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Derek Kitsonمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Geometric Rigidity Theory
• Graph Rigidity
• Combinatorial Rigidity
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Derek Kitson is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics at Mary Immaculate College (MIC), Limerick, Ireland. He holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. His research focuses on geometric and combinatorial rigidity theory, with applications to frameworks, graphs, and crystallographic structures. He has supervised doctoral student Dr. Sean Dewar, who completed his thesis on rigidity in normed spaces. Dr. Kitson’s work spans topics including graph rigidity, infinite frameworks, and operator-theoretic approaches to rigidity. He has contributed to projects funded by the EPSRC, such as the 'Geometry of auxetic materials' and 'Infinite bond-node frameworks.' His research has been presented at international conferences, including the SIAM Conference on Applied Algebraic Geometry and the Fields Institute Workshop on Rigidity Theory. He is affiliated with MIC’s research institutes and actively contributes to academic governance and postgraduate supervision. His research outputs include over 20 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Discrete and Computational Geometry and Journal of Combinatorial Theory .

• Modern Methods of Construction
• Modular Construction
• Structural Steel Engineering
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Associate Professor Daniel McCrum is a faculty member at the School of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD). He holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and has held academic positions at Queen's University Belfast and UCD. His research focuses on modern methods of construction, structural steel, resilience of infrastructure, and cyber-physical threats. He leads the Modern Methods of Construction Research Group (MMCRG) and is involved in projects like Construct Innovate and the Horizon 2020-funded PRECINCT initiative. Education: BEng (1st class) from Trinity College Dublin (2005), MSc in Structural Engineering (2006, University of Glasgow), PhD in Civil Engineering (Trinity College Dublin, 2008). Research interests include modular construction, cold-formed steel design, bridge aerodynamics, and critical infrastructure resilience. He has supervised over 15 postgraduate researchers and led numerous funded projects including EU-funded research on construction standards and predictive modeling tools. Awards include the 2022 Teaching Excellence Award and the 2016 Fulbright Scholarship. Professional roles include Programme Director for Civil Engineering programs at UCD, Head of Teaching and Learning (2019–2020), and member of Construct Innovate's Centre Executive Management Committee. He is a Chartered Structural Engineer with the Institution of Structural Engineers and an active peer reviewer for journals like Engineering Structures and Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. Key contributions include advancing CFS structural analysis, developing robustness frameworks for cyber-physical infrastructure, and aerodynamic studies on long-span bridges like the Queensferry Crossing. His work integrates computational methods with experimental testing to address challenges in construction safety and disaster resilience.