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Rethabile Khutlang

CSIR research group leader

Khutlang’s research interests are biological image analysis, exemplar and latent fingerprint acquisition and 3D image analysis using optical coherence tomography. His focus is backed by a sound knowledge base in image processing and machine learning

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Khutlang has a Master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Cape Town. His experience at the CSIR includes working as a biological and biometrics engineer. Khutlang leads teams working on embedded tokens, data analytics platforms, latent fingerprints, fingerprint analysis software development kits and a biometrics suite platform. He also leads a team using optical coherence tomography to address fingerprint spoofing, usage of fingerprints inside skin, and lifting fingerprints non-destructively from crime scenes.

Expertise: Machine learning

Academic qualifications: 
  • BSc Hons (Electrical Engineering), University of Cape Town, 2006
  • MSc (Biomedical Engineering), University of Cape Town , 2009
  • Certificate in Medical Physics, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy, 2008
  • Certificate in Project Management, University of Pretoria, 2016

Contact Person

Rethabile Khutlang

rkhutlang@csir.co.za