Academic Profile
Academic Experience
- Faculty Member (Expert)Singularity University2018 - Present
Singularity University is a future think tank from California presenting concepts from technology to the public through large-scale education summits. Have engaged in addressing audiences from around the world (5 continents) as well as advising on strategy for international companies.
- Angela & David Fine Chair in InnovationUniversity of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgAugust 2024 - Present
Heading up innovation at the University from a strategic perspective to move the University in a new direction.
- Director of the Wits Innovation Centre and the Angela & David Fine Chair in InnovationUniversity of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgFebruary 2023 - July 2024
Heading up innovation at the University to move the University in a new direction.
- Senior LecturerUniversity of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgMarch 2009 - February 2023
Conceptualised, developed, and lectured multiple courses, including HSD II (Medical Students); Software Development; and the Lean Launch Pad (Engineering Innovation). Supervised a number of PhD, Masters, and Honours students. Served as IP Scout for Wits Enterprise (2014, 2015); MIT Mentor for AITI Student Group (2013); Established Lean Launch Pad course & integration of methodologies to coursework; assisted in establishment of Tshimologong (innovation hub in Braamfontein). Select innovation projects include an eye controlled wheelchair; brainternet (tens of thousands of media); through brain wireless transmission system; Real-time CPR efficacy feedback system; a VOR driven mouse; and others.
Notable Awards
- Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award (Team Category)2015
- SAIMM Gold Medals Award (for the best student in any Engineering discipline)2008
- Bernard Price Prize (For the most distinguished final year student Electrical Engineering)2008
- Karo Award (Awarded jointly for the best student in Biomedical Engineering)2006
Academic Publications
- A Machine Learning Approach to the Non-Invasive Estimation of Continuous Blood Pressure Using PhotoplethysmographyB Tarifi, A Fainman, A Pantanowitz, DM Rubinjournal-article, 2023View Publication
- Rapid prototyping of multi-compartment models for urea kinetics in hemodialysis: a System Dynamics approachDM Rubin, RFR Letts, XL Richards, S Achari, A Pantanowitzjournal-article, 2023View Publication
- Design and construction of a cost-effective, portable sign language to speech translatorMR Cassim, J Parry, A Pantanowitz, DM Rubinjournal-article, 2022View Publication
- Neurocartographer: CC-WGAN Based SSVEP Data Generation to Produce a Model toward Symmetrical Behaviour to the Human BrainSE Karabulut, MM Khorasani, A Pantanowitzjournal-article, 2022View Publication
- Evaluating the clinical realism of synthetic chest x-rays generated using progressively growing gansB Segal, DM Rubin, G Rubin, A Pantanowitzjournal-article, 2021View Publication
- Facilitating understanding, modeling and simulation of infectious disease epidemics in the age of COVID-19DM Rubin, S Achari, CS Carlson, RFR Letts, A Pantanowitz, M Postema, ...journal-article, 2021View Publication
- Estimation of body mass index from photographs using deep convolutional neural networksA Pantanowitz, E Cohen, P Gradidge, NJ Crowther, V Aharonson, ...preprint, 2021View Publication
- Gaze tracking dataset for comparison of smooth and saccadic eye trackingA Pantanowitz, K Kim, C Chewins, DM Rubinother, 2021View Publication
- The Hospital as a Sorting MachineA Pantanowitz, B Rosman, NJ Crowther, DM Rubinjournal-article, 2021View Publication
- Gaze tracking dataset for comparison of smooth and saccadic eye tracking.journal-article, 2021View Publication
- Addressing the eye fixation problem in gaze tracking for human computer interface using the vestibulo-ocular reflexA Pantanowitz, K Kim, C Chewins, INK Tollman, DM Rubinjournal-article, 2020View Publication
- The brain as a network cable: Transmission of a modulated optical signal between two computers via the human brainRN Daya, MN Dukes, A Pantanowitzjournal-article, 2020View Publication
- Addressing the eye-fixation problem in gaze tracking for human computer interface using the Vestibulo-ocular Reflexpreprint, 2020
- Development of a novel cardiopulmonary resuscitation measurement tool using real-time feedback from wearable wireless instrumentationSR Ward, BC Scott, DM Rubin, A Pantanowitzjournal-article, 2019View Publication
- Enhancing positional feedback from real-time wearable sensors during CPRA Pantanowitz, SR Ward, BC Scott, DM Rubinjournal-article, 2019View Publication
- Data from wearable wireless instrumentation device taken during simulated CPR with and without intentional error toward a quality feedback deviceA Pantanowitz, SR Ward, BC Scott, DM Rubindata-set, 2019View Publication
- Paediatric frontal chest radiograph screening with fine-tuned convolutional neural networksJ Gerrand, Q Williams, D Lunga, A Pantanowitz, S Madhi, N Mahomedbook-chapter, 2017View Publication
- Automatic computation of histogram threshold for lip segmentation using feedback of shape informationAD Gritzman, V Aharonson, DM Rubin, A Pantanowitzjournal-article, 2016View Publication
- Analysis of MEG signals for selective arithmetic tasksG Peyton, DM Rubin, A Pantanowitz, A Kleks, M Teicherbook-chapter, 2016View Publication
- Comparison of colour transforms used in lip segmentation algorithmsAD Gritzman, DM Rubin, A Pantanowitzjournal-article, 2015View Publication
- Towards Automated Three‐Dimensional Tracking of Nephrons through Stacked Histological Image SetsC Bhikha, A Andreasen, EI Christensen, RFR Letts, A Pantanowitz, ...other, 2015View Publication
- Threshold-based lip segmentation using feedback of shape informationAD Gritzman, V Aharonson, D Rubin, A Pantanowitzconference-paper, 2015View Publication
- Hybrid BCI for Controlling a Robotic Arm over an IP NetworkG Peyton, R Hoehler, A Pantanowitzbook-chapter, 2015View Publication
- FAAVSP-The 1 st Joint Conference on Facial Analysis, Animation, and Auditory-Visual Speech ProcessingA Gritzman, V Aharonson, D Rubin, A Pantanowitzother, 2015View Publication
- Towards Automated Three-Dimensional Tracking of Nephrons through Stacked Histological Image Setsjournal-article, 2015View Publication
- Improvements in feature vector selection and parameter optimisation for continuous gesture recognitionA Gritzman, T Batev, A Pantanowitzconference-paper, 2013View Publication
- Robotic arm for remote surgeryS Dinger, J Dickens, A Pantanowitzpreprint, 2013View Publication
- Missing data imputation through the use of the random forest algorithmA Pantanowitz, T Marwalabook-chapter, 2009View Publication
- Evaluating the impact of missing data imputationA Pantanowitz, T Marwalabook-chapter, 2009View Publication
- Advances in computational intelligenceA Pantanowitz, T Marwala, W Yu, EN Sanchezother, 2009View Publication
- Evaluating the Impact of Missing Data Imputation through the use of the Random Forest Algorithmpreprint, 2008
- Machine learning approaches to estimating BMI from a small set of photographsA Pantanowitzother, No yearView Publication
Student Leadership
- Chairman of Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Students Council2008
- Class Representative2005 - 2008
- IEEE Student Branch Co-Founder, Secretary2006
- IEEE Student Branch Chair2007
- School Council Founding member & Education officer2005
- School Council Chair2007 & 2008
- School Council Vice Chair2006