MATTIEU DE VILLIERS

          CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

SURNAME:

 

de Villiers

FIRST NAMES: 

 

Mattieu Stefan

HOME ADDRESS:

 

19 Wilkinson Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, RSA

EMAIL:

 

mattieu@ska.ac.za

HOME PAGE:

 

http://www.dip.ee.uct.ac.za/~mdevill/

CELLPHONE: 

 

+27 82 867 8885

HOME TELEPHONE: 

 

+27 21 424 8707 (fax: +27 21 424 8547)

WORK TELEPHONE: 

 

+27 21 506 7300 (fax: +27 21 506 7375)

LANGUAGES:

 

English, Afrikaans

NATIONALITY: 

 

South African

MARITAL STATUS: 

 

Single

DEPENDENTS: 

 

None

DATE OF BIRTH:: 

 

16/06/1976

STATE OF HEALTH:

 

Excellent

SPORTS:

 

Regular: unicycling, rock-climbing; intermittent: mountainbiking, kite surfing, adventure racing

 

QUALIFICATIONS

DOCTORATE DEGREE:

PhD(ENG)(ELEC), University of Cape Town, 24 June 2005

MASTERS DEGREE:

MSc(ENG)(ELEC), University of Cape Town, 23 June 2000

BACHELORS DEGREE: 

BSc(ENG)(ELEC) (First class honours), University of Cape Town, 10 December 1998

MATRICULATION:

Cape Education Department, Jan van Riebeeck High School, Cape Town, December 1994

 

ACADEMIC RECORDS

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN STUDENT:

 

DVLMAT001

 


DOCTORATE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:
(For PhD degree, DVLMAT001, University of Cape Town, 2000-2005)

EEE600W

Doctorate in electrical engineering (thesis project)

(PASS)


MASTERS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:
(For MSc degree, DVLMAT001, University of Cape Town, 1999-2000)

CHE524Z

Advanced engineering statistics

97%

EEE500W

Masters in electrical engineering (thesis project)

(PASS)

EEE591Z

Multi-dimensional digital signal and image processing

84%


FOURTH YEAR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:
(For BSc degree, DVLMAT001, University of Cape Town, 1998)

EEE300X

Practical training

(PASS)

EEE458S

Thesis project

85%

EEE482F

Telecommunications

80%

EEE483F

Digital signal processing & image processing

90%

EEE484F

Digital systems

76%

EEE485F

Systematic electronic design

89%

EEE493F

Process control in instrumentation

75%

EEE512Z

Adaptive & evolving systems

84%


THIRD YEAR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:
(For BSc degree, DVLMAT001, University of Cape Town, 1997)

EEE323F

Electronic circuits

85%

EEE350W

Digital electronics and microprocessors

97%

EEE355F

Electromagnetic engineering

94%

EEE356W

Control engineering

84%

EEE357S

Power engineering

83%

EEE358S

Fundamentals of communications engineering

96%

EEE359W

Electronic components, circuits & modules

100%

MAM382F

Introduction to probability for electrical engineers

86%

PCU207S

Professional communication

64%

SECOND YEAR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:
(For BSc degree, DVLMAT001, University of Cape Town, 1996)

BME202F

Intro to medical engineering

75%

CSC200W

Computer Science

85%

EEE100X 

Practical training

(PASS)

EEE221W 

Foundations of Electrical Engineering

86%

MAM280W

Mathematics

93%

MAM281W

Introduction to Fourier Analysis

100%

FIRST YEAR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:
(For BSc degree, DVLMAT001, University of Cape Town, 1995)

CSC114W

Computer science for engineers

78%

EEE104W

Engineering

99%

MAM103W 

Mathematics

90%

MEC102W 

Engineering drawing

91%

PHY110W

Physics

86%


MATRICULATION RESULTS:
(Cape Education Department, 1994)

Afrikaans First Language Higher Grade

68%

English First Language Higher Grade

55%

Latin Higher Grade 

87%

Mathematics Higher Grade 

92%

Physical Science Higher Grade

84%

Geography Higher Grade

87%

Computer Science Higher Grade

77%

 

PUBLICATIONS

2010:

MEMO SERIES

 

 

 

2010:

MEMO SERIES

 

 

 

2007:

REFEREED JOURNAL

 

 

2006:

SOUTH AFRICAN PATENT



 

2006:

INTERNATIONAL PATENT

 

 


2006:

INTERNATIONAL PATENT

 


2005:
DOCTORATE THESIS
 

M. de Villiers and C. J. Law, Wide field polarization calibration in the image plane using the Allen Telescope Array, ATA Memo series 88, October 2010.

