Barry Dwolatzky
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Barry Dwolatzky | |
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| Born | 29 April 1952 |
| Died | 16 May 2023 (aged 71) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Spouse | Rina King |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Software engineering, computer science |
| Institutions | University of the Witwatersrand University of the People |
Barry Dwolatzky (29 April 1952 – 16 May 2023) was a South African software engineer. He was a professor emeritus at the University of the Witwatersrand Joburg Centre for Software Engineering. Dwolatzky was on University of the People's computer science advisory board. He was an anti-apartheid activist[1] and in the late 1980s he joined the African National Congress's armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe ("spear of the nation").[2]
Education
[edit]Dwolatzky completed a Bachelors of Science degree in 1975 and a Ph.D. in 1979, both in electrical engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and GEC Marconi.[3]
Career
[edit]In 1989, Dwolatzky joined University of the Witwatersrand as a senior lecturer, becoming a full professor in 2000. He was an emeritus professor at the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering.[3] Dwolatzky was on University of the People's computer science advisory board.[4][5]
Dwolatzky was a fellow of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers and The Institute of IT Professionals South Africa (IITPSA).[6]
Death
[edit]Dwolatzky died in Johannesburg on 16 May 2023, at the age of 71.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coded History". scribd.com.
- ^ "Coded History: My life of new beginnings – Barry Dwolatzky". Polity.org.za. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Barry Dwolatzky - Wits University". www.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Professor Barry Dwolatzky". University of the People. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Can Gaming Transform The Way We Learn?". TechFinancials. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Services – JCSE". jcse.org.za. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Moyo, Admire (16 May 2023). "Renowned software engineer Prof Barry Dwolatzky dies". itweb. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Barry Dwolatzky publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Barry Dwolatzky's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
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- 1950s births
- 2023 deaths
- 20th-century South African engineers
- South African electrical engineers
- Software engineers
- 21st-century South African engineers
- University of the Witwatersrand alumni
- Academic staff of the University of the Witwatersrand
- University of the People people
- South African computer programmers
- White South African anti-apartheid activists