mesh Networks using Dynamic Spectrum Access Densmore,Melissa Rita SA 2021 Phokeer A Improving content delivery in low-resource networks: a case study of the African Internet Ecosystem Johnson,David,Densmore,Melissa Rita Mauritius 2022 Telemala J Investigating language preferences in improving multilingual Swahili information retrieval Suleman,Hussein Tanzania Research Masters Degrees
Year Surname Initials Dissertation Title Supervisors Nationality 1989 Everett Y.L. Implementation of the Larch shared language K. MacGregor SA 1989 Hoffman P.K. A file server for DistriX --- a multi-transputer UNIX system G. de V. Smit SA 1989 McCullagh P.J. DistriX: An implementation of UNIX on transputers G. de V. Smit SA 1989 Norman M.J. SSDE: A Structured Software Design Environment S. Berman SA 1989 Stutz P. Office Automation P. Kritzinger SA 1990 Schuilenburg A. Parallelisation of Algorithms P. Kritzinger SA 1991 Fair C. A Command and Sequencing Language For Process Control G. de V. Smit SA 1991 Hutchison A. Modelling and Analysis of a Wide-Area Packet-Switched Network P. Kritzinger SA 1991 Wassell M.P. Semantic Optimization in Datalog Programs P. Wood UK 1992 Brand M.M. HOOD: A Higher-Order Object-Oriented Database System and its Implementation P. Wood SA 1992 Donnelly H. XSNAP: A Queueing Network Analysis Package P. Kritzinger SA 1993 Donaldson S. Complexity of Petri Net Transformations P. Kritzinger SA 1993 Zsilavecz G. A structured Syntax-directed Document Preparation System G. de V. Smit Chek 1994 Marais P. Spline Wavelet Image Coding and Synthesis for a VLSI based Difference Engine E. Blake SA 1995 Maharaj A.A. The Efficient Evaluation of Visual Queries Within a Logic-Based Framework P. Wood SA 1995 Post L. The efficient parallelization of cloud radiation model on a shared memory multi-processor H. Goosen SA 1995 Whateley B. VMTP and TCP/IP'' A comparison of high speed network protocol performance H. Goosen SA 1996 Haley M. Incremental Volume Rendering Using Hierarchical Compression E. Blake SA 1996 Hinz P. Visualizing the Performance of Parallel Programs H. Goosen SA 1996 Knottenbelt W. Generalized Markovian Analysis of Timed Transition Systems P. Kritzinger SA 1996 Paverd W. Information Visualization H. Goosen SA 1996 Polzin D. Visualizing the Memory Performance of Parallel Programs with Chiron H. Goosen SA 1996 Tian X.-J. An Empirical Study of Negation in Datalog Programs P. Wood China 1996 Van der Vlught A. A Distributed Computing Environment Based Object Request Broker K. MacGregor SA 1997 Chavda M. Visually Querying Object-Oriented Databases P. Wood SA 1997 Figueira R. Exploiting persistence in CASE technology S. Berman SA 1998 Geffen N. Pattern Recognition and the Nondeterminable Affline Parameter problem. M. Linck SA 1998 Luppnow A.J. Bottom-up Evaluation of Hilog in the Context of Deductive Database Systems P. Wood SA 1998 Mestern M. Ditributed Analysis of Markov Chains P. Kritzinger SA 1998 Secchia A. Perceptual Refinement for Hierarchical Radiosity E. Blake SA 1998 Templemore-Finlayson J. A Graphical Representation for the Formal Description Technique Estelle P. Kritzinger SA 1998 Wall P. Bisimulation As a Verification and Validation Technique for Message Sequence Charts P. Kritzinger SA 1998 Webb I. An extension to optic flow analysis for the generation of computer animated images E. Blake SA 1999 Bufler S. ROLAND: A Tool for the Realistic Optimisation of Local Access Networks P. Kritzinger SA 1999 Tjasink S. A Lightweight Persistent Java Machine S. Berman SA 1999 Welz M.G. TENTACLE: A Graph Based Database System P. Wood and A. Hutchison SA/DE 2000 Nelte M.A. Using Fingerprints on Smartcards for Personal Authentication A. Hutchison SA 2000 Nunez F. An Extended Spreadsheet Paradigm for Data Visualisation Systems, and its Implementation E. Blake SA/ES 2001 Azbel I. Epistemology as the Basis for a Corporate Memory Model S. Berman SA 2001 Casanueva J. Presence and Co-presence of Collaborative Virtual Environments E. Blake Spain 2001 Davies I. Symbolic Techniques for the Performance Analysis of Generalised Stochastic Petri Nets P. Kritzinger SA 2001 Godfrey A. Distributed Shared Memory for Virtual Environments E. Blake and K. MacGregor SA 2001 Saal O. Visualisation of ATM Network Connectivity and Topology E. Blake SA 2001 Saul E. Facilitating the Modeling and Automated Analysis of Cryptographic Protocols A. Hutchison SA 