research matters issue 5 - winter 2005

National IPv6Centrelaunched at WIT

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Welcome to the Winter issue of Research Matters for 2005/2006.

2005 was an important year in the academic development of the Institutewith the granting of delegated authority to award its own postgraduateresearch degrees. This award recognises the quality of the research activityacross all disciplines at WIT. The breadth and depth of this research is illustrated in the broad mix of topics presented in this issue of ResearchMatters.

Internationally recognised research excellence is demonstrated in the establishment of the National IPv6 Centre and the Waterford Crystal Centrefor Marketing Studies. A further example of the excellence of the Institute'sresearch is the awarding of the prestigious European Language Label to ateam of WIT researchers and their external research partners. The promotionof regional economic development is reflected in the success of theEnterprise Platform Programme and the creation of spin out companies fromits research activity.

We look forward to continued growth in research and innovation activity in 2006.

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Dr Willie DonnellyHead of Research

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IPv6 - the driving force behind the next generation of the internet ......

PhD Graduates from the Chemical and Life Sciences Department ......

Semiconductor Research Group (SRG) and Solid State Laboratory (SSL) ......

Continuing professional development for Construction Management

- the first Minerva Project to be co-ordinated at WIT ......

Back to the country: the importance of rural tourism in Ireland ......

The impact of movies on tourism ......

Launch of Waterford Centre for Marketing Studies ......

The cost of retirement: Ireland’s pension schemes and the price of administration......

Privacy for patients in development of medical information systems ......

Proposed new Centre for Scientific Computing......

SecurIST - Driving ICT security and dependability research strategy beyond 2010 ......

Accessing education: enabling adult learning ......

German project wins European Language Award ......

Visual research at the Institute ......

Arts for Health research ......

Equality Act 2004: Implications for Employers ......

The impact of various types of exercise on mood states ......

Award for Excellence in Research Supervision ......

Profile of a Researcher: Dr Sergey Sergeyev ......

South East Enterprise Platform Programme: turning research results into spin-out companies....

Recent WIT publications ......

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Every time you use the Internet you use an Internet Protocol (IP) - a set of rules for commu-nication between computers. Internet Protocol Version 6, or IPv6 as it's more commonlyknown, is an upgrade to the most currently available Internet Protocol, IPv4. IPv4 wasdesigned a long time ago in computer terms -about 1980, and since then, there have beenmany requests for enhanced capabilities. Currently IPv4 serves what could be called thecomputer market, the driving force behind the growth of the Internet. Each computer has anaddress called an IP address that allows other computers to communicate with it.

However, there is a growing shortage of IPv4 addresses, which are needed by all newmachines added to the Internet. The development of pervasive computing, where everydaymachines such as fridges and cookers will contain computing devices connected wirelesslyto the Internet compounds this need for more IP addresses. The main driving force for thedeployment of IPv6, is its ability to expand the address space of the Internet. IPv6 will alsobring many other improvements to IPv4 including routing and network auto-configuration.

In his address at the launch event, the Director of Research at the TSSG, Mícheál Ó Foghlúdescribed IPv6 as the driving force behind the next generation of the Internet. "It is vital tothe economic development of Ireland", he said, "because it is at the heart of the next generation of the internet. Its scope and impact has not yet been fully understood". He alsotouched on the topic of the scope of IPv6 when he referred to the political and technicalmission of the Centre. “Research into IPv6 spans from a technical level across to a politicallevel where we need to ensure that it is developed in a way that is fair to all countries. Atthe moment it is even being used for inter-planetary communications”, he said.

The Irish National IPv6 Centre is committed to continuing to research infrastructural and service-related issues linked to the use of the IPv6 protocol as the key element of the next generation Internet. In this, the centre will support the on-going mission of the IrishNational IPv6 Task Force to encourage and lobby for the deployment of IPv6 in Ireland inthe public and private sectors. Mícheál Ó Foghlú will act as Director of the Irish NationalIPv6 Centre, drawing on a range of expertise within the TSSG in WIT.

IPv6 - the driving force behind the nextgeneration of the internet

N A T I O N A L I P v 6 C E N T R E L A U N C H E D A T I N S T I T U T E

Pictured with Minister Martin Cullen (centre) at the opening of the National IPv6 Centre are from left: Mr. MícheálÓ Foghlú, Director of National IPv6 Centre; Dr Willie Donnelly, Head of Research at WIT; Mr. Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum,Europe; Mr. Redmond O'Donoghue, Chairman of WIT's Governing Body; Professor Kieran R. Byrne, Director of WIT.

The Telecommunications Software &Systems Group (TSSG) at WaterfordInstitute of Technology along with its consortium partners, HEAnet (Ireland'snational research network), the HamiltonInstitute (NUI Maynooth), and BT Ireland(with their links to the BT Exact researchlaboratories in Ipswich) has officially beenlaunched as the Irish National IPv6 Centre.The vision of the Centre is to establish anopen collaboration on IPv6, linked to anindustrial base, working on research anddevelopment issues in Ireland.