 

C. J. Law and M. de Villiers, On-Axis Polarization Calibration with the ATA , ATA Memo series 87,  October 2010.

 

M. de Villiers. Interferometric array layout design by tomographic projection. A&A 469, 793-797, 2007.

 

M. de Villiers, C. Sousa. Removal of Stitching Artifacts. Lodox Systems Pty Ltd. Number ZA 2006/05500. 4 July 2006.

M. de Villiers, C. Sousa, J.H Potgieter. A Calibration Tool and a Method of Calibrating an Imaging System. Lodox Systems Pty Ltd. Number PCT/IB2006/000856. Filing date 13 April 2006.

M. de Villiers, C. Haworth, C. Sousa, J.H. Potgieter. A Radiography Image Processing Method. Lodox Systems Pty Ltd. Number PCT/IB2006/000872, Filing date 12 April 2006.

 

M. de Villiers. Limited Angle Tomography. PhD thesis. University of Cape Town. June 2005.

2005:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (co-author)

J.H. Potgieter and M. de Villiers. Explanation of the low dose measured in linear slit scanning radiography. In SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, February 2005.

2005:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (co-author)

M. Sheelke, J.H. Potgieter and M. de Villiers. System characterization of the STATSCAN slit scanning radiography machine: theory and experiment. In SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, February 2005.

2004:
US PATENT 
 

M. de Villiers. African Medical Imaging Pty Ltd. Method of reconstructing tomographic images. US 6,788,758 B2 September 7, 2004.

2003:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
 

M. de Villiers and G de Jager. Detective Quantum Efficiency of the LODOX system. In SPIE Medical Imaging, Vol 5030, pp955-960, San Diego, February 2003.

2001:
LOCAL CONFERENCE
 

M. de Villiers and G. de Jager. Removal of camera overlap artifacts in the LODOX system. In Proceedings of the twelfth annual symposium of the Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa. pp95-98. Franschhoek, South Africa, November 2001.

2000:
LOCAL CONFERENCE
 

M. de Villiers. Automated design by dynamic manipulation of engineering diagrams. International Federation of Automatic Control Conference on Technology Transfer in Developing Countries. pp266-271, University of Pretoria, July 2000.
Also presented at SAIEE Western Cape Centre Annual Student paper evening.

2000:
MASTERS THESIS
 

M. de Villiers. Limited Angle Tomography. MSc thesis. University of Cape Town. June 2000.

1999:
LOCAL CONFERENCE
 

M. de Villiers and G. de Jager. Information content of artifacts in tomography images. In Proceedings of the tenth annual symposium of the Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa, University of Stellenbosch, 1999.

 

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Undergraduate Awards:

1998:
  • Siemens prize for best undergraduate Elec. Eng. thesis
  • Telkom prize for best Systematic Electronic Design student

1997: 
  • Included in Dean’s Merit List

1996:
  • Electrical Engineering Class Medal
  • Corporation Bronze Medal (City of Cape Town)
  • Sanlam Prize
  • Included in Dean’s Merit List

1995:
  • Merit Student in Department of Computer Science
  • Included in Dean’s Merit List


High School Awards:

1994:
  • Second position in matriculation class
  • Top class position in Mathematics
  • Top class position in Latin
  • Honorary Colours for academic achievement
  • Diploma of Merit for Mathematics Olympiads of University of Cape Town
  • Second amongst entrants of Jan van Riebeeck for the Computer Olympiad of Old Mutual

1993:
  • Third place in category of Technology Olympiad of Cape Technikon
  • Honorary Colours for academic achievement
  • Diploma of Merit for Mathematics Olympiads of University of Cape Town
  • Second amongst entrants of Jan van Riebeeck for the Computer Olympiad of Old Mutual

1992:
  • Overall second place in Technology Olympiad of Cape Technikon, project displayed at Design for Living for two consecutive years.
  • Honorary Colours for academic achievement
  • Diploma of Merit for Mathematics Olympiads of University of Cape Town

1991:
  • First prize in Ancient Rome model building competition held by Classical Association of South Africa

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

2004:

 

LODOX Scholarship
LODOX Scholarship PD
NRF Scholarship PD

2003:

 

FRD Scarse Skills Scholarship
African Medical Imaging Scholarship
LODOX Scholarship

2002:

 

FRD Scarse Skills Scholarship
African Medical Imaging Scholarship

2001:

 

African Medical Imaging Scholarship

2000:

 

African Medical Imaging Scholarship

1999:

 

FRDCO Scholarship
FRDSU Scholarship
WASHK Scholarship

1998:

 

Ochberg Isaac Sholarship

1997: 

 

Ochberg Isaac Sholarship
University Entrance Scholarship

1996:

 

Ochberg Isaac Sholarship
University Entrance Scholarship

1995:

 

Ochberg Isaac Sholarship
University Entrance Scholarship

 

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

2010: University of Berkeley, USA, May 2010 (1 month), Contact person Prof Geoffrey Bower.

