Academic Staff


Head of Department
Title & Name: Prof Mohohlo Samuel Tsoeu
Tel: 031 373 2928
Email: MohohloT@dut.ac.za
Campus, Building, Office: Steve Biko Campus, Block S8 Level 3, Room BS8502I

Qualifications: PhD, MScEng, MBA, BEng
Professional Memberships: MIEEE  Scholar Profiles:
 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all

 OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-5935

 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=V8qKsygAAAAJ&hl=en

 Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohohlo-Tsoeu

Research Projects:

  1. Electrical Impedance Tomography and Spectroscopy; 
  2. Machine Learning – Automatic South African Sign Language Translation

Premi Chetty Secretary
Name: Mrs Premi Chetty
Tel: 031 3732932
Email: premi@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko Campus

Associate Professor
Name: Prof Bakhe Nleya
Tel: 031 3732839
Email: bakhen@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am an Associate Professor employed in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.
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Qualification & Institution: MSc, Ph.D (SUT, St. Petersburg); SMIEEE, SMIEICE, Pr.Eng (ECSA)
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Communication and Network Systems 2B
  • Data Networks and IoT 4A

Senior Lecturer
Name: Mr Ahmed Moolla
Tel: 031 3732112
Email: moolla@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. I have 36 years of Lecturing experience.
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Qualification & Institution: MDipTech (MLST), NHD: Post School Education (MLST)
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Digital Electronics IA
  • Digital Electronics IB

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Area of Expertise: Digital Electronics


Senior Lecturer
Name: Mr Balchand (Lal) Saligram
Tel: 031 3732939
Email: lals@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio:
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. I was employed as a Senior Technician at Conlog in 1980 and in July 1993, I joined ML Sultan Technikon as a Lecturer. I obtained my Masters in 1987 and was then promoted as a Senior Lecturer.
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Qualification & Institution:
Masters Diploma in Technology (MLST)
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Analogue Electronics 1B
  • Fundamentals of Power Engineering 2A
  • Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Co-ordinator for the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.

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Areas of Expertise:
CDMA in Telemedicine, Electronic and Digital Communication, Networks


Senior Lecturer
Name: Dr Navin Runjit Singh
Tel: 031 3732881
Email: navins@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.  I am a professionally registered Electronic Engineer, having spent almost a decade in a wide array of industries in both technical and management roles.  I have been an academic at DUT since 2003.
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Qualification & Institution:                        BSc (UND), MSc (UND), MBA(UKZN), PhD(UKZN)
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Computer and IT
  • Engineering Ethics and Professional Skills 3B
  • Industrial Projects IV
  • Master’s project co-supervision

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Area of Expertise Or Research and Innovation Areas : My interests lie in conducting multi-disciplinary research that span the fields of engineering, statistics, business administration and management, sports medicine and exercise physiology.


Lecturer
Name: Mr Kevin Emanuel Moorgas
Tel: 031 3732977
Email: kevinm@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Lecturer and Acting Head of Department. I have over twenty years’ experience, specializing in the field of Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing. I am currently employed as a full time academic and researcher in the Department. I have a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and I am also registered professionally with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
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Qualification & Institution: MTech: Electrical Engineering (DUT).
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Digital Signal Processing 3A
  • Digital Image Processing 3B
  • DSP Applications 4

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Area of Expertise:
Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing, Deep Learning and Signal Processing


Lecturer
Name: Mr Shaveen Maharaj
Tel: 031 3732071
Email: shaveenm@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a lecturer working in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.  I have been working as an academic at DUT for the past 10 years. I previously worked in various industrial sectors such as, oil refining, power generation and agricultural in the field of instrumentation and control systems..
Qualification & Institution:                     MEng (DUT), MBA (UCUM, UK), MPhil (UCAM, Spain).

Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Fundamentals of Instrumentations 2A
  • Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship 3A
  • Fundamentals of Control Systems 2B
  • Control Systems 3A

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Area of Expertise Or Research and Innovation Areas : Instrumentation and Control Systems, Business Administration Management.


Lecturer
Name: Mr Rito Clifford Maswanganyi
Tel: 031 3732078
Email: ritom@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Lecturer in the department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. I have previously worked in the automotive industry in an IT department and also as an academic for the past three years. I am currently studying toward a doctorate (Doctor of Computing: Computer Systems Engineering).
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Qualification & Institution: MCom: Computer Systems Engineering (TUT)
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Computer Programming 2A
  • Fundamentals of Microcontrollers
  • Embedded System 2B
  • Embedded Systems Design 4A

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Area of Expertise: Machine learning, Deep Learning, pattern recognition and Brain                                     Computer Interface (BCI).  


