University, South Africa
North-West University
Statistics
- People here now
- 3
- People ever
- 7
- Full moves in and out
- 2 in, 1 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 7 people shaping AI have worked or studied at North-West University, including 3 (43%) here now and 4 with former affiliations. That total covers 3 people with work roles and 4 recorded only as students (1 both studied and worked here). Among 3,127 universities, the group is tied for 262nd on current people and tied for 501st on all-time people. “Language and speech” and “General machine learning” lead 5 areas of expertise (2 each of 7 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 3 of the 3 people here now (100%). Dated work records span from 2011 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 1 out.
A summary of current people at North-West University. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. No birth years are recorded.
Role categories
- Research3
Current affiliations
- North-West University3
Top profile topics
- deep learning2
- classification margins1
- generalization1
- low-resource languages1
- multilingual AI1
Birth countries
Known for 0 of 3 people now.
No birth countries are recorded.
Median birth year
No known birth years
Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | People |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Research | 3 |
| Current affiliation | North-West University | 3 |
| Profile topic | deep learning | 2 |
| Profile topic | classification margins | 1 |
| Profile topic | generalization | 1 |
| Profile topic | low-resource languages | 1 |
| Profile topic | multilingual AI | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 0 of 3 people now | 0 |
| Median birth year | No known years | 0 |
Compared with peer universities, North-West University ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 262nd of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 501st); 3 of its 7 all-time people (43%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 1 of the 3 people who have worked at North-West University (33%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting North-West University to 1 peer institution.
A table compares North-West University with 8827 organizations and 3127 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.
People now
3 people
People ever
7 people
Combined h-index of people now
No confident statistics
Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | All organizations | Same type |
|---|---|---|---|
| People now | 3 | tied for 395th of 8,827 | tied for 262nd of 3,127 |
| People ever | 7 | tied for 728th of 8,827 | tied for 501st of 3,127 |
| Combined h-index of people now | No confident statistics | Not ranked | Not ranked |
People here now
All 3 people with a current role at North-West University are researchers. 1 of the 3 current people also earned a degree at North-West University. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside North-West University.
People with former affiliations
We record 4 people who formerly worked or studied at North-West University. 3 of the 4 have a recorded current role at another organization.
- Alta de WaalNow at South African Conference for Artificial Intelligence Research and Statistics@CAIR-UP
- Coenraad MoutonNow at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology
- Daniël Haasbroek
- Harmen PotgieterNow at MUST Deep Learning
Posts that include North-West University
North-West University appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.