Language, Speech and Learning (LSL)

Language, Speech and Learning (LSL) is a small research group at Stellenbosch University working on methods allowing speech and language processing systems to be developed with as little supervision as possible. Apart from the students listed below, LSL has several members from the DSP laboratory and the MediaLab at Stellenbosch.

Current students

  • Christiaan Jacobs (Postdoc)
  • Leanne Nortje (PhD)
  • Benjamin van Niekerk (PhD)
  • Matthew Baas (PhD)
  • Nicol Visser (MEng)
  • Emma Sharratt (MEng)
  • Retief Louw (MEng)
  • Simon Malan (MEng)

Past students

  • Christiaan Jacobs (PhD, 2023)
  • Kayode Olaleye (PhD, 2023)
  • Urs de Swardt (MEng, 2023)
  • Kevin Eloff (MEng, 2023, co-supervisors: Herman A. Engelbrecht and Arnu Pretorius)
  • Werner van der Merwe (MEng, 2023, main supervisor: Johan du Preez)
  • Lisa van Staden (MEng, 2021)
  • Henry Kotze (MEng, 2021, main supervisor: Willem Jordaan)
  • Salomon Kabenamualu (MSc, 2021, main supervisor: Vukosi Marivate)
  • Leanne Nortje (MEng, 2020)
  • Ryan Eloff (MEng, 2020, co-supervisor: Herman A. Engelbrecht)
  • Petri-John Last (MEng, 2020, co-supervisor: Herman A. Engelbrecht)
  • AndrĂ© Nortje (MEng, 2020, co-supervisor: Herman A. Engelbrecht)
  • Matthew Reynard (MEng, 2020, main supervisor: Herman A. Engelbrecht)
  • Sameer Bansal (PhD, 2019, main supervisors: Sharon Goldwater and Adam Lopez)
  • Arnu Pretorius (PhD, 2019, main supervisor: Steve Kroon)