The centre was designated by the IrishDCMNR (Department of theCommunications, the Marine, and NaturalResources) and opened by Mr. MartinCullen TD, Minister of Transport inSeptember last. Speaking at the event theDirector of WIT, Professor Kieran R. Byrne,and the Chair of WIT's Governing Body,Mr. Redmond O’Donoghue welcomed theMinister. The Head of Research in WIT, DrWillie Donnelly gave a short address onthe importance of the TSSG within thecontext of WIT's research strategy. As partof the programme of talks for the launchevent Mr. Mario Campolargo, Head of UnitDG-INFSO F3 Research Infrastructures inthe European Commission, gave a presentation via video-link from Brussels,outlining the new business opportunitiesthat IPv6 offers. Mr. Campolargo said thathe was glad to see the expertise amongstthese partners has been consolidated intoa competence centre for IPv6 in Ireland.

Each of the IPv6 consortium partners gavea presentation: Mícheál Ó Foghlú(Research Director at the TSSG, WIT), DrDavid Malone (Hamilton Institute, NUIMaynooth), Mike Norris and David Wilson(HEAnet) and William McAuliffe (BTIreland). In addition, presentations weregiven by a number of supporters of the initiative: Dr Mark Keane, ScienceFoundation Ireland; Nick Hilliard, INEX,and Latif Ladid, President of the globalIPv6 Forum.


For more information contact: Mícheál ÓFoghlú ([email protected]) or Claire Fahy([email protected])


PhD graduates from the Chemical and LifeSciences Department

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Michael Breen's research was in the useof associated surfactant structures as reaction media. He completed his PhDstudies under the supervision of DrSheila Donegan of the Department ofChemical and Life Sciences, WIT, DrEvelyn Landers of the School of Science,WIT, and Professor Kieran Hodnett of theUniversity of Limerick, with fundingunder the Higher Education Authority’sPRTLI scheme.

A surfactant is a chemical which hastwo parts, part of the molecule likeswater, while the other part does not. Thisgives surfactants unique properties inthat they can get oil and water to mix,as one part of the molecule can dissolvein oil while the other can dissolve in thewater. Soap is an example of a surfactant.

At specific concentrations, surfactants canform organised structures, which stabilise

the entire system. Depending on the concentration of surfactant and othercomponents present, a wide variety of structures can be formed, called micelles,liquid crystals and microemulsions.Michael's work focused on the use oflamellar liquid crystals in the hydrolysis of

ferric perchlorate to give iron oxide particles. The particles produced by thismethod were in the micron range, wereof uniform size and are of great interestto the electronics industry. These structures provide unique environments in which to carry outchemical reactions, as the reactants arekept in very close confines and thechance of collision between reactingspecie is greatly enhanced relative toreaction in aqueous bulk media.

During the course of his PhD studiesMichael won first place in theChemistry Research section of theInstitute of Technologies’ colloquium.

He is currently lecturing in the Departmentof Chemical and Life Sciences.

Margo Broderick was recently conferred with her PhD, having completed her research under thesupervision of Dr Sheila Donegan andDr Joseph Power of the Department ofChemical and Life Sciences at WIT, andDr Kevin Altria, Associate Director GlaxoSmithkline, Ware, UK.

Margo's work focused on the use ofmicroemulsions systems as separating media in capillary electrophoreis (CE) and HPLC.

A microemulsion is a dispersion of oil,water and surfactant. They may be clas-sified as water in oil or oil in water,depending on which is the major component. Due to the presence of waterand oil in the system, they can simultaneously solubilise both water soluble and oil soluble materials.Combining microemulsions with conventional methods of analysis allowsfor new methods of analysis to be developed. Margo's work studied the

fundamental properties of microemulsionsin relation to capillary electrophoresis(MEEKC) and HPLC, the development andevaluation of new microemulsion pseudostationary phases and their application topharmaceutical analysis.

Margo's PhD research, which was fundedby the TSR-Strand III programme, resultedin several peer reviewed top journal publications, as well as

presentations at international conferences. Her work was the first reported use of water in oil microemulsions used in conjunctionwith CE, and has opened up a widearea of research.

In her PhD studies Margo successfullyseparated a range of pharmaceuticalproducts without the need for any pre-treatment steps that is normallyrequired for analysis of pharmaceuticalsin methods used by pharmaceuticalcompanies today. This allows for morerapid analysis of pharmaceuticals andreduces the amounts of organic

solvents used.

Margo is currently working as ProcessDevelopment Chemist in Bristol MeyersSquib, Dublin.

