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Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow)

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School of Chemistry

…Demetra completed her PhD in Materials Science at the University of Crete, where she worked with Prof. M. Vamvakaki on the synthesis of multiresponsive copolymers for the development of smart organic-inorganic hybrids. She then moved to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to take a postdoctoral researcher post in the group of Prof. T. A. Hatton, where she developed pseudocapacitive devices which satisfy simultaneously the requirements for efficient energy storage and selective ion separations. Stimulated by the rising ecological crisis and driven by her vision for a zero-carbon society, she then joined as a postdoctoral researcher the group of Prof. E. Reisner at University of Cambridge to explore how low-cost carbonaceous nanoparticles can be exploited to produce solar fuels. In particular, she worked on the development of new carbon dot and carbon nitride photocatalytic systems to store solar energy into high-density fuels simultaneously with waste utilization for real-world applications. She has been recently awarded a fellowship under the highly competitive Ad Astra Programme and appointed as an Assistant Prof. in the School of Chemistry at UCD.

Dr Demetra Achilleos

Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow)

School of Chemistry

…Demetra completed her PhD in Materials Science at the University of Crete, where she worked with Prof. M. Vamvakaki on the synthesis of multiresponsive copolymers for the development of smart organic-inorganic hybrids. She then moved to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to take a postdoctoral researcher post in the group of Prof. T. A. Hatton, where she developed pseudocapacitive devices which satisfy simultaneously the requirements for efficient energy storage and selective ion separations. Stimulated by the rising ecological crisis and driven by her vision for a zero-carbon society, she then joined as a postdoctoral researcher the group of Prof. E. Reisner at University of Cambridge to explore how low-cost carbonaceous nanoparticles can be exploited to produce solar fuels. In particular, she worked on the development of new carbon dot and carbon nitride photocatalytic systems to store solar energy into high-density fuels simultaneously with waste utilization for real-world applications. She has been recently awarded a fellowship under the highly competitive Ad Astra Programme and appointed as an Assistant Prof. in the School of Chemistry at UCD.

Assoc Professor Paolo Acquaviva

Associate Professor

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School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

…Paolo Acquaviva is a graduate of the University of Pisa and of the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, where he obtained his doctorate in 1993. He worked at UCD from 1990 to 1996, and then again since 1999, after 3 years at the University of Venice. He won an IRCHSS Senior Fellowship (2004-5) and a Humboldt Fellowship in (2007-8). His research has developed from generative syntax to theoretical morphology, especially in its relation with semantics and theories of the lexicon. His main areas of interest are the morphology and semantics of plurality, for which he published the monograph Lexical Plurals (OUP, 2008), the theory of morphological roots and lexical categories, and the conceptual bases of nominality.

Assoc Professor Paolo Acquaviva

Associate Professor

School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

…Paolo Acquaviva is a graduate of the University of Pisa and of the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, where he obtained his doctorate in 1993. He worked at UCD from 1990 to 1996, and then again since 1999, after 3 years at the University of Venice. He won an IRCHSS Senior Fellowship (2004-5) and a Humboldt Fellowship in (2007-8). His research has developed from generative syntax to theoretical morphology, especially in its relation with semantics and theories of the lexicon. His main areas of interest are the morphology and semantics of plurality, for which he published the monograph Lexical Plurals (OUP, 2008), the theory of morphological roots and lexical categories, and the conceptual bases of nominality.

Dr Eamonn Ahearne

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

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School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

…Dr Ahearne has a primary degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree by research in the field of Manufacturing Engineering. He has over 20 years experience in industry and 18 in academia. After graduating as a Mechanical Engineer he was employed by Donnelly Mirrors Ltd., a subsidiary of the Donnelly Corporation of America, and a global supplier of "vision systems" to the automotive industry. His roles at Donnelly included as Manufacturing Engineer, Research and Development Manager and Engineering Manager. After more than 18 years at Donnellys, he left to co-found an engineering design company, Setanta Design International Ltd., and operated in the roles of Managing Director and Engineering Director. He subsequently joined Green Isle Foods (GIF) Ltd. as Group Process Development Manager, responsible for projects across all GIF plants. His roles in industry involved management of a wide range of projects with different levels of scale and uncertainty. In particular, he has been responsible for many successful research and development projects, providing competitive advantage through new knowledge and innovation. His research interest may be described as "the complex fundamental mechanisms in manufacturing processes" and specifically in cutting, grinding and polishing processes for metals, ceramics and semi-conductors. These are the very mechanisms that determine the quality and precision of "high end" engineering components and present common challenges across key industry sectors including; medical devices, aerospace, automotive and semi-conductors. While he was recognised as a corporate expert in glass processing science and technologies at Donnelly Mirrors Ltd., it was not until he moved to academia in 2001 that he was able to formally express this interest through open research and publication. He completed doctoral studies after joining UCD, submitting a topical thesis titled "Modelling and Simulation of the Rotational Grinding Process". He has since authored over 60 publications on materials processing and other topics in Manufacturing Engineering. He has developed strong international networks, in particular as an Associate Member of "The International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP)". Since joining UCD, he has secured over 4M€ in funding for research projects and infrastructure. Most of the research projects involved collaborations with high end manufacturing industry and delivered patents, know-how and significant returns to industry partners. Dr Ahearne has lectured at undergraduate level over the past 15 years on the introductory and advanced modules in Manufacturing Engineering, contributing to the advanced module by introducing lecture topics based on industry needs and as advocated by accreditation bodies. He pioneered the introduction of tutorials and laboratories on Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Computer Numerical Control (CNC), supported by facilities awarded through his efforts, which included a unique five axis DMG Mori machining centre and Esprit CAM software. In 2016, he was assigned responsibility for the Project Management modules under the ME with Business and the postgraduate Master's of Engineering Management (MEM) programmes. He is "College Lecturer in Project Management".