2001 Voges E. A Framework for Building SpatiotemporalApplications in Java S. Berman SA 2001 Yavwa Y. Investigating Cost Effective Communication Alternatives for Geographically Hostile Regions P. Kritzinger ZMB 2002 Feng J. Visualisation of ATM virtual path connection networks E. Blake China 2002 Johns C. The spatial learning method: facilitation of learning through the use of cognitve mapping in virtual reality E. Blake SA 2002 Schulz M. Garbage collection of the plava object store S. Berman SA 2002 Southern R. Quality control tools for interactive rendering of 3D triangle meshes E. Blake and P. Marais SA 2002 Williams J. Extraction of surface texture data from low quality photographs to aid the construction of virtual reality models of archaeological sites E. Blake and H. Rüther SA 2003 Nunez D. A Connectionist Explanation of Presence in Virtual Environments E. Blake SA/ES 2004 Chibesakunda M. Amethodology for analysing power consumption in wireless communication systems P. Kritzinger ZMB 2004 Lesoana M. Interactive Storytelling E. Blake LSO 2004 Lifson F. Specification and Verification of Systems Using Model Checking and Markov Reward Models P. Kritzinger SA 2004 Lyness C. Perceptual depth cues in support of medical data visualisation E. Blake and P. Marais SA 2004 Marte O. Model driven segmentation and the detection of bone fractures P. Marais SA 2004 Perkins S. Identification and Reconstruction of Bullets from Multiple XRays P. Marais SA 2004 Steyn B. Topology alteration of meshes using directly manipulated freeform deformations J. Gain SA 2004 Walters L. Web browsing workload for Simulation P. Kritzinger SA 2004 Wong B. Using access information in the dynamic visualisation of web sites G. Marsden SA 2005 Balikuddembe J. Towards a system redesign for better performance and customer satisfaction: a case study of the ICTS helpdesk at the University of Cape Town A, Potgieter Uganda 2005 Bierowski C. The Use of Floorplans in Creating Virtual Environments G. Marsden SA 2005 Chetty M. Developing locally relevant applications for rural South Afica: a telemedicine example E. Blake SA 2005 De Wet N. Model Driven Communication Protocol Engineering and Simulation based Performance Analysis using UML 2.0 P. Kritzinger SA 2005 Eyambe L. A Digital Library Component Assembly Environment H. Suleman Cameroon 2005 Hamza S. The Subjective Response of People Living with HIV to Illness Narratives in VR E. Blake SA 2005 Hendricks Z. A meta-authoring tool for specifying behaviour in VR environments G. Marsden SA 2005 Landman J. Analytical Models of IP Traffic on UMTS Mobile Networks P. Kritzinger SA 2005 Malan K. Visualising Uncertaintity G. Marsden SA 2005 Ryndina O. Improving Requirements Engineering: An Enhanced Requirements Modelling and Analysis Method P. Kritzinger SA 2005 Schroder R. Laid Back Searching G. Marsden SA 2005 Tangkuampien J. A Virtual Environment Authoring Interface for Content-Expert Authors G. Marsden SA 2005 Tobler B. A Structured Approach to Network Security Protocol Implementation A. Hutchison SA 2006 Cooke R. Link prediction and link detection in sequences of large social networks using temporal and local metrics A. Potgieter and K. April SA 2006 Feng K. Customisable Abstract Representation Layer G. Marsden SA 2006 Ladeira I. Story experience in a Virtual San Storytelling Environment: Virtual Cultural Stories for Teenagers and Young Adults E. Blake SA 2006 Mhlongo S. Flexible Packaging Methodologies for Rapid Deployment of Customisable Component-based Digital Libraries H. Suleman SA 2006 Osunmakinde I. Intelligent Detection of Anomalies in Telecommunications Customer Behaviour A. Potgieter NGA 2006 Rouse C. Schema Matching in a Peer-to-peer Database System S. Berman SA 2006 Verwey J. Speech Perception in Virtual Environments E. Blake SA 2007 de Kadt C. Digital reconstruction of District Six architecture from archival photographs J. Gain and P. Marais SA 2007 Gasant Y. Firewall Information and Security Visualisation G. Marsden SA 2007 Jedeikin J. An Adaptive Agent Architecture for Exogenous Data Sales Forecasting A. Potgieter and K. April SA 2007 Lee K. The Efficient and Cost Effective Asynchronous Mail Sender for Road Warriors G, Marsden Taiwan 2007 Mutuku J. K. MacGregor SA 2007 Neeser R. A Comparison of Statistical and Geometric Reconstruction Techniques: Guidelines for Correcting Fossil Hominin Crania J. Gain and