This year four students graduated with Doctorates from the Chemical and Life Sciences Department. A description and theresults of their research are outlined below.

P h D G R A D U A T E S

Margo Broderick PhD

Michael Breen PhD


For more infomation contact:Dr Michael Breen ([email protected])

For more infomation contact:Dr Sheila Donegan ([email protected])


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Most people will have heard the storiesof thalidomide - a pharmaceutical prod-uct that in the 1960s was administeredas an anti-depressant. The drug is com-posed of two forms called enantiomers.Each of these enantiomers has very different physiological effects. One issuccessful in the treatment of depres-sion whereas the other is implicated inthe development of foetal abnormali-ties. Aisling Olwill's PhD researchfocused on the pharmaceutical com-pound, Lisinopril Dihydrate that is usedin the treatment of hypertension. Thisimportant drug material is synthesisedby Merck Sharpe and Dohme Ltd inClonmel. The assistance received fromthe company throughout this researchparticularly from Ms. Eileen Counihan,Director of Quality, was greatly appreciated.

By using the inherent chemical propertiesof the drug compound it was possible toprepare an extraction system (solid phaseextraction), which could selectively retain

this compound when in the presence ofrelated substances. The molecularlyimprinted medium has the ability toremove the drug of interest while allowingthe related substances to remain behindin solution. By carefully choosing the solvent (liquid) in which the drug compound is dissolved it is possible to

enhance the efficiency of this extraction process. The techniquesdeveloped during this research could potentially be used to complement andenhance the specificity of traditional analytical processes used bypharmaceutical companies. The conceptof molecularly imprinting is a burgeon-ing area of research that has numerouslong-term benefits to the pharmaceutical industry if exploited toits full potential. Aisling's research findings were presented at both national and international conferencesand a poster presentation documentingresults won first prize at a nationalresearch colloquium. Result data was

also published in the peer-reviewed scien-tific journal, 'Biosensors andBioelectronics'.Aisling is now working with Genzyme inWaterford.

John Nolan, a recent PhD graduate ofWIT, is the only student from theInstitute to ever secure a FulbrightScholarship. He is currently based inAugusta, Georgia, having been giventhe opportunity to work at the Instituteof Georgia's Vision Science Laboratory.Here, he is building on his thesis workon age-related macular degeneration,the most common cause of blindness inthe Western world. Funded by FightingBlindness Ireland, John's PhD project (astudy on age-related macular degenera-tion (AMD), and macular pigment) wasthe first large-scale population-basedstudy of its kind in the world, and wassupervised by Dr Stephen Beatty,Consultant Opthalmic Surgeon inWaterford Regional Hospital, and Dr OrlaO'Donovan of WIT.

AMD involves degeneration of the central

retina in people over 55 years of age.People with age-related macular degeneration lose central vision and havedifficulty with everyday activities such as

reading, writing, watching televisionand recognising familiar faces. What istruly fascinating is that macular pigment, which is entirely of dietary origin, is believed to protect againstage-related macular degeneration. Oneof the most interesting findings toemanate from John's PhD was the discovery that healthy middle-aged offspring of patients with AMD had arelative lack of macular pigment. Inother words, this finding suggests thatthe observed lack of pigment may predispose the sons and daughters ofAMD sufferers to this disease, and thatappropriate dietary modification mayprevent, or even delay, the onset of thedisease.


Aisling Olwill PhD

John Nolan PhD: Fulbright Scholar

For more infomation contact:Dr Peter McLoughlin ([email protected])

For more infomation contact:Dr Orla O’Donovan ([email protected])


At present, the group's main focus is onthe research, design and development ofadvanced semiconductor switchingdevices for fast switching datacommunications, aerospace and automotive applications, with the core ofthe associated research activities (design,simulation and process development)being conducted at the Institute's maincampus and with prototype fabricationbeing achieved through industrial collaboration at international level. Thegroup's strategy calls for further growthand continued success to be ensuredthrough: (i) the delivery of postgraduatespecialist training, (ii) the continued monitoring of both the academic andindustrial relevance of the researchexpertise being developed in-house andmade available to industry, (iii) the continued development and demonstration of research capabilitythrough IP creation and peer review atinternational level.Since it was established, the group hasgone from strength to strength and has

significantly expanded its core of researchexpertise. At present it incorporates atotal of seven research scientists (twostaff lecturers, two associate industrial co-researchers and three postgraduatestudents), has a total of over twelve inter-national publications and seven interna-tional patents in the aforementioned dis-ciplines. Throughout the same period thegroup has also continued to develop itsstrong links with four of the five majorindustrial concerns currently operating inthe microelectronics sector within Ireland,while significantly adding a sixth industri-al partner through links established with amajor international semiconductor manufacturer based in Taiwan (ROC).These developments have further consolidated the group's access to prototyping facilities and industrial leverage at both European and international level.At present, the group has a total of sevenresearch projects actively underway in col-laboration with General Semiconductor /Vishay Corporation (ROC), Ensign Bigford