Dr Eamonn Ahearne

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

…Dr Ahearne has a primary degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree by research in the field of Manufacturing Engineering. He has over 20 years experience in industry and 18 in academia. After graduating as a Mechanical Engineer he was employed by Donnelly Mirrors Ltd., a subsidiary of the Donnelly Corporation of America, and a global supplier of "vision systems" to the automotive industry. His roles at Donnelly included as Manufacturing Engineer, Research and Development Manager and Engineering Manager. After more than 18 years at Donnellys, he left to co-found an engineering design company, Setanta Design International Ltd., and operated in the roles of Managing Director and Engineering Director. He subsequently joined Green Isle Foods (GIF) Ltd. as Group Process Development Manager, responsible for projects across all GIF plants. His roles in industry involved management of a wide range of projects with different levels of scale and uncertainty. In particular, he has been responsible for many successful research and development projects, providing competitive advantage through new knowledge and innovation. His research interest may be described as "the complex fundamental mechanisms in manufacturing processes" and specifically in cutting, grinding and polishing processes for metals, ceramics and semi-conductors. These are the very mechanisms that determine the quality and precision of "high end" engineering components and present common challenges across key industry sectors including; medical devices, aerospace, automotive and semi-conductors. While he was recognised as a corporate expert in glass processing science and technologies at Donnelly Mirrors Ltd., it was not until he moved to academia in 2001 that he was able to formally express this interest through open research and publication. He completed doctoral studies after joining UCD, submitting a topical thesis titled "Modelling and Simulation of the Rotational Grinding Process". He has since authored over 60 publications on materials processing and other topics in Manufacturing Engineering. He has developed strong international networks, in particular as an Associate Member of "The International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP)". Since joining UCD, he has secured over 4M€ in funding for research projects and infrastructure. Most of the research projects involved collaborations with high end manufacturing industry and delivered patents, know-how and significant returns to industry partners. Dr Ahearne has lectured at undergraduate level over the past 15 years on the introductory and advanced modules in Manufacturing Engineering, contributing to the advanced module by introducing lecture topics based on industry needs and as advocated by accreditation bodies. He pioneered the introduction of tutorials and laboratories on Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Computer Numerical Control (CNC), supported by facilities awarded through his efforts, which included a unique five axis DMG Mori machining centre and Esprit CAM software. In 2016, he was assigned responsibility for the Project Management modules under the ME with Business and the postgraduate Master's of Engineering Management (MEM) programmes. He is "College Lecturer in Project Management".

Professor Aoife Ahern

College Principal, Dean Of Engineering

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College of Engineering and Architecture Administration Office

…I am currently the College Principal for the College of Engineering and Architecture, and Dean of Engineering in University College Dublin. Previously I was the Head of the School of Civil Engineering in University College Dublin. I graduated from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) in first place in my civil engineering class in 1998. From there, I went on to do a PhD in University College London (UCL), where I was in receipt of a British Council Chevening Scholarship and a UCL scholarship. I completed my PhD after 2 and a half years, the topic of which was "The potential impacts of new public transport on travel behaviour. In April 2000, while completing my PhD, I started working as a lecturer in Trinity College Dublin's civil engineering department. I worked there for 3 and a half years, during which time I was co-ordinator of the MSc course. In September 2003, I took up a position as a lecturer in the School of Architecture, Landscape and Civil Engineering in University College Dublin. The School was later called the School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and is now called the School of Civil Engineering. I am an Associate Professor in the School since 2008. I held the role of Head of Teaching and Learning from 2012-2016 and the role of Head of School since March, 2016.

