Assoc ProfessorMel Ó Cinnéide

Dr. Mel Ó Cinnéide graduated in Computer Science from University College Cork, and then spent several years working in the software industry, initially with Philips in the Netherlands and later with Motorola in Cork. After this period in industry, he lectured in University College Cork while completing an MSc in the area of automated improvement of C++ inheritance hierarchies. He completed his PhD dissertation in the University of Dublin in 2001 on the topic of automated application of design patterns, and is currently a member of academic staff in the School of Computer Science, University College Dublin. His present research interests centre around refactoring, and especially the use of search-based software engineering in automated refactoring. Related interests include design patterns, software metrics and code smell detection. He received several competitive research grants, has produced over 70 peer-reviewed publications (including two best paper awards) and has been a member of many conference and workshop scientific, technical and program committees. He is also director of the Masters in Advanced Software Engineering at UCD.