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Mr M Chauke

Adjunct Academic | College of Science, Engineering and Technology
School of Engineering | Department: Electrical Engineering

Email: chaukem@unisa.ac.za
Campus: Science Campus (Florida)
Building: GJ Gerwel
Office: C3

  • Master of Engineering (MEng): Electrical Engineering(Telecommunication), Tshwane University of Technology (2024).
  • Baccalaureus Technologiae (BTech): Electrical Engineering (Telecommunication), Tshwane University of Technology (2019).
  • National Diploma: Electrical Engineering(Telecommunication & Digital Technology),Tshwane University of Technology (2017).

  • Telecommunication
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Systems
  • Embedded Systems / Intelligent Systems
  • Environmental Engineering Applications (e.g., groundwater monitoring systems)
  • Data-driven Engineering / Smart Monitoring Systems/ Internet of Things (IoT)/ Geography of Things (GoT).

  • M. Chauke, T. Olwal and E. Migabo, "A Geography of Things (GoT)-Based Groundwater Quality Management System," 2022 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET), Prague, Czech Republic, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICECET55527.2022.9872733.
  • M. Chauke, T. O. Olwal and E. M. Migabo, "Investigation of Physical Parameters for Groundwater Quality Using Geography of Things -Based System," 2025 IST-Africa Conference (IST-Africa), Nairobi, Kenya, 2025, pp. 1-9, doi:10.23919/IST-Africa67297.2025.11060467.

Best Part-Time Lecturer (Electrical Engineering), 2024 – Tshwane University of Technology

Bursary Awardee – Gauteng City Region Academy

Water Research Commission Project:

Development and Implementation of the Geography of Things-based Real-Time Groundwater Remote Sensing and Telemetry at Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga. WRC report no. 3213/1/25 ISBN 978-0-6392-0723-0

Austics Stethoscope Testing Project
Experimental Evaluation of the Amplification Performance of an Austics Stethoscope. 

Mathews Chauke is an Electrical Engineering academic and researcher with a Master of Engineering (MEng) from Tshwane University of Technology. He currently serves as an Adjunct Academic at University of South Africa.

His research focuses on intelligent engineering systems, including IoT-enabled monitoring technologies, smart energy systems, and data-driven solutions for environmental challenges. He has contributed to a Water Research Commission-funded project on the development of a Geography of Things (GoT)-based real-time groundwater quality monitoring system, integrating sensor technologies with cloud-based analytics. He has also been involved in biomedical engineering research, including the experimental evaluation of Austics stethoscope amplification systems.