Academic Profile
Research excellence, teaching innovation, and academic leadership
Academic Experience
Faculty Member (Expert) β
Singularity University
2018 - Present
Singularity University is a future think tank from California presenting concepts from technology to the public through large-scale education summits. Have engaged in addressing audiences from around the world (5 continents) as well as advising on strategy for international companies.
Strategic Advisor β
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
February 2025 - Present
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation.
Angela & David Fine Chair in Innovation β
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
August 2024 - February 2025
Heading up innovation at the University from a strategic perspective to move the University in a new direction.
Director of the Wits Innovation Centre and the Angela & David Fine Chair in Innovation β
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
February 2023 - July 2024
Heading up innovation at the University to move the University in a new direction.
Senior Lecturer
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
March 2009 - February 2023
Conceptualised, developed, and lectured multiple courses, including HSD II (Medical Students); Software Development; and the Lean Launch Pad (Engineering Innovation). Supervised a number of PhD, Masters, and Honours students. Served as IP Scout for Wits Enterprise (2014, 2015); MIT Mentor for AITI Student Group (2013); Established Lean Launch Pad course & integration of methodologies to coursework; assisted in establishment of Tshimologong (innovation hub in Braamfontein). Select innovation projects include an eye controlled wheelchair; brainternet (tens of thousands of media); through brain wireless transmission system; Real-time CPR efficacy feedback system; a VOR driven mouse; and others.
Notable Awards
Vice Chancellorβs Teaching Award (Team Category)
2015
SAIMM Gold Medals Award (for the best student in any Engineering discipline)
2008
Bernard Price Prize (For the most distinguished final year student Electrical Engineering)
2008
Karo Award (Awarded jointly for the best student in Biomedical Engineering)
2006
Academic Publications
Rapid prototyping of multi-compartment models for urea kinetics in hemodialysis: a System Dynamics approach
DM Rubin, RFR Letts, XL Richards, S Achari, A Pantanowitz
A machine learning approach to the non-invasive estimation of continuous blood pressure using photoplethysmography
B Tarifi, A Fainman, A Pantanowitz, DM Rubin
Design and construction of a cost-effective, portable sign language to speech translator
MR Cassim, J Parry, A Pantanowitz, DM Rubin
Neurocartographer: CC-WGAN Based SSVEP Data Generation to Produce a Model toward Symmetrical Behaviour to the Human Brain
SE Karabulut, MM Khorasani, A Pantanowitz
Evaluating the clinical realism of synthetic chest x-rays generated using progressively growing gans
B Segal, DM Rubin, G Rubin, A Pantanowitz
Estimation of body mass index from photographs using deep convolutional neural networks
A Pantanowitz, E Cohen, P Gradidge, NJ Crowther, V Aharonson, ...
Facilitating understanding, modeling and simulation of infectious disease epidemics in the age of COVID-19
DM Rubin, S Achari, CS Carlson, RFR Letts, A Pantanowitz, M Postema, ...
Gaze tracking dataset for comparison of smooth and saccadic eye tracking
A Pantanowitz, K Kim, C Chewins, DM Rubin
Student Leadership
Chairman of Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Students Council
2008
Class Representative
2005 - 2008
IEEE Student Branch Co-Founder, Secretary
2006
IEEE Student Branch Chair
2007
School Council Founding member & Education officer
2005
School Council Chair
2007 & 2008
School Council Vice Chair
2006