جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Karen Ní Chlochasaighمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Irish Language Education
• Immersion Education
• Bilingualism in Education
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Karen Ní Chlochasaigh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at Mary Immaculate College (MIC), Limerick. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from NUI Maynooth, alongside MA and BA degrees from MIC. Her academic role focuses on post-graduate education programs, particularly in Irish-medium teaching and immersion education. Ní Chlochasaigh’s research centers on bilingual education, immersion pedagogy, and the impact of socioeconomic factors on Irish-medium schools. Her work often addresses language acquisition strategies, teacher professional development, and policy implications for minority language education. She has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journals and reports, including studies on immersion education outcomes in disadvantaged areas and teacher linguistic capacity-building. Key publications include analyses of reading/math performance in Irish-medium schools and frameworks for digital assessment literacy. Ní Chlochasaigh actively engages in professional development workshops for educators, emphasizing practical strategies for multilingual teaching and student motivation. Education: BA (MIC) MA (MIC) DMGA (NUIM) PhD in Applied Linguistics Research Interests: Irish language education, immersion pedagogy, bilingualism in primary/secondary settings, teacher training, and sociolinguistic factors affecting minority language schools. Her work bridges theory and practice, aiming to improve educational equity and language maintenance. Recent Highlights: Co-authored a 2024 report on literacy initiatives in Gaeltacht schools and presented on digital assessment literacy at international conferences. Her studies on DEIS school performance underscore the benefits and challenges of bilingual education in socioeconomically disadvantaged regions. Awards: No specific named awards listed, though her contributions align with MIC’s research priorities in education and language revitalization. Collaborations: Works closely with institutions like the Gaeltacht Education Authority and has presented at global forums including the International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education.

• Education
• Teacher Training
• Irish Language Education
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Dr. Eimear Nic Conmhaic serves as a Senior Lecturer at Mary Immaculate College, holding positions at both the Limerick and Thurles campuses. She earned her BA and PhD from Trinity College Dublin and maintains an active academic role at MIC's Patrick Campus in Thurles. Her academic focus appears centered in education, particularly within Irish language contexts given her Irish-language title and institutional context. As a member of the Faculty of Education, her work contributes to MIC's strong tradition in teacher education and educational research. Dr. Nic Conmhaic actively participates in MIC's research ecosystem, which includes access to the Mary Immaculate Research Repository (MIRR) and institutional support through the Research & Graduate School. Her position connects with MIC's broader educational mission across both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Caoimhe Nioclásمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Language Education
• Irish Language (Gaeilge) Preservation
• Literacy Development
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Caoimhe Nioclás is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at Mary Immaculate College (MIC), specializing in Gaeilge (Irish language) education. Her role focuses on advancing language preservation, literacy practices, and educational methodologies within the Irish linguistic and cultural context. She contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the Faculty of Education, emphasizing practical and theoretical frameworks for teaching Irish in contemporary educational settings. Her research interests center on revitalizing Irish language education through innovative pedagogical approaches, curriculum design, and sociolinguistic analysis of language use in schools. While specific publications are not detailed in the provided texts, her work aligns with MIC’s broader focus on educational equity and cultural heritage preservation. No awards, grants, or current lab affiliations are explicitly mentioned in the available information. Her professional activities likely involve collaboration with MIC’s research institutes and participation in national education initiatives.

Steven Byrneمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Chronic illness and inequality
• Community-based health interventions
• Public and patient involvement in research
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Steven Byrne serves as Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing & Midwifery and holds a cross-appointment as Lecturer in Sociology within the School of Allied Health at University of Limerick. With eight years of teaching experience across multiple UL departments including Psychology, Modern Languages, Politics, and the Centre for Teaching and Learning, he also maintains international teaching experience at KU Leuven (Belgium) and University of Girona (Spain). His educational background includes H. Dip., B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. qualifications. Byrne's research bridges two distinct domains: health interventions for aging populations and sociolinguistic studies of Catalan/Spanish language dynamics. His health research focuses on chronic illness inequality, community-based health interventions, and public/patient involvement in research, while his linguistic work examines language ideologies, multilingualism, and linguistic landscapes in Catalan urban contexts. Analysis of his recent publications reveals an interdisciplinary trajectory connecting sociolinguistics with health sciences. His 2024-2025 work demonstrates increasing integration between these fields, particularly examining how community interventions for older adults intersect with linguistic and cultural identity factors. The research employs mixed methods including pragmatic cluster randomized trials for health interventions and qualitative discourse analysis for linguistic studies. Byrne actively supervises PhD students and collaborates across UL's health science departments, particularly with researchers in Allied Health and Nursing/Midwifery on community exercise programs and wellbeing initiatives for marginalized groups. His current projects include community-based exercise programmes, physical activity interventions for chronic illness, and sociolinguistic studies of language attitudes in multilingual settings. His laboratory and team activities center around the Ageing Research Centre where he is a member, facilitating community-based research with older adult populations. These teams implement interventions examining music/dance programs for community-dwelling older adults while simultaneously investigating the sociocultural contexts that influence participation and outcomes.

Hao Wuمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Formal Methods
• Programming Languages
• Software Testing
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Hao Wu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University's Faculty of Science & Engineering. His research focuses on critical areas of software development and verification. Fields of Interest: Formal Methods, Programming Languages, Software Testing, Model Driven Engineering, Software Engineering

Jim Buckleyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Software Engineering
• Software Evolution
• Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jim Buckley is a Professor in the Computer Science and Information Systems Department at the University of Limerick, Ireland, and a Principal Investigator in Lero. He leads the ARC research group focused on software evolution and legacy system modernization, with significant industry collaborations including Huawei, IBM, and Fidelity. Education: BSc in Biochemistry, University of Galway (1989) MSc in Computer Science, University of Limerick (1994) PhD in Computer Science, University of Limerick (2002) Research Focus: His work centers on AI-enhanced software engineering (AI4SE/SE4AI), featuring breakthroughs in clone detection, software architecture evaluation, and feature location. He has developed industry-adopted tools for software comprehension and evolution, with recent emphasis on explainable AI (XAI) and scalable neural network applications for industrial codebases. His research consistently bridges academic rigor with industrial implementation. Publication Trends: Recent articles (2022-2025) reveal a dominant shift toward AI-driven software engineering solutions, particularly in clone detection and architecture recovery. Key themes include industrial scalability, developer experience optimization, and responsible AI integration, with strong representation in top-tier venues like IEEE Transactions and ACM Computing Surveys. Scientific Awards: No awards specified in source material. Grants & Industry Impact: Leads the Huawei-funded TREES Programme and maintains active partnerships with 9+ companies. His research has yielded licensed tools (e.g., for legacy system evolution), two IP assignments from LLM-based clone detection work, and practical frameworks adopted by seven Irish enterprises. Research Infrastructure: Directs the ARC group within Lero, which combines academic researchers and industry practitioners to address real-world software maintenance challenges through empirical studies and tool prototyping.

• Formal Methods
• Functional Languages
• Unifying Theories of Programming
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Andrew Butterfield is a Professor in the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin. He serves as Head of the Foundations and Methods Group and is actively involved with Lero: the Irish Software Research Centre. His academic work spans formal methods, functional programming, and theoretical computer science with applications in safety-critical systems. Butterfield's research primarily focuses on the Unifying Theories of Programming (UTP) paradigm, with specializations in shared-variable concurrency, formal verification of medical device software, and spacecraft operating systems. His work explores composition and local denotational semantics for concurrency, UTP theories for rely/guarantee reasoning, and implementations of proof assistance tools written in Haskell. Current projects include RTEMS-SMP (formal verification of multicore real-time scheduling funded by ESA) and FMHIDA (formal techniques for medical device software development funded by SFI through Lero). His recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on applying formal methods to real-world problems, with particular attention to concurrency models, medical systems verification, and tool development for UTP. The research shows consistent progression from theoretical foundations toward practical applications in safety-critical domains. Butterfield has developed several Haskell-based tools including the Theorem Proving Assistant for UTP, UTP Calculator, and Equational Reasoning Support. He has served on numerous program committees including TASE 2019, IWFM, FMICS, and FM, and is on the Editorial Board of Formal Aspects of Computing. He teaches courses including CS3016: Introduction to Functional Programming and CS2016/3D4 Concurrency and Operating Systems. Previously, he has taught Formal Methods, Functional Programming, Concurrency Theory, and various other computer science subjects. He also serves as School Disability Liaison Officer and Course Director for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship. Butterfield leads the Foundations & Methods Group at Trinity and has been involved in significant research projects including Formalising Interfaces between Software and Hardware (FISH) funded by SFI, Unifying Synchronous Systems, and ESA-funded activities on OS kernel formal verification. His work with the Irish School of VDM has produced LaTeX macros and Haskell implementations for formal method applications.