Liam Barry

Prof. Liam Barry is a Professor in the School of Electronic Engineering at Dublin City University (DCU), where he also serves as Director of the Radio and Optical Communications Laboratory. He holds a PhD from the University of Rennes, France, and has held research and academic roles at institutions including France Telecom’s Orange Labs and Auckland University, New Zealand. His expertise spans optical communications, signal processing, and optoelectronics. Key roles include ECOC 2019 Co-Chair and SFI Principal Investigator. He has published over 600 articles, holds 10 patents, and supervised 37 graduate students.

Education:

• BE (Electronic Engineering) – University College Dublin (1991)
• MEngSc (Optical Communications) – University College Dublin (1993)
• PhD – University of Rennes, France (1996)

Research Interests:

• All-optical signal processing
• Optical pulse generation and characterization
• Hybrid radio/fibre communication systems
• Wavelength-tunable lasers for reconfigurable networks
• Optical performance monitoring
• Optical frequency combs

Funding & Awards:

• €20M Irish Photonic Integration Centre (IPIC) SFI Programme (2013–2025)
• Member of Royal Irish Academy (2019)
• Irish Research Council Board Member (2019)
• Over €70M in research grants secured across 60+ projects

Labs & Teams: Director of the Radio and Optical Communications Laboratory, part of The Rince Institute (2006–2010). Collaborates with industry partners like Tyndall Institute, Eblana Photonics, and ESA.

Grants & Contributions:

• Lead on projects like OPTICOMB, BIGPIPES, and TOPCAT
• Co-Chair of ECOC 2019