R. Ackermann SA 2007 Perumal S. P. Kritzinger SA 2007 Spasic N. Anomaly Detection and Prediction of Human Actions in a Video Surveillance Environment A Potgieter Zimbabwe 2007 van Rooyen R. A Transaction Assurance Framework For Web Service A. Hutchison SA 2008 Nyirenda M. Universal Web Application Server H Suleman ZMB 2008 Brown S. Providing Informational Support to HIV+ Women in a Virtual Environment: A Case Study Comparing the Effects of Virtual Reality and Paper Media for Content Delivery E. Blake SA 2008 McMahon P. Accelerating Genomic Sequence Alignment using High Performance Reconfigurable Computers M. Kuttel SA 2009 Paulse M. S Berman SA 2009 Jacka D. High-Level Control of Agent-based Crowds by means of General Constraints J Gain SA 2009 Nakashole N. A Hybrid Scavenger Grid Approach to Intranet Search H Suleman NMB 2009 Parker C. P. A lightweight interface to local Grid scheduling systems H Suleman SA 2009 Ogunleye S. O. Supporting Mobile Developers through A Java IDE G. Marsden NGA 2009 Osunmakinde I. Computational Intelligent Systems: Evolving Dynamic Bayesian Networks A. Potgieter NGA 2009 Chong M. K. Usable Authentication for Mobile Banking A. Hutchison 2009 Pileggi P. Cross-Layer RaCM Design for Vertically Integrated Wireless Networks P. Kritzinger 2009 Symington A. A Hardware Testbed for Measuring IEEE 802.11g DCF Performance P. Kritzinger 2010 Eicher A. Active Shape Model Segmentation of Brain Structures in MR Images of Subjects with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder P. Marais 2010 Mokhesi L. Context-Aware Handoff Support for Wireless Access Networks A. Bagula LSO 2010 Mwebaze A. Design of an intelligent parking system using Wireless sensors and Multiprotocol Label Switching A. Bagula 2010 Salazar G. A. DAS Writeback: A Collaborative Annotation System for Proteins E. Blake 2011 Ramuhaheli T. Gesture Based Interface for Asynchronous Video Communication for Deaf People in South Africa E. Blake SA 2011 Reitmaier T. Designing Digital Storytelling for Rural African Communities G. Marsden DE 2011 Smith G. Mobile Media Distribution in Developing Contexts G. Marsden SA 2012 Crumley Z. Voxel-Space Shape Grammars SA 2012 Nour M. M. An End-to-End Solution for Complex Open Educational Resources H. Suleman Sudan 2012 Paihama J. Meta-standardisation of Interoperability Protocols H. Suleman Angola 2012 Talbot MJ SHOP-Net: Moving from paper to mobile G. Marsden SA 2012 Williams K. Learning to Read Bushman: Automatic Handwriting Recognition for Bushman Languages H. Suleman SA 2012 Omar M. Component-based Digital Library Scalability using Clusters H. Suleman SA 2012 Sharpey-Schafer K. A Simulation Model for Evaluating National Patient Record Networks in South Africa H. Suleman SA 2012 Havenga M. Building heritage collections using games on social networks H. Suleman SA 2012 Chissungo EBF Routing Protocols for Meshed Communication, Networks Targeting Communication Quality of Service (QoS) in Rural Areas. E. Blake and H. Le MOZ 2012 Allen, SL Analyzing the impact of mobile technology of mobile-centric youth in South Africa USA 2012 Crumley ZPW Voxel-space shape grammers 2012 Isafiade OE Drivable region detection for autonomous robots applied to South African underground mining NGA 2012 Machaka P Situation recognition using soft computing techniques 2012 Mohamed Nour M An end-to-end solution for complex open educational resources H. Suleman SDN 2012 Saunder IA Draggable tag clouds: A dynamic query interface for visual information seeking 2012 Erasmus DJ Video quality requirements for South African sign language communications over mobile phones 2012 Fisher M Performance benchmarking physical and virtual linux environments 2012 Idowu MFl Evaluation of the usability and usefulness of automatic speech recognition among users in South Africa NGA 2012 Marquard SC Improving searchability of automatically transcribed lectures through dynamic language modelling 2013 Asanger S Enhancing security information and event management capability using unsupervised anomaly detection AUT 2013 Kamkuemah MN A study of mobile phone ad hoc networks via bluetooth with different routing protocols NAM 2013 Poulo LBN Cloud computing for digital libraries H. Suleman LSO 2013 Molapo M Enabling the creation and distribution of local digital training content for low literate community health workers LSO 2013 Baxter RJ GPU-based