Danie Ludick
Chief Executive Officer at Stellenbosch University
Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolDanie Ludick is a CEO and computational electromagnetics specialist with 14+ years of experience building software for RF safety compliance and mobile network optimization. As founder-leader of IXUS, he combines product strategy, customer-facing stewardship, and hands-on engineering to deliver a commercial platform used by operators and compliance firms. His background spans academic research (PhD) and industry R&D—from developing CEM tools and characteristic mode analysis at Altair to leading technical teams at Alphawave—giving him rare depth in both theory and production software. He continues to mentor and supervise as a Senior Lecturer at Stellenbosch University, keeping one foot in cutting-edge antenna and simulation research. Known for translating complex electromagnetic theory into usable, cost-saving software, he blends rigorous academic training with practical product execution.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BEng, MScEng, Electronic Engineering, Electromagnetics, BEng, MScEng, Electronic Engineering, Electromagnetics at Stellenbosch UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Electromagnetics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Electromagnetics at Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
Github Skills (17)
matlab9
sun9
solver6
telescope5
spectrum5
moments5
astronomy4
transient4
hardware4
brain-computer-interface4
fpga4
radio-astronomy4
cpp3
hyperion3
gnuradio3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cemagg/SUN-EM
Mar 2018 - Aug 2020
SUN-EM is a MATLAB based CEM package developed by the Computing and Electromagnetics Group at Stellenbosch University.
Contributions:55 commits, 6 PRs, 62 pushes in 2 years 5 months
electromagneticsmatlabcemsuncomputing
cemagg/SUN-EM-CMOM
Feb 2019 - Mar 2019
CMoM is a C++ Computational Electromagnetic (CEM) solver focusing on the Method of Moments (MoM).
Contributions:9 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 13 days
electromagneticcppfocusingmomentsmethod
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