Author:Van Heerden, Renier P; Pieterse, Heloise; Burke, Ivan D; Irwin, BDate:Nov 2013Computer network attacks are difficult to simulate due to the damage they may cause to live networks and the complexity required simulating a useful network. We constructed a virtualised network within a vSphere ESXi environment which is able ...Read more
Author:Platz, M; Herselman, Martha EDate:May 2018As acquiring skills and competences in ICTs are not fixed in university curricula in Germany yet, the ICT-skills gained by the students cannot be accredited formally. Therefore, the idea is to use an Open Digital Badge system to award the ...Read more
Author:Nice, Jako ADate:Oct 2019Studies indicate that an estimate eighty five percent of our time is spent indoors, with people sited as the main contributor of bacteria, and consequently pathogenic bacteria in indoor environments. This highlights the significance of the ...Read more
Author:Julia, J; Nyblade, AA; Gok, R; Walter, WR; Linzer, LM; Durrheim, RJDate:Sep 2008In this project, the authors are developing and exploiting a unique seismic dataset to address the characteristics of small seismic events and the associated seismic signals observed at local (<200 km) and regional (<2000 km) distances. The ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Oct 2010Capacity building needs to relate to specific norms and standards, the achievement of which is, or should be the objective of building the capacity. Putting it simplistically, it should be ascertained what activities, what services, what ...Read more
Author:Davel, M; Barnard, EDate:Sep 2006Pronunciation lexicons often contain pronunciation variants. This can create two problems: It can be difficult to define these variants in an internally consistent way and it can also be difficult to extract generalised grapheme-to-phoneme ...Read more
Author:Van Reenen, Tobias H; Grobler, Jan-HendrikDate:Jul 2020This article presents the case that 12 air changes per hour (ACH) does not provide adequate control against the amplification of disease in different indoor congregate settings. It proposes an occupancy and risk-based algorithm for determining ...Read more
Author:Grobler, MDate:Mar 2010This paper presents a Digital Forensic (DF) governance framework and its mapping on the SANS ISO/IEC 38500:2009 Corporate governance of information technology structure. DF governance assists organisations in guiding the management team and ...Read more
Author:Bernard, Stewart; Kudela, R; Velo-Suarez, LDate:2014The majority of coastal regions and many freshwater systems across the globe are negatively affected by Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). The impact of such blooms has grown in recent decades, with regard to public health, ecosystem function, ...Read more
Author:Govender, Natasha; Barnard, E; Davel, MDate:Nov 2005In order to bring the tools of statistical pattern recognition to bear on intonation modelling, we need tailor-made corpora in the languages of interest. We describe how two such corpora were developed (for isiZulu and isiXhosa, respectively). ...Read more
Author:Koen, Renée; Magadla, T; Mokilane, PDate:Sep 2014Many decisions regarding capital investment in electricity generation technologies need to be made well in advance, usually when there is still a large amount of uncertainty regarding the favourability of future conditions. There may be ...Read more
Author:Thaba, James M; Mtsweni, Jabu SDate:Jun 2023The evolution of technology in the African battlespace continues to pose a significant challenge to the African militaries. This evolution increases the need for the African militaries to be able to operate in the cyberspace strategically and ...Read more
Author:Visser, Daniel FDate:Oct 2017This presentation showcases the Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre, and discusses how an open innovation hub can contribute towards growth in the South African biomanufacturing industry.Read more
Author:Maritz, Johan; Le Roux, Alize; Mans, Gerbrand GDate:Jul 2017South Africa’s largest cities are subjected to high rates of urbanization with a projected 8 million people migrating to these urban spaces by 2030 [ 1]. Managing and guiding this growth is made more difficult due to the countries ‘apartheid ...Read more
Author:De Wet, Febe; Badenhorst, J; Modipa, TDate:May 2016The official languages of South Africa can still be classified as under-resourced with respect to the speech resources that are required for technology development. Harvesting speech data from existing sources is one means to create additional ...Read more
Author:De Wet, BenitaDate:Oct 2012In this talk, the author shares some learning from an initiative which looks at the rehabilitation of mined sand dunes, from the perspective of sustainability.Read more
Author:Goncalves, DDate:Jul 2008Systems engineering is a critical capability for our organisation’s business following good growth in business but also because of risks in certain areas. Indeed, SE is of national importance if we are to sustain growth in the face of complex ...Read more
Author:Taviv, R; Mwakasonda, S; Witi, JDate:Oct 2008South Africa is a signatory to the UNFCCC and therefore required to share information on, among other things, the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases (GHGs). DEAT is the national focal point for climate change activities, and is responsible ...Read more