Prof Renette Blignaut

(Professor of Statistics at the University of the Western Cape (UWC))

Trained as statistician by completing an M.Sc. (Mathematical Statistics) at the University of Cape Town, then completed a PhD (Statistics) at the University of Pretoria. Eight years’ experience as a statistician in industry and more than 30 years’ experience in an academic environment, training students in the field of statistics and data science. Research interests include statistical learning methods (including data mining), biostatistics, mobile security awareness, and science education.