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2024 Graduates

Adriaan Brink

MEng
A Digital Twin-Based Remote Assistance System, with On-Site Augmented Reality Support for Machine Maintenance

Dylan Eksteen

MEng
Standardization of a Production Data Pipeline for Predictive Maintenance and Anomoly Detection

Sa'eed Fataar

MEng
A Human Cyber-Physical System for Mineworkers in Underground Mine Environments

Akhil Joseph

MEng
Collaborative Robot Digital Twin for Enhanced Human-Robot Collaboration

Divan Smit

MEng
Information Management for Operational Control of a Fruit Treatment Facility

Ryno Visser

MEng
Vehicle Digital Twin Architecture with Product and Production Data

Keegan Weaver

MEng
Further Development of a Clinical Pathway Digital Twin for Handover in Emergency Center Environments

Congratulations to our 2024 graduates!!

2023 Graduates

Nicole Taylor

PhD
A Human Cyber-Physical System Implementation for Seafarers

Corné van Dyk

MEng
Digital Twin Architecture for the Circular Economy

Arno van Bruggen

MEng
Digital Twin Architecture to Support Machine Learning Operations

Stefan le Roux

MEng
A Decision Framework for Digital Twin Cloud Implementations

Hanno Erwee

MEng
Development of a Clinical Pathway Digital Twin

Katherine Nicholls

MEng
Human-System Integration in Emergency Room Environments

Congratulations to our 2023 graduates!!

SOHOMA Conference - Annecy, France - September 2023

The SOHOMA International Conference was held from 28-29 September 2023 in Annecy, France. The following MAD Research Group members, pictured here from left to right, attended the conference: Azhar Cader, Stefan le Roux, Corné van Dyk, Arno van Bruggen, Dr Karel Kruger and Prof Anton Basson.

Human Cyber-Physical Systems featuring in Brainstorm Magazine

Nicole Taylor, a PhD student in the MAD research group, has her work featured in Brainstorm's magazine. The research was conducted in collaboration between the MAD Research Group and the Sound and Vibration Research Group at Stellenbosch University.

The research focuses on the development of a human cyber-physical system capable of modelling passenger motion sickness aboard sea vessels. This innovative system empowers stakeholders to make data-driven decisions with passengers' comfort in mind.

The original article is found here: Charting a course to safer seafaring

Automation Works Techno-Buzz - July 2023

Our research group had the honor of presenting at Techno-Buzz, an engaging two-week event hosted by Automation Works at Swellendam Primary School and Bellville Technical High School.

The event is geared towards introducing high-school students to a wide range of engineering technologies, sparking curiosity and passion through interactive workshops and demonstrations.

It provided the students with a unique opportunity to explore various facets of engineering, igniting a newfound motivation to pursue careers in this dynamic field.

Collaboration visit to the University of Lorraine in France - May 2023

Two Masters students, Hanno Erwee and Katherine Nicholls, along with Prof Anton Basson, had the opportunity to visit and collaborate with the University of Lorraine in Nancy, France from 22 - 25 May 2023. This visit was used to share and discuss research into the use of holonic architectures to facilitate data management and human-system integration in healthcare. Both students presented their work and explain their use of the BASE software platform to design and implement their holonic software systems.

Visit to BMW in Munich, Germany - February 2023

In February 2023, three Masters students, Corné van Dyk, Arno van Bruggen and Stefan le Roux, visited the BMW plant in Munich, Germany. The purpose of the trip was to collaborate with stakeholders within BMW to ensure alignment between the student's research and the company’s current interests. The visit allowed the students to build international relationships with BMW and gain insight into the topics that are important to the automotive manufacturer. Tours of the BMW Plant Munich, BMW Headquarters, BMW Welt and the BMW Museum exposed the students to the heart of the company and its long-standing history of innovation

MAD students graduating - December 2022

Travis Defty (MEng)

Gabriel da Silva (MEng)

Christiaan Doubell (MEng)

MAD students graduating - April 2022

Carlo Human (PhD)

Nicholas Bunn (MEng)

Alexander Wasserman (MEng)

BMW project kicks off - February 2022

Our students' visit to the BMW Group included a trip to the BMW Rosslyn plant.

MAD masters graduating (with distinctions) - December 2021

Daniel van Niekerk

Andrea Devenish

Research during the COVID19 pandemic - June 2020

Research continues in good spirit (and over MS Teams) amidst the COVID19 pandemic.

SA Agulhas II research symposium - November 2019

Nicole Taylor and Dr Kruger at the SA Agulhas II research symposium.

MAD Social - November 2019

The MAD members got involved in some serious ten pin bowling!

SA Agulhas II winter voyage - July 2019

Nicole Taylor on the SA Agulhas II, on the winter voyage to Antarctica.

COMA Conference - Stellenbosch - January 2019

Prof Anton Basson, Dr Karel Kruger, Dr Greg Hawkridge, Anro Redelinghuys and Dale Sparrow at the Competitive Manufacturing (CoMa) conference in Stellenbosch.

SOHOMA/INCOM Conference - Bergamo, Italy - June 2018

Dr Karel Kruger, Dr Greg Hawkridge and Anro Redelinghuys at the SOHOMA conference in Italy.

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