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Fast, realistic terrain synthesis
(2015)
The authoring of realistic terrain models is necessary to generate immersive virtual environments for computer games and film visual effects. However, creating these landscapes is difficult - it usually involves an artist ...
RFI monitoring for the MeerKAT Radio Telescope
(2015)
South Africa is currently building MeerKAT, a 64 dish radio telescope array, as a pre-cursor for the proposed Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Both telescopes will be located at a remote site in the Karoo with a low level of ...
Ubiquitous intelligence for smart cities: a public safety approach
(2017)
Citizen-centered safety enhancement is an integral component of public safety and a top priority for decision makers in a smart city development. However, public safety agencies are constantly faced with the challenge of ...
Natural language interface to relational database: a simplified customization approach
(2016)
Natural language interfaces to databases (NLIDB) allow end-users with no knowledge of a formal language like SQL to query databases. One of the main open problems currently investigated is the development of NLIDB systems ...
Investigating image processing algorithms for provision of information in rock art sites using mobile devices
(2016)
The term cultural heritage spaces incorporates places, objects and practices of cultural and historical significance. Examples include the Southern African rock art heritage sites. Rock art is an archaeological term used ...
Investigating prediction modelling of academic performance for students in rural schools in Kenya
(2016)
Academic performance prediction modelling provides an opportunity for learners' probable outcomes to be known early, before they sit for final examinations. This would be particularly useful for education stakeholders to ...
Design and optimisation of a low cost Cognitive Mesh Network
(2016)
Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) have been touted as the most promising wireless technology in providing high-bandwidth Internet access to rural, remote and under-served areas, with relatively lower investment cost as compared ...
Augmenting security event information with contextual data to improve the detection capabilities of a SIEM
(2017)
The increasing number of cyber security breaches have revealed a need for proper cyber security measures. The emergence of the internet and the increase in overall connectivity means that data is more easily accessible and ...
Towards an interactive mobile lecturing model a higher-level engagement for enhancing learning
(2013)
The use of mobile devices has grown in recent years and has overtaken the proliferation of desktop computers with their dual affordances of small size and easy connectivity in diverse fields. The usage of these devices has ...
Telecommuting in the developing world: a case of the day-labour market
(2012)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in general, and mobile phones in particular, have demonstrated positive outcomes in the various social transformation and human development dimensions. As a result, many ...