Biography
Dr. Rory O'Connor is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing at Dublin City University. He received a PhD. in Computer Science from City University, London (2000), an M.Sc. in Computer Applications from Dublin City University (1995), a B.Sc. in Computer Applications from Dublin City University (1993) and a National Certificate in Computing, Waterford Regional Technical College (1990). He is also a member of both the Irish Computer Society and British Computer Society.
He has previously held research positions at both the National Centre for Software Engineering and the Centre for Teaching Computing. In addition, he worked with a variety of organisations, undertaken software development projects, conducting software quality reviews and inspections.
His research interests are centred on the processes whereby software intensive systems are designed, implemented and managed. In particular, researching methods, techniques and tools for supporting the work of software project managers and software developers in relation to software process improvement, software project planning and management of software development projects.