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  1. Academic Staff
  2. Honorary Visiting Professors
  3. Honorary Research Associates
  4. Visiting Students
  5. Admin Assistant
  6. PhD Students
  7. MSc Students
  8. Alumni

 

Academic Staff

Name Organisation Tel No. Email Address
Michael R. Inggs (PhD) (Professor)
Departmental Webpage
University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 2799 (UCT)
+27 (0)21 658 2756 (CHPC)
+27 (0)21 531 7282 (KAT)
michael.inggs@uct.ac.za
Andrew Wilkinson (PhD) (Associate Professor)
Departmental Webpage
University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 3803 andrew.wilkinson@uct.ac.za
Dr. Amit Kumar Mishra
CV
University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 2794 amit.mishra@uct.ac.za
Simon Winberg (PhD) (Lecturer)
Departmental Webpage
University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 2793 simon.winberg@uct.ac.za
Andrew van der Byl University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 2039 a.vanderbyl@uct.ac.za

 

Honorary Visiting Professors

Name Organisation Tel No. Email Address
Chris J. Baker (PhD) (Professor) ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Canberra, Australia +61 2 6125 8807 Chris.Baker@anu.edu.au
Hugh D. Griffiths (PhD) (Professor) University College London, UK +44 (0) 20 7679 731 h.griffiths@ee.ucl.ac.uk

 

Honorary Research Associates

Name Organisation Tel No. Email Address
John Collins SimCon, UK +44 (1933) 66 4478 john_collins@simcon.uk.com
Brian T. Farrimond Liverpool Hope University, UK +44 (151) 291 3606 farrimb@hope.ac.uk
Dr Alan Langman (PhD) KAT / SKA Project, Pinelands, Cape Town +27 (0)21 531 7282 alan.langman@gmail.com
Dr Richard T. Lord (PhD) KAT / SKA Project, Pinelands, Cape Town +27 (0)21 531 7282 richardtlord@gmail.com
Dr Norman Morrison (PhD) University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 2792 norman.morrison@uct.ac.za
Dr Karl Woodbridge (PhD) University College London, UK +44 (20) 7679 3969 k.woodbridge@ee.ucl.ac.uk

 

Visiting Students

Name Organisation Tel No. Email Address
Shivvaan Sathasilvam School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering,
University of Adelaide, Australia
+27 (0)21 650 2799 shivvaan@eleceng.adelaide.edu.au

 

Admin Assistant

Name Organisation Tel No. Email Address
Regine Lord University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 2799 regine.lord@uct.ac.za

 

PhD Students

No. Name Organisation Tel No. Email Address
1 Jeanine Engelbrecht Council for Geoscience +27 (0)21 948 4754 jengelbrecht@geoscience.org.za
  Topic: Advanced differential interferometry for geohazard assessment in South Africa
2 Yunus Abdul Gaffar CSIR, Pretoria   ynagaffar@csir.co.za
  Topic: Classification of Sea Vessels in a Persistent Surveillance Radar System using ISAR Imagery
3 Albert Gazendam CSIR, Pretoria +27 (0)12 841 4820 agazendam@csir.co.za
  Topic: On the Performance Benchmarking of Storage Subsystems in High Performance Computing Environments
4 Jason Manley KAT / SKA Project, Pinelands, Cape Town +27 (0)21 531 7282 jasonmanley@gmail.com
  Topic: Porting of a Software Platform for High Performance Reconfigurable Computing
5 Stephan Sandenbergh University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 5547 stephan@rrsg.ee.uct.ac.za
  Topic: A Low-Cost Time Synchronization Method for a Netted Radar System using Multi-channel Common View GPS Time Transfer

 

