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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)
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
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)
Keating leads funded projects in
- Digital Humanities education
- Collaborative annotation software
- Graph-based data models
- Virtual research platforms
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.