2008-2009: SKA Simulation working group. Various trips. Netherlands, UK. Jan Noordam, Leonid Gurvits.

2007: Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF/ CSIRO), Australia, March-May 2007 (2 months), contact persons: John O’Sullivan, Tim Cornwell.

2006: ASTRON, Netherlands, August-November 2006 (3 months), contact persons: Wim van Cappellen, Marianna Ivashina.

 

Funded by SKA SA. Topic: off-axis polarization calibration study.

 

Sponsored by Astron, Oxford University, and SKA SA. Topic: SKA Array configuration and performance metrics.

 

Travel grant by NRF for attending workshop and continue research. Topic: phased steered focal plane array modeling.

 

Travel grant by NRF for research. Topic: phased steered focal plane array modeling.

 

EMPLOYMENT / PRACTICAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE

Cape Ray
November 2011 – present Cape Town. Contractor / Consultation
Reporting to Kit Vaughan

KAROO ARRAY TELESCOPE
Sept 2005 – present
Cape Town

Senior science processing developer
Reporting to Jasper Horrell/ Simon Ratcliffe






LODOX SYSTEMS (Pty) Ltd
January 2005- Sept 2005, Cape Town

Software Engineer/ Consultation
Reporting to C Sousa and H Potgieter see references below.

Investigating/quantifying three-dimensional imaging capabilities of Pantoscanner and other competing geometries, for tomosynthesis.

Member of the science processing team for SKA SA.  Tasks includes: developing an initial simulator for determining focal plane array antenna radiation patterns, sky visibility simulation (interferometry), CGI web server scripting. Antenna layout configuration design, Imaging performance metrics, focal plane array modeling and simulation, realtime signal display interface, single dish and interferometric polarization calibration, wide field calibration, measuring and modelling full polarized beampatterns, calibration and imaging of polarized sources.


Part time work for Lodox on continuing projects: Erect Computed Tomography and Image Quality assessment software.

(I requested to move back to Cape Town and to reduce my workload in order to finish off my PhD thesis and develop software products for a startup company.)

LODOX SYSTEMS (Pty) Ltd January - December 2004
Johannesburg

Software Engineer
Reporting to C Sousa and H Potgieter see references below.

Review progress of students sponsored by Lodox.
Development of algorithms and finding solutions to any problems that may arise in the Lodox system.

Particularly: Development of algorithms and a calibration tool to remove distortions automatically in the Lodox system. Development of image quality assessment software. Development of Lucid x-ray image enhancement filtering. Development of advanced artifact removal software. Development of tomographic functionality (Erect CT).

LODOX SYSTEMS (Pty) Ltd
2000-2004, Cape Town

Consultation
Reporting to H Potgieter see references below.

Consultation projects. Investigation of Lodox StatScan Detective Quantum Efficiency for USA FDA approval, Artifact removal software, tomographic reconstruction, and some maintenance duties on StatScan at Groote Schuur hospital.

UCT DEPT ELEC ENG
February - May 1999

Tutoring
Reporting to J Greene

Tutor for course EEE104W at University of Cape Town Department of Electrical Engineering.

UCT DEPT MATERIALS ENG
June 1998

Practical training

Assisting a masters student in acquiring measurements with ADC card and performing some signal processing transforms using Visual Basic for a destructive testing application.

CARINT ELECTRONICS (CC)
December 1997, Cape Town

Practical training
Reporting to W Carew

Software development of an user interface for editing transfer functions for a control engineering application.

CAPE TECHNICON
2 weeks in December 1995

Practical training

Attended a short course in general engineering at the Cape Technicon. Hands-on experience in pneumatics, milling, CAD and welding.

 

SPORTING INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

2006:

 





2005:

 

2004
  • 6th place in Bat Run (Cape 3 peaks challenge by night)
  • Competed in March Madness WPASS adventure race
  • Participated in Knysna 80km mountainbike race
  • Completed Cederberg Challenge 150km adventure race

  • Won main event of Cape Peninsula Rock Rally climbing competition
  • 2nd place in National Bouldering League Competition in Johannesburg
  • Second place in Swaziland 30Km Mountain Biking Competition
  • Competed in Midmar Mile swimming competition
  • Competed in international hobie regatta in Tanzania (did not come last)
  • Other: Wakeboarding, bouldering, climbing, hobie sailing, mountain biking.

