Author:Meissner, R; Gonçalves, Duarte PDDate:Jan 2022Actors’ worldviews are critical when developing strategies; not every actor holds the same problem perception and solution. This is the case with wildlife trafficking. Not only does the state have an interest in safeguarding South Africa’s ...Read more
Author:Zandamela, Frank; Ratshidaho, Terence; Nicolls, F; Stoltz, George GDate:Nov 2022Deep learning has gained traction due its supremacy in terms of accuracy and ability to automatically learn features from input data. However, deep learning algorithms can sometimes be flawed due to many factors such as training dataset, ...Read more
Author:Botha, Johannes G; Leenen, LouiseDate:Mar 2024Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption has increased significantly over the past few years. The significant growth in the industry has been matched by growth of crimes in this domain; not only in scams and dark-web illegal trading, but also in ...Read more
Author:Thaba, James M; Mtsweni, Jabu SDate:Nov 2023The domains of warfare have become complex, where cyberspace is declared as the fifth domain. The complexity of cyber space is that it is borderless, and war could be launched from anywhere, and is a serious concern for national security. ...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:Ramazhamba, Pardon T; Venter, HSDate:Sep 2022The South African Local Government uses the tendering system to deliver some of the basic services to the surrounding communities to promote social and industrial or environmental policies. However, this process still relies heavily on a ...Read more
Author:Skosana, Vusi J; Ngxande, MDate:Jan 2020Edge-preserving smoothing filters have been shown to improve generalisation performance on the HOG features with a SVM classifier. However, not all smoothing filters and parameters lead to better performance. The effects of smoothing filters ...Read more
Author:Botha-Badenhorst, Danielle P; Veerasamy, NamoshaDate:Apr 2023Globally, women are underrepresented in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this underrepresentation is even more prevalent, as fewer women pursue STEM careers in SSA when compared ...Read more
Author:Jamison, Kevin A; Naidoo, Purusha; Ramotsabi, KatlehoDate:Nov 2022The South African government is investing in the use of hydrogen fuel as a pathway towards decarbonising transport sectors. Hydrogen is likely to be a viable option for decarbonising air transport and it is being investigated intensively ...Read more
Author:Young, Gertruida MDate:Oct 2023This paper explores the use of a systems engineering approach to establish a canine system for application as one of the force multipliers to address complex challenges such as illicit wildlife trafficking, policing and border management. ...Read more
Author:Chauke, Mapoo D; Mphadzha, Fhumulani RDate:Feb 2022Proper functioning of a nation's economy and society requires that its critical infrastructure is safe and secure. The protection of critical infrastructure is becoming a growing concern to national governments, infrastructure managers and ...Read more
Author:Botha, Johannes G; Grobler, Marthie M; Hahn, J; Eloff, MMDate:Mar 2017Data protection and management of personal information has become an integral aspect for organisations and individuals in conducting business in the modern era. It has also become a major issue for legislators, regulators and consumers worldwide ...Read more
Author:Shibambu, Ncedisa AM; Moganedi, SDate:Dec 2022The notion of working from home is not a new concept. However, it has become a buzzword amid the COVID19 pandemic. Some scholars were already engaging in the work-from-home concept a few years before the pandemic. However, contextualization ...Read more
Author:Heera, J; Pretorius, HC; Erasmus, Louwrence DDate:Oct 2023The South African Local Government is currently experiencing a backlog in providing basic services to its citizens due to financial constraints, lack of planning, poor project management and integration between sector departments. The South ...Read more
Author:Moganedi, Mapoung S; Pottas, DDate:Aug 2020Statista suggests that there would be 368.2 million wearables shipped globally in 2020 with a projection of 500 million by 2024. These predictions are becoming a reality considering the fast growing of Intent of Things (IoT) do-main. These ...Read more
Author:Faniso-Mnyaka, Zimbini; Skosana, Vusi J; Nana, Muhammad A; Magidimisha, EdwinDate:Oct 2022Over the past two decades, there has been a surge of interest in the study of image quality assessment due to its broad applicability in many fields. Satellites and other remote sensing applications have been collecting vital data that is ...Read more
Author:Sotenga, PZ; Djouani, K; Kurien, AM; Mwila, MartinDate:Jun 2020Internet of Things (IoT) is usually associated with the acquisition of sensor node information and controlling of things. However, the inadequateness of location information of these sensor nodes compromises the intelligence of the IoT network. ...Read more
Author:Oosthuizen, Rudolph; Grobbelaar, SDate:Oct 2021This paper aims to inform the course curriculum development for a master's degree in Engineering Management. Implementing a bibliometric analysis with topic modelling performed on relevant publications in the field ...Read more
Author:Stoltz, George G; Nel, ALDate:Oct 2020In this paper, we improve image reconstruction in a single-pixel scanning system by selecting an detector optimal field of view. Image reconstruction is based on compressed sensing and image quality is compared to interpolated staring arrays. ...Read more