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• Software Engineering
• Smart Cities
• Internet of Things
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Siobhán Clarke is a Professor at the School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, specializing in software systems for smart urban environments . Her work addresses dynamic software adaptation in large-scale, mobile IoT ecosystems , with a focus on QoS optimization and collaborative agent models . Director, Enable : National SFI IoT Research Programme Director, Future Cities Centre for Smart & Sustainable Cities Co-Lead, ADVANCE : SFI Centre for Advanced Networks Co-PI, CONNECT (Future Networks) and Lero (Software Research) Her research spans smart city infrastructure , edge computing , and multi-agent coordination , informed by 15+ years of publications on service-oriented architectures , QoS prediction , and self-adaptive systems . Key project contributions include DIVERSIFY (2016) and TRANSFoRm (2015). Scientific awards include election to the Royal Irish Academy (2023) and a Best Student Paper at IEEE ICWS 2011. She has supervised 20+ PhD/MSc students, including Fan Li (2020: SLA Negotiation Systems), Gary White (2020: IoT QoS Forecasting), and Andrei Palade (2019: Stigmergic Optimization).

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• Software Engineering
• Continuous Software Engineering
• Serverless Computing
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Paul Clarke is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing at Dublin City University (DCU), serving as Principal Investigator for the DTIF-funded Future Software Systems Architectures (FSSA) project focused on AI-driven software architectural transformation. He is a member of Lero (SFI Research Centre for Software) and represents Ireland on ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 for software process standards, while providing industry advisory to Optimality Technologies Ltd and fourTheorem Ltd to bridge academia and practice. His research centers on continuous software engineering, serverless computing, and human aspects of development, with notable contributions to gamification in software engineering contexts and medical device software via the MDevSPICE® framework. He explores software process adaptive capability through empirical studies on occupational stress, virtual reality training environments, and blockchain applications for development integrity. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveals three dominant trends: (1) AI/ML applications for software architecture modernization (microservices extraction, legacy system transformation), (2) gamification and virtual reality for developer training and process improvement, and (3) human factors investigations including occupational anxiety, sleep patterns, and avatar perception in metaverse environments. His work consistently employs multivocal literature reviews and empirical case studies across industrial contexts. Clarke leads the €2.1M FSSA project examining AI for monolith-to-microservices conversion and previously managed the MDevSPICE® medical device assessment framework. His industry advisory roles focus on commercializing research through Optimality Technologies (software analytics) and fourTheorem (cloud solutions), leveraging 15+ years of pre-academia experience at FINEOS, Arantech, and Logica Plc. He actively contributes to EuroSPI conference proceedings as both author and editorial board member.

• Software Systems
• Internet of Things
• Smart Cities
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Professor Siobhán Clarke is a leading academic in the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin, focusing on software systems that enable smart urban environments. She directs the Enable SFI research programme and the Future Cities center, while co-leading major initiatives like ADVANCE and contributing to CONNECT and Lero . Her work bridges theoretical and applied research in dynamic software services, IoT, and edge computing. BSc, PhD (Dublin City University) Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA, 2023) Fellow of Trinity College Dublin (FTCD) Her research explores smart city infrastructure , dynamic software adaptation , and multi-agent collaboration in large-scale mobile environments. Key projects include DIVERSIFY (EU FP7), Lero (SFI center), and TRANSFoRm (EU FP7 healthcare interoperability). Scientific contributions span QoS optimization , stigmergic service composition , and decentralized coordination . Awards include the Best Student Paper at ICWS 2011 and 2011 Postgraduate Course of the Year as Course Director. She supervises PhD and MSc students in software engineering, IoT, and urban computing. Current Projects: Enable (SFI), Future Cities (Trinity), ADVANCE (SFI) Previous Projects: DIVERSIFY (EU), TRANSFoRm (EU), Slice-Oriented Programming (SFI)