Prof Philip Machanick

Emeritus Associate Professor

My main research interests are computer architecture, especially understanding industry trends and how to exploit change (e.g., when new form factors become viable), and bioinformatics. I was editor-in-chief of South African Computer Journal. I’ve written three novels, No Tomorrow, The Day it Rained Forever and The Superpower and a textbook based on my second-year architecture and C notes (available from Amazon). I also have an interest in social justice issues (for example, I was on the university’s Sexual Violence Task Team in 2016).

Contact Details

E-mail: P.Machanick@ru.ac.za

Projects and Student Opportunities

More on research here

I am working on population regulomics as part of the H3Africa project. I also work on a computer architecture.

I have some hints for potential graduate students, especially those from outside Rhodes.

Past lives

  • Research Officer, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Queensland
  • Senior Lecturer and IT Programs director, School of IT and Electrical Engineering, 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Queensland
  • Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of the Witwatersrand
  • sabbaticals: 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Michigan, Stanford 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网

I’ve also campaigned for various causes:

  • addressing the underlying causes of gender-based violence
  • supporting press freedom and freedom of protest in the apartheid and post-apartheid eras
  • reducing the space where smokers can annoy others and put their health at risk
  • taking on AIDS denial
  • taking on climate change denial
  • worked on Covid-19 public health issues

Publications

See my publications here or find me at Google Scholar

Personal Pages

For more, see my personal pages.

 

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