acceleration of radio interferometry point source visibility simulations in the MeqTrees framework M. Kuttel 2013 Burke MJ Enabling anonymous crime reporting on mobile phones in the developing world 2013 Kapuire GK An explorative action research study toward the design of a digital knowledge organisation as part of an indigenous knowledge management system with a Herero community NAM 2013 Mathai NS Molecular modelling of the Streptococcus pneumoniae serogroup 6 capsular polysaccharide antigens M. Kuttel IND 2013 Mkhwanazi XN Developing and evaluating routing protocols for rural areas that communicatse via data mules 2013 Mulder RL Accelerating point cloud cleaning 2013 Munyaradzi N Transcription of the Bleek and Lloyd Collection using the Bossa Volunteer Thinking Framework H. Suleman ZWE 2013 Mburu CW Enhancing home based care for HIV patients using an advisory expert system KEN 2013 Phiri L Simple digital libraries H. Suleman ZMB 2013 O'Loghlen GP A weather related causal analysis on consolidated delay at Newark Liberty International Airport IRL 2013 Sibande B Open source usability for non-expert users MWI 2013 Harding GL A practical key management and distribution system for IPTV conditional access 2013 du Toit N Designing an interface to provide new functionality for the post-processing of web-based annotations G. Marsden 2014 Clough DM Lattice Boltzmann liquid simulations on graphics hardware J. Gain and M. Kuttel 2014 Kenwood JC Real-time generation of procedural forests P. Marais GBR 2014 Weimar R A simplified game engine for a game development course 2014 Dennie KS Scalable attack modelling in support of security information and event management 2014 Wood DK Fast Galactic structure finding using Graphics Processing Units P. Marais 2014 Workman ML Can health workers capture data using a generic mobile phone with sufficient accuracy for capture at source to be used for clinical research purposes? 2014 Leach CE A GPU-based level of detail system for the real-time simulation and rendering of large-scale granular terrain P. Marais 2014 Maliwatu R Ubiquitous mesh networking: application to mobile communication and information dissemination in a rural context ZMB 2014 Martin J Hybrid RFID Sensors: Design, Implementation and Application 2014 Meissner FW Supporting NGO intermediation with internet systems: comparing mobile and web examples for reaching low income urban youth of Cape Town E. Blake 2014 Mullins T Participatory cloud computing: the community cloud management protocol A. Bagula 2014 Ngqakaza L Multi-layered security in the internet of the things A. Bagula 2014 Tuyishimire E Internet of Things: Least interference beaconing algorithms A. Bagula RWA 2014 Forshaw GW Semi-automatic matching of semi-structured data updates P. Marais 2014 Gordon MB A comparison of molecular dynamics force fields through the investigation of the conformation of pneumococcal antigens M. Kuttel 2014 Potgieter A A Parallel Multidimensional Weighted Histogram Analysis Method M. Kuttel 2014 Chetty D Perceptions of cloud computing in the South African government H. Suleman 2015 Badenhorst SJ Acceleration of the noise suppression component of the DUCHAMP source-finder M. Kuttel 2015 Khan HA Advancing security information and event management frameworks in managed enterprises using geolocation A. Hutchison ZWE 2015 Kivaisi AR Enabling visually impaired people to use touch screen phones TZA 2015 Schollar CTG RFI monitoring for the MeerKAT Radio Telescope M. Kuttel 2015 le Roux ZJ A research study on how computers can be used as a cognitive tool 2015 Martinez-Farias AD A framework for semi-automated geocoding of data containing South African addresses 2015 Crause J Fast, realistic terrain synthesis P. Marais 2015 Lekena MK Designing mobile multi-touch drum sequencing applications G. Marsden / H. Suleman 2015 Lin TS Accelerating radio transient detection using the Bispectrum algorithm and GPGPU 2015 Wang S Evolving controllable emergent crowd behaviours with neuro-evolution 2015 Maziya LE Access and information flow control to secure mobile web service compositions in resource constrained environments SWZ 2015 Chang G Designing an effective user interface for the android tablet environment M. Kuttel 2015 Reddy M SignDln: Designing and assessing a generalisable mobile interface SignSupport 2015 Verster CT On supporting K-anonymisation and L-diversity