The Team

Professor Rossouw Von Solms Position:  Emeritus Professor Department:  Information Technology Location:  North Campus Email:  Rossouw.VonSolms@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BSc, HDE (UPE); BSc (Hons) (Unisa); MSc; PhD (RAU); NH Dip Electronic Data Processing (PET), PMCSSA, CISM Expertise:  Information security, IT governance My site:  http://connect.nmmu.ac.za/Members/rossouw

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Professor Reinhardt A Botha Position:  Professor of Information Technology Department:  Information Technology Room:  J114A Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3179 Email:  ReinhardtA.Botha@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BSc (Hons) (UPE); MSc PhD (RAU); MIITPSA Expertise:  Information Security, Privacy and IT Service Management.

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Prof Kerry-Lynn Thomson Position:  Associate Professor - School of ICT Department:  Information Technology Room:  R103 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3408 Fax:  27 41 504 3602 Email:  kerry-lynn.thomson@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  N Dip IT (PET); B Tech IT (PET), M Tech IT (NMMU); D Tech IT (NMMU) Expertise:  Information Security Behaviour, Information Security Awareness and Education, Communication Networks, Cisco instructor, TETRA instructor

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Prof Lynn Futcher Position:  Associate Professor - Department of Information Technology Department:  Information Technology Room:  R105 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 9128 Fax:  27 41 504 3313 Email:  lynn.futcher@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BSc (UPE); HED (UNISA); B Tech IT (PET); M Tech IT (NMMU), PhD IT (NMMU) Expertise:  IT Project management, User Interface Design, Software Development, Research areas include Information and Cybersecurity Education, Secure Software Development and Human Aspects in Information and Cybersecurity Responsibilities:  Lecturing, Software Development Project coordination, 3rd year Project Supervision, BTech Research Supervision, Masters and PhD Supervision

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Prof Johan Van Niekerk Position:  Professor - Department of Information Technology Department:  Information Technology Room:  J112 Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3048 Fax:  27 41 504 3313 Email:  Johan.vanNiekerk@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BSc (UPE); B Tech IT (PET); M Tech IT (NMMU); M Ed (NMMU); PMIITPSA, MAIS, MICSIT, PhD IT (NMMU) Expertise:  Software Development, Business Intelligence, Information Security, Artificial Intelligence

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Prof Mariana Gerber Position:  Associate Professor - Department of Information Technology Department:  Information Technology Location:  North Campus Phone:  27 41 504 3705 Fax:  27 41 504 3313 Email:  mariana.gerber@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  N Dip IT (PET); B Tech IT (PET); M Tech IT (PET); PhD IT (NMMU)

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