Francis Swarts

Francis Swarts has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Francis started their career as a Supervisory (SCADA) Systems Manager at Alcatel Telsaf, where they managed the day-to-day operations of the SCADA systems department. Francis then worked as a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, lecturing undergraduate courses in Telecommunication Switching and Microprocessors and conducting research in Wireless Communication.

Following this, Francis became an Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria, where they lectured courses in Linear Systems and conducted research in Wireless Communication, with a focus on wireless channel modeling and error control. During their time at the University, they also undertook an extended period of research at Sony Corporation, Japan.

In 1999, Francis joined Sony Computer Science Laboratories as a Researcher. Francis later moved to Zyray Wireless, where they worked as a Systems Engineer and was part of the team responsible for the successful implementation of a UMTS modem solution. Francis'sresponsibilities at Zyray Wireless included systems engineering tasks and algorithm development related to UMTS modem design.

In 2004, Francis joined Broadcom as a Principal Systems Design Scientist. At Broadcom, they worked on a wide variety of cellular handset systems engineering topics, including modem algorithm design for UMTS and LTE, mobile platform power consumption estimation/optimization, and memory controller performance simulation/modeling. Francis also conducted studies on graphics processors and their use in high performance computing.

Most recently, Francis worked at Nextivity Inc as a Principal Systems Engineer. Further details about their role at this company are not provided in the provided information.

Francis Swarts has a strong educational background in engineering, particularly in the field of telecommunications. They obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Johannesburg in 1989. Following this, they pursued a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the same university, which they completed in 1991. Francis continued their academic journey and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Johannesburg in 1994.