Antoinette Jordan

Antoinette Jordan is an Assistant Lecturer in Business Information Systems at the Faculty of Business, South East Technological University (SETU) Carlow Campus. She holds a PhD in H2020 HECAT project research focusing on disruptive technologies in labour market decision-making. Her roles include EU Project Manager and Research Manager across multiple EU initiatives such as H2020 HECAT (2020–2023), INTERREG-V Ireland-Wales BUCANIER (2017–2020), and FP7 projects like TRANSFoRm (2010–2015). She has extensive experience in project management, policy implementation, and digital transformation within public services.

Education: BSc Sociology (University College Cork), MSc Computer Science (University of Birmingham), and additional qualifications in Data Protection and Public Administration.

Research interests center on digital public employment services, algorithmic welfare systems, and biopolitical implications of technology in labour markets. Her work explores policy-to-code translation, algorithmic profiling, and the socio-technical impacts of digital welfare systems. She has contributed to projects like the HECAT initiative, which developed pathways for disruptive technologies into public services, and the EIS project evaluating healthcare practice implementation.

Key publications include analysis of EU digital policy implementation, algorithmic welfare dynamics, and the evolution of profiling techniques in Ireland and France. She has presented at conferences such as the EGOS Colloquium and Street Level Bureaucracy Conference, and organized events like the Digital Education Conference (SETU Waterford 2023–2024).

• Scientific Awards:
  • HECAT PhD Scholarship (2020)
  • Sports & Societies Recognition Award (2023)

Advising and Grants: While no formal advisees are listed, Jordan has led research teams across multiple EU-funded projects, including managing € millions in grants. Her work impacts policy development in employment services and digital governance.

Lab/Team Affiliations: Primary affiliation with the HECAT project team and involvement in initiatives like PESTech (SFI Future Digital Challenge). She collaborates with international partners on digital innovation in public services.