John Keating

Professor John Keating is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University’s Faculty of Science & Engineering. He co-founded Maynooth University’s former Institute An Foras Feasa and served as Associate Director and Acting Director. His educational background includes a PhD in

• Atmospheric Physics (1990, Maynooth University)
• MEd (2006, Open University)
• EdD in Science Learning and Applied Linguistics (2014, Open University)

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Keating’s research spans the intersection of Educational Technology, Digital Humanities, Interaction Design, and Linguistic Analytical Methods, with a focus on Collaborative Learning, Science Learning, and Collaborative Annotation in online environments. His recent work (2020-2025) emphasizes systemic functional linguistic analyses of Online Collaborative Discourse.

His 15 most recent publications address topics such as

• Digital Humanities methodologies
• Collaborative learning systems
• Optical and digital watermarking
• Chaos-based pattern recognition
• XML for historical databases

, reflecting his interdisciplinary expertise.

Scientific awards include

• Maynooth University Teaching Fellowship (2019)
• IBM Faculty Fellow (2004-6)
• EPSRC Visiting Fellow (1994-6)
• Royal Irish Academy/Royal Society Fellow (1993)

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Keating leads funded projects in

• Digital Humanities education
• Collaborative annotation software
• Graph-based data models
• Virtual research platforms

, with grants from Maynooth University, IRCHSS, and Government of Ireland.

He co-founded Maynooth’s An Foras Feasa imaging lab (AFFIL) for hyperspectral scanning and digital humanities infrastructure. He supervises funded doctoral and masters candidates in Digital Humanities and Educational Technology.