of crime databases with genetic algorithms in a resource constrained environment 2015 Fenn TK Integrating contextmapping and interaction design: designing with and for small-scale urban farmers in Soweto 2016 Hugo BV Accelerated coplanar facet radio synthesis imaging SA 2016 Lwabona KM Multitouch-based collaborative pre-visualisation for computer animation TZA 2016 Mazzolini RL Procedurally generating surface detail for 3D models using voxel-based cellular automata 2016 Mohammed AMA Automating user privacy policy recommendations in social media SDN 2016 Ng'ethe GG Design of a mobile support and content authoring tool to support deaf adults training in computer literacy skills E. Blake KEN 2016 Packham SN Crowdsourcing a text corpus for a low resource language H. Suleman SA 2016 Silson SG Interactive simulation and rendering of fluids on graphics hardware 2016 Long HJ Procedurally generated realistic virtual rural worlds FRA/GBR 2016 Shunmugam T Adoption of a visual model for temporal database representation M. Keet SA 2016 Mvumbi TV Natural language interface to relational database: a simplified customization approach M. Keet COD 2016 Olojede AO Investigating image processing algorithms for provision of information in rock art sites using mobile devices H. Suleman NGA 2016 van Belle JD Accelerated deconvolution of radio interferometric images using orthogonal matching pursuit and graphics hardware 2016 Bunn TA An automatic marker for vector graphics drawing tasks 2016 Kalan A Understanding merchant adoption of m-payments in South Africa H. Suleman 2017 Bissict JJ Augmenting security event information with contextual date to improve the detection capabilities of a SIEM 2017 Khethisa JA A highly accessible application for detection and classification of maize foliar diseases from leaf images LSO 2017 Mantel JK Investigating the potential for a user-driven electricity monitoring application to provide useful electricity consumption patterns H. Suleman 2017 Maina JK Enhancing digital heritage archives using gamified annotations H. Suleman KEN 2017 Shorten DP Spectral analysis of neutral evolution 2017 Terblanche MTM COLAB: social context and user experience in collaborative multiplayer games 2017 Almukhaylid MM A comparison of socially-motivated discussion forum models for learning management systems H. Suleman SAU 2017 Igboamalu FN Decision tree classifiers for incident call data sets NGA 2018 Antia M (Multilingual) Knowledge representation for epistemological access Meyer,Thomas Nigeria 2017 Brittan S Multiple-Stakeholder Participatory Design of a Mobile Business Application for Micro-Entrepreneurs from Low-Income South African Communities. Suleman Hussein, Marsden, Gary SA 2017 Modise M A Comparison of Mobile Search Interfaces for isiXhosa Speakers Suleman, Hussein Botswana 2018 Botha L DevelopinThe Bayesian Description Logic BALC Meyer,Thomas SA 2018 Chigudu K Design of a prototype mobile application interface for efficient accessing of electronic laboratory results by health clinicians Kuttel,Michelle Mary SA 2018 Clarkson J When worlds collide: The effects of augmented virtuality on presence, workload, and input performance Blake, Edwin Haupt SA 2018 Davies B Evaluating the user-experience of existing strategies to limit video game session length Blake, Edwin Haupt SA 2018 Govender D Investigating audio classification to automate the trimming of recorded lectures Suleman,Hussein SA 2018 Kyle C Data to information to text summaries of financial data Keet,Catharina Maria SA 2018 Mahlaza Z Grammars for generating isiXhosa and isiZulu weather bulletin verbs Keet,Catharina Maria SA 2018 Smith Z Joining and aggregating datasets using CouchDB Berman,Sonia SA 2019 Chibuye N Using question-specific vocabularies to support speech data collection with SALAAM De Renzi,Brian Zambia 2019 Choga N The effects of monetary and non-monetary incentives on respondent attrition in longitudinal surveys De Renzi,Brian Zimbawe 2019 Faker F Mobile Health Data: investigating the data used by an mHealth app using different mobile app architectures De Renzi,Brian, Suleman,Hussein SA 2019 Graaf M Babel’s Tower: South Africa’s Wikipedias Densmore, Melissa SA 2019 Huang C Neuro-Evolution Search Methodologies for
