Michael Cooke

Dr. Michael Cooke is an Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Applied Psychology at Maynooth University's Faculty of Social Sciences. His research focuses on how technology mediates human interaction across physical, social, cultural, and virtual domains, emphasizing holistic, human-centered design. He has secured over €3 million in EU funding, leading projects under FP-7 and H2020 frameworks addressing emergency management, law enforcement, counter-terrorism, and cybersecurity (e.g., TRESSPASS, ECHO, CREST). His critical CONOPS approach integrates empirical data and imaginative foresight to optimize technological solutions.

Education: Graduate of University College Cork (UCC). Collaborations include the University of Limerick's Interaction Design Centre and Trinity College Dublin's Centre for Innovative Human Systems. Affiliations include the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Psychology Department, ALL Institute, and Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI).

Research emphasizes technology's impact on identity, agency, and societal engagement, spanning local to global contexts. Current projects focus on risk-based border security, cybersecurity, and law enforcement agent support technologies.