Professor Gueguim Kana is a Senior Professor in Bioprocess Technology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. His research focuses on microbial process technology with interest in biorefinery of agricultural and industrial wastes for biofuels and bioproducts; application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in bioprocess development; bioreactor design and nanobiotechnology. He has attracted and trained various national and international postgraduate students in the field of bioprocess technology. Professor Kana has produced approximately 100 publications in national and international peer-review journals and book contributions. His current Google Scholar h-index is 31 and he has been cited more than 2400 times. He has received the award of a top published researcher of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Professor Gueguim Kana is also the recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.