Conor McArdle

Conor McArdle is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electronic Engineering at Dublin City University (DCU). His research focuses on telecommunications networks, datacentre architectures, and optical switching technologies, supported by EU and SFI grants. He has co-authored over 40 publications and co-supervised four PhD students and one MEng student in topics like high-speed optical networks and packet switching protocols. His teaching includes object-oriented programming, network modeling, and algorithms.

Research Interests:

• Optical networking for data centers
• Energy-efficient network design
• Telecommunications security
• Network performance analysis

Recent publications emphasize agile optical data center networks, reconfigurable architectures, and hybrid buffering systems. He collaborates with industry on network management and security aspects of mobile networks.

Grants & Awards: Extensive EU/SFI-funded projects on network performance and energy efficiency. No specific awards listed.

Teaching: Coordinates modules in Algorithms for Engineers (EE324), Network Analysis (EE517), and Programming (EE219).