Automotive Electronics Division (USA),Xilinx Corporation (IRL) & QueensUniversity Belfast (UK).On a worldwide basis, research and development in the solid state disciplinesis recognised as being a key component inthe on-going emergence of new ICT technologies, many of which form thebasis of research activities within othergroups at WIT. The SemiconductorResearch Group is hence recognised as akey element in the School of Engineering'slong term strategic objective of developing key and distinct areas ofresearch and academic excellence, whichcan significantly aid and contribute to theundertaking of multi-disciplinary collaborations in new and emergingresearch fields. The group's activities aretherefore unambiguously aligned withthese objectives and those set out in thevarious programmes currently underwayas part of the Government's NationalDevelopment Plan.

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Semiconductor Research Group (SRG) and Solid State Laboratory (SSL)

For more information contact: Philip Walsh ([email protected])

The fastest growing group in higher education is part-time participantsseeking to advance their careers.This is particularly the case in theconstruction industry and construction professionals areincreasingly seeking the delivery ofe-learning content at home and atwork.WIT has recently been successful in obtaining significant funding through theMinerva Action, which aims to promoteEuropean co-operation in the field ofInformation and CommunicationTechnology (ICT) and Open and DistanceLearning (ODL) in education. This is thefirst time that the Institute will be actingas project co-ordinator for a MinervaAction. The project titled, "Continuing

Professional Development for ConstructionManagement" is designed with thetraining needs of managers in the construction industry in mind. The pro-ject's main objective is to establish a plat-form where different instructional strate-gies will be developed to accommodatedifferent learning styles and cognitiveprocesses. “We recognise that learning isa complex set of inter-related cognitiveprocesses”, says John Wall, project co-ordinator. “The challenge for this project isto develop a framework to address thelifelong learning needs of constructionprofessionals who remain in employment.”This full-time programme involves collaboration between WIT, NottinghamTrent University, U.K., and Fachhochschule

Karlsruhe, Germany. Participants on theprogramme spend one semester in each ofthe partner institutions. The Minerva proj-ect builds on these links as well as linksestablished by Dr Ken Thomas withIstanbul Technical University, Turkey.External evaluators on the project includethe University of Salford in the UK andQueensland University of Technology inAustralia.The genesis for this research came fromwork John Wall is undertaking as part ofhis PhD. The involvement of QueenslandUniversity of Technology resulted from anInternational Travel Support Collaborationgrant from Enterprise Ireland.

Continuing professional development for Construction Management - the first Minerva project to be co-ordinated at WIT

The Semiconductor Research Group (SRG) and Solid State Research Laboratory (SSL) at Waterford Institute ofTechnology was founded in 2001 under the direction of Philip R. Walsh B.Sc. M.Eng.Sc. MIEEE. The group conductsresearch in the specialist disciplines, which surround the research, design and development of discrete and integrated microelectronic devices, incorporating all aspects of semiconductor device design, simulation, processdevelopment, fabrication, packaging and test.

For more information contact: John Wall ([email protected])

P.R.Walsh, B.Sc. M.Eng.Sc. MIEEE,SRG Lead Researcher

Piotr Szczerba, Magister IngneurSRG PG Researcher

Liam Cahill, B.Tech. (Hons) SRG PG Researcher

Michael Flynn, B.Eng. (Hons) SRG PG Researcher

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The Tourism Wales Ireland Green andSustainable (TWIGS) initiative aims toaddress the increasing drift from ruralto urban tourism. The objective is toenhance the development and marketing of rural tourism productsin the relevant regions, resulting inthe generation of higher spend andthe even distribution of increased vis-its throughout the calendar year.TWIGS is an ERDF funded initiative,led by Anthony Foley and Anne-MarieFrampton of the WIT School ofBusiness, with partners including theSouth East Regional Tourism Authority(SERTA) and the region's LEADERgroups. TWIGS was launched by Mr.John O'Donoghue, Minister for Sports,Arts & Tourism in February 2005, atwhich time he commended theInstitute, SERTA and the LEADERgroups for their commitment to theinitiative.

The TWIGS team developed and deliveredan innovative Business DevelopmentProgramme to address their objectives.The unique process included a

comprehensive Training Needs Analysis ofthe South East Tourism Providers and thedesign of action orientated, case studybased workshops and educational visits.The process also involved self-assessments and development of ActionPlans, which the participants are currently implementing in their businesses.