Professor Aoife Ahern

College Principal, Dean Of Engineering

College of Engineering and Architecture Administration Office

…I am currently the College Principal for the College of Engineering and Architecture, and Dean of Engineering in University College Dublin. Previously I was the Head of the School of Civil Engineering in University College Dublin. I graduated from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) in first place in my civil engineering class in 1998. From there, I went on to do a PhD in University College London (UCL), where I was in receipt of a British Council Chevening Scholarship and a UCL scholarship. I completed my PhD after 2 and a half years, the topic of which was "The potential impacts of new public transport on travel behaviour. In April 2000, while completing my PhD, I started working as a lecturer in Trinity College Dublin's civil engineering department. I worked there for 3 and a half years, during which time I was co-ordinator of the MSc course. In September 2003, I took up a position as a lecturer in the School of Architecture, Landscape and Civil Engineering in University College Dublin. The School was later called the School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and is now called the School of Civil Engineering. I am an Associate Professor in the School since 2008. I held the role of Head of Teaching and Learning from 2012-2016 and the role of Head of School since March, 2016.

Dr Carol Aherne

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

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School of Medicine

…My research focuses on epithelial barrier function in the context of inflammatory bowel disease. Our lab is investigating novel signaling molecules that promote epithelial cell proliferation and migration or restitution of epithelial cell junctions. Our research is designed to better understand epithelial barrier dysfunction in IBD with the goal of identifying possible novel therapeutic strategies.

Dr Carol Aherne

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Medicine

…My research focuses on epithelial barrier function in the context of inflammatory bowel disease. Our lab is investigating novel signaling molecules that promote epithelial cell proliferation and migration or restitution of epithelial cell junctions. Our research is designed to better understand epithelial barrier dysfunction in IBD with the goal of identifying possible novel therapeutic strategies.

Dr Deepak Ajwani

Lecturer/Assistant Professor In Computer Science

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School of Computer Science

…Dr. Deepak Ajwani is Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Science, University College Dublin. His research is at the confluence of diverse areas such as algorithms and data structures (with a focus on scalable graph algorithms), algorithm engineering, semantic analysis, combinatorial optimization and machine learning. Prior to this appointment, he worked as a research scientist at Nokia Bell Labs. As part of his work at Nokia Bell Labs, he co-lead the design and development of a cognitive computing tool for interpreting, organizing and navigating unstructured content. He addressed critical problems in the area, including (i) disambiguation of natural language text, (ii) automated topic labelling of a document, (iii) automatically extending knowledge hierarchies, (iv) automatically cleaning knowledge hierarchies and (v) comparing knowledge hierarchies. He received his Ph.D. from Max Planck Institute for Informatics in 2008, for his work on I/O-efficient graph traversal algorithms. Thereafter, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at MADALGO - Centre for Massive Data Algorithms, where he developed shared memory multicore algorithms for discrete optimization problems. In 2010, he was awarded a grant of around 75,000 Euro from the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) and IBM Research for a project on designing graph partitioning and repartitioning techniques in the context of Exascale stream computing systems. As part of this Postdoctoral work carried out at University College Cork, he proposed a methodology to co-optimize the inter-related hard problems of interconnect topology configuration, graph partitioning and routing, that provided fairly good solutions in very little time.

Dr Deepak Ajwani

Lecturer/Assistant Professor In Computer Science

School of Computer Science

…Dr. Deepak Ajwani is Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Science, University College Dublin. His research is at the confluence of diverse areas such as algorithms and data structures (with a focus on scalable graph algorithms), algorithm engineering, semantic analysis, combinatorial optimization and machine learning. Prior to this appointment, he worked as a research scientist at Nokia Bell Labs. As part of his work at Nokia Bell Labs, he co-lead the design and development of a cognitive computing tool for interpreting, organizing and navigating unstructured content. He addressed critical problems in the area, including (i) disambiguation of natural language text, (ii) automated topic labelling of a document, (iii) automatically extending knowledge hierarchies, (iv) automatically cleaning knowledge hierarchies and (v) comparing knowledge hierarchies. He received his Ph.D. from Max Planck Institute for Informatics in 2008, for his work on I/O-efficient graph traversal algorithms. Thereafter, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at MADALGO - Centre for Massive Data Algorithms, where he developed shared memory multicore algorithms for discrete optimization problems. In 2010, he was awarded a grant of around 75,000 Euro from the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) and IBM Research for a project on designing graph partitioning and repartitioning techniques in the context of Exascale stream computing systems. As part of this Postdoctoral work carried out at University College Cork, he proposed a methodology to co-optimize the inter-related hard problems of interconnect topology configuration, graph partitioning and routing, that provided fairly good solutions in very little time.

