معرفی
Dr. Surendra Thakur (Colin) is a Director at the NEMISA KZN e-Skills CoLab at Durban University of Technology (DUT), specializing in e-voting, e-democracy, and digitalization. He holds a DTech in Information Technology with research on secure mobile internet voting and has served on executive forums like EXCO and SENATE at DUT.
- Education: DTech in Information Technology
- Current Role: Director of NEMISA KZN e-Skills CoLab and BankSeta Research Chair on Digitalisation
- Leadership: Former National Treasurer and KZN Chair of the Computer Society of South Africa
His research focuses on e-voting systems, biometric validation, and digital governance, including a 2012 international study for South Africa's Electoral Commission. He has delivered 6 keynotes, co-developed a multimodal biometric voter validation system, and evaluated voter registration technologies for the UNDP (2013). As an e-skills expert, he observes international e-voting elections and conceptualized the InvoTech innovation incubator at DUT, where he holds a pending patent.
Scientific Awards:
- Best Paper Award at DUT Informatics Conference (2007)
- Best Paper Award at DUT Informatics Conference (2008)
