South African Computer Science and Information Systems Research Trends

Computer Science Track.- Deep Learning Classification for Encrypted Botnet Traffic: Optimizing Model Performance and Resource Utilization.- WikiMotivate: A Facebook Plugin for Motivating Content Creation and Contribution on Wikipedia.- Empirical Evaluation of Variational Autoencoders and Denoising Diffusion Models for Data Augmentation in Bioacoustics Classification.- Investigating Markov Model Accuracy in Representing Student Programming Behaviours.- A Longitudinal Study on the Effect of Patches on Code Coverage and Software System Maintainability.- Analysis of Transformer-based Attention for Low-resource Languages.- Age-Related Face Recognition Using Siamese Networks and Vision Transformers.- Sarcasm Detection in Political Speeches using Recurrent Neural Networks.- Unsupervised State Encoding in Video Sequences using Beta Variational Autoencoders.- User Centred Design and Implementation of Useful Picture Archiving and Communication Systems for Effective Radiological Workflows in Public Health Facilities in Zambia.- Single Matrix Block Shift (SMBS) Dense Matrix Multiplication Algorithm.- Automatic Supervision of Online Assessments Using System Process Information and Random Photography.- Iterative Approximation of Nash Equilibrium Strategies for Multi-Agent Systems.- A Comparison of Text Representation Techniques and Encoder- Decoder Implementations in a Deep Neural Network for Converting Natural Language into Formal Logic Formulas.- Information Systems Track.- Leveraging Environmental Data for Intelligent Traffic Forecasting in Smart Cities. Understanding Limited Enterprise Systems Benefits in Government: An African Case.- Gender Perceptions of Software Developers' Job Satisfaction.- How the Perceptions of Farmers Influences the Adoption of the Agricultural Internet of Things in the Western Cape, South Africa.- POPIA Compliance in Digital Marketplaces: An IGOE Framework for Pattern Language Development.- Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Experienced by Educators in Marginalised Schools: Case of South Africa.- Cautious Optimism: The Influence of Generative AI Tools in Software Development Projects.- Cybersecurity as a Competitive Advantage for Entrepreneurs.- Factors Affecting User Participation in the Design of Government Digital Services in South Africa.- Utilisation of a Virtualised Honeynet to Proactively Secure the South African National Research and Education Network Against Cyberattacks.- Examining Data Governance to Determine How Democratic Data Management can be Achieved in Organizations.- An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Disruptive Technology Adoption among Zimbabwean Small and Medium Enterprises in and around Harare, Gweru, and Bulawayo.