Stefaan is an extraordinary lecturer at the Industrial Engineering Department of Stellenbosch University. He and his research collaborators are pioneering the field of macrologistics research in developing economies. His analysis and freight flow modelling has informed local research on Provincial and National transportation externality cost calculations as well as World Bank projects in India, Mongolia, South Sudan and the Middle East and Northern Africa region. His current research focus is analysing national and regional supply chains through freight flow modelling with the objective of informing efficient investment into infrastructure through creating an integrated freight flow model for the whole of Africa using publicly available data sources.