My research interests focus on the use of  synthetic data to overcome information scarcity with particular focus on visual information and computer vision.

PhD in Information – Florida State University

M.IT – University of Pretoria –  EBIT – School of Engineering Built environment and IT

B.Com  Informatics Honours – University of Johannesburg

Machine Learning; Synthetic Data; Computer Vision

Object Orientated programming, Machine Learning

Journal Article
Complex Questions and Quality Answers: Comparing ChatGPT and Gemini as Research Collaborators. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST). https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70056

Conference Papers
Comparison of Authentic Media and Synthetic Media in Computer Vision Training. 28th Southern Association for Information Systems Conference. March 2026. – Won best themed paper.

Uses of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. EdMedia + Innovate Learning. Vienna, Austria. July 2023.

Issues and a Proposal for Automated Retirement Portfolio Risk Matching in South Africa. Conference on Information Communications Technology and Society (ICTAS). March 2018.