2003:
  • Half colours for climbing from UCT Sports Awards
  • Fifth place in international photo competition for Extreme Ironing.
  • Member of UCT Mountain and Ski Club

2002:
  • In climbing team of UCT Mountain and Ski Club
  • Manage 'Outdoor Activity Club'

2001:
  • 1st place in Mountain & Ski Club Waaihoek challenge hiking competition
  • Team Award for Mountain & Ski Club Climbing
  • In climbing team of UCT Mountain and Ski Club
  • Train with UCT Gymnastics
  • Compete in Argus Cycling Tour
  • Compete in Gun Run half Marathon
  • Otter hiking trail
  • Witels kloofing trail

2000:
  • Treasurer of UCT Mountain and Ski Club
  • 1st place in Mountain & Ski Club Waaihoek challenge hiking competition
  • In climbing team of UCT Mountain and Ski Club
  • Member of UCT Gymnastics Club
  • Member of UCT Yachting Club
  • Join Mountain Club of South Africa, sponsored to climb at Waterval Boven
  • Swellendam hiking trail
  • Canoing down Orange river

1995-1999:
  • Member of UCT Mountain and Ski Club
  • Train with UCT Gymnastics
  • Main sport interest: rock climbing

1993-1994:
  • Still compete in interschool level athletics competitions
  • Participated in cross-country
  • Rock-climbing

-1992:
  • Interschool level athletics: sprinting, hurdles, relay, long jump
  • Rugby

1991:
  • Scouts (Green and Sea Point section)

 

HOBBIES / INTERESTS

2006:

 

2005: n3Creations

Build well and basement room in cellar.

Create website, revamp software, and commence selling of shareware products.

2002:

Instantiate and run unofficial 'Outdoor Activity Club' at UCT

1999-2000: MthX

ActiveX equation editor control freeware, source code sold over internet to developers.

1999-2000: Megalomania

Control engineering shareware software licenses sold over internet.

1996-2000: Mathemania

Mathematics shareware software licenses sold over internet.

1996-2000:

Make porcelain knobs, wire light shade, casted rubber key rings for sale, tiles with floral graphics for German guest house Villa Lutzi in Cape Town.

1992-1995:

Build a climbing wall in bedroom, install doorframes at home, tiling, build garden pond.

1991:

Build paddleski with guidance from a local custom surf board manufacturer

1990:

Build chest of drawers with inlay detail

 

REFEREES

GERHARD DE JAGER
Supervisor during postgraduate studies

Prof Gerhard de Jager
Digital Signal and Image Processing
Dept Electrical Engineering
University of Cape Town
Rondebosch 7700
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel +27 (0)21 650 2791
Fax +27 (0)21 650 3465
e-mail: gdj@eng.uct.ac.za

MARTIN BRAAE
Supervisor during undergraduate studies

Prof Martin Braae
Head of Department
Electrical Engineering
University of Cape Town
Rondebosch 7700
SOUTH AFRICA
Fax: +27 640-3465
Tel: +27 650-2794
e-mail: mbraae@eng.uct.ac.za

KIT VAUGHAN
Bursar
Managing Director
African Medical Imaging

Christopher L (Kit) Vaughan, PhD
Hyman Goldberg Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, MRC/UCT Medical Imaging Research Unit
Department of Human Biology
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Observatory, Western Cape 7925
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: + 27 21 406 6238
Fax: + 27 21 448 7226
e-mail: kvaughan@cormack.uct.ac.za

HERMAN POTGIETER
Chief Technical Officer
LODOX

Hon Prof J H Potgieter,
CTO, Lodox Systems (Pty) Ltd.
Adj. Prof. of Engineering, University of Cape Town.
P.O. Box 651807 , Benrose, 2010.
SOUTH AFRICA
Phone: +27 11 444 9118
Mobile : +27 83 631 0501
e-mail: herman.potgieter@lodox.com
www.lodox.com

CARLOS SOUSA
Engineering Manager
LODOX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JASPER HORRELL

Computing team manager

SKA/KAT

 

Carlos Sousa
Engineering Manager
Lodox Systems Pty. Ltd
7 Dartfield Road, Kramerville, Sandton, 2196
P.O. Box 651807, Benmore, 2010.
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel : +27 11 444 9118
Fax : +27 11 262 0085
Mobile : +27 83 291 1405
e-mail: carlos.sousa@lodox.com

Dr Jasper Horrell
Computing Team Manager
SKA/KAT
SKA/KAT Lonsdale Building
Lonsdale Road Pinelands 7405
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27 21 531 17282
Fax: +27 21 531 9761
email: jasper@ska.ac.za