Government, South Africa
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Statistics
- People here now
- 1
- People ever
- 6
- Full moves in and out
- 3 in, 4 out
Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, including 1 (17%) here now and 5 with former affiliations. Among 631 government research centers, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is tied for 60th by all-time people and tied for 46th by current headcount. “Robotics and autonomous systems” and “Knowledge, logic and reasoning” lead 4 areas of expertise (2 each of 6 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 4 people in 2015 and stood at 1 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and 4 out, led by departures to University of Pretoria (2).
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research from 2011 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.
Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Other | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
Compared with peer government research centers, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 46th of 631) than on all-time headcount (tied for 60th); 1 of its 6 all-time people (17%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 6 of the 6 people who have worked at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to 18 peer institutions.
People here now
The 1 person with a current role at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (University of South Africa). 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
People with former affiliations
We record 5 people who formerly worked at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. 5 of the 5 have a recorded current role at another organization. Across the 3 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 2,431 (median h-index 13).
- Alta de WaalNow at South African Conference for Artificial Intelligence Research and Statistics@CAIR-UP
- Benjamin RosmanNow at University of the Witwatersrand and Lelapa AI
- Giovanni CasiniNow at University of Cape Town and Institute of Information Science and Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy
- Louise LeenenNow at University of the Western Cape
- Simukai UteteNow at Stellenbosch University and African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Posts that include Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.