Senior Lecturer in the Division for Design and Mechatronics
Academic Qualifications
- PhD (Electronical Engineering) in 2008, University of Pretoria
- MIng (Mechanical) with honours in 2000, University of Pretoria
- BIng (Mechanical) with honours in 1998, University of Pretoria
Professional Experience
January 2012 – present: | Stellenbosch University Senior Lecturer – Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
January 2007 – January 2012: | NWU Senior Lecturer – Department of Mechanical Engineering |
January 2005 - December 2006 | TUT Part-time lecturer |
July 2004 – December 2004: | UP Part-time lecturer |
Publications, Presentations and Patents
2014
Proceedings International
AGENBAG W, SMIT WJ, NIESLER TR. Automatic segmentation and clustering of speech using sparse coding. Proceedings of the 2014 PRASA, RobMech and AfLaT International Joint Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa, PRASA 2014: 142-147.
2013
Proceedings National
SMIT WJ. Sparse Coding of Single Spoken Digits. Proceedings of the twenty-fourth annual symposium of the Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (PRASA), University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, PRASA 2013 2013: 99-106.
International peer reviewed journal publications
1. Snyman, J. & Smit, W. The Optimal Design of a Planar Parallel
Platform for Prescribed Machining Tasks, Multibody System Dynamics,
Springer Netherlands, 2002, 8, 103-115
2. Smit, W. & Barnard, E. Continuous speech recognition with
sparse coding, Computer Speech & Language, 2009, 23, 200-219
International conference proceedings
1. Le Roux, M.; Campbell, Q.P. & Smit, W. Large scale design and
testing of an improved ne coal dewatering system, The South African
Institude of Mining and Metallurgy, Fines benication, dewatering and
agglomeration, 16-17 November 2010, Muldersdrift, South Africa
2.
Van Niekerk, W.; Mentz, E. & Smit, W. Co-Operative Learning in
Thermodynamics: Solving Problems in Pairs, Proceedings of the First
Biennial Conference of the South African Society for Engineering
Education, 10-12 August 2011, Stellenbosch, South Africa