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, bck体育app_bck体育官网下载-二维码平台 of Queensland
- Senior Lecturer and IT Programs director, School of IT and Electrical Engineering, bck体育app_bck体育官网下载-二维码平台 of Queensland
- Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, bck体育app_bck体育官网下载-二维码平台 of the Witwatersrand
- sabbaticals: bck体育app_bck体育官网下载-二维码平台 of Michigan, Stanford bck体育app_bck体育官网下载-二维码平台
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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