{"id":3181,"date":"2023-11-16T14:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T12:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/?page_id=3181"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:41:42","slug":"clayton-baker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/?page_id=3181","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Clayton Baker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3181\" class=\"elementor elementor-3181\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-325218e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"325218e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e78996\" data-id=\"8e78996\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2d6cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c2d6cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Baker2026-1-281x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4330\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Baker2026-1-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Baker2026-1-768x820.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Baker2026-1.jpg 955w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1dd52\" data-id=\"6f1dd52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e929939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e929939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Mr. Clayton K. Baker<\/h3><table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"first\">Position:<\/td><td>Lecturer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"first\">Department:<\/td><td><span title=\"Computer Science Programme\">Computer Science\u00a0<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"first\">Faculty:<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwc.ac.za\/Lists\/Faculties\/DispForm.aspx?ID=9&amp;RootFolder=*\">Natural Science<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"first\">Qualifications:<\/td><td>MSc in Computer Science (University of Cape Town, South Africa)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"first\">Tel:<\/td><td>021 959 3879<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"first\">Email:<\/td><td class=\"UwcIsEmail\"><a href=\"mailto:ckbaker@uwc.ac.za\">ckbaker@uwc.ac.za<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad6d124 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad6d124\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24e1236\" data-id=\"24e1236\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d217e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d217e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6076490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6076490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clayton is a Lecturer and PhD candidate in Computer Science, holding an MSc (with distinction) from the University of Cape Town. His current research focuses on spatio-temporal graph neural networks (STGNNs) and machine learning for predictive data analytics in physical systems.<\/p><p>His previous research in logic-based reasoning, investigating patterns of human cognition, has been presented at premier international venues including IJCAI, KR, and NMR, and published in leading journals. A highlight of his academic journey was his selection for the 2022 Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), an honour extended to only 200 young researchers in mathematics and computer science globally. Beyond his primary research, Clayton is an active member of the academic community, contributing through conference organisation, program committee service, and fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2449afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2449afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f187e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90f187e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clayton has successfully supervised numerous BSc Honours students in diverse areas, ranging from propositional logic education to the application of Virtual Reality in urban planning. His future supervision and project development are centered on the evolution and application of STGNNs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4bf7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa4bf7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Courses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a5c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a5c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/cos101\/\">COS101 (Problem-solving, Algorithms and Programming)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/csc211\/\">CSC211 (Fundamental Data Structures and Algorithms)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3181\" data-postid=\"3181\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3181 themify_builder\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Clayton K. Baker Position: Lecturer Department: Computer Science\u00a0 Faculty: Natural Science Qualifications: MSc in Computer Science (University of Cape Town, South Africa) Tel: 021 959 3879 Email: ckbaker@uwc.ac.za Biography Clayton is a Lecturer and PhD candidate in Computer Science, holding an MSc (with distinction) from the University of Cape Town. 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