Dr Junaid Akhlas

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

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School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering

Dr Junaid Akhlas

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering

Dr Nebras Al Attar

Postdoc Research Fellow Lvl Ii

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School of Biosystems and Food Engineering

…Education: MSc in Optics and laser Technology, University of Baghdad, Iraq 2002. PhD in Physics, University College Dublin, Ireland 2015. Employment history: Assistant Lecturer, University of Technology, Iraq, 2006-2010. Post Doc, University College Dublin/School of physics, Ireland , 2015 - 2017. Post Doc, University College Dublin/School of Biomolecular and biomedicine , Ireland , 2017. Post Doc, University College Dublin/School of Biosystems and Food engineering , Ireland , 2018. Career impacts: lecturing subjects such as Quantum Physics and Quantum Optics which I have delivered in Laser and Optoelectronic engineering department. My PhD thesis, was centred on the development of a multifunctional microscope which has applications in spanning fluorescence imaging, Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, time correlated single photon counting, and Raman imaging. The first post doc position was funded by SFI, focusing on the development of an optical system for investigation and sensing the pathological bacteria. This experience helped me to develop an image analysis modulus, in the field of the digital pathology, in my next post-doctoral fellow role. This modulus would quantify protein expression in tumour/non-tumour areas, was generated by immunohistochemistry methodology. Currently, I am working in Hyperspectral imaging research group funded by HRB, this role focused on distinctions the prostate tissue tumours using Raman imaging.

Dr Nebras Al Attar

Postdoc Research Fellow Lvl Ii

School of Biosystems and Food Engineering

…Education: MSc in Optics and laser Technology, University of Baghdad, Iraq 2002. PhD in Physics, University College Dublin, Ireland 2015. Employment history: Assistant Lecturer, University of Technology, Iraq, 2006-2010. Post Doc, University College Dublin/School of physics, Ireland , 2015 - 2017. Post Doc, University College Dublin/School of Biomolecular and biomedicine , Ireland , 2017. Post Doc, University College Dublin/School of Biosystems and Food engineering , Ireland , 2018. Career impacts: lecturing subjects such as Quantum Physics and Quantum Optics which I have delivered in Laser and Optoelectronic engineering department. My PhD thesis, was centred on the development of a multifunctional microscope which has applications in spanning fluorescence imaging, Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, time correlated single photon counting, and Raman imaging. The first post doc position was funded by SFI, focusing on the development of an optical system for investigation and sensing the pathological bacteria. This experience helped me to develop an image analysis modulus, in the field of the digital pathology, in my next post-doctoral fellow role. This modulus would quantify protein expression in tumour/non-tumour areas, was generated by immunohistochemistry methodology. Currently, I am working in Hyperspectral imaging research group funded by HRB, this role focused on distinctions the prostate tissue tumours using Raman imaging.

Ms Werd Al-Najim

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

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School of Medicine

…Dr. Werd Al-Najim is a Nutrition Consultant specialized in the treatment of obesity and obesity-related diseases. She holds a bachelor's degree in Nutrition Science from Kingston University/UK and a PhD from Imperial College London/UK where she investigated novel treatments for obesity. She also holds a health coaching certificate from the Integrative Nutrition School/New York and a Cognitive Behavior Therapy certificate from City Colleges/Dublin. Over the past 6 years, Werd was involved in groundbreaking research in both London and Dublin and is currently leading a number of global trials investigating effective methods for the treatment of obesity and obesity-related diseases.

Ms Werd Al-Najim

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

School of Medicine

…Dr. Werd Al-Najim is a Nutrition Consultant specialized in the treatment of obesity and obesity-related diseases. She holds a bachelor's degree in Nutrition Science from Kingston University/UK and a PhD from Imperial College London/UK where she investigated novel treatments for obesity. She also holds a health coaching certificate from the Integrative Nutrition School/New York and a Cognitive Behavior Therapy certificate from City Colleges/Dublin. Over the past 6 years, Werd was involved in groundbreaking research in both London and Dublin and is currently leading a number of global trials investigating effective methods for the treatment of obesity and obesity-related diseases.

Dr Abd Al Salam Al-Sabah

Research Fellow

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School of Civil Engineering

…Salam Al-Sabah has dual academic and professional engineering careers. In addition to his work as a Research Fellow at UCD, he continues to work in structural design both in Ireland and other parts of the world as an associate in one of the leading international engineering consultancies (Arup). His current UCD research is on a new digitally manufactured steel connection with the EI funder project "Simplified Steel Connection" and the SFI project AMASS as part of as a US-Ireland R&D Partnership programme with research partners from Queens University and the University of Minnesota. He also carries out research on a new method to assess the concrete strength concrete in existing structures. In this capacity he is working as the main industrial partner supervisor of ESR-2 on the Marie Skłodowska Curie project TRUSS. In addition, his recent research interests are on Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and using machine learning tools in structural design and SHM. As a professional engineering, his work is focused on the structural design of challenging structures and elements. Significant projects in Ireland include the new Air traffic control tower at Dublin Airport, Waterways House, and Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