MSc Students

No. Name Organisation Tel No. Email Address
1 Michael Aitken
(thesis submitted, under examination)
Centre for Higher Performance Computing, Cape Town +27 (0)21 658 3964 mike.aitken@gmail.com
  Topic: A Reconfigurable Accelerator Card for High Performance Computing
Garikai Mhunduru University of Cape Town garinate@live.com
2 Saleh Mohammed Alsaif Tellumat, Cape Town +27 (0)21 710 2086 smalsaif@kacst.edu.sa
  Topic: Radar Signal Processing
3 Benson Chan University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 3756 bensonchan1984@gmail.com
  Topic: Receiver site optimisation for PCL radar system
4 Eric Shi-Huan Chen University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 3756 cire309@gmail.com
  Topic: Multi-input Multi-output (MIMO) PCL network management
5 Anria Cilliers
(submitting in 2009)
CSIR, Pretoria +27 (0)12 841 4871 acilliers@csir.co.za
  Topic: Helicopter blade parameter extraction for purposes of radar non-cooperative target recognition
6 Jean-Paul da Conceicao Centre for Higher Performance Computing, Cape Town +27 (0)21 658 3964 jpdacon@gmail.com
  Topic: Applications to be run on the Hydra Engine
7 Rian de Wind CSIR, Pretoria +27 (0)12 841 3306 rdewind@csir.co.za
  Topic: Tracking of small boats in high sea states with a X-band search radar
8 Georgie George
(corrections submitted)
South African Weather Bureau +27 (0)12 665 1594 georgie@weathersa.co.za
  Topic: Integration, Implementation and Testing of the X Band SASAR II Radar Unit
9 Michael Gorven Centre for Higher Performance Computing, Cape Town +27 (0)21 658 3964 mgorven@rrsg.ee.uct.ac.za
  Topic: High Performance Computing on the Cell Broadband Engine
10 Brandon Hamilton
(upgrading to PhD)
KAT / SKA Project, Pinelands, Cape Town +27 (0)21 531 7282 brandon.hamilton@gmail.com
  Topic: Operating Systems for Reconfigurable Computers
11 Sebastiaan Heunis University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 3756 sheunis@gmail.com
  Topic: Passive Radar and Passive Coherent Location (PCL) using Software Defined Radio techniques
12 Jane Hewitson
(upgrading to PhD)
Centre for Higher Performance Computing, Cape Town +27 (0)21 658 3964 janeruthh@gmail.com
  Topic: Implementing Algorithms for scaling floating-point numbers on FPGAs
13 Ray Tsung-Jui Hsieh Centre for Higher Performance Computing, Cape Town +27 (0)21 658 3964 ray6402@gmail.com
  Topic: Base level hardware programming (electronics)
14 Han Jingxu University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 3756 joey@crg.ee.uct.ac.za
  Topic: Evaluating performance of MIMO (Multiple Input and Multiple Output) PCL (Passive Coherent Location) Radar systems
15 Roufurd Julie
(submitting in 2009)
KAT / SKA Project, Pinelands, Cape Town +27 (0)21 531 7282 roufurd.julie@gmail.com
