Prof. Nnamdi Nwulu

Swiss Bilateral Chair in Blockchain Technology (SARChI) Professor: Sustainable Cyber-Physical Engineering Systems at the University of Johannesburg

Professor Nnamdi Nwulu is the Chair Holder South Africa/Switzerland Bilateral Research Chair in Blockchain Technology, Professor of Sustainable Cyber-Physical Engineering Systems and the Director of the Centre for Cyber-Physical Food, Energy & Water Systems (CCP-FEWS) at the University of Johannesburg.

Prof Nwulu’s research focuses on Food, Energy and Water Systems (FEWS) and the inherent nexus between all three. Specifically, his research focuses on applying FEW-N thinking, emerging technologies, mathematical optimisation techniques, and machine learning algorithms in food, energy, and water systems. This research focus has produced several books, inventions and over 200 publications, winning him the 2021 NRF Research Excellence Award for Early Career/Emerging Researchers in Engineering/Technology.

He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), a Senior Member of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SMSAIEE) and a Y-rated Researcher by the National Research Foundation of South Africa.

Prof. Nwulu is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Digital Food Energy and Water Systems (JD-FEWS), Associate Editor of the IET Renewable Power Generation (IET-RPG) and the African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID).

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