Tim McCarthy

Tim McCarthy is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University's Faculty of Science & Engineering. He serves as Principal Investigator at the National Centre for Geocomputation (NCG) and co-PI in over 32 externally funded projects totaling €28 million. His work focuses on Earth Observation, geospatial data science, and autonomous systems with applications in environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, and emergency management.

• Developed Terrain-AI for greenhouse gas emission monitoring
• Led CoPilot-AI for wildfire response systems
• Contributed to Copernicus Academy as Irish National Delegate
• Created U-Flyte drone research program

His geospatial research integrates satellite, airborne, and terrestrial sensor data with machine learning for petabyte-scale environmental analytics. Applications span critical infrastructure, climate change mitigation, and marine coastal management through projects like MaCoBioS. He has spun out 2 university companies and supervises 4 current PhD/MRes students.

Scientific Awards:

• 2023 SFI Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge
• 2022 US-Ireland Research Innovation Award
• 2021 AI Awards (Social Good)
• 2012 Copernicus Masters
• 2011 Maynooth Commercialisation Award

Active in EU committees like the Copernicus Earth Observation program and Irish drone policy development through the Aerial and Drone Oversight Committee. His outreach includes media engagements with RTE, Sunday Times, and Silicon Republic on geospatial AI and drone technology.