The team also developed innovative tools such as The TWIGS Green Directory -a source of over 300 Green Suppliers, aConsumer Profiler Research Programmeand a Descriptive Image Research Study.These facilitators further advance the cre-ation of a value added network of TWIGSpartners, participants and green suppliers,while simultaneously raising awareness ofthe need for product innovation. The net-work was further strengthened by theCooperative Marketing element of theBusiness Development Programme whereemphasis was put on rural tourismproviders working cooperatively togetherto create a holiday package by enhancingtheir product with a range of activities,events, festivals and special interest products.

Back to the country: the importance ofrural tourism in Ireland

For more information contact: Anne-Marie Frampton([email protected])

The impact of Ballykissangel on thepeople of Avoca, Co. Wicklow hasformed the basis of new research inWIT. To date, there has been littleresearch on the effects of televisionand movies on general tourist perceptions of an area or region.Noelle O'Connor, Acting Head ofDepartment of Languages, Tourismand Hospitality, is currently undertak-ing PhD research in this area and hasbeen studying the impact on theAvoca region since 1999.

Noelle's work on Ballykissangel revealedpossible links between community

planning and movie induced tourism. Forher PhD research, the study area includesthe Yorkshire region in the North ofEngland, which has been the subject of anumber of popular English televisionseries and is already the topic of muchresearch in the tourism and destinationmarketing field. The research outlinessome of the benefits of tourism brandingthat accrue to a destination based on anarea's image, as moulded by a number oftelevision series. The research aims toinvestigate how a brand based on animage derived from a television seriesmay be a strong means of marketing thearea and harnessing tourism.

A survey of visitors to Yorkshire over aseven day period in July 2003 was carriedout in order to test this theory. The findings of this survey have a number ofimplications for the future branding ofdestinations based on television and filmimagery.

The impact of movies on tourism

For more information contact: NoëlleO'Connor ([email protected])

http://www.twigs.ie


TWIGS Dissemination

ActivitiesThere has been substantial research dissemination from the TWIGS project.

Research Assistants, John Power andDavid Haberlin, along with AnthonyFoley of the Waterford Crystal Centre forMarketing Studies attended a conference on Tourism & HospitalityResearch in Ireland: Exploring the Issuesat the University of Ulster in June 2005and presented a paper entitled“Developing the Positioning of the IrishRural Tourism Product - the Role ofImage and Market Focus”.

They also presented papers at theAcademy of Marketing Conference hosted by the School of Marketing,Dublin Institute of Technology in July,the Irish Academy of ManagementConference hosted by GMIT inSeptember, the Recent Developments inTourism Research Conference hosted byUniversity of Algarve, Portugal inOctober, and the 2nd InternationalSymposium on Rural Tourism andHospitality Cultures hosted by theUniversity of Lapland, Finland inNovember 2005.

The programme manager,Anne-Marie Frampton also presented atthe National Tourism Conference, hostedby Carlow Tourism, in February 2005.


Launch of Waterford Crystal Centre forMarketing Studies

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The Waterford Crystal Centre forMarketing Studies was launched inOctober, 2005 at WIT's School ofBusiness by the Minister forEnterprise, Trade and Employment,Mr. Mícheál Martin. The purpose ofthe Centre is the creation of newmarketing knowledge and wasformed as a result of a partnershipbetween Waterford Crystal and WITSchool of Business, led by Dr TomO'Toole. It aims to promote threemain activities: teaching, researchand interaction with industry.

Research is carried out on a number ofthemes including branding, reputation,and the development of marketing strategy capabilities. Centre membershave presented papers at major international conferences and have alsopublished in many leading marketing journals. Students are at the core of theCentre, with two undergraduate marketing degrees (Bachelor of Arts in

Marketing and Bachelor of BusinessStudies with Marketing Specialism) andone postgraduate degree (Masters inBusiness Studies in Marketing) attractinglarge numbers. Students emerging fromthese programmes are the leading marketing graduates in Ireland, and manyhave moved into top positions in manyIrish and international companies. In addition, research postgraduate studentshave made a significant contribution to furthering marketing knowledge and disseminating this knowledge at international conferences and in peer-reviewed journals.

An emphasis is also placed on executivetraining and development ensuring thatdelegates benefit from the very latestthinking. The Centre currently delivers anExecutive Programme in BrandManagement on behalf of the MarketingInstitute of Ireland. There is a focus in thisprogramme on activities that facilitatebusiness needs and research

dissemination, such as the TWIGS ruraltourism marketing capabilities initiative.The Centre also hosted a majorInternational Reputation ManagementResearch Conference in May 2005 at theWIT School of Business.

The Centre for Marketing Studies benefitsgreatly from its association withWaterford Crystal, with Gary Davies(Waterford Crystal Visiting Professor ofMarketing), Brian McGee (Sales andMarketing Director of Waterford Crystal)and John Foley (CEO of Waterford Crystal)offering their expertise to staff and students alike.

Further details are available atwww.waterfordcrystalcentreformarket-ing.com or from the email addressesbelow.

