The group is made up of a number of people who work on a few themes.

Faculty

• Dr. Vukosi Marivate (UP ABSA Chair of Data Science)

PhD Students

• Abiodun Modupe [Wits][NLP, ML, SM]
• Baphumelele Masikisiki [UP][NLP,Soc]
• Herkulaas Combrink [UP][ML,Soc]
• Mpho Mokoatle [UP][NLP,Soc]
• Rockerfeller [AIMS][ML,Soc]
• Temitope Kekere [UP][NLP,Soc]

Masters

• Chatherine Gitau [AMMI][NLP]
• Henry Wandera [UP - MIT Big Data Science][ML, Soc]
• Hombakazi Ngejane [UP][ML, NLP]
• Jessica Nemasisi [Wits][ML, NLP, SM]
• Khutso Sepuru [UP - MIT Big Data Science][ML]
• Lamont Theron [UP - MIT Big Data Science][ML,NLP]
• Mario Naidoo [UP][ML, Soc]
• Michelle Terblanche [UP - MIT Big Data Science][ML,NLP,SM]
• Nicole Garber[UP - MIT Big Data Science][ML, NLP]
• Palesa Lepamo [UP - MIT Big Data Science][ML,Soc]
• Salomon Kabenamualu [AMMI][NLP]

Honours

Interns

Alumni

• Avashlin Moodley [UP - MIT Big Data Science][ML, NLP, SM]
• Tshepiso Mokoena [Wits][ML] - 2020
• Colyn van Zyl [UP - MIT Big Data Science][ML] - 2020
• Jeanine Schutte [UP - MIT Big Data Science][ML] - 2020
• Mpho Mokoatle [MSc][NWU][ML,Soc] - 2019
• Patrick Monamo [MSc][UJ][ML] - 2018

• Jessica Nemasisi [Hons][UniVen][ML] - 2017

• Tshepisho Sefara [NRF-CSIR, 2018][ML, NLP, Soc] - 2018
• Niciah Hlungwane [NRF-CSIR, 2018][NLP] - 2018