  Topic: Fibre Optic Calibrator for Karoo Array Telescope
16 Mahlatse Lekalakala University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 3756 mjlekalakala@gmail.com
  Topic: To be finalised
17 Joseph Milburn
(submitting in 2009)
Centre for Higher Performance Computing, Cape Town +27 (0)21 658 3964 joetendai@gmail.com
Topic: Co-processor Offloading applied to Passive Coherent Location with Doppler and Bearing Data
18 Lerato Mohapi iThemba LABS - EIT Student  leratojeffrey@tlabs.ac.za
  Topic: GenSAT System
19 Roaldje Nadjiasngar University of Cape Town +27(0)21 650 2792 Roaldje.Nadjiasngar@uct.ac.za
  Topic: Target 3D tracking using the Gauss-Newton Filter
20 Sharef Neemat Tellumat, Cape Town +27(0)21 710 2086 sharefn@gmail.com
  Topic: Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Environmental Simulator
21 Khosi Peko
(part-time)
previously iThemba Labs, Cape Town tbd ntatepeko@gmail.com
  Topic: Design of Energy Degrader Controller for High Precision Radiotherapy
22 Arjun Radhakrishnan KAT / SKA Project, Pinelands, Cape Town +27 (0)21 531 7282 arjun@rrsg.ee.uct.ac.za
  Topic: Examination of the DiFX correlator
23 Shanly Rajan KAT / SKA Project, Pinelands, Cape Town +27 (0)21 531 7282 shanlycallsu@gmail.com
  Topic: Automated gateware discovery using Open Firmware
24 Kanono Ramashamole
(part-time)
CSIR, Pretoria +27 (0)12 841 2864 kanono@gmail.com
  Topic: Investigation of Tracking Filters
25 Makhamisa Senekane iThemba Labs +27 (0)21 843 1359 makhamisa12@gmail.com
  Topic: Design and Implementation of Manual VMEBus* Exerciser
26 Wayne Smith
(corrections submitted)
Eskom: Generation Business Engineering +27 (0)11 800 6448 wayne.smith@eskom.co.za
  Topic: Commissioning a 400 Hz Power Supply
27 Nick Thorne
(upgrading to PhD)
Centre for Higher Performance Computing, Cape Town +27 (0)21 658 3964 thorne.nj@gmail.com
  Topic: Developing an eco-system for the HTX co-processor card designed by fellow student Mike Aitken
28 Evan Pei-Hung Tsai University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 3756 evan_429@hotmail.com
  Topic: Digital Beamforming of PCL systems
30 Aadil Volkwin
(corrections submitted)
University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 3756 aadil@rrsg.ee.uct.ac.za
  Topic: Design and Implementation of a Controller Unit for SASAR II
31 Jonathan Ward
(submitting in 2009)
University of Cape Town +27 (0)21 650 3756 jon@rrsg.ee.uct.ac.za
  Topic: Design and Implementation of a Non-Contact Level Measurement Instrument
32 Andrew Woods
(submitting in 2009)
KAT / SKA Project, Pinelands, Cape Town and
Centre for Higher Performance Computing, Cape Town
+27 (0)21 658 3964 drew.woods@gmail.com
  Topic: A Radio Astronomy Correlator Implementation using High Performance Reconfigurable Computing

