Hein Venter

Background

Venter, Hein was born on February 2, 1975 in Limpopo, South Africa. Son of Nic and Rina Venter.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Johannesburg, 1996. Bachelor of Science with Honors, University Johannesburg, 1997. Master of Science in Computer Science, University Johannesburg, 1999.

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University Johannesburg, 2003.

Career

Junior lecturer University Johannesburg, 1998—1999, lecturer, 2000—2002. Senior lecturer University Pretoria, 2003—2007, consultant South Africa, since 2003, associate professor, since 2008.

Achievements

• Hein Venter has been listed as a notable computer scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Project director PumaScope, Pretoria, 2003—2009. Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Interests

• Camping, travel.

Connections

Married Rene Steyn; children: Irene, Eckardt.

Father:

Nic Venter

Mother:

Rina Venter

Spouse:

Rene Steyn

child:

Irene Venter

child:

Eckardt Venter