All my student feedback from 2009 is available here: http://bit.ly/StdntFdbck
A word cloud of my student feedback since 2009 is shown below. The university’s feedback form asks “Aspects of the lecturer’s teaching that should be maintained” and “What were the best aspects of this module or module section?”
Below is a table summarising the modules I have taught.
| Year | Module | Students | Student feedback |
| 2023 | Internet of Things | ± 20 post-graduates |
Discontinued |
| 2023 | Analogue design E344 | ± 110 third years |
Discontinued |
| 2022 | Analogue design E344 | ± 110 third years |
Discontinued |
| 2021 | Analogue design E344 | ± 120 third years |
Discontinued |
| 2021 | Computer Systems 214 | ± 253 second years |
Discontinued |
| 2020 | Analogue design E344 | ± 130 third years |
Discontinued |
| 2019 | Analogue design E344 | ± 130 third years |
87.6% |
| 2019 | COMPX203 (Waikato University) | ± 140 second years |
96.7% |
| 2017 | Computer programming 143 | ± 250 first years |
Not used |
| 2016 | Computer programming 143 | ± 280 first years |
87.9% |
| 2015 | Computer programming 143 | ± 250 first years |
90.2% |
| 2014 | Computer systems 214 | ± 190 second and third years |
93.3% |
| 2013 | Computer programming 143 | ± 210 first years |
91.2% |
| 2013 | Computer systems 214 | ± 190 second and third years |
94.8% |
| 2012 | Computer programming 143 | ± 215 first years |
88.4% |
| 2012 | Computer systems 214 | ± 180 second and third years |
94.1% |
| 2011 | Computer systems 214 (Eng) | ± 70 second and third years |
93.4% |
| 2011 | Computer systems 214 (Afr) | ± 100 second and third years |
92.8% |
| 2010 | Computer programming 143 | ± 150 first years |
88.6% |
| 2010 | Computer systems 214 (Afr) | ± 100 second and third years |
89.1% |
| 2010 | Computer systems 214 (Eng) | ± 50 second and third years |
87.7% |
| 2009 | Computer programming 143 | ± 150 first years |
Post-graduate Supervision
Masters
| Year | Student: Topic |
| 2022/23 | R van der Walt: Schools and 4IR |
| 2022/23 | D Roux: Robotics and smart mining |
| 2022/23 | K Hull: Smart greenhouses |
| 2022/23 | KG Mbatha: Facial recognition |
| 2022/23 | JH Giliomee: Electrifying minibus taxis while saving the grid |
| 2022 | L Fuessl: Using solar and wind power with stationary battery storage for electric minibus taxis |
| 2021/22 | K Tenderere: Minibus taxi payment automation |
| 2021/22 | K Motlola: Minibus taxi payment automation |
| 2021/22 | A Muthua: Facial recognition |
| 2021/22 | PD van Schalkwyk: Modelling of tanked water heaters |
| 2021/22 | J Avenant: Modelling of household energy in South Africa |
| 2020/21 | F. Snyders: Intelligent diaper |
| 2020/21 | C Abraham: Informal transport meets EVs and renewables |
| 2019/20 | K Buresh: Renewable sources and electric vehicles |
| 2018/19 | J Ingles: Mobile phone-based water quality meter |
| 2018/19 | S Gerber: Smart water heater scheduling with TOU pricing at schools |
| 2018/19 | D Robinson: NBIoT and Dash7 evaluation for wearables |
| 2017/18 | C Ripunda: Behavioural change in water consumption at schools |
| 2017/18 | TG Durand: Comparison of Low power wireless networks |
| 2017/18 | MC Rademeyer: Large-scale crowd-sourced number plate recognition |
| 2016/17 | M Roux: Big data analysis and pattern extraction for water and electricity consumption. |
| 2016/17 | NO Pirow: Non-invasive water meter solution |
| 2016/17 | NH Naude: Hardware and solftware solution for smart geyser solution |
| 2016/17 | MC Swanepoel: Bicycle sharing system for developing countries |
| 2015/16 | JJ Erwee: Water leakage detection for municipal pipes |
| 2015/16 | RI Muller: Green buildings – water and energy metering for new buildings |
| 2015/16 | HF van der Merwe: Pedestrian detection for SANRAL |
| 2015/16 | AH Cloete: M2M Communications for the intelligent geyser with control optimsation |
| 2015/16 | FJ Bruwer: Driver behaviour with mobile phone-based sensing |
| 2015 | JWK Brown: Hardware for the intelligent geyser with impact assessment |
| 2014/15 | S Nienaber: Detection and reporting of potholes in real-time |
| 2014/15 | PJC Nel: A mobile phone and cloud-based approach to utility metering (cum laude) |
| 2014/15 | DR Fourie: Heart condition monitor with real-time analysis |
| 2014/15 | NA ebot eno Akpa: Driving behaviour in the minibus taxi industry (cum laude) |
| 2013/14 | JC Engelbrecht: Detection of driving style using mobile phone sensing |
| 2013/14 | GR Sawyer: Home automation through M2M communications |
| 2012/13 | AS Zeeman: Real-time monitoring of Taxi driver behaviour and passenger occupancy. |
| 2010/11 | LS Mojela: Use of WiMAX and Wi-Fi in a VANET to provide in-vehicle connectivity and media distribution |
Doctoral (PhD)
| Year | Student: Topic |
| 2022 | M Nkosi: Sliced mobile networks. |
| 2022 | T Michael-Ahile: Digitial twins for schools. |
| 2021 | TG Durand: Mesh Lora networks. |
| 2021 | J Coetzee: Minibus taxis. |
| 2020 | P. Mabina: Intelligent control of delay-tolerant loads with renewable sources. |
| 2019-2021 | J. Samuels: Energy in schools. |
| 2020-2021 | M.J. Ritchie: Optimal water heater control. |
| 2015-2020 | I. Ndibatya: Optimising travel for multimodal transport in Africa. |