Who am I?

I am a PhD (Computer Science) candidate at the University of Witwatersrand, and an experienced software developer with over 8 years of coding experience in a professional environment. I have a passion for using software to solve difficult important problems.

The aim of my research is to improve the scalability of multi-agent reinforcement learning to broaden its applicability to real-world applications.

Experience

University of the Witwatersrand

Lecturer

Co-lectured an 'Introduction to Python' workshop for the e-Science Masters students

TAS Online

Full Stack Developer

Independent Electoral Commission

Research Consultant

This commissioned research focused on the effect of the Electoral Amendment Act on the proportionality of South Africa’s elections. This research culminated in the technical report ‘Analysis of the Effects of the Electoral Amendment Bill’ co-authored with Halfdan Lynge.

University of the Witwatersrand - BIS

Data Science Intern

University of the Witwatersrand - BIS

Data Science Intern

Education

PhD Computer Science

University of the Witwatersrand

Research area: Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

MSc Computer Science (Upgraded)

University of the Witwatersrand

Hons Computer Science

University of the Witwatersrand

BSc Computer Science

University of the Witwatersrand

Matric (NSC)

St Davids Marist Inanda