Professor Saurabh Sinha is Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Johannesburg, where he is responsible for Research and Internationalisation. I met professor Sinha almost two decades ago while I was pursuing my undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Pretoria. By then, despite being only a couple of years older than me, Professor Sinha was already a lecturer and he had already obtained CUM Laude with a distinction for his Masters degree in engineering. Professor Sinha served as a mentor and a major source of inspiration to me. I can hardly say that I have met any other person with the intelligence, the academic contribution, the accomplishments and the productivity that he has demonstrated over such a short period of time. The man has co-authored over 135 publications in peer-reviewed journals, books and at international conferences. My brain always explodes and I always walk away feeling inspired, motivated, rejuvenated and fascinated every time I speak to him. I hope that you enjoy and learn from this conversation as much as I did.