Random Sampling-based Relative Radiometric Normalisation

Researcher: Wessel Bonnet, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisors: Turgay Çelik, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Relative radiometric normalisation (RRN) is a widely used methodology for change detection and radiometric calibration of corresponding multispectral images for further analysis. However, standard RRN methods are not robust against anomalous (or outlier) pixels,

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Predicting Particle Fineness in a Cement Mill

Researcher: Rowan Lange, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisors: Prof. Anton van Wyk, Dr. Terence van Zyl Cement production is a multi-billion dollar industry, of which one of the main subprocesses, cement milling, is complex and non-linear. There is a need to model the fineness of particles exiting

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Indigenous Women Moving From Physical to Digital Fires: The Evolution of Methods of Transmission of Indigenous Knowledge

Researcher: Khanyisile Yolanda Ntsenge, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisors: Dr Constance Khupe and Prof. Rod Alence, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg In response to the threat of extinction of indigenous knowledge, there has been a growing number of people, a significant amount of whom are women, interested in the

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