Lecturer
Name: Ms Aritha Pillay
Tel: 031 3736996
Email: Arithap@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I have been lecturing at DUT for 15 years. I have a passion for RF Engineering & Microwave Communications. My other areas of interest are Radio Astronomy. I am lead investigator for the HIRAX Project, which is a collaboration between DUT and many other Institutions in South Africa and internationally. My topic for my research for the DEng is Characterizing the RF signal chain performance and stability for the Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX )”
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Qualification & Institution: MTech: Electronic Engineering and is busy registering for the DEng
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • EM Theory & Wireless Communications 3A
  • RF Engineering 3
  • RF Engineering 4B (Hons)

Lecturer
Name: Mr Joe Dlamini
Tel: 031 3732523
Email: mvikeliD@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a qualified Electronic Engineer, University Lecturer, Leader & Project Manager. Practiced for Aerospace, Defence and ATM projects (Safety of Life Project Manager and Programme Manager).  Specialised Electronic Engineer in Communications Engineering with an Advanced Masters Degree in Aerospace/CNS Engineering obtained from the University of Toulouse in France. I am an established Innovation, Research Development Manager, backed by many years of infield research as well as university research.A qualified Leadership Professional with an Honours Degree Level Qualification in Leadership from Wits Business School. In the process of expanding that with a PhD Degree in “Leadership and Complexity (Aviation)”. Qualification & Institution:
Dip Electronic Engineering (Technikon Natal)
Higher Diploma: Electrical Engineering (L/C) (Technikon Natal)
Tech: Electrical Engineering (L/C) (DUT)
Hon. Leadership: (Wits Business School)
M.Sc.: Aerospace/CNS (University of Toulouse – ENAC, France).

Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Electronic Design Project 3 (A & B) – Degree
  • Systems Thinking and Leadership – Honours

 


Lecturer
Name: Dr Trevor Pillay
Tel: 031 3732888
Email: trevorpi@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.  I have over twenty years experience, specializing in the field of instrumentation and control. I am currently employed as a full time academic and researcher in the Department.  I hold a Degree of Doctor in Engineering and have presented several research papers in the field of process control and automation, both nationally and internationally. My research areas include; nonlinear control systems engineering, artificial intelligence applied to engineering and industrial control loop performance assessment.  I am also a registered professional engineering technologist with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
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Qualification & Institution: NDip (MLST); B.Tech (DIT); M.Eng(DUT); D.Eng(DUT)
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Process Instrumentation 3A
  • Process Control 3B
  • Industrial Project IV
  • Process Instrumentation IV
  • Process Control IV
  • Post Graduate Supervision

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Area of Expertise Or Research and Innovation Areas : Application of artificial intelligence in the process control, control loop optimization, nonlinear control and controller performance analysis for industrial control systems.


Lecturer
Name: Mr Rathilall Sewsunker
Tel: 031 3732932
Email: rathilalls@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko Campus
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Bio: I am a Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.   I am an engineer by profession having obtained Pr.Eng in 1994.  After earning my first Master’s degree, I worked for about six years in the design and development industry. I then joined academia. I work closely with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) mostly on engineering education but also on the practice of engineering work. I am married with two children.
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Qualification & Institution: B.Sc. Eng. (Electronic) and M.Sc. Eng. (Electronic) [University of KwaZulu-Natal], Master of Science in Electrical Engineering [Washington State University, USA] .

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  • Fundamentals of Signals & Systems 2A
  • Renewable Energy 3B
  • Microcontroller IV
  • Industrial Projects IV

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Area of Expertise Or Research and Innovation Areas : Key research areas are the optimisation of solar photovoltaic microgrids and energy efficiency through intelligent systems. I am very much interested in providing energization and water solutions to rural and informal settlements in South Africa and the African continent.


Lecturer
Name: Ms Nokwanda Shezi
Tel: 031 3736340
Email: nokwandas@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko Campus
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Bio: I am a Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.  I joined the Department in 2018.  I am currently completing my Master’s Degree in Electronic engineering.
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Qualification & Institution: NDip (DUT), BTech (DUT), BCompt (UNISA), MEng (DUT) MSAIEE 
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Data Analytics and Computation 2B
  • Industrial Project 4

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Area of Expertise: Natural language processing.


Lecturer
Name: Lebogang P Bopape
Tel: 031 3733023
Email: lebogangb@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko Campus
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Bio: I am a Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.  I have Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from DUT. I am currently a Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and working on the Doctoral Degree research topic, my focus is on IOT,  SWDN and the Machine learning.
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Qualification & Institution: NDip (DUT), BTech (DUT), MEng(DUT)
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Electronic Design Project 3A
  • Electronic Design Project 3B

Part – Time Lecturer
Name: Dr Bukola Ajewole

Email: bukolaa@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko Campus
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Bio: Dr Bukola Ajewole obtained her MSc and PhD in Electronics Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South -Africa. She is currently an assistant lecturer for Analogue Electronics (ANLA101) and Computer and IT (CPUT101). She specializes in free space optical wireless communication, antenna design and propagation, and metamaterials.
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Part – Time Lecturer
Name: Dr Ereola J Aladesanmi 

Email: ereolaa@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko Campus
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Bio: Dr Ereola was born in Nigeria. He received B. Tech (Hons) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo-State, Nigeria, in 2006, and MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Cape Town in 2015, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 2021.He is very proficient in data analysis with python and R language. He is presently a Senior Lecturer at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.He lectures innovation management and entrepreneurship. His research interests include power electronics and renewable energy, microgrid and energy storage systems, energy management, and machine learning.
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Part – Time Lecturer
Name: Dr Mathew Habyarimana

Email: mathewh@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko Campus
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Bio: Was born in Rwanda. He received the BSc (Hons) degree from the University of Rwanda, College of Science and Technology in 2008, and the MSc. Eng. degree and PhD degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 2016 and 2022. He is a registered Candidate Engineering Technologist with the Engineering Council of South Africa and also a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE.  He is currently a Lecturer at the Durban University of Technology. He lectures Digital Signal Processing.   His research interests are: Electrical Machines and Drives, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy and Digital Signal Processing – DSP..

