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Professor Liam McDaid serves as Interim Research Director at Ulster University's School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems (Magee Campus, Derry~Londonderry). His leadership spans computational neuroscience and neuromorphic engineering projects addressing global challenges through the UN Sustainable Development Goals framework.
Research focuses on computational neuroscience and neural engineering, with expertise in spiking neural networks, astrocyte modeling, hardware implementations (FPGAs/Networks-on-Chip), and biomedical applications. His work integrates computer hardware with biological systems for fault-tolerant computing and medical diagnostics.
Key publications reveal trends in neuromorphic hardware for real-time fault detection (RISC-V systems), medical AI for cardiac/adrenal diagnostics, and event-driven sensing. Research bridges computer engineering with neuroscience to solve healthcare infrastructure challenges.
- Prize 'Biotechnology' category in Northern Ireland Science Park 25K Award (2011)
- IgniteNI's global Accelerator Programme (2021)
- Life and Health Startup Company of the Year 2019 (InventNI)
- Prize Asthma (2019)
Leads major projects including AI-EPOCMON (cardiac diagnostics), Nervous Systems (neural interfaces), and microwave thermal therapy for hypertension. Supervises PhD researchers in neural engineering while directing industry collaborations with healthcare technology focus. Maintains active partnerships across Europe in neuromorphic computing and medical device development.
Directs research teams advancing spiking neural networks for hardware security and medical applications, with recent work on adrenal segmentation pipelines and RISC-V watchdog mechanisms. Future initiatives focus on expanding AI-driven point-of-care diagnostics and neuromorphic infrastructure monitoring systems.