 

Alumni

Name Year Email Address Topic of Thesis
Alexander, Leon 1994 Leon.Alexander@uct.ac.za The Planning of a South African Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Measuring Campaign (View abstract)
Alston, Caireen E. 1994 caireen_alston@yahoo.com Standardising Modules for Tactical Command and Control Man-Machine Interfaces (View abstract)
Archer, Paul J. 1997   Quick Look Processor for an Airborne SAR System (View abstract)
Ashok, Amit 2001 ashokamit@gmail.com Implementation and Analysis of A Bayesian Approach to Topographic Reconstruction with Multiple Antenna SAR Interferometry (View abstract)
Ballard, Norman 1995 theballardfamily@yahoo.com.au Electrode Length Measurement in Electric Arc Furnaces (View abstract)
Bauermeister, Etienne F. 2005 etienne.bauermeister@gmail.com Implementing a Ground Penetrating Radar User Interface in System-On-Chip Technology (View abstract)
Bennett, Thomas G.H. 2003 lmzxq.tom@gmail.com Development of a Parallel SAR Processor on a Beowulf Cluster (View abstract)
Bras, Johan J. 1991 jbras@rrs.co.za A Simulation of the Single Scan Accuracy of a Two-dimensional Pulsed Surveillance Radar (View abstract)
Brooker, Marc 2008 mbrooker@rrsg.ee.uct.ac.za The Design and Implementation of a Simulator for Multistatic Radar Systems (PhD) View abstract
Carter, Grant R. 1998 grantc@psitek.com System Level Simulation of Digital Designs: A Case Study (View abstract)
Chang, Ching-Wei Wesley 2005 wesleychang1981@@gmail.com Systems Level Investigation of Television Based Bistatic Radar (View abstract)
Chen, Tai-Lin Greg 2006 greg@aerofone.co.za GPR Propagation Simulation and Fat Dipole Antenna Design (View abstract)
Coetzee, Shirley L. (née Wuyts) 1997 Shirley.Coetzee@Becrypt.com Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Processing using Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) (View abstract)
Coetzer, Darren G. 2004 darrencoetzer2004@yahoo.co.uk Design and Implementation of a X-band Transmitter and Frequency Distribution Unit for a Synthetic Aperture Radar (View abstract)
Cope, Michael K. 2003 Michael.Cope@flextronics.com Design, Simulation and Implementation of a Digital Quadrature Demodulator for a Stepped Frequency Radar (View abstract)
Del Mistro, Mario 1992 mario.delmistro@eskom.co.za A Study of Bistatic Radar and the Development of an Independent Bistatic Radar Receiver (View abstract)
Desai, Amresh +/- 1999   VHF Imaging Radar (no abstract available)
Doyle, Gavin S. 2000 gdoyle@webmail.co.za Three Applications of Satellite Borne Repeat Pass SAR Interferometry in Southern Africa (View abstract)
Dunn, Sydney 2008 bobbyd_2000_us@yahoo.com A Study of the SA SKA RFI Measurement Systems (View abstract)
Eatock, Rebecca 1994 allandbex@gatorzw.com A Spatially Variable Fertilizer Applicator System (View abstract)
Fadiran, Oladipo O. 2001 ofadiran@gmail.com Design and Implementation of a Parallel Registration Algorithm for SAR Images (View abstract)
Farquharson, Gordon 1999 gordon@mirsl.ecs.umass.edu Design and Implementation of a 200 to 1600 MHz Stepped Frequency Ground Penetrating Radar Transceiver (View abstract)
Fullalove, Richard M. 1994 richard.fullalove@lr.org Failsafe Display System (View abstract)
Gambahaya, Sifiso B. 2005 gamba007@hotmail.com Design and Implementation of the Pillbox Antenna for SASARII (View abstract)
Gebhardt, Mark 1995 markg@saratoga.co.za Speckle Reduction in SAR Imagery (View abstract)
George, David 2008 dgeorgester@gmail.com A High-Speed Testing Platform Using a 10Ge Switch for Radio Astronomy (View abstract)
Golda, Peter J. 1997 peter@myriads.com Software Simulation of a SAR (View abstract)
Gwena, Tinashe 2003   Gollach: Configuration of a Cluster based Linux Virtual Server (View abstract)
Hassenpflug, I. Gernot 1996 aikishugyo@gmail.com Investigation of Developments in Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar until 1994 (View abstract)
Horrell, Jasper M. 1999 jasper.horrell@gmail.com Range-Doppler Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing at VHF Frequencies (PhD) (View abstract)
Isaacson, Adam R. 2002 aisaacson@rrs.co.za A 500kHz to 5MHz Stepped Frequency Borehole Tomographic Imaging System (View abstract)
Jongens, Adrian W.D. 1993 adrian.jongens@uct.ac.za Application of Cepstrum Techniques and Guard Tube to the Measurement of the Normal Incident Sound Power Absorption in situ (View abstract)
