Prof. Herman Vermaak
Prof. Herman Vermaak

NRF RATINGC2
POSITIONVisiting Professor: Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
QUALIFICATIONSPhD: Electrical Engineering (University of Twente, Netherlands)
PORTFOLIOProf. Vermaak conducts research projects which cover Smart Manufacturing within the environment of Industry 4.0 and investigates a range of fields that include, but are not limited to: Advance Manufacturing Systems, Smart Manufacturing Systems, Human-Machine Collaboration, Digital Twins, and the utilisation of Blockchain technology.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Advanced manufacturing systems
  • Smart manufacturing
  • Human-Machine interaction
  • Automated systems
  • Digital Twins
PUBLICATIONS
  • Mokalusi OL, Kuriakose RB and Vermaak HJ, 2024.“Designing an Experimental Setup for Incorporating Data Provenance into Blockchain Smart Contracts in a Smart Manufacturing Environment” in Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham, ISBN 978-3-031-52302-1, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-52303-8-14.
  • Coetzer J, Kuriakose RB and Vermaak HJ, 2023. “Designing an Experimental Setup for Introducing Industry 5.0 in a Smart Manufacturing Environment” in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 814 LNNS, pp. 273–280.
  • Mokalusi OL, Kuriakose RB and Vermaak HJ, 2023. “ A Comparison of Transaction Fees for Various Data Types and Data Sizes of Blockchain Smart Contracts on a Selection of Blockchain Platforms” in ICT Systems and Sustainability. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (Editors: Tuba M, Akashe S. Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5221-0_67.
  • Mokalusi OL, Kuriakose RB and Vermaak HJ, 2023. " Factors Influencing the Selection of a Blockchain Platform for Incorporating Data Provenance into Smart Contracts " in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems: Proceedings of Seventh International Congress on Information and Communication Technology. ICICT2022, London, Volume 464, pp 517-525. ISBN 978-981-19-2393-7, doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-2394-4-30.
  • Coetzer J, Vermaak HJ, Kuriakose RB, and Nel G, 2023. "The Impact of Collaborative Decision-Making in a Smart Manufacturing Environment: Case Study Using an Automated Water Bottling Plant" in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems: Proceedings of Seventh International Congress on Information and Communication Technology. ICICT2022, London, Volume 464, pp 321-332,  ISBN 978-981-19-2393-7, ISSN 2367-3370, doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-2394-4-30
  • Coetzer J, Kuriakose RB, Vermaak HJ and Nel G, 2022. “Using a Single Group Experimental Study to Underpin the Importance of Human-in-the-Loop in a Smart Manufacturing Environment” in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Cover : ISSN:2194-5357,2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4538-9
BOOK(S) OR CHAPTER(S) IN BOOK(S)
  • Co-Author of chapter together with J Coetzer, RB Kuriakose and G Nell on. "The Impact of Collaborative Decision-Making in a Smart Manufacturing Environment: Case Study Using an Automated Water Bottling Plant", in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems: Proceedings of Seventh International Congress on Information and Communication Technology. ICICT2022, London, Volume 464, pp 321-332. ISBN 978-981-19- 2393-7, ISSN 2367-3370, doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-2394-4.
  • Co-Author of chapter together with J Coetzer and RB Kuriakose on “Devising a Novel Means of Introducing Collaborative Decision-Making to an Automated Water Bottling Plant to Study the Impact of Positive Drift” in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems: ICT Analysis and Applications. Volume 154, pp 661-669. ISBN: 978-981-15-8354-4, doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-8354-4.
  • Co-Author of chapter together with SP Koko and K Kusakana on “Optimal Sizing of a Micro-Hydrokinetic Pumped-Hydro-Storage Hybrid System for Different Demand Sectors” in book named: Sustainable Cloud and Energy Services: Principles and Practice” edited by Wilson Rivera, Publisher: Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319- 62237-8, Pages 219-242, 2018, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-62238-5_9.
  • Co-Author of chapter together with K Kusakana and BP Numbi on “Optimal Operation Control of Hydrokinetic- based Hybrid Systems” in book named: Renewable Energy in the Service of Mankind Vol I, edited by Ali Sayigh, Pages 291-303, ISBN: 978-3-319-17776-2.

PRESENTED CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS
  • Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2023: Designing an Experimental Setup for Introducing Industry 5.0 in a Smart Manufacturing Environment-Jeanne Coetzer, Rangith Baby Kuriakose, and Herman Vermaak.
  • World Conference on Information Systems for Business Management (ISBM) 2023: Using the OEE Score to Enable Collaborative Decision-Making for Human–Machine Interaction in an Industry 5.0 Setting - J. Coetzer, R. B. Kuriakose, and H. J. Vermaak.
  • World Conference on Information Systems for Business Management (ISBM) 2023: A Communication Architecture Approach for Mitigating Complexities in Smart Manufacturing Units by Means of Information Appropriateness - Gareth A. Gericke, Rangith B. Kuriakose and Herman J. Vermaak.
  • ICICT 2023- Factors Influencing the Selection of a Blockchain Platform for Incorporating Data Provenance into Smart Contracts - O. L. Mokalusi, R. B. Kuriakose, and H. J. Vermaak.
  • ISC2 2023. “Remote Lab motor-generator using LabVIEW and Google cloud”  in proceedings of 2023 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference - Luwes, NJ, Raath, JH, Commerell, WG, Vermaak, HJ.
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