Marcellin Atemkeng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Rhodes University , with concurrent research roles at the Rhodes Centre for Radio Astronomy Techniques & Technologies and the National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS) . He leads the Rhodes AI Research Group (RAIRG) , focusing on AI/ML applications to radio astronomy, marine ecology, and medical imaging. Education: MSc (University of Dschang), PhD (Rhodes University), PGDHE (Rhodes University) His research spans big data analytics , statistical signal processing , and deep learning , with applications in radio interferometry , medical imaging , and agricultural monitoring . His recent work emphasizes explainable AI , quantum NLP , and anomaly detection in ecological and industrial datasets. Key trends in his publications include data compression for radio astronomy, clustering algorithms for environmental monitoring, and hybrid AI architectures in precision agriculture and cybersecurity. His interdisciplinary approach bridges computational methods with real-world challenges in marine ecology and power generation . Awards: NRF Y rating (2022) Mathematical Sciences Early Career Fellowship (2022) Kambule Doctoral Award (2019, Deep Learning Indaba) SKA SA Best Poster Award (2013) He actively mentors graduate students across Africa through the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) network and contributes to NRF grant reviews , journal refereeing, and international conference keynotes.
_(1)-267x315.jpg)







