Prof Jean Greyling Nelson Mandela University Prof Jean Greyling is an Associate Professor in Computing Sciences at Nelson Mandela University. He mainly teaches programming modules, focusing on introductory programming. He has supervised various Honours, Masters and PhD students, and published numerous conference and journal papers. His main interest is in engaging with learners, get them enthusiastic about software development as a career opportunity. For the past 3 years he has coordinated a coding program that has reached around 25 000 learners across the country. The main tool for this project is a mobile app TANKS, which was developed by his 2017 Honours student Byron Batteson. In 2019 Prof Greyling was the IT Personality of the Year for the Eastern Cape Chapter of the IITPSA. He has also received various other local, national and international accolades for the project.
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Prof Jean Greyling
Nelson Mandela University
Prof Jean Greyling is an Associate Professor in Computing Sciences at Nelson Mandela University. He mainly teaches programming modules, focusing on introductory programming. He has supervised various Honours, Masters and PhD students, and published numerous conference and journal papers. His main interest is in engaging with learners, get them enthusiastic about software development as a career opportunity. For the past 3 years he has coordinated a coding program that has reached around 25 000 learners across the country. The main tool for this project is a mobile app TANKS, which was developed by his 2017 Honours student Byron Batteson. In 2019 Prof Greyling was the IT Personality of the Year for the Eastern Cape Chapter of the IITPSA. He has also received various other local, national and international accolades for the project.
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