Mladen Božanic, SMIEE, obtained his B. Eng. (with
distinction), B. Eng. (Hons) (with distinction) and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic
Engineering from the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2006, 2008 and 2011
respectively. In 2008, he joined Azoteq, a fabless IC design company
originating in South Africa with where he has been responsible for the
silicon-level design, simulation characterization design for testability (DFT)
of various analog, RF, digital and mixed-mode circuits. While actively working
in the industry, he also participates in research activities, currently with
the University of Johannesburg (UJ) where he is serving as a Senior Research
Fellow. Since 2011, Dr. Božanic has been fulfilling a role of a Specialist
Editor of South African Institute of Electrical Engineers
(SAIEE). He is a recipient of SAMES Award and CEFIM Fellowship Award, and an
author or co-author of over 10 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles, one
book chapter and one book.
Saurabh Sinha, SMIEEE, FSAIEE, FSAAE, obtained his B.Eng., M.Eng., and
Ph.D. degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria (UP),
South Africa. He achieved both his B.Eng. and M.Eng. with distinction. As a
published researcher, he has authored or co-authored over 85 publications in
peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences. In addition, he is the
managing editor of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
Africa Research Journal. Prof. Sinha served the
UP for over a decade, his last service being as Director of the Carl and Emily
Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics, Department of Electrical, Electronic and
Computer Engineering. On 1 October 2013, Prof. Sinha was appointed as Executive Dean of the
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) at the University of
Johannesburg (UJ). Prof. Saurabh Sinha is the
2014-2015 Vice-President, IEEE Educational Activities and serves on the IEEE
Board of Directors.