Ideas that hold up
in the real world.
AI is a research discipline, a leadership question and a tool for building institutions. These themes define my scholarship, talks and executive conversations.
The questions
behind the technology.
Research-informed perspectives used to inform AI strategy, governance, executive learning and product development.
AI and the leadership agenda
From C-suite readiness and operational adoption to the governance decisions that influence organisational outcomes.
Research to commercial value
Creating pathways that connect scientific knowledge, entrepreneurial talent, products and industry collaboration.
Algorithmic AI & applications
Research into rules, formal structures, computational algorithms and practical systems across domains.
Serious games & simulations
Designing immersive, context-aware learning experiences with AI, virtual reality and educational games.
Africa’s AI capability
Building institutional capacity, talent pipelines and genuinely context-appropriate innovations across the continent.
Responsible AI and society
Considering the risks, trade-offs and opportunities of AI in government, finance, education and public life.
90+ publications.
3,000+ citations.
Scholarly output across artificial intelligence, applied algorithms, serious games, digital transformation and innovative applications.
Explore the academic record
Google Scholar offers a fuller list of papers and ongoing citation data. The downloadable CV contains the detailed publication bibliography.
Selected speaking
and leadership forums.
Examples of international and industry-facing participation documented in the professional CV.
London School of Economics
Shared an African perspective on AI technologies developed on the continent at the LSE Africa AI Summit in March 2026.
Huawei Cloud TechWave
Delivered a 2025 keynote on AI-driven industry transformation in South Africa.
Oxford, Cornell & US National Academies
Invited engagements addressing AI and its applications across academic and professional contexts.
Meta Llama Impact
Participated as a judge in the Llama Impact Start-up Accelerator in Johannesburg in 2025.