University, South Africa
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Statistics
- People here now
- 3
- People ever
- 8
- Full moves in and out
- 1 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 8 people shaping AI have worked or studied at University of KwaZulu-Natal, including 3 (38%) here now and 5 with former affiliations. That total covers 7 people with work roles and 1 recorded only as a student (2 both studied and worked here). Among 3,127 universities, the group is tied for 262nd on current people and tied for 448th on all-time people. “Language and speech” and “Reinforcement learning, agents and planning” lead 6 areas of expertise (2 each of 8 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 3 of the 3 people here now (100%). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 4 people in 2011–2014 and 2017–2023 and stood at 2 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 1 full move in and 1 out.
A summary of current people at University of KwaZulu-Natal. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. No birth years are recorded.
Role categories
- Research3
Current affiliations
- University of KwaZulu-Natal3
Top profile topics
- natural language processing2
- reinforcement learning2
- agent-based modeling1
- bayesian networks1
- health agents1
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 | University of KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Profile topic | natural language processing | 2 |
| Profile topic | reinforcement learning | 2 |
| Profile topic | agent-based modeling | 1 |
| Profile topic | bayesian networks | 1 |
| Profile topic | health agents | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 0 of 3 people now | 0 |
| Median birth year | No known years | 0 |
The annual headcount series runs through 2025 (2 active work stints); the 3 people here now also include 2 whose current role has no recorded start year. Full arrivals and departures balanced at 1 each: arrivals came 1 from a university (100%), while departures went 1 to a university (100%). We also record 2 arrivals and 3 departures where a person added a role alongside an existing position. Today, 5 of the 5 people formerly at University of KwaZulu-Natal have a recorded current affiliation elsewhere (5 at universities).
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at University of KwaZulu-Natal from 2004 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
A ranked bar chart of the 6 organizations that currently employ the most people formerly at University of KwaZulu-Natal, led by University of Cape Town (2).
Source: People of Superintelligence current and former career records, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Current organization | Former people here now | Share of former people with a current role |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | 2 | 40.0% |
| Association of Applied Geochemists | 1 | 20.0% |
| Imperial College London | 1 | 20.0% |
| Institute of Information Science and Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy | 1 | 20.0% |
| National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences | 1 | 20.0% |
| Research Organization of Information and Systems | 1 | 20.0% |
Compared with peer universities, University of KwaZulu-Natal ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 262nd of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 448th); 3 of its 8 all-time people (38%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 5 of the 7 people who have worked at University of KwaZulu-Natal (71%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting University of KwaZulu-Natal to 25 peer institutions.
A table compares University of KwaZulu-Natal 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
8 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 | 8 | tied for 656th of 8,827 | tied for 448th 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 University of KwaZulu-Natal are researchers. 1 of the 3 current people also earned a degree at University of KwaZulu-Natal. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside University of KwaZulu-Natal.
People with former affiliations
We record 5 people with former affiliations at University of KwaZulu-Natal: 4 who held work roles and 1 recorded as a student only. 5 of the 5 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by University of Cape Town (2). Across the 3 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 42,862 (median h-index 51).
- Deshen MoodleyNow at University of Cape Town
- Emmanuel John M. CarranzaNow at University of the Free State and Association of Applied Geochemists
- Francesco PetruccioneNow at Stellenbosch University and National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences
- Giovanni CasiniNow at University of Cape Town and Institute of Information Science and Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy
- Jeff KramerNow at Imperial College London and Research Organization of Information and Systems
Posts that include University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
- More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
- The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.