Pictured at the official opening of the Waterford Crystal Centre for Marketing Studies are from left: Professor Kieran R. Byrne, Director of the Institute; Mr. Mícheál Martin, T.D. Minister forEnterprise, Trade and Employment; Mr. Martin Cullen, T.D. Minister for Transport; Professor Gary Davies, Waterford Crystal Visiting Professor of Marketing; Dr Susan Whelan, WaterfordCrystal Centre for Marketing Studies; Mr. Brian McGee, Sales and Marketing Director, Waterford Crystal, and Dr Tom O'Toole, Head of WIT School of Business

For more information contact: Anthony Foley([email protected]) or Dr Susan Whelan([email protected])



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An analysis of Irish occupational pension schemes and the costsinvolved in administering pensionplans was the focus of AidanMahon's recent Masters Degree inBusiness. An important and timelyproject supervised by Dr SheilaO'Donohoe from the School ofBusiness, the findings show thatthere has been no dramatic increasein pension provision over the pastten to fifteen years and that largerpension schemes enjoy significanteconomies of scale in their administration.

Employers generally offer occupationalpension schemes as part of a remuneration package. Concerns aboutpension fund returns and the adequacy ofretirement income have been much talked-about issues in the media in recent times.An additional topic highlighted by thestudy is that the significant administrationcosts of pension schemes have implica-tions for member contributions and even-tual retirement income.

The Irish Association of Pension Funds(IAPF) is the main representative body forIrish occupational pensions and hasapproximately three hundred memberorganisations. Using its membershipafforded a reliable sampling frame andoffered diversity in industry size, as well asvariation in the number, value and type ofpension schemes provided. With aresponse rate of 38%, firms were represented from fourteen sectors acrossIreland, with the key respondents in

financial services, electronics & chemicals,food and agricultural production, semi-state, health and pharmaceuticals, andconstruction.

More than half of the respondents werefound to operate two pension schemesand the original schemes were found tobe relatively mature. The average pensionfund size was 230 million euro, with lessthan one quarter of respondents' schemesearning a positive return in 2003.

The more generous employers (in terms ofthe percentage salary contributed) arethose in education, electronics and engineering, and the food and agriculturalsectors, while the least generous are thosein the construction sector.

Up to 62% of respondents indicated thatthey do provide access to PersonalRetirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) butover half of them stated that their employ-ees opted not to take this coverage.Introduced in 2003 as a flexible andportable pension arrangement, employers

are required by law to provide access toPRSAs for all eligible employees not cov-ered by the company pension plan. Overhalf of respondent schemes are managedexternally and pension fund trustees aredeemed to have a significant role in deter-mining the investment policy of the fund.

The mean cost of operating pensionschemes proved on average to be 1.25%of assets, which is higher than our interna-tional counterparts. No clear consensusexists as to how these charges are levied,as they vary across member contributionsand accumulated assets. Larger schemesenjoy significantly lower costs per retiredmember than smaller ones, consistent withAustralian and US evidence. The chargesborne by larger schemes represent only0.32% of assets while smaller schemesbear 3.64% of assets. Increases in regula-tion were cited as having contributed tothe costs of service providers. Fees arenegotiable but again, are dependent uponthe size of the pension scheme. From theevidence gathered through this research,the case is made for amalgamating small-er schemes together in order to benefitfrom the economies of scale with respectto administration charges.

In conclusion, the study found that pen-sions are seen to be part of a complexframework and that the government target of reaching 70% pension coverageis unattainable in the near future.

The cost of retirement: Ireland’s pensionschemes and the price of administration

For more information contact:Dr Sheila O’Donohoe ([email protected])

Other findings of the study were thatthe average age of a pension schememember is forty, female members areon average five years younger thanmale counterparts and employees contribute 5% on average of their grosssalary to the scheme (with employerscontributing 13% on average). In mostcases, where increased contributions tothe pension scheme had been sought inrecent years, the employer made these contributions.

In a recent paper presented at the 16th International Federationof Automation and Control (IFAC) World Congress in Prague thisSummer, researchers from the Information Systems &Organisational Learning Research Group (ISOL) Peter Carew andLarry Stapleton examined a series of privacy challenges related tothe increasing use of large-scale information systems in healthcare applications. This theoretical paper discussed a seriesof issues identified though the application of a privacy framework. This framework was developed as part of an ongoingresearch project in ISOL, which is looking at the role privacy playsin the development of information systems. The paper highlighteda variety of privacy concerns, including how highly sensitive medical data is treated in a similar fashion to non-personal data,such as bill of materials information as found in manufacturingand Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. The privacyframework argues that information systems developers must gobeyond simply identifying the data collected and consider thewider privacy ramifications for the physical, social and psychological spaces affected by technological change. Consider,for example, the blurring of the real world with the virtual worldthrough ubiquitous technology and the changes such technologies make to the physical world, how we communicate

and socialise, and how we personally develop. Such technologiesclearly impact on a myriad of human and information spaces andsystems, and should therefore be carefully examined before thetechnologies are actually developed or deployed (though this israrely the case in practice). There are wider privacy issues also,such as the different perspectives of various medical stakeholdersand issues of patient safety due to data collection and access.Privacy, it seems, is not adequately considered in the developmentof large-scale medical information systems. This is a serious concern given recent developments such as global electronicpatient record systems, and US FDA approval of a humanmicrochip implant for medical identification purposes (yes, youcan be "chipped" just like your dog!).