Collective Self-Driving VehiclesNitschke,Geoff Stuart SA 2019 Mabakane M Effective visualisation of callgraphs for optimisation of parallel programs: a design study Kuttel,Michelle Mary SA 2019 Moyo E Accelerated cooperative co-evolution on multi-core architectures Kuttel,Michelle Mary, Nitschke,Geoff Stuart SA 2019 Pinska A Addition of flexible linkers to GPU-accelerated coarse-grained simulations of protein-protein docking Kuttel,Michelle Mary, Gain,James Edward SA 2019 Ramphele F Predicting grade progression within the Limpopo Education System Berman,Sonia SA 2019 Ritchie J Investigating the effect of gamification on the adoption of fitness apps on mobile devices in South Africa Suleman,Hussein SA 2019 Shelton J The effect of gamification and narrative on learner engagement and academic achievement in primary schools: a South African case study Gain,James Edward SA 2019 Till C Exploring undergraduate interactions with mobile privacy and security Densmore,Melissa Rita SA 2019 Toussaint W Evaluation of clustering techniques for generating household energy consumption patterns in a developing country Meyer,Thomas, Moodley,Deshendran SA 2019 Wardle C Co-designing with and for Milk Dnors Densmore,Melissa Rita SA 2020 Berman A Generative adversarial networks for fine art generation Moodley,Deshendran SA 2020 Chama V Explanation for defeasible entailment Meyer,Thomas SA 2020 Chetty N Privacy preserving data anonymisation: an experimental examination of customer data for POPI compliance in South Africa Meyer,Thomas, Hutchison,Andrew Charles Macdonald SA 2020 Chingoma J Enriching deontic logic with typicality Meyer,Thomas Zimbabwe 2020 Kaliski A An overview of KLM-style defeasible entailment Meyer,Thomas SA 2020 Lamola M Performance analysis of hybrid WiFi and TV white space links Johnson,David,Densmore,Melissa Rita SA 2020 Lopes A Using machine learning to guide automated intrusion response Hutchison,Andrew Charles Macdonald SA 2020 Lumpa M Digital Repositories in Private Clouds Suleman,Hussein SA 2020 Ombura M The performance of coevolutionary topologies in developing competitive tree manipulation strategies for symbolic regression Nitschke,Geoff Stuart Kenya 2020 Pocock C 3D Scan Campaign Classification withRepresentative Training Scan Selection Marais,Patrick Craig SA 2021 Abdullahi T Predicting diarrhoea outbreak with climate change Nitschke,Geoff Stuart Nigeria 2021 Cherry M Distributed autonomous intersection management with neuro-evolution Nitschke,Geoff Stuart SA 2021 Chinyama F Predicting Household Poverty with Machine Learning Methods: The Case of Malawi Berman,Sonia Malawi 2021 Cossa A Communication tools for distance learning students Berman,Sonia SA 2021 Drake R A semantic Bayesian network for automated share evaluation on the JSE Moodley,Deshendran SA 2021 Gwynn T A user interface for terrain modelling in virtual reality using a head mounted display Gain,James Edward SA 2021 Jian X Understanding Alignment Between Design Approaches and Student Priorities for Online Learning Platforms Densmore,Melissa Rita SA 2021 Kapfunde S Authorisation tools for South African research clouds Simmonds,Robert William John SA 2021 Kouassi K Automated Machine Learning for Predicting Trends in Time Series Data Moodley,Deshendran Cote D'Ivoire 2021 Mathijssen M The use of a user-centric smart mobile application prototype for supporting safety and security in a city: A design science method Densmore,Melissa Rita,Tanner,Maureen Cynthia Netherlands 2021 Mtombeni K Investigating how South African Humanities researchers engage with digital archives Suleman,Hussein SA 2021 Naidoo T A mobile application promoting good contact lens practices Berman,Sonia SA 2021 Ndenge K Investigating a learning analytics interface for automatically marked programming assessments Suleman,Hussein Cameroon 2021 Parbhunath A An analysis of cybersecurity culture in an organisation managing critical infrastructure Meyer,Thomas SA 2021 Pienaar C Machine learning in predictive analytics on judicial decision-making Nitschke,Geoff Stuart SA 2021 Pitcher C Matching optical coherence tomography fingerprint scans using an iterative closest point pipeline Marais,Patrick Craig SA 2021 Pyon F Artificial neural networks to predict share prices on the Johannesburg stock exchange Moodley,Deshendran SA 2021 Salie L An Analysis of Internet Traffic Flow in SANReN using Active and Passive Measurements Chavula,Josiah SA 2021 Singh S Investigating user experience and bias mitigation of the multi-modal retrieval of historical data Suleman,Hussein SA 2022 Mwenje C Effect of Content Caching on User QoE in iNethi Community Network Chavula,Josiah SA 2022 Nyathi M Detection of HTTPS Malware Traffic Without Decryption Hutchison,Andrew Charles Macdonald SA
