Neil Manson

Neil Manson is Lecturer in the School of Information technology.

Neil obtained a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Wits University in 1990, and then went to work for Mondi Paper Mills in Springs, first as a Trainee Engineer, and then as Assistant Projects Engineer. During his time at Mondi he completed a pert-time Diploma in Datametrics through UNISA. After three years at Mondi, Neil went to work for Condition Monitoring Services, as a Diagnostic Engineer. After a year at CMS, a post became available in the Civil Engineering Department at Wits University, which Neil enthusiastically accepted. Neil lectured at Wits for the next six years, and obtained an MSc in Civil Engineering in June 1998. During his time in the Civil Engineering Department, Neil developed a simulation and optimisation model of a portion of Rand Water's distribution system, as well as being responsible for the department's Novell network.

In February 2001, Neil accepted a position as Lecturer in the School of Information Technology at Monash South Africa, where he continues to lecture and pursue his interest in simulation and optimisation.

Contact

Phone:	+27 (0)11-950-4035
Fax:	+27 (0)11-950-4033
Email:	neil.manson@infotech.monash.edu

Qualifications

Qualification	Year	Institution
BSc(Mech Eng)	1990	University of Witwatersrand
Dip Datametrics	1994	UNISA
MSC (Civil Eng)	1998	University of Witwatersrand

Teaching

Semester 1		Semester 2
Undergraduate
FIT3002	Applications of Data Mining	FIT2009	Data Structures and Algorithms
FIT3046	Operating Environments	FIT2033	Computer Models for Business Decisions

Research

Enhancing teaching and learning in programming and modelling courses.
Methodologies for, and evaluation of Design Research.

Membership

Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Publications

Manson, N., 1996. Optimising Water Supply and Distribution. Proc. From Flood to Drought. IAHR 5-7 Aug. 1996.
Manson, N., 2000. Asset Management in the South African Water Industry. Proc. Managing Water and Wastewater in the New Millennium: the challenges for developing areas. IWA 23 - 26 May 2000.
Adesola A. Ilemobade, N. J. Manson and David Stephenson. 'Design and Operational Optimisation of Water Supply and Distribution Systems'. Proceedings, 4th Biennial Congress of the African Division of the IAHR on Conserving and Sharing Water Resources in a Water Scarce Environment. Windhoek, Namibia. 7-9 June 2000.
Manson, N., 2002 Optimisation of Pumping Policies for Municipal Reservoirs. Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 8-11 Sep. 2002.
Manson, N., 2003. Asset Management in the South African Water Industry. Proc. Managing Change in the Water Sector. WISA 14, 15 Aug. 2003.
Manson, N., 2003 Improving an Introductory OR/MS Course in South Africa. Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 7-10 Sep. 2003.
A. A. Ilemobade, N. J. Manson and D. Stephenson. 'Optimising Pump and Reservoir System Operation'. Proceedings, International Conference on Case Studies in Hydraulic Systems -CSHS '03. Aleksandar Gajic (ed.). Belgrade, Serbia. ISBN 86-7083-469-3. 29 September - 1 October 2003.
Manson, N., 2004. Open Source Software Part I: Is it a Good Thing? Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 5-8 Sep. 2004.
Manson, N., 2004. Open Source Software Part II: A User's Perspective and Demonstration. Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 5-8 Sep. 2004.
Manson, N. Free and Open Source Software for Developing Economies. Proc. Second International Conference on Operations Research and Development for Africa (ORDA-2). Operations Research Society of Eastern Africa (ORSEA) 17-19 Nov. 2004.
Manson, N., 2006. Is Operations Research Really Research? or Can Real O.R. also be Research? Proc. ORSSA National Conference. ORSSA 4-6 Sep. 2006

Projects

Turner, K. N., Fowler, T. G., Manson, N. J. and Stephenson, D., 1997. Optimisation of Rand Waters Distribution System. Water Research Commission Report No. 488/1/97.
Manson, N. J., 1998. Reservoir System Operational Optimisation. Water Research Commission Report No. 757/1/98.
Barta, B., Manson, N.J. and Stephenson, D., 2000. Improved Management of Assets in the Water Services Sector. Water Research Commission Report No. K5/897/0/1.

Journal Articles

Barta, B. and Manson, N. J., 1999. Researchers develop optimisation model for reservoir systems: water supply. SA Water Bulletin; Vol. 25, Iss 3, p.24-25, May-Jun, 1999.
A. A. Ilemobade, N. J. Manson and D. Stephenson. Pump and Reservoir System Operational Optimisation. Submitted to the Journal of Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE.
Manson, N. J., 2006. Is Operations Research really research?. ORiON Journal of the Operations Research Society of South Africa ORSSA, Vol 22, Iss 2, p. 155-179, 2006

Text Books

Integrated Technology Project. Level 3 – Task Book Two. Protec, 2000.