Privacy is generally not considered in the development of information systems, with many seeing the development processas simply delivering a technical artefact (even though there is aclear impact on social and human systems). Ongoing work atISOL seeks to redress this ethically precarious practice by investigating and providing methodological support for incorporating privacy values in information systems development.

Privacy for patients in development of medical information systems

For more information contact:Peter Carew ([email protected]) or Dr Larry Stapleton ([email protected])



Dr Mícheál Ó hÉigeartaigh joined WITas Head of the Department ofComputing, Mathematics and Physicsearly in 2005 and immediately setabout the challenging task of buildingon the work of his predecessor PaulBarry who has moved on to the position of Head of School of Science.In a Department that embracesresearch in many facets including anumber of research groups employinga joint total of over one hundred full-time research staff; a significant number of faculty members who areconducting research on an individualbasis and as members of internationalteams; sixty postgraduate researchersat Masters and Doctoral level, and anincreasing number of postdoctoralpositions, this task is not unlike tryingto board a speeding train.Dr Ó hÉigeartaigh foresees some majorchallenges in the research area such asmanaging the emergence of strong doctoraland postdoctoral activity.

Over the past number of years Dr ÓhÉigeartaigh has undertaken extendedresearch visits to a number of universitiesand research centres. These have provided

him with important models for managingresearch in his Department.For example: he visited the Centre forOperations Research & Econometrics(CORE) at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve, outside Brussels. This is the largestcentre in the world for research on combinatorial optimisation and is directed by Professor Lawrence Wolsey.CORE has pioneered the development ofexact algorithms for supply chain management systems through the paradigmof Mixed Integer Programming (MIP). Thelist of successful implementations of the technology covers such areas as productionscheduling, logistics, facility layout/location,very-large-scale Integration (VLSI) designand crew rostering. The strategy ofProfessor Wolsey has been to work closelywith industry to identify problem areas ofinterest, to conduct theoretical researchwithin CORE and to generate researchincome through the application of the technology in industry. The models developed by Professor Richard Karp atBerkeley and Professor George Nemhauserat Georgia Technical University are similar:funding for theoretical research is derivedfrom a partnership model with industry,with research success being measured interms of publications, patents and researchincome.The concept of internal universities withincorporations is a strategy followed by manyUS universities: Rensselaer Polytechnic with-in Westinghouse, Ford etc., Emery Riddle

within aeronautics companies andCarnegie-Mellon.Dr Ó h'Éigeartaigh's philosophy for researchby the Department is informed by theseinfluences. "I propose to deepen the co-operation with local industry through apartnership model for research. One of myimmediate goals is to work with industry toimplement MIP technologies, with a view toestablishing the South East Region as acentre of excellence in this area", he says."I am proposing the establishment of aCentre for Scientific Computing as a vehiclefor implementing these technologies. Theproposed centre will draw on the researchinterests of faculty from a large number ofDepartments within WIT. It will addressresearch problems in the areas of combinatorics, computational science(including BioInformatics), applied mathematics, statistics, computer science,high performance computing and embedded systems. On a personal level, Ihave had the good fortune to be theDirector of a number of large EU projects inthe area of Computer Education. I am alsocurrently supervising research students inthe area of combinatorial enumeration,metrics of performance and econometricmodelling. I look forward to co-operatingwith staff at WIT in pursuing these interests".

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The advances in ICT are driving theemergence of a new knowledge orinformation society capable of interlinking communities from acrossthe world, revolutionizing concepts ofcommunity and national boundaries,linking ICT and Globalisation. Thus itis particularly important that Europedevelops its own security researchframework focused on EuropeanCitizen Empowerment. The challengesfacing ICT Security include AmbientTechnology, Mobile Connectivity andUbiquitous Computing, whereas challenges facing European Citizensinclude Reliability of Infrastructureand services, Privacy concerns,Trustworthiness and Usability.

The Telecommunications Software andSystems Group is leading a EuropeanCommission funded Pan Research project,called SecurIST, which is charged with

developing a European roadmap for ICTSecurity & Dependability beyond 2010.This roadmap will form an important con-tribution to the development of the ICTsecurity workprogramme for the nextEuropean Research Framework (FP7).

