At Stellenbosch University I have been involved in educational leadership within and across relatively complex environments through my roles as

  • Professor, Mathematics Division, Mathematical Sciences, University of Stellenbosch since 1 June 2009;
  • Executive Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences (Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science), University of Stellenbosch since 1 January 2010;
  • Vice-dean (Teaching) of the Faculty of Science, since 1 October 2011;

I serve on committees in the department and faculty and on Senate committees including, the Academic Planning Committee, the Committee for Teaching and Learning, and the Bursaries and Loans Committee. In addition, I am

  • Associate Editor of Quaestiones Mathematicae
  • Reviewer for Mathematics Reviews
  • Editor of WISAARKHU
  • Member of International Mathematical Union Committee on Electronic Information and Communication (CEIC)

Qualifications

  • BSc (with distinction), Rhodes University, South Africa, 1988.
  • (distinctions in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science)
  • BSc Honours in Mathematics (with distinction), Rhodes University, South Africa, 1989.
  • MSc in Mathematics (with distinction), University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1991.
    Dissertation: Modelling the algebra of weakest preconditions.
  • PhD in Mathematics, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1995.
    Dissertation: A topological framework for program semantics.

Earlier Positions

  • Junior Research Fellow, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, 1994-1995
  • Visiting Research Fellow, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, 1996.
  • Research Officer, Computing Laboratory, University of Oxford, 1997.
  • Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, 1998-2002.
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, 2003-2004.
  • Associate Professor, Mathematics Division, Mathematical Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, 2005