In celebration of International Women’s Day this year, TU Dublin’s Digital Futures Research Hub shined a spotlight on several remarkable female academics who are leading the charge in their respective fields of research. These pioneering women are pushing the boundaries of innovation and through their advocacy for inclusive practices and amplification of underrepresented voices.
Highlighted in the article is Dr. Dympna O’Sullivan, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Academic Lead of the Digital Futures Research Hub at TU Dublin. She is recognised for her research in developing smart assistive technology aimed at enabling individuals with dementia to maintain independence within their homes. Dr. O’Sullivan is leading a field trial of the Self-smart Care for Dementia toolkit, evaluating its effects on enhancing the quality of life, independence, and well-being of persons with dementia.
Dr. Irene Murtagh, Funded Investigator in ADAPT and lecturer in Informatics at TU Dublin, led as the TU Dublin Principal Investigator for the EU Horizon 2020 SignON project for the past three years. SignON prioritised user-centric and community-driven approaches to enable communication among deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing individuals across Europe. Through cutting-edge research and the development of a mobile solution, SignON bridges the gap between sign and spoken languages. The overarching goal of this research project is to promote fair, unbiased, and inclusive dissemination of information and digital content throughout European society.
Dr. Mariana Rocha, a lecturer at the TU Dublin School of Computer Science, focuses her research on assessing game-based learning methods to assist students experiencing mathematics anxiety. She is part of the Intelligent Games Lab, a multi-disciplinary research group exploring the educational possibilities of games. This group carries out the “Happy Maths” project, which aims to alleviate maths anxiety among primary school students through game-based learning approaches.
Read more about these exceptional women and their research here.
