Academic Profile

Academic Experience

  • Faculty Member (Expert)
    Singularity University
    2018 - 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 Innovation
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    August 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 Innovation
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    February 2023 - July 2024

    Heading up innovation at the University to move the University in a new direction.

  • Senior Lecturer
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    March 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 Photoplethysmography
    B Tarifi, A Fainman, A Pantanowitz, DM Rubin
    journal-article, 2023
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  • Rapid prototyping of multi-compartment models for urea kinetics in hemodialysis: a System Dynamics approach
    DM Rubin, RFR Letts, XL Richards, S Achari, A Pantanowitz
    journal-article, 2023
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  • Design and construction of a cost-effective, portable sign language to speech translator
    MR Cassim, J Parry, A Pantanowitz, DM Rubin
    journal-article, 2022
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  • Neurocartographer: CC-WGAN Based SSVEP Data Generation to Produce a Model toward Symmetrical Behaviour to the Human Brain
    SE Karabulut, MM Khorasani, A Pantanowitz
    journal-article, 2022
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  • Evaluating the clinical realism of synthetic chest x-rays generated using progressively growing gans
    B Segal, DM Rubin, G Rubin, A Pantanowitz
    journal-article, 2021
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  • Facilitating understanding, modeling and simulation of infectious disease epidemics in the age of COVID-19
    DM Rubin, S Achari, CS Carlson, RFR Letts, A Pantanowitz, M Postema, ...
    journal-article, 2021
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  • Estimation of body mass index from photographs using deep convolutional neural networks
    A Pantanowitz, E Cohen, P Gradidge, NJ Crowther, V Aharonson, ...
    preprint, 2021
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  • Gaze tracking dataset for comparison of smooth and saccadic eye tracking
    A Pantanowitz, K Kim, C Chewins, DM Rubin
    other, 2021
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  • The Hospital as a Sorting Machine
    A Pantanowitz, B Rosman, NJ Crowther, DM Rubin
    journal-article, 2021
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  • Gaze tracking dataset for comparison of smooth and saccadic eye tracking.
    journal-article, 2021
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  • Addressing the eye fixation problem in gaze tracking for human computer interface using the vestibulo-ocular reflex
    A Pantanowitz, K Kim, C Chewins, INK Tollman, DM Rubin
    journal-article, 2020
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  • The brain as a network cable: Transmission of a modulated optical signal between two computers via the human brain
    RN Daya, MN Dukes, A Pantanowitz
    journal-article, 2020
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  • Addressing the eye-fixation problem in gaze tracking for human computer interface using the Vestibulo-ocular Reflex
    preprint, 2020
  • Development of a novel cardiopulmonary resuscitation measurement tool using real-time feedback from wearable wireless instrumentation
    SR Ward, BC Scott, DM Rubin, A Pantanowitz
    journal-article, 2019
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  • Enhancing positional feedback from real-time wearable sensors during CPR
    A Pantanowitz, SR Ward, BC Scott, DM Rubin
    journal-article, 2019
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  • Data from wearable wireless instrumentation device taken during simulated CPR with and without intentional error toward a quality feedback device
    A Pantanowitz, SR Ward, BC Scott, DM Rubin
    data-set, 2019
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  • Paediatric frontal chest radiograph screening with fine-tuned convolutional neural networks
    J Gerrand, Q Williams, D Lunga, A Pantanowitz, S Madhi, N Mahomed
    book-chapter, 2017
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  • Automatic computation of histogram threshold for lip segmentation using feedback of shape information
    AD Gritzman, V Aharonson, DM Rubin, A Pantanowitz
    journal-article, 2016
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  • Analysis of MEG signals for selective arithmetic tasks
    G Peyton, DM Rubin, A Pantanowitz, A Kleks, M Teicher
    book-chapter, 2016
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  • Comparison of colour transforms used in lip segmentation algorithms
    AD Gritzman, DM Rubin, A Pantanowitz
    journal-article, 2015
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  • Towards Automated Three‐Dimensional Tracking of Nephrons through Stacked Histological Image Sets
    C Bhikha, A Andreasen, EI Christensen, RFR Letts, A Pantanowitz, ...
    other, 2015
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  • Threshold-based lip segmentation using feedback of shape information
    AD Gritzman, V Aharonson, D Rubin, A Pantanowitz
    conference-paper, 2015
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  • Hybrid BCI for Controlling a Robotic Arm over an IP Network
    G Peyton, R Hoehler, A Pantanowitz
    book-chapter, 2015
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  • FAAVSP-The 1 st Joint Conference on Facial Analysis, Animation, and Auditory-Visual Speech Processing
    A Gritzman, V Aharonson, D Rubin, A Pantanowitz
    other, 2015
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  • Towards Automated Three-Dimensional Tracking of Nephrons through Stacked Histological Image Sets
    journal-article, 2015
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  • Improvements in feature vector selection and parameter optimisation for continuous gesture recognition
    A Gritzman, T Batev, A Pantanowitz
    conference-paper, 2013
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  • Robotic arm for remote surgery
    S Dinger, J Dickens, A Pantanowitz
    preprint, 2013
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  • Missing data imputation through the use of the random forest algorithm
    A Pantanowitz, T Marwala
    book-chapter, 2009
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  • Evaluating the impact of missing data imputation
    A Pantanowitz, T Marwala
    book-chapter, 2009
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  • Advances in computational intelligence
    A Pantanowitz, T Marwala, W Yu, EN Sanchez
    other, 2009
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  • Evaluating the Impact of Missing Data Imputation through the use of the Random Forest Algorithm
    preprint, 2008
  • Machine learning approaches to estimating BMI from a small set of photographs
    A Pantanowitz
    other, No year
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Student Leadership

  • Chairman of Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Students Council
    2008
  • Class Representative
    2005 - 2008
  • IEEE Student Branch Co-Founder, Secretary
    2006
  • IEEE Student Branch Chair
    2007
  • School Council Founding member & Education officer
    2005
  • School Council Chair
    2007 & 2008
  • School Council Vice Chair
    2006