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Information systems
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Molla, Alemayehu
Paul Licker
2002
e-Readiness and e-Commerce success: developing and exploring an antecedent model in developing countries context
Van Belle, JP
Paul Licker
Mike Hart
2003
A Framework for the Analysis and Evaluation of Enterprise Models
Ng'ambi, Dick
Dewald Roode
2004
Towards a Knowledge Sharing Framework Based on Student Questions: The Case for a Dynamic FAQ Environment
Rhodes, Jo
Dewald Roode
2004
Using a conceptual framework to explore e-commerce and marketing appropriation in a rural South African development organization
Brown, Irwin
Dewald Roode
2005
Espoused Theory versus Theory in Use: The case of strategic information systems planning
Mutshewa, Athulang
Dewald Roode
2006
A theory of the use of information for environmental planning: The case of Botswana
Iyamu, Tiko
Dewald Roode
2007
The Impact of Organisational Politics on Information Technology Strategy
Kekwaletswe, Raymond
Dewald Roode
Dick Ng'ambi
2007
Knowledge Transformation in a Mobile Learning Environment: An Interpretive Inquiry of Ubiquitous Context and Social Presence Awareness
Twum-Darko, Mike
Dewald Roode
2007
The Role of Information Systems in Legislation Led Reforms: A Case Study in the Context of the New Municipal Rates Act of South Africa
Hanmer, Lyn
Dewald Roode
Sedick Isaacs
2009
Factors associated with the successful implementation of computerised hospital information systems in South Africa
Njenga, Kennedy
Irwin Brown
2009
Conceptualising the Role of Improvisation in Information Security Risk Management Activities: A South African Case Study
Ochara Nixon Muganda
Jean-Paul Van Belle
2009
The E-Government Artifact in the Context of a Developing Country: Towards a Nomadic Framework
Sewchurran, Kosheek
Derek Smith
Dewald Roode
2009
Toward a Regional Ontology for Information Systems Project Management
Bollou, Felix
Mike Hart
Ojelanki Ngwenyama
2010
Interrogating the Impact of ICT Infrastructure Expansion in Francophone West Africa 1993-2005: A Critical Theory Using Archival Data and Non-Parametric Research Methods
Mlitwa, Nhlanhla
Jean-Paul Van Belle
2010
Integration of e-learning Systems into Academic Programmes in South African Universities
Shirazi, Farid
Irwin Brown
Ojelanki Ngwenyama
2010
The Impact of ICT Expansion on Promoting Democracy and Economic Freedom in the Middle East (1995-2005)
Brown, Cheryl
Mike Hart
2011
Excavating the meaning of Information and Communication Technology use amongst South African University students: a critical discourse analysis
Dakela, Sibongiseni
Lisa Seymour
Ojelanki Ngwenyama
2011
Web analytics strategy: a model for adopting and implementing advanced web analytics
Johnston, Kevin
Lisa Seymour
Jacques Cronje
2011
An IS Perspective on Managing Change in a University
Bankole, Felix
Irwin Brown
Kweku Osei-Bryson
2012
The Impacts of ICT Infrastructure on National Development: A Multi-Method Investigation involving Data Mining and Data Envelopment Analysis
Delcarme, Brian
Dewald Roode
Irwin Brown
2012
The development and institutionalisation of an integrated health care waste information system
Scott, Elsje
Kosheek Sewchurran
2012
Towards coherent practice in capstone courses for IS majors
Tossy, Titus
Irwin Brown
2012
Cultivating Recognition: A Classic Grounded Theory of E-Learning Providers Working in East Africa
Weimann, Peter
Irwin Brown
2012
An Organizational Framework for the Use of WebBased Tools in “Virtual” Project Teams
Kabanda, Salah
Irwin Brown
2013
E-commerce and small and medium enterprises (SME) in least developed countries : the case of Tanzania
Metfula, Andile
Wallace Chigona
2013
The interplay between policy network actors and information and communication technology policies in a developing country context
Tanner, Maureen
Wallace Chigona
Kosheek Sewchurran
2013
Social conditions leading to Scrum process breakdowns during Global Agile Software Development: a theory of practice perspective
Hazra, Ummaha-Tul
Ojelanki Ngwenyama
2014
Understanding acceptance decisions and identity associated with smartphones: A qualitative enquiry.
