Mpumelelo is a Civil Engineer and academic with over 6 (six) years of combined industry and tertiary education experience in Civil Engineering. He is experienced in lecturing, tutoring, and mentoring undergraduate engineering students in structural design, structural analysis, and transportation engineering. His academic work focuses on sustainable traffic management, transport modelling, and infrastructure systems using microscopic simulation. His expertise spans both design and construction supervision across a wide range of infrastructure, including residential, commercial, mining, industrial, and roadwork developments.

Education

• Master of Science in Engineering (MScEng) - Civil Engineering (University of Cape Town)
• Bachelor of Engineering Honours Degree in Civil Engineering (NUST)

Research Interests

• Transport Planning and Engineering
• Transport Modelling, Intelligent
• Transport Systems, Public Transport
• Traffic Impact

Memberships

• Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) - Candidate Engineer
• South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) - Associate Member

Publications

Zhou, M. 2025. Impact assessment through microscopic simulation: a sustainable approach to improving traffic congestion. Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Department of Civil Engineering. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42459

Zhou M and Vanderschuren M, 2024: Assessing urban inter-modality in Cape Town: A microsimulation analysis of N2 highway traffic patterns from 2005 to 2023, 42nd Southern African Transport Conference, Pretoria.

Contact Details

Email: mpumelelo.zhou@nust.ac.zw

Office Number: EF6, East Wing, NUST Administration Building