Extensive experience as an External Examiner for PhD degrees at many institutions including Cambridge University, Imperial College London, etc. Peer reviewer/referee for research project proposals for national and international agencies such as NSF, EU, Enterprise Ireland, and more. Active in technology transfer activities, mainly through collaboration with Irish companies and licensing of research outputs. Experience in performing technical due diligence, advising on patent infringement, and serving as an expert witness in areas like telecoms, mobile and wireless networks, and IoT.
Research Experience
Joined UCC as a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science in August 1999. Served as Head of School from 2019-2021, previously Head of Department between 2015-2018 and 2000-2004. Prior to that, worked as Principal Technical Staff Member at AT&T Labs Research (in Florham Park, NJ, USA) and Bell Labs Research (in Murray Hill, NJ, USA). Visiting professor at several institutions including UNSW with Prof. Sanjay Jha for 12 months in 2005, and divided a sabbatical year in 2021/22, hosted by Prof. Sir Andy Hopper at the University of Cambridge and subsequently by Prof. Niki Trigoni at the University of Oxford.
Education
Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory; Supervisor: Prof. Roger Needham; B.Sc. and M.Sc.: Not specifically mentioned.
Background
Research interests include computer systems and networking, particularly their use for new applications involving mobility/wireless and multimedia. This includes the Internet of Things (IoT), wireless sensor networks, and adaptive bitrate video streaming over software-defined networks.
Miscellany
Lecturing interests are in computer networking, operating systems, and mobile/wireless systems.