Hwabamungu, Boroto
Irwin Brown
Wallace Chigona
2014
The influence of stakeholder relations on the implementation of information systems strategy in public hospitals in South Africa: an activity theory perspective
Mimbi, Lucas
Michael Kyobe
2014
Investigating the Role of Information Technology in Resolving Governance Challenges in a Transition State – The Case of Tanzania
Mwangi, Kariuki
Irwin Brown
2014
Analysis of the Designed and Emergent Consequences of Mobile Banking Usage by MSMEs in Kenya Using Ethnographic Decision Tree Modeling
Mudenda, Mphatso
Wallace Chigona
2015
A pathway through which m-Health outcomes are produced for maternal care consumers in a developing country context
Ononiwu, Chidi
Irwin Brown
Sven Carlsson
2015
Mechanisms for emergent usage of adaptive information systems: A critical realist case of e-financial systems in SA
Osah, Olam
Michael Kyobe
2015
Determinants of User Continuance Intention towards Mobile Money Services in Africa: The Case of M-pesa in Kenya
Albertus, Renee
Ojelanki Ngwenyama
Irwin Brown
2016
Public private partnership contract management failure in information technology service delivery: a qualitative inquiry into the South African Department of Labour ERP implementation project
Joubert, Janine
Jean-Paul Van Belle
2016
Embedding risk management within new product and service development of an innovation and risk management framework and supporting risk processes, for effective risk mitigation : an action research study within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector
Mooketsi, Bojelo
Wallace Chigona
2016
The impact of contextual factors on the implementation of the e-education policy in previously disadvantaged areas in Cape Town: the teachers perspective
Ngonzi, Tibuhinda
Kosheek Sewchurran
2016
Theorizing ICT-based social innovation on development in the context of developing countries of Africa
Okongo, Kennedy
Michael Kyobe
2016
Public value of e-Government investments in the developing countries: empirical exploration of the public sector in Kenya
Ramburn, Anjali
Lisa Seymour
2016
A systematic analysis of ERP implementation challenges and coping mechanisms: The case of a large, decentralised, public organisation in South Africa
Bisimwa, Kasky
Kevin Johnston
Irwin Brown
2017
Mobile phone use for empowerment in the context of social exclusion: an ethnographic study of urban refugees in South Africa
Chikuni, Patricia
Wallace Chigona
2017
The relationship between policy formulation processes and e-Learning policy discourses in Higher Education Institutions in South Africa
Davids, Zane
Irwin Brown
2017
The use of social media by organisations when engaging with their online community: the collective storytelling phenomenon
Makoza, Frank
Wallace Chigona
2017
Power relations among stakeholders in the implementation of national ICT policy: case of Malawi
Muhanguzi, Sam
Michael Kyobe
2017
The Alignment of Business Strategy, Work Practices and Mobile Technology Applications in Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda
Mungai, Paul
Jean-Paul Van Belle
2017
Causal mechanisms that enable institutionalisation of open government data in Kenya
Ogunleye, Olalekan
Jean-Paul Van Belle
2017
A framework for enhancing government service delivery using mobile technologies: an African countries context