Part – Time Lecturer
Name: Dr Elijah O. Olurotimi (Pr.Phys)
Tel: 031 373 2935
Email: ElijahO@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko Campus
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Bio: I am a Lecturer and a Researcher in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. I have over seven years of experience in the academic environment. I am also a registered Professional Physicist (Pr. Phys) with the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) and a member of some other professional organizations both local and international.. Qualification & Institution: DEng (DUT), MTech (FUTA), PGD (FUTA)
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Courses Currently Teaching:
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  • Electronic Circuit Design 2A
  • Electronic Circuit Design 2B

Area of Expertise Or Research and Innovation Areas: Satellite and Radio Propagation Communications (Major), Free Space Optics, Optical Wireless Communications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Science, Signal/Image Processing, and Pattern Recognition, Renewable Energy, Control Systems, Smart Grid, Biomedical Engineering, Space & Atmospheric Physics, Remote Sensing, Weather & Climate, among others.


Part – Time Lecturer
Name: Suleman Essack
Tel: 031 373 2064

Email: sollye@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko Campus
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Bio: I am a senior lecturer in the Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering. I was employed as a Senior Technician at Mondi paper & Conlog in the 1970s- 1980s in the department of Instrumentation & Electronics. I have experience in AC & DC Drives, switched mode supplies, power supplies & instrumentation units. Qualifications:                                                      Masters Diploma in Technology (MLST)

Courses currently teaching:                          Analogue Electronics 1A

Areas of Expertise:                                             Industrial Electronics
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Technical Staff


Senior Technician
Name: Mr Imtiaz Ahmed Haniff
Tel: 031 3736307
Email: imtiazh@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Qualification :  BSc(Electronic Engineering) Involved with :
Embedded systems 2B and the honours Embedded Systems Project 4

Area of expertise :

  1. DSP
  2. Coding and Robotics
  3. Embedded firmware and hardware development
  4. IoT
  5. Data Cryptology
  6. Specialist in ARM micro-controllers
  7. IoT Data Center development

Senior Technician
Name: Mr Bradley Doorsamy
Tel: 031 3736690
Email: bradleyd@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Senior Technician in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.  I have 10 years of industry experience in engineering within the energy sector and 4 years of experience in my current position as senior laboratory technician.
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Qualification & Institution: Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering (light current) from the Tshwane University of Technology
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Area of Expertise Or Research and Innovation Areas: I am currently overseeing the operation of the Control and Instrumentation Laboratories.

Senior Technician
Name: Mr Peter William Morris
Tel: 031 3732077
Email: peterm@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Senior Technician in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. I am responsible for the Communication field of study Laboratories.
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Qualification & Institution: BTech Electronic Engineering (DUT)
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Area of Expertise: RF & Microwave Engineering

Technician
Name: Mr Patrick Hendry
Tel: 031 3732729
Email: patrickh@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Technician in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.
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Qualification & Institution: ND : Electrical Engineering (MLST)
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Area of Expertise: Computer Technician

Technician
Name: Mr Bheki Mgobhozi
Tel: 031 3736308
Email: bhekinkosim@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Technician in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. 
I have worked for well-known companies for the past 10 years, where I gained
solid understanding and experience of software systems.  I work well in a team environment and contributes positively as a team player.  I consider himself to be a responsible and committed
person, with practical work experience and transferable skills.
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Qualification & Institution: BTech: Computer Systems DUT

Technician
Name: Mr Mlungisi Molefe
Tel: 031 3732271
Email: mlungisim3@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Technician in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. I am currently registered for the Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering.
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Qualification & Institution: BTech: Electrical Eng ( DUT)

Senior Technical Assistant
Name: Mr Nivash Rupnarain
Tel: 031 373 2080
Email: nivashr@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Senior Technical Assistant in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. Overseeing the operations of the Analogue Electronics laboratory. Qualification & Institution: National N Certificate

Senior Technical Assistant
Name: Miss Kholekile Mtshiza
Tel: 031 373 6309
Email: kholekilem@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Senior Technical Assistant in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. I have 10 years of experience within the industry which includes military background. Currently registered with ECSA as candidate Engineering Technologist.Qualification & Institution: BTech: Electrical Engineering (UNISA)

Technical Assistant
Name: Miss Thandeka Makhanya
Tel: 031 373 2298
Email: ThandekaM10@dut.ac.za
Campus: Steve Biko
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Bio: I am a Technical assistant in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.  I am currently registered for the Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering.Qualification & Institution: BTech: Electrical Engineering (DUT)