I conduct research in fault detection of machines using signal processing and machine learning methods. I completed my Masters in Mechanical engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and moved to Belgium where I am currently working on my PhD at KU Leuven University. My research is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie MOIRA project (https://h2020-moira.eu/), studying heterogeneous industrial data. I often find myself proposing the most unconventional ideas in a room of people whilst still being firmly grounded in a responsible data science and a deep physical understanding of vibration, heat transfer and structural mechanics
PhD Student, KU Leuven
Sep, 2021 - Present
Research on fault detection of rotating machines using unsupervised learning and differentiable signal processing methods. Expected end date: 2025-09-30.
Published 5 peer-reviewed conference papers
Proposed and lead 4 Masters research projects
SystemModeler Intern , Wolfram MathCore
May, 2021 - Jul, 20212 months
Develop Virtual labs using Wolfram System Modeler and Mathematica.
Mechanical Engineer and Data Analyst , XRAM Technologies
Jan, 2021 - Sep, 20218 months
Build data-driven measurement models for electrode length prediction in electric-arc furnaces.
Furnace electrode length prediction
Chemical process data analysis
Engineering design
Fluid flow simulations.
Research Masters Student, Research Masters Student
Jan, 2021 - Sep, 20218 months
Towards a Hybrid Approach for Diagnostics and Prognostics of Planetary Gearboxes
Particle Filters
Finite Element Analysis
Inverse problems
Test bench design
Lab Teaching Assistant, University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
Jan, 2017 - Dec, 20203 years 11 months
Experimental design
Machine repair
CNC machining
Welding
Design for manufacturing
Python (Pytorch, Pandas, Sklearn, Scipy etc.)
Matlab/Octave
C++
Mathematica
Simulink
Modelica
Linux
LaTeX
Arduino
Version control with Git
Vim
Emacs
HPC with Slurm
Solidworks
MSC Marc
PyMentat
Autodesk Fusion
Siemens NX
Ansys
Star CCM+
Machining (Manual, CNC)
Welding
Afrikaans
English
Mechanical Engineering, Masters (With distinction), University of Pretoria
Jan, 2020 - Dec, 2020
Mechanical Engineering, Honours (With distinction), University of Pretoria
Jan, 2019 - Dec, 2019
Machine Learning
Numerical Methods
Control Systems
Vibration Monitoring
Mechatronics
Mechanical Engineering, B.Eng (With distinction), University of Pretoria
Jan, 2015 - Dec, 2018
Introduction to Deep Learning, Coursera
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Fundamentals of Accelerated Data Science, NVIDIA
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Patent for a novel parallel kinematic planar mechanism: WO2020208551A1 ,
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A 3DOF mechanism with parallel kinematic advantages and stationary actuators.
Five peer-reviewed conference articles ,
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Research on fault detection in machines using unsupervised data-driven methods and signal processing. See Google Scholar link above.
Music
Community Service
Woodworking
Hiking