Dr Abd Al Salam Al-Sabah

Research Fellow

School of Civil Engineering

…Salam Al-Sabah has dual academic and professional engineering careers. In addition to his work as a Research Fellow at UCD, he continues to work in structural design both in Ireland and other parts of the world as an associate in one of the leading international engineering consultancies (Arup). His current UCD research is on a new digitally manufactured steel connection with the EI funder project "Simplified Steel Connection" and the SFI project AMASS as part of as a US-Ireland R&D Partnership programme with research partners from Queens University and the University of Minnesota. He also carries out research on a new method to assess the concrete strength concrete in existing structures. In this capacity he is working as the main industrial partner supervisor of ESR-2 on the Marie Skłodowska Curie project TRUSS. In addition, his recent research interests are on Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and using machine learning tools in structural design and SHM. As a professional engineering, his work is focused on the structural design of challenging structures and elements. Significant projects in Ireland include the new Air traffic control tower at Dublin Airport, Waterways House, and Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

Assoc Professor Kieran Allen

Associate Professor

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School of Sociology

Assoc Professor Kieran Allen

Associate Professor

School of Sociology

Dr Elise Alonzi

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

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School of Archaeology

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Dr Elise Alonzi

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

School of Archaeology

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Dr Ester Rani Aluri

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

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School of Chemistry

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Dr Ester Rani Aluri

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

School of Chemistry

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Assoc Professor Eamonn Ambrose

Associate Professor

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School of Business

…Eamonn holds the position of Associate Professor in the School of Business. He is active in teaching, research and the business development activities of the School. Eamonn's research interests are in the areas of healthcare supply chain management and service process innovation. He is active in research on aspects of healthcare such as Emergency Department effectiveness and Huntington's Disease care pathways. He has published in a number of peer reviewed internationally recognised journals and was a Board member of the European Operations Management Association. Eamonn's teaching activity includes design and delivery of courses on Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, and Service Operations. He is Academic Director of the Bachelor of Commerce (International) and was the creator and academic director of the ME(Engineering with Business) programme. In addition Eamonn has developed and delivered executive education courses in a range of sectors. Prior to joining UCD, Eamonn was Engineering Director for Bristol Myers Squibb, and was responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of process plants for developing and manufacturing anti-cancer drugs. He also worked as a consultant advising major multinationals and government agencies in asset management and procurement process improvement.

Assoc Professor Eamonn Ambrose

Associate Professor

School of Business

…Eamonn holds the position of Associate Professor in the School of Business. He is active in teaching, research and the business development activities of the School. Eamonn's research interests are in the areas of healthcare supply chain management and service process innovation. He is active in research on aspects of healthcare such as Emergency Department effectiveness and Huntington's Disease care pathways. He has published in a number of peer reviewed internationally recognised journals and was a Board member of the European Operations Management Association. Eamonn's teaching activity includes design and delivery of courses on Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, and Service Operations. He is Academic Director of the Bachelor of Commerce (International) and was the creator and academic director of the ME(Engineering with Business) programme. In addition Eamonn has developed and delivered executive education courses in a range of sectors. Prior to joining UCD, Eamonn was Engineering Director for Bristol Myers Squibb, and was responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of process plants for developing and manufacturing anti-cancer drugs. He also worked as a consultant advising major multinationals and government agencies in asset management and procurement process improvement.

Dr Lawrence Amy

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

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School of Earth Sciences

…Lawrence has a PhD in Deepwater Sedimentology, 10 years of applied research experience and 7 years industry experience with petroleum exploration and production companies. Whilst with Saudi Aramco he worked on field development projects in the Arabian Gulf, including the Safaniya Field, the world's largest offshore oilfield. With Tullow Oil he worked on a variety of deepwater exploration and development projects, including the Jubilee and TEN fields, offshore Ghana. He teaches classes on Petroleum Exploration, Seismic interpretation, Industry Economics, Petroleum Systems and Petrel E&P Software. His current research focusses include turbidite stratigraphic traps, structure and stratigraphy of foreland deepwater basins and sediment transport capacity of flows on Earth and other planetary bodies.

Dr Lawrence Amy

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Earth Sciences

…Lawrence has a PhD in Deepwater Sedimentology, 10 years of applied research experience and 7 years industry experience with petroleum exploration and production companies. Whilst with Saudi Aramco he worked on field development projects in the Arabian Gulf, including the Safaniya Field, the world's largest offshore oilfield. With Tullow Oil he worked on a variety of deepwater exploration and development projects, including the Jubilee and TEN fields, offshore Ghana. He teaches classes on Petroleum Exploration, Seismic interpretation, Industry Economics, Petroleum Systems and Petrel E&P Software. His current research focusses include turbidite stratigraphic traps, structure and stratigraphy of foreland deepwater basins and sediment transport capacity of flows on Earth and other planetary bodies.

