Rate My Professor Olive Stumke

Professor Olive Stumke is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Auditing and Taxation in the Faculty of Accounting and Informatics at Durban University of Technology. She holds the DSTI NRF SARChI Research Chair in Digital Transformation in the Accountancy Profession. Her research began with doctoral work developing an ICT competency framework for accountancy professionals and has expanded to include AI applications in auditing, virtual reality as a teaching tool, fraud detection frameworks, predictive modelling for SME loan defaults, and digital transformation of governance.

Professor Stumke has published in journals including the South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, the Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research, and the International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, and has contributed a chapter on AI in auditing and compliance to a Routledge publication. She has secured FASSET funding for student development and convenes the DUT Artificial Intelligence Policy Task Force. She has established international collaborations through MOUs with CHRIST University in India, the European Taxation Academic Network, the Chartered Institute of Business Accountants, and a partnership with the British Council. Her SARChI Chair supports postgraduate supervision, postdoctoral fellows, and the development of digital tools and frameworks across four themes: enablers of digital transformation, digital governance in the public sector, support for small businesses and entrepreneurs, and future-proofing education through data analytics and AI integration in curricula.