Networking with the HPI Research School
After joining the Hasso-Plattner Institute Research School at UCT in 2015, which he discovered through a Google search, Richard Maliwatu is set to graduate with a PhD this July.
Applications for Postgraduate Studies in Information Systems for 2022
The Department of Information Systems offers well established and intellectually challenging postgraduate programmes in Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) at all levels for full-time and part-time students.
Assoc Prof Moodley to join ICA #4 on Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence
The Intercontinental Academia (ICA) has chosen Associate Professor Deshen Moodley as a fellow for the 4th edition of ICA.
IS student’s essay chosen by the St. Gallen Symposium
One of the School of IT’s Information Systems Masters students, Lina Lukusa, has had her essay selected for the St. Gallen Global Essay Competition and been chosen as a Leader of Tomorrow. The 2021 theme is: “A Matter of Trust: How can Trus
SMMEs in sub-Saharan Africa hit hard by cybercrimes
Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa have faced a range of cybersecurity issues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with scaling digital capacity exposing SMMEs to threats like ransomware, phishing and supply chain attack
‘Graduation would have meant a mission accomplished’
Just three months before graduation season was due to begin, the University of Cape Town (UCT) community received an In Remembrance notice with devastating news: 42-y
‘This one’s for you, dad’
Millicent Agangiba was four years old when she was diagnosed with polio – this altered the trajectory of her life. She underwent years of medical treatment, and while her condition improved significantly, her mobility remained a challenge.
Will artificial intelligence shape the future?
The UCT Summer School presented an online discussion around artificial intelligence on 2 December 2020 and the speakers, Associate Professor Deshen Moodley and Professor Tommie Meyer.
School of IT Showcase displays students’ ingenuity
Developed by senior University of Cape Town (UCT) students, tech projects and innovations that aim to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems were on display at the 2020 School of IT Showcase this week.