Kabutz, Marten H. 1995   RF Hardware Design of a Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave Ground Penetrating Radar (View abstract)
Koeppen, Peter G. +-1997   Airborne SAR and iSAR (No abstract available)
Kritzinger, Paul J. 1991   A Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Processor Design (View abstract)
Kusel, Thomas W. 1995 thomas.kusel@gmail.com On the Waveform Fidelity of Broadband Digital Storage Architectures (View abstract)
Lange, Gunther 2010 lange.gun@gmail.com Investigation into Passive Radar Target Tracking Techniques
Langman, Alan 2002 alan.langman@gmail.com The Design of Hardware and Signal Processing for a Stepped Frequency Ground Penetrating Radar (PhD) (View abstract)
Lengenfelder, Rolf 1998   The Design and Implementation of a Radar Simulator (View abstract)
Locke, Lisa S. (née Wray) 2001 llocke@arctechcomputers.ca Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Simulator for Interferometry (View abstract)
Lord, Richard T. 2000 richardtlord@gmail Aspects of Stepped-Frequency Processing for Low-Frequency SAR Systems (PhD) (View abstract)
Martens, Andrew 2005 andrew.martens@gmail.com A High Speed Data Acquisition System (View abstract)
McMahon, Peter L. 2008   Adventures in Radio Astronomy Instrumentation and Signal Processing (View abstract)
Mngadi, Andile 2007 andile.mngadi@gmail.com L-band RFI Measurement System Simulation and Investigation (View abstract)
Modise, Stephen K. 2003 karabom@mtnice.co.za Development of a Real Time Radar Data Acquisition System (View abstract)
Mohungoo, Ajmal I. 2004 ajmal7@gmail.com An Airborne X-Band SAR Receiver Design and Implementation (View abstract)
Mountain, Alan N. 2004 alanmountain_personal@yahoo.co.uk Calibration System for the Tracking Accuracy Measurement System (TAMS) using differential GPS (dGPS) (View abstract)
Mukhopadhyay, K. Pradip 2005 pkm_225@yahoo.com Three-dimensional Borehole Radar Imaging (PhD) (View abstract)
Nyareli, Teboho N. 2003 TNyareli@csir.co.za Development of a Cable Odometer with a Network Interface (View abstract)
Phaladi, Shikoane Given 2007 given@27four.com Using GPS bistatic signal for ocean and land remote sensing in South Africa (View abstract)
Robinson, Anthony D. 1996 anthonyr@saratoga.com Ship Target Recognition (View abstract)
Salkinder, Jason 2008 jsalk@gmx.net Design of a Low-Cost High Speed Data Capture Card for the Hubble Sphere Hydrogen Survey (View abstract)
Serretta, Hyram 1998 Hyram.Serretta@eskom.co.za Ship Target Recognition (View abstract)
Tanser, Daniel J. 2003 leadership@impact.co.zw Simulation of a Slope Stability Radar for Opencast Mining (View abstract)
Tremeac, Yann 1999 yann.tremeac@gemplus.com Top-Down Design of DSP Systems: A Case Study (View abstract)
Van der Linden, C.P. 1990   (View abstract)
Van der Riet, K.P. 1991   Test System for Shipboard Antennas (View abstract)
Van Dyk, Clifford L. 2002 clifford@peralex.com The Design and Implementation of a Wideband Digital Radio Receiver (View abstract)
Van Schaik, Carl F. 2002 carl.vanschaik@gmail.com The Development of a Node for a Hardware Reconfigurable Parallel Processor (View abstract)
Wallis, Allen B. 2001 allen@openfuel.com The Design and Implementation of a Distributed Data Capture and Processing Framework for Ground Penetrating Radar (View abstract)
Watermeyer, Kalen 2007 kalen@peralex.com Design of a Hardware Platform for Narrow-band Software Defined Radio applications (View abstract)
Webster, Justin M. 2004   The Development of a Radar Digital Unit for the SASAR II Project (View abstract)
Welsh, S.D. 1991   A Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Data Processor (View abstract)
Williams, Lance P. 2008 lance@rrsg.ee.uct.ac.za Implementing a RADAR Application using the Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) (View abstract)
Wu, Monica Wai-Man 2008 mango5sim@gmail.com The Characterisation of a Double-Conversion Superheterodyne Receiver (View abstract)
Zietsman, Christian F. 2004 cf_zietsman@intekom.co.za Theory, Design and Implementation of an IF Cancellation Module for use in a Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave Ground Penetrating Radar (View abstract)
 

 

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