Prof. Nicolaas Luwes
Prof. Nicolaas Luwes

POSITIONS
Associate Professor
Director Centre for Sustainable SMART Cities
QUALIFICATIONS
Doctor technologiae: Electrical Engineering
Occasional Studies: Education (Postgraduate) Assessment
Occasional Studies: Education (Postgraduate) Teaching / Facilitation
PORTFOLIO
National Diploma Electrical Engineering, CUT, 2002
Baccalaureus Technologiae: Electrical Engineering, CUT, 2003
Magister Technologiae: Electrical Engineering, CUT, 2006
Doctor Technologiae: Electrical Engineering, CUT, 2010

Enrolled Modules:
Occasional Studies: Education (Postgraduate), 2010-2011
HOS512: Assessment (Pass with Distinction)
HOS518: Teaching / Facilitation (Pass with Distinction)

Workshops and Supplementary Courses:
Various workshops on education, presentation skills, re-curriculation, and applicable software.
Community Engagement Program Design Workshop.
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) workshops on Electric power cables, Photovoltaic solar systems, and more.

Teaching Experience:
Central University of Technology (CUT)
Roles: Supplementary Instruction, Lecturer Assistant, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Director Centre for Sustainable SMART Cities.

Supervision:
Successfully supervised several Doctoral and Masters students in diverse research areas.

Research:
47 publications, including 17 accredited journal articles and 21 conference proceedings.
Citations: 193 | h-index: 7 | i10-index: 7

Reviewing and Committees:
Active reviewer for various conferences and committees.
Organized Robmech 2017 as the main chair.
Program committee member for the 6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’20).

Examiner/Moderator:
External examiner for Btech Digital Signal Processing and various Meng and Ph.D. theses at different universities.

Awards:
Best B-tech student (2003).
Winner of the SAIEE National Students Paper Competition (2002).
Multiple awards for best presentations, abstracts, and project designs.

Community Engagement:
Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for Community Engagement (2010).
Initiated and led a program teaching computer assembly in the community.

Membership:
Faculty representative for community engagement.
Member of the marketing committee.
Mentor in the RGEMS research group.

Industry Experience:
Consulting engineering work in PCB manufacturing.
Developed industrial products and systems.
Sabbatical at Technische Hochschule Ulm.
Published work in food sciences and related fields.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Artificial intelligence
Automotive Engineering
Biomedical Technology
System dynamics modelling
Food Science and Technology
Computer-Aided Translation Technology
3D printing
Additive manufacturing
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Analog simulation and design
Digital simulation and design
Image processing
Mathematical modeling and mathematical predictions
Wavelets
Vibration analyses
Neural networks
Virtual instruments and online instrument
Community engagement
PUBLICATIONS
47 publications that consist of 17 accredited journal articles and 21 conferences proceedings.
Citations              193       
h-index  7             7
i10-index             7
EXTERNAL PROFILES
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Contact Us
  • Prof. Nicolaas Luwes
  • Tel: +27 (0)51 507 3250
  • nluwes@cut.ac.za