Dr Chennaiah Ande

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

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School of Chemistry

Dr Chennaiah Ande

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

School of Chemistry

Assoc Professor Karen Anderson

Associate Professor

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School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice

…Karen M. Anderson is Associate Professor of Social Policy. She received her PhD in political science from the University of Washington (Seattle) and has held positions at Radboud University Nijmegen (NL), Leiden University (NL) and the University of of Twente (NL). Her research focuses on comparative social policy development, the interaction of labor market policy and social policy, and the impact of Europeanization on national welfare states. She is the author of Social Policy in the European Union (Palgrave, 2015) and the editor (with Ellen M. Immergut and Isabelle Schulze) of the Handbook of West European Pension Politics (Oxford University Press, 2007). Her work has also appeared in Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, West European Politics, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Journal for Labour Market Research, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Public Administration and Development, and the Journal of Public Policy.

Assoc Professor Karen Anderson

Associate Professor

School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice

…Karen M. Anderson is Associate Professor of Social Policy. She received her PhD in political science from the University of Washington (Seattle) and has held positions at Radboud University Nijmegen (NL), Leiden University (NL) and the University of of Twente (NL). Her research focuses on comparative social policy development, the interaction of labor market policy and social policy, and the impact of Europeanization on national welfare states. She is the author of Social Policy in the European Union (Palgrave, 2015) and the editor (with Ellen M. Immergut and Isabelle Schulze) of the Handbook of West European Pension Politics (Oxford University Press, 2007). Her work has also appeared in Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, West European Politics, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Journal for Labour Market Research, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Public Administration and Development, and the Journal of Public Policy.

Dr Laura Anderson

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

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School of Music

…Laura Anderson is Assistant Professor in Musicology at University College Dublin. Her research interests include film music and sound design; twentieth-century music; digital archiving and culture; and French music. Laura’s teaching at UCD includes the courses, ‘Music, Sound and the Moving Image’, ‘Musical Life in Paris: fin de siècle to WWII’, and ‘Music History Since 1750’. Laura completed her PhD, ‘The Poetry of Sound: Jean Cocteau, Film, and Early Sound Design’ at Royal Holloway, University of London (2013). She holds an MMus in Advanced Musical Studies from Royal Holloway and a BA Hons in Music and French from Trinity College Dublin. Between 2017 and 2019, Laura was an Irish Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow at Maynooth University where her project ‘Disruptive Soundscapes’ offered a new view of avant-garde post-war French film sound design by examining its relationship with wider cultural developments. Between 2013 and 2016, Laura was the Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the AHRC-funded project, ‘The Professional Career and Output of Trevor Jones’ at the University of Leeds and she is co-author of the monograph arising out of that project, 'The Screen Music of Trevor Jones: Technology, Process, Production' (Routledge, 2019). Her publications include articles in 'Twentieth-Century Music' and 'The Journal of Film Music'; book chapters on topics such as Brian Boydell’s music for documentary film; baroque music in 'Les Enfants terribles' (dir. Melville, 1950) and John Williams’s score for 'Angela’s Ashes' (dir. Parker, 1999); and a bibliographic article on film sound design for Oxford Bibliographies Online. Laura regularly presents her research at international conferences and she has delivered pre-screening talks at the National Media Museum, UK, the Irish Film Institute, and the Alliance Française Dublin. She is Administrator to 'Twentieth-Century Music' journal (Cambridge University Press).

Dr Laura Anderson

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Music

…Laura Anderson is Assistant Professor in Musicology at University College Dublin. Her research interests include film music and sound design; twentieth-century music; digital archiving and culture; and French music. Laura’s teaching at UCD includes the courses, ‘Music, Sound and the Moving Image’, ‘Musical Life in Paris: fin de siècle to WWII’, and ‘Music History Since 1750’. Laura completed her PhD, ‘The Poetry of Sound: Jean Cocteau, Film, and Early Sound Design’ at Royal Holloway, University of London (2013). She holds an MMus in Advanced Musical Studies from Royal Holloway and a BA Hons in Music and French from Trinity College Dublin. Between 2017 and 2019, Laura was an Irish Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow at Maynooth University where her project ‘Disruptive Soundscapes’ offered a new view of avant-garde post-war French film sound design by examining its relationship with wider cultural developments. Between 2013 and 2016, Laura was the Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the AHRC-funded project, ‘The Professional Career and Output of Trevor Jones’ at the University of Leeds and she is co-author of the monograph arising out of that project, 'The Screen Music of Trevor Jones: Technology, Process, Production' (Routledge, 2019). Her publications include articles in 'Twentieth-Century Music' and 'The Journal of Film Music'; book chapters on topics such as Brian Boydell’s music for documentary film; baroque music in 'Les Enfants terribles' (dir. Melville, 1950) and John Williams’s score for 'Angela’s Ashes' (dir. Parker, 1999); and a bibliographic article on film sound design for Oxford Bibliographies Online. Laura regularly presents her research at international conferences and she has delivered pre-screening talks at the National Media Museum, UK, the Irish Film Institute, and the Alliance Française Dublin. She is Administrator to 'Twentieth-Century Music' journal (Cambridge University Press).

