Workshops Instructor & Research Talks

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning in Healthcare and Medical Devices 

05/2026 - University of Cape Town (UCT), Department of Human Biology, Biomedical Engineering Research Unit (BMERC)

The workshop covered how AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning are being applied in healthcare and medical devices. It walked through:

 🔹 The core technologies, the algorithms behind them, and where each one works best, from detecting disease in medical images to monitoring patients in real time.

The Evolution of AI in Research 

04/2026 - University of Cape Town (UCT), Biomedical Engineering Research Unit (BMERC)

What covered:

🔹 The research landscape before AI

🔹 The rise of AI-assisted research

🔹 The power of generalist AI tools like ChatGPT & Claude

🔹 Measuring efficiency gains in research workflows

🔹 Practical strategies to leverage AI in your work

🔹 Visual brainstorming & ideation tools

🔹 Frameworks for formulating and evaluating research questions

🔹 Literature review & identifying research gaps

🔹 AI in data analysis and visualization

🔹 Collaboration, teamwork, and productivity in the AI era 

Effective Research & Research Tools 

03/2022 - University of Cape Town (UCT), Department of Mechanical Engineering

what covered:

🔹How to conduct a literature review

🔹 How to conduct research methodology

🔹 Finding the research gaps, scan and skim in research

Research and Research Tools 

07/2021 - University of Cape Town (UCT), Department of Mechanical Engineering

What covered:

🔹 An introduction to the principle of research and trust in research

🔹 How to make effective and responsible research

🔹 How to do research from zero to hero

🔹 Impact and Legacy

🔹 A quick review of UCT performance in research

Comparative Analysis of Microstructural and Mechanical Properties in BCC and FCC Metals Subjected to Localized Blast Loads 05/2025 - University of Cape Town (UCT), Department of Mechanical Engineering

Comparative Analysis of Microstructural evolutions and Mechanical Properties in FCC and BCC Metals Subjected to Localized Blast Loads 

08/2024 - University of Cape Town (UCT), Department of Mechanical Engineering

Post-blast Experimental investigation of Microstructural Evolutions in Austenitic Stainless Steel 316L 

10/2023- University of Cape Town (UCT), Department of Mechanical Engineering

Quantitative Properties and Structural Characterisation to Identify the Response of Steel Alloys to Blast Loading 

10/2023- University of Cape Town (UCT), Department of Mechanical Engineering