Arthur Mutambara
Professor Arthur Mutambara is the Director and Full Professor of the Institute for the Future of Knowledge (IFK) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). He is a world-renowned roboticist, academic, author, Pan-Africanist and technology strategist. Professor Mutambara is also the Director of IFK’s Decentralised Artificial Intelligence and Control Systems (DAICS) Research Group and drives the African Agency in Public Health (AAPH) initiative within the Future of Health (FoH) Research Group. He is the Former Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. Mutambara was one of the three Principals who created and led the Government of National Unity (GNU) from 2009 to 2013. The other two were Prime Minister Tsvangirai and President Mugabe. He is the author of a new trilogy (three books): In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream: An Autobiography of Thought Leadership. Mutambara has also published two Electrical Engineering books used extensively in the United States, Europe and Asia. He has worked as a Research Scientist at NASA, a Visiting Professor at MIT, and a Managing Consultant with McKinsey & Company, all in the United States. At UJ, Mutambara has taught Control Systems in both the Mechanical Engineering and Electrical & Electronic Engineering Departments, where he has received outstanding reviews from both students and peers. He has conducted Engineering seminars and public lectures across the continent and globally. Prof Mutambara is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers (ZIE), a Fellow of the Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences (ZAS), a Senior Member of IEEE and a WEF Young Global Leader. Professor Mutambara holds a PhD in Robotics and Mechatronics (1995) and an MSc in Computer Engineering (1992), both from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering (1990) from the University of Zimbabwe.
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The Zimbabwe Elections
Channel Africa The Supreme Court in Zimbabwe in Bulawayo is expected hear a challenge from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) today regarding its 12
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In Conversation With Trevor – Part 1
In Conversation with Trevor Trevor sits with Prof Arthur G.O. Mutambara, Former Zimbabwe Deputy Prime Minister, Roboticist, Chartered Engineer, and Academic. They discuss his books,
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Ideas and Solutions – In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream: An Autobiography of Thought Leadership, Vol. III
The Future of Diplomacy 18h30 – 20h30 8 June 2023 Register here On 8 June, 2023, the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Institute for the
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Webinar: Claiming your place in the Knowledge Economy – Leveraging the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Work of the Future 14h00 – 16h00 8 December 2023 In the last two decades, technology and information have combined to create innovation and new
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