Dr Sabrina Anjara

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

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School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems

Dr Sabrina Anjara

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems

Dr Jos Prakash Arakkaparambil Vacko

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

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School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Dr Jos Prakash Arakkaparambil Vacko

Post Doc Research Fellow Lvl I

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Dr Dimitrios Argyropoulos

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

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School of Biosystems and Food Engineering

…Dr. Dimitrios Argyropoulos is an Assistant Professor in the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering. He was born in Athens (Greece), completed his BSc studies in Biosystems Engineering (Agricultural Machinery & Irrigation) and moved to Stuttgart (Germany) for an MSc in Environmental Protection & Agricultural Food Production with a fellowship from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). After obtaining his MSc, he joined the group of Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics, a leading group working on renewable energy supply systems and post-harvest technology. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Engineering (Postharvest Technology of Food and Bio-based Products) from the University of Hohenheim, being a member of the Association of German Engineers (Max Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering). Prior to joining UCD, he has held the post of Scientific Coordinator in the Research Centre for Bioeconomy, a central inter-faculty research network of the University of Hohenheim, being responsible for the conception, coordination and implementation of EU-funded multi-actor projects (ICT-Agri-food, Mushroom Industry, Bioeconomy). The aim of his research is to develop a holistic, value chain approach specifically dealing with exigent problems faced by farmers on agricultural processing activities, value addition and waste valorisation. He recently led the EU Horizon 2020 SMARTCHAIN project on sustainable agri-food value chains with 43 partners across Europe. He was also Adjunct Lecturer at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering of the same University, being involved in the EIT Food's flagship Food System Master Programme, an integrated graduate degree programme organised by 10 academic institutions and industrial partners from across EIT Food’s pan-European partner network. He is the managing editor of the Elsevier Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. He is strongly involved in the Focus Groups of the agricultural European Innovation Partnership (EIP-AGRI), currently as the coordinating expert of the FG35 on Plant-based Medicinal and Cosmetic Products. He is a member of the newly established European Mushroom Working Group (EMushWG), in the advisory board of the EU Horizon 2020 DIVA project - Boosting innovative digitech value chains for agrofood, forestry & environment and he has previously participated as principal investigator in a wide range of H2020-funded projects including ERASMUS+, ICT-AGRI-2 ERA-NET, EIT-FOOD with industry and academic partners in Europe. His group at UCD is currently building its capacity to carry out state-of-the-art research in the area of agricultural process engineering with a special focus on model-based design of drying processes for specialty crops and biomaterials utilising tools from new digital technologies.

Dr Dimitrios Argyropoulos

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Biosystems and Food Engineering

…Dr. Dimitrios Argyropoulos is an Assistant Professor in the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering. He was born in Athens (Greece), completed his BSc studies in Biosystems Engineering (Agricultural Machinery & Irrigation) and moved to Stuttgart (Germany) for an MSc in Environmental Protection & Agricultural Food Production with a fellowship from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). After obtaining his MSc, he joined the group of Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics, a leading group working on renewable energy supply systems and post-harvest technology. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Engineering (Postharvest Technology of Food and Bio-based Products) from the University of Hohenheim, being a member of the Association of German Engineers (Max Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering). Prior to joining UCD, he has held the post of Scientific Coordinator in the Research Centre for Bioeconomy, a central inter-faculty research network of the University of Hohenheim, being responsible for the conception, coordination and implementation of EU-funded multi-actor projects (ICT-Agri-food, Mushroom Industry, Bioeconomy). The aim of his research is to develop a holistic, value chain approach specifically dealing with exigent problems faced by farmers on agricultural processing activities, value addition and waste valorisation. He recently led the EU Horizon 2020 SMARTCHAIN project on sustainable agri-food value chains with 43 partners across Europe. He was also Adjunct Lecturer at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering of the same University, being involved in the EIT Food's flagship Food System Master Programme, an integrated graduate degree programme organised by 10 academic institutions and industrial partners from across EIT Food’s pan-European partner network. He is the managing editor of the Elsevier Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. He is strongly involved in the Focus Groups of the agricultural European Innovation Partnership (EIP-AGRI), currently as the coordinating expert of the FG35 on Plant-based Medicinal and Cosmetic Products. He is a member of the newly established European Mushroom Working Group (EMushWG), in the advisory board of the EU Horizon 2020 DIVA project - Boosting innovative digitech value chains for agrofood, forestry & environment and he has previously participated as principal investigator in a wide range of H2020-funded projects including ERASMUS+, ICT-AGRI-2 ERA-NET, EIT-FOOD with industry and academic partners in Europe. His group at UCD is currently building its capacity to carry out state-of-the-art research in the area of agricultural process engineering with a special focus on model-based design of drying processes for specialty crops and biomaterials utilising tools from new digital technologies.

