<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>About on Sjmelck</title><link>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/</link><description>Recent content in About on Sjmelck</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:05 +0200</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Justin Smith</title><link>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/justin-smith/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:48:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/justin-smith/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the landing page of Justin Smith.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="dragon-who-is-justin-smith"&gt;&#10; &amp;#x1f409; Who is Justin Smith?&#10; &lt;a class="heading-anchor" href="#dragon-who-is-justin-smith" data-copy-heading aria-label="Copy link to &amp;#x1f409; Who is Justin Smith?"&gt;&#10; &lt;i class="bi bi-link-45deg" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10; &lt;/a&gt;&#10;&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;I am a post-graduate mechanical engineering student at the University of Pretoria with a passion for condition monitoring and machine learning.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="green_heart-fun-question"&gt;&#10; &amp;#x1f49a; Fun question&#10; &lt;a class="heading-anchor" href="#green_heart-fun-question" data-copy-heading aria-label="Copy link to &amp;#x1f49a; Fun question"&gt;&#10; &lt;i class="bi bi-link-45deg" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10; &lt;/a&gt;&#10;&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;How can you use the ASCII values of the characters in the word &amp;ldquo;math&amp;rdquo; to get to the question posed by Ryan Balshaw?&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Johann Bouwer</title><link>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/johann-bouwer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:33:53 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/johann-bouwer/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the landing page of Johann Bouwer.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="ramen-who-is-johann-bouwer"&gt;&#10; &amp;#x1f35c; Who is Johann Bouwer?&#10; &lt;a class="heading-anchor" href="#ramen-who-is-johann-bouwer" data-copy-heading aria-label="Copy link to &amp;#x1f35c; Who is Johann Bouwer?"&gt;&#10; &lt;i class="bi bi-link-45deg" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10; &lt;/a&gt;&#10;&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Content loading&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="heart-fun-question"&gt;&#10; &amp;#x2764;&amp;#xfe0f; Fun question&#10; &lt;a class="heading-anchor" href="#heart-fun-question" data-copy-heading aria-label="Copy link to &amp;#x2764;&amp;#xfe0f; Fun question"&gt;&#10; &lt;i class="bi bi-link-45deg" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10; &lt;/a&gt;&#10;&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;What do you get if you take the square root of 1764?&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Douw Marx</title><link>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/douw-marx/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:36:52 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/douw-marx/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the landing page of Douw Marx.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="beers-who-is-douw-marx"&gt;&#10; &amp;#x1f37b; Who is Douw Marx?&#10; &lt;a class="heading-anchor" href="#beers-who-is-douw-marx" data-copy-heading aria-label="Copy link to &amp;#x1f37b; Who is Douw Marx?"&gt;&#10; &lt;i class="bi bi-link-45deg" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10; &lt;/a&gt;&#10;&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;I am a Mechanical Engineer. I completed my Masters in Mechanical engineering (with distinction) in the field of condition monitoring. I enjoy programming, statistics and math. I am currently working on my PhD under &#10;&#10;&lt;a href="https://scholar.google.fr/citations?user=mAZzvOwAAAAJ&amp;amp;hl=en"&#10; title="Prof. Kostis Gryllias" &#10; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&#10; Prof. Kostis Gryllias&#10;&lt;/a&gt;&#10; at KU Leuven, Belgium. I am working on the &#10;&#10;&lt;a href="https://h2020-moira.eu/"&#10; title="MOIRA project" &#10; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&#10; MOIRA project&#10;&lt;/a&gt;&#10; as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow. The University of Pretoria is currently undergoing the patenting process for a novel planer mechanism I invented. My creativity is well-balanced with a practical and results-focused side.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Ryan Balshaw</title><link>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/ryan-balshaw/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:36:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/ryan-balshaw/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the landing page of Ryan Balshaw.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="chicken-who-is-ryan-balshaw"&gt;&#10; &amp;#x1f414; Who is Ryan Balshaw?&#10; &lt;a class="heading-anchor" href="#chicken-who-is-ryan-balshaw" data-copy-heading aria-label="Copy link to &amp;#x1f414; Who is Ryan Balshaw?"&gt;&#10; &lt;i class="bi bi-link-45deg" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10; &lt;/a&gt;&#10;&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Currently working at &#10;&#10;&lt;a href="https://kriterion.ai/"&#10; title="Kriterion" &#10; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&#10; Kriterion&#10;&lt;/a&gt;&#10;, I obtained my PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pretoria, my research is focused on asset condition monitoring using Artificial Intelligence. I am passionate about vibration analysis, machine learning and asset management, with a keen interest in signal processing and it’s applications in practice.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Origins of Sjmelck</title><link>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/the-origins-of-sjmelck/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:36:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://ryanbalshaw.github.io/sjmelck_pages/about/the-origins-of-sjmelck/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the landing page of the origins of Sjmelck! 🎉 We are thrilled to have you join us on this exciting journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h2 id="what-is-sjmelck"&gt;&#10; What is Sjmelck?&#10; &lt;a class="heading-anchor" href="#what-is-sjmelck" data-copy-heading aria-label="Copy link to What is Sjmelck?"&gt;&#10; &lt;i class="bi bi-link-45deg" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10; &lt;/a&gt;&#10;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;In its simplest form, &lt;strong&gt;Sjmelck&lt;/strong&gt; stands for &amp;ldquo;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;jmelck &lt;strong&gt;J&lt;/strong&gt;ust &lt;strong&gt;M&lt;/strong&gt;eans &lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;ngineers &lt;strong&gt;L&lt;/strong&gt;ove &lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;omputers &lt;strong&gt;K&lt;/strong&gt;?&amp;rdquo;, quite a mouthful, isn&amp;rsquo;t it? But it&amp;rsquo;s so much more than just an acronym. It represents our mission, our passion and our community.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>