Gerhard Hancke

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Gerhard P. Hancke
Education Stellenbosch University
Alma mater University of Pretoria
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
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Gerhard P. Hancke from the University of Pretoria, South Africa was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016 for contributions to wireless sensor networks . [1] [2]

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Education and career

Hancke received a BEng and MEng from Stellenbosch University and DEng from the University of Pretoria in 1983. He is Chair of the Computer Engineering Program at the University of Pretoria and is responsible for undergraduate, graduate and research activities. He is head of a joint initiative between the University of Pretoria and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), called the Research Group for Distributed Sensor Networks. [3]

Within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) he has served as Secretary, Treasurer, Section Chair, Student Activities Chair and Student Branch Counselor. He was elected to the Administrative committee of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society in 1999 and served as Senior AdCom Member and Secretary from 2006. [3]

In 2005 he founded the Advanced Sensor Networks Research Group at the University of Pretoria and was head of the group until mid-2017.He co-edited a textbook on Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks: Applications, Protocols and Standards, published in April 2013, the first on the topic. [2]

He has published more than 190 articles and been cited more than 8000 times. [4]

Hancke received the THRIP Technology Award from the South African Department of Trade and Industry in 2007 (for SMME Development) and 2011 (Advanced Hi-Tech category). [2]

Research Projects

Hancke has collaborated with industry on projects related to wireless sensor network and communication. Examples of these projects are: [2]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Candidates for IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect 2009/2010" (PDF). IEER8.org. IEEE. 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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