Liam Tuohey

· Teaching

· Background

· Research interests

· Publications, reports et al

· Postgraduate research possibilities

Teaching

· Course CA314 (notes etc) (Semester 1): 00 Analysis and Design for Third Year Computer Applications

                                                                                                                        (2007-2008 module materials superseded though much will be reused)

· Course CA305 (module materials) (module materials 2007-2008) (Semester 1): Project & Process Management for Third Year Computer Applications (IS stream)

· Course CA586 (day & evening 2007-2008) (Semester 2): Software Engineering for Graduate Diploma in Information Technology (Day & Evening)

· Course CA146 (Semester 2): Introduction to Programming using C++ for First Year Applied Physics et al (last year’s notes)

· Some suggestions for undergraduate (CA3/CA4) and/or taught M.Sc. projects/practicums

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Background

Since October 2000 I have been a Lecturer in the School of Computing at DCU. Before that most of my career was in the aerospace industry, with occasional spells lecturing on Mathematical Physics/Applied Mathematics at University College Cork (UCC). I worked on several European Space Agency missions (development of the on-board attitude and control software for the ISO, SOHO and XMM satellites, in-flight payload calibration of the HIPPARCOS satellite). My industrial experience includes considerable work on applying software engineering standards, particularly those of ESA and civil aviation standard RTCA/DO-178B, and software quality management.

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Research interests

· Application of simulation, mathematical modeling and numerical techniques, especially with reference to inverse methods.

· Software engineering processes including effective application of SW engineering standards, especially in Space and Civil Aviation

· Software (and system) engineering methods especially for modeling and specification of requirements

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Publications, Articles, Some Reports et al

·  Regulatory Considerations and Business Implications for Automated System Suppliers, D.P. Meagher, M.S. Hashmi, W.G. Tuohey, Pharmaceutical Engineering, November/December 2006.

·  Software development projects - Portfolio selection & staffing with tool support, M. Coyle, W.G. Tuohey, Projects & Profits – The ICFAI University Press (May 2006, Rs. 60, pp75-86).

· Picard style iteration for anisotropic H-functions (abstract), W.G. Tuohey, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (November 2005,Volume 96, Issue 1, pp. 85-101).

· Extracting Maximum Information from Airborne Remote Sensing (here), E. O'Mongain, W.G. Tuohey, ERCIM News No. 61, April 2005.

· Approach to the Inversion Problem in Radiative Transfer, W.G. Tuohey, Poster presentation at CASI 2003 (Conference on Applied Statistics in Ireland), May 14-16, 2003.

· Benefits & Effective Application of Software Engineering Standards, W.G.Tuohey, Software Quality Journal (July 2002, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 47-68).

· CA SCHOOL WORKING PAPER: Effort profile and scheduling implications of ESA's software engineering standards (updated Nov 2000)

· CA SCHOOL WORKING PAPER: Development of technical software, Case study notes (updated Nov 2000)

· Software requirements document for XMM ACC software (for CAPTEC Ltd) [commercial, NOT an open publication] (1997)

· In-Orbit Scientific Calibration of HIPPARCOS, W.G.Tuohey, J.G.Campbell, E.O'Mongain, J.P.Gardelle, R.D.Wills, ESA Journal, Vol. 11 (1987).

· In-Orbit Calibration of the HIPPARCOS payload, R.D.Wills, W.G.Tuohey, E.O'Mongain, J.P.Gardelle, Paper at Third F.A.S.T. Thinkshop (Bari) (1986)

· HIPPARCOS On Orbit Calibration Report. Technical report, J.P.Gardelle, W.G. Tuohey, J.G. Campbell, and E. O'Mongain., Computer Applied Techniques/Matra Espace Report to European Space Agency, MAT.HIP.25097 (1986)

· Aspects of Hipparcos, W.G.Tuohey, Irish Mathematical Society Bulletin, No. 16 (1986)

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Postgraduate Research Possibilities

Some indicative projects for postgraduate research, that have not yet been considered by potential students, include

· Closed form approximation-based approach to Anisotropic Radiative Transfer, including Inversion [CARTI]

· A Mock-up Software Process Laboratory [AMSPL]

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