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, University of Queensland
• Senior Lecturer and IT Programs director, School of IT and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland
• Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of the Witwatersrand
• sabbaticals: University of Michigan, Stanford University

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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