Dhruti Dheda

Dhruti Dheda received the B.Sc. (Eng.) and M.Sc. (Eng.) degrees in chemical and metallurgical engineering and the M.Sc. (Eng.) degree (cum laude) in electrical and information engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, where she is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the School of Electrical and Information Engineering. Her doctoral research explores the multiple objective optimization of hybrid renewable energy systems using metaheuristic algorithms. Her research particularly emphasises environmental and social aspects of the implementation of technology and innovation. Her research interests include deep learning algorithms and their application to the environmental conservation, water quality monitoring and wastewater analysis, water footprinting, and carbon nanotubes.