Dr Vincent Astier

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

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School of Mathematics and Statistics

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Dr Vincent Astier

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Mathematics and Statistics

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Dr Cara Augustenborg

Teaching Fellow

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School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy

…Dr. Cara Augustenborg is an Environmental Policy Fellow at University College Dublin and co-host of the 'Down To Earth' slot on Newstalk FM. She was appointed to the advisory councils of the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Dialogue for Climate Action by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and serves as an adviser to the Cool Planet Experience's Climate Champion programme. Dr. Augustenborg holds a Doctorate in Environmental Science and Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and completed her dissertation research in agri-environmental science as a Fulbright Scholar and Walsh Fellow at Ireland's Agriculture and Food Research Authority, Teagasc. She also holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from University of Washington and an M.Sc. in Environmental Health Sciences and Water Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). From 2014-2017, she was Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Friends of the Earth Ireland. From 2017 until June 2019, she has served as Chairperson of the Executive Committee of Friends of the Earth Europe based in Brussels. She was also the first person in Ireland to join Al Gore's Climate Reality Programme in 2013.

Dr Cara Augustenborg

Teaching Fellow

School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy

…Dr. Cara Augustenborg is an Environmental Policy Fellow at University College Dublin and co-host of the 'Down To Earth' slot on Newstalk FM. She was appointed to the advisory councils of the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Dialogue for Climate Action by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and serves as an adviser to the Cool Planet Experience's Climate Champion programme. Dr. Augustenborg holds a Doctorate in Environmental Science and Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and completed her dissertation research in agri-environmental science as a Fulbright Scholar and Walsh Fellow at Ireland's Agriculture and Food Research Authority, Teagasc. She also holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from University of Washington and an M.Sc. in Environmental Health Sciences and Water Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). From 2014-2017, she was Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Friends of the Earth Ireland. From 2017 until June 2019, she has served as Chairperson of the Executive Committee of Friends of the Earth Europe based in Brussels. She was also the first person in Ireland to join Al Gore's Climate Reality Programme in 2013.

Dr Pierre Aumjaud

Postdoc Research Fellow Lvl Ii

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School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

…Dr Pierre Aumjaud is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at University College Dublin. His research interests include data analytics, optimisation methods, numerical modelling and composite materials. During his Msc in Mechanical Engineering at ENSMM, Pierre worked as an intern at Airbus, Toulouse and at the University of Exeter, UK on the modelling of fretting wear in Rolls Royce’s gas turbines. He then completed his PhD at the University of Exeter on vibration damping of lightweight sandwich structures and evolutionary optimisation. In 2017, Dr Aumjaud joined UCD as a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering where he worked on the finite element modelling and design optimisation of composite components in collaboration with Dr Philip Cardiff. He was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship co-funded by Enterprise Ireland and Horizon 2020 and he is currently working on the modelling of composite surface treatments using a machine learning approach.

Dr Pierre Aumjaud

Postdoc Research Fellow Lvl Ii

School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

…Dr Pierre Aumjaud is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at University College Dublin. His research interests include data analytics, optimisation methods, numerical modelling and composite materials. During his Msc in Mechanical Engineering at ENSMM, Pierre worked as an intern at Airbus, Toulouse and at the University of Exeter, UK on the modelling of fretting wear in Rolls Royce’s gas turbines. He then completed his PhD at the University of Exeter on vibration damping of lightweight sandwich structures and evolutionary optimisation. In 2017, Dr Aumjaud joined UCD as a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering where he worked on the finite element modelling and design optimisation of composite components in collaboration with Dr Philip Cardiff. He was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship co-funded by Enterprise Ireland and Horizon 2020 and he is currently working on the modelling of composite surface treatments using a machine learning approach.

Dr Vanessa Ayala Rivera

Research Scientist

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School of Computer Science

…Vanessa Ayala holds a PhD degree in computer science from University College Dublin (Ireland). She is currently a Research Scientist at University College Dublin (Ireland). She is also a member of the Performance Engineering Laboratory at UCD, as well as Lero - the Irish Software Research Centre. Her main research interests are software engineering, data security and privacy, digital forensics, cybersecurity, performance engineering, and software testing and automation.She also has extensive industrial experience (more than 10 years of experience). In her professional life, he has been researcher, technical analyst, and software engineer; working on different industries, such as retail, information technologies, and banking. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessaayalarivera/Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h9rMKdwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Dr Vanessa Ayala Rivera

Research Scientist

School of Computer Science

…Vanessa Ayala holds a PhD degree in computer science from University College Dublin (Ireland). She is currently a Research Scientist at University College Dublin (Ireland). She is also a member of the Performance Engineering Laboratory at UCD, as well as Lero - the Irish Software Research Centre. Her main research interests are software engineering, data security and privacy, digital forensics, cybersecurity, performance engineering, and software testing and automation.She also has extensive industrial experience (more than 10 years of experience). In her professional life, he has been researcher, technical analyst, and software engineer; working on different industries, such as retail, information technologies, and banking. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessaayalarivera/Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h9rMKdwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao