Applied research case studies focused on secure data exchange, decentralized trust, and operational AI.
Mar 2026 - Present
Framework-agnostic, open-source security layer for LLM agents that defends against direct and indirect prompt injection by intercepting user input, retrieved RAG context, tool calls, and memory reads and writes, enforced through an isolated Go sidecar and an embedded OPA/Rego policy engine.
Feb 2026 - Present
Multi-agent AI system for natural-language control of UR collaborative robot arms and end-effectors, designed for smart factory and industrial automation environments.
Jan 2026 - Present
All-island cybersecurity research programme funded with up to €4 million over four years through the North South Research Programme (Shared Island Fund), bringing together University of Limerick, Queen's University Belfast, MTU, UCC, and Gas Networks Ireland to develop adaptive, resilient security for critical infrastructure and converged IT/OT environments.
Jan 2023 - Jan 2026
SEAI-funded research project developing a sovereign, interoperable data space and federated AI infrastructure for Ireland’s manufacturing sector, enabling organisations to collaborate on machine-learning models without sharing commercially sensitive data.
Apr 2021 - Sept 2023
SFI/CONFIRM-funded industry research project with Johnson & Johnson, developing a blockchain-enabled architecture for secure, auditable and automated quality-control batch release in regulated manufacturing.
Jan 2019 - Mar 2021
SEAI-funded research project developing blockchain/DLT-based digital infrastructure for smart energy communities and district-scale energy management, enabling trusted, transparent and decentralised coordination of energy transactions across multiple stakeholders.
Dec 2018 - Jan 2023
Architecture and trust-reputation framework for IoT edge-cloud ecosystems using DLT and off-chain ML trust computation.
Apr 2017 - Aug 2018
Central platform for aggregating static and dynamic code analysis metrics and computing quality scores across engineering workflows.
Jan 2016 - Jan 2018
Adaptive sensor-actuator system for elephant detection and early warning using low-cost flying robotics and wireless sensor networks.
