Researchers: Patrick Mthisi, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisor: Dr Yudhvir Seetharam, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg This project uses a disaggregate modeling approach to model the behaviour of key financial market players in order to assess the quality of South African financial market. To achieve this, an

Researcher: Asiphe Mzaza, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisors: Prof. Bruce Mellado, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Anomalies in the observations of Run 1 and Run 2 data from the ATLAS detector at the LHC suggest physics beyond the Standard Model. The Madala Hypothesis, attempts to explain these

Researcher: Andisani Nemavhola, University of VendaSupervisors: Dr Justine Nasejje, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg This study presents and implements random survival forests (RSF) and two of its split rules. The two RSF split rules that this study focuses on are the 𝐿1 and the logrank. The research

Researcher: Subhashini Pillay, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisors: Dr Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Social media is an becoming an important platform for deriving the opinions, views and perceptions of tourists (O’Connor, 2010);TripAdvisor is the most popular reviewing platform for tourists (Litvin and Dowling, 2018);

Researcher: Nompumelelo Sibiya, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisors: Mr Rendani Mbuvha, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Due to increasing popularity associated with artificial intelligence, machine learning and data availability, most banks are renewing their business models. Credit risk predictions is one of the most vital keys to

Researcher: Yasmin Sizwe, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisors: Professor Rod Alence, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg This research will be testing the theory of group threat which hypothesizes that economic conditions and immigrant populations are the main influences of negative perceptions towards immigrants in host countries. This

Researcher: Olatomiwa Akinlaja, Sol Plaatje UniversitySupervisor: Dr M.S Mosia, Sol Plaatje University Reviews and ratings influence us every day. We have all experienced reviews and ratings in one form or the other, usually from the applications and online platforms that require us to leave a review based

Researcher: Ruan Jean du Randt, University of PretoriaSupervisor: Dr. Ritesh Ajoodha, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Mapping chords from the magnitude spectrum to symbolic-notation makes way for a plethora of advances in algorithmic music. This will allow chord in musical accompaniment to be recognised and described in

Researcher: Babalwa N.C. Dingiswayo, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisors: Mr Michael Jana and Prof. Rod Alence, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg The aim of this research is to assess how adequate is access to antenatal care (ANC) for South African women, particularly the provision of ANC with

Researcher: Lucas Banda, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSupervisor: Prof. Nicole de Wet-Billings, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg There is limited and not so latest information from nationally representative data that exist about the prevalence of hypertension among the youth 15-34 ‘years olds’ in South Africa, though the