Prof. Elisha Markus
NRF Rating: C2
Full Professor
Qualifications: D.Eng (Electrical Engineering)
Professional Background
Prof. Elisha Markus is a Full Professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa. His primary research interests encompass Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoTs), Smart Networks, Control Systems, and Assistive Mobility.
He has successfully led several high-impact research initiatives, including the cooperative control of multiple robotic systems, assistive mobility technologies, and wireless communications. Notably, he spearheads the Smart Networks project, which aims to develop efficient and secure network architectures for future smart systems, including smart cities, smart grids, and smart water grids.
Professional Leadership & Affiliations
- Interim Director: Artificial Intelligence Hub at the Central University of Technology (part of the AI Institute of South Africa).
- Professional Registration: Registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
- Industry Memberships: Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE) and Member of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (MSAIEE).
Areas of Expertise
- • Robotics
- • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- • Internet of Things (IoTs)
- • Smart Networks
- • Control Systems
- • Assistive Mobility
Selected Publications
Top Journal Articles
- • Oladele, D.A. and Markus, E.D. 2025. ABA-IDS: Attention-Based Autoencoder for Intrusion Detection in Assistive mobility robotic Network. IEEE Access.
- • Oladele, D.A., Markus, E.D. and Abu-Mahfouz, A.M. 2025. BEV-CAM3D: A Unified Bird’s-Eye View Architecture for Autonomous Driving with Monocular Cameras and 3D Point Clouds. AI, 6(4), p.82.
- • Salau, A.O., Markus, E.D., Assegie, T.A., Omeje, C.O., & Eneh, J.N. 2023. Influence of Class Imbalance and Resampling on Classification Accuracy of Chronic Kidney Disease Detection. Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems, 10(1).
- • Makhetha, M.J., Markus, E.D. and Abu-Mahfouz, A.M. 2022. Efficient wireless power transfer via self-resonant Conformal Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance for wireless sensor networks. Energy Reports, 8, 1358-1367.
- • Markus, E.D., Kulor, F., Apprey, M.W., & Agbevanu, K.T. 2022. Low-cost electronic bamboo walking stick: an innovative assistive mobility aid for the blind. TELKOMNIKA (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control), 20(4), 883-891.
Top Conference Presentations
- • Markus, E.D. (2025). Inclusive Wheelchair Dance. Workshop Speaker, 19th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Chicago, USA, 12–16 May 2025.
- • Figlan, M.S. and Markus, E.D. (2024). Short Term Load Forecasting for Transnet Port in East London South Africa. 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering (REEE 2024), Nantes, France, 28-30 August 2024.
- • Markus, E.D. (2023). Mitigating Interference Challenges on Integrated 5GNR and NB-IoT Networks. International Conference on Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom (DIKW 2023), Melbourne, Australia, 13-15 December 2023.
- • Markus, E.D. (2023). Collaborative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Universities of Technology in South Africa. 26th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2023), Spain, 26-29 September 2023.
- • Markus, E.D. (2023). The Bumpy Road to Postgraduate Supervision: Autoethnographies from Two Universities in South Africa. 4th Barcelona Conference on Education, Barcelona, Spain, 19-23 September 2023.
