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To meet its mandate of improving the quality of life of South Africans, the CSIR relies on its most important asset, its people. The CSIR’s multidisciplinary nature positions the organisation to help solve the increasingly complex problems of our time. This multidisciplinary science, engineering and technology base is made up of individuals who are highly specialised in their respective fields. They are geneticists, virologists, software developers, polymer chemists, applied mathematicians and industrial engineers, just to name a few.
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De Villiers has extensive experience in battery types and their application for infantry soldiers. The work includes the use of field-based sensors for battery monitoring and maintenance based on Internet of Things concepts.
Sethole is a senior researcher in biometrics at the CSIR. He has developed algorithms for fingerprint feature extraction, matching and classification.
Mabuza-Hocquet’s interests are leading research groups to produce ground-breaking research, development an innovation in the areas of electronic countermeasures, surveillance and physical security for the modern era. The intention is to localise and commercialise CSIR technologies for absorption in South Africa and globally.
Van Zyl specialises in aeroelasticity and unsteady aerodynamics.