The project has developed a global"European Security Task Force" to capturethe key security results and challengesfrom the present framework programme.13 thematic working groups have beenestablished by the Security Task Force andthey have identified a number of chal-lenges within these thematic areas whichhave been further validated and priori-tised by the Advisory Board. It has alsoestablished an "Advisory board" com-posed of some of the worlds leadingsecurity experts. The advisory board pro-vides guidance to the task force and helpsto promote the projects roadmap toEuropean industry and decision makers.

An initial ICT Security and DependabilityResearch Strategy has been developedand will be further refined by the AdvisoryBoard before delivery in January/February2006. Dr Willie Donnelly, the project manager of SecurIST made a key presentation to the Commission at a consultation workshop held on the 8th ofDecember 2005 in Brussels in preparationfor the Trust in the Net event being heldon the 9th of February 2006 hosted bythe Austrian Presidency. This workshopwill bring together key decision-makerswhose purpose is to validate the pro-duced Security and DependabilityResearch Framework document, whichwill lead to the published StrategicResearch Agenda for the next tranche ofEuropean research funding (FP7).

Proposed new Centre for ScientificComputing

In the short term his focus is on developingcollaborative research relationships withcolleagues within the Institute with international partners and with local industry.

For more infomation contact:Zeta Dooly ([email protected])

SecurIST - Driving ICT security and dependability research strategybeyond 2010

For more infomation contact:Dr Mícheál Ó hÉigeartaigh([email protected])



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For adults, re-engaging witheducation is often a secondchance opportunity andeducational guidance isseen as part of the step-by-step process. However,adults are consistently facing barriers accessingeducation, in particular inthe areas of childcare,funding and eligibility totake up courses. This can bea determining factor inwhether adults progressand achieve the goals theyset themselves.In July 2005, a report waslaunched by the RegionalEducational Guidance Service for Adults(REGSA) based in WIT’s College Streetcampus. This report was the result ofresearch carried out by Lucy Hearne,Guidance Counsellor with the servicesince 2001, and its purpose has been to evaluate the benefitsof guidance for the adult clients accessingthe guidance service. The focus of theresearch has been on the clients' directexperiences of receiving information,advice and guidance, and the tracking ofhis/her progression to determine outcomes.REGSA is the longest established adultguidance service operating within theAdult Educational Guidance Initiative andthe only one located in an Institute of

Technology. It is evident from the findingsthat clients have benefited enormouslyfrom guidance provision, not only in termsof education and training experiences, butalso career progression and personal fulfillment. The research has also high-lighted the importance of lifelong learningfor adults and the barriers they face inaccessing education and training opportunities.Feedback has shown that the key benefitsexpressed by clients have been in theareas of personal development, access toprofessional expertise, information provision, sign-posting of options andappropriate referral. Clients see guidanceas an empowering process allowing themto develop self-awareness and plan for

the future. Clarity of informa-tion is vital for adults whoneed to know what direction to take and theopening up of new optionshas allowed many clients toexplore areas they wouldnever have considered before.In fact, quite a number of theclients who accessed guidancein REGSA are now registeredon full-time and part-timecourses in WIT.An important finding from theanalysis has been the topic of 'progression' for the client.Responses have indicated thatprogression is very much an

individual experience based on their ownlife experiences and expectations. Withinthe context of adult guidance provision inIreland there has been a lack of researchin this area.A key recommendation from the study hasbeen that appropriate tracking systemsneed to be implemented by the servicesnationally to track clients on a longitudinal basis in order to inform bestpractice for the future delivery of guidance. This need is supported by theOrganisation for Economic Co-Operationand Development (OECD). This is now thesubject of Lucy Hearne's Masters researchin WIT.

Accessing education: enabling adult learning

Photo shows front row from left: Sandra Healy (REGSA); T; Peter Lucey (REGSA); Lucy Hearne(WIT). Back row from left: Tracey Hickey (REGSA); Michael O'Callaghan (WIT Graduate)Roisin Shanahan (CHART)

For more infomation contact:Lucy Hearne ([email protected])

A project providing teacher support, materials and facilities to non-traditionallanguage learners has wonthe prestigious LéargasEuropean Language LabelAward for 2004. The prize waspresented to the team ofresearchers from WIT, NationalUniversity of Ireland,Maynooth and University ofLimerick in September last byMinister for Education andScience, Ms. Mary Hanafin T.D.

The aims of the three-year projectcalled Opening the Door toLanguage Learning were to explore,support and disseminate good practice in the provision of accessto language learning resources fornon-traditional learners. The researchinvolved partners in nine European countries.

The Irish partners provided opportunities for guided, self-directed language learning on their campuses. At WIT School ofHumanities, researchers MaryO'Connell and Carol O'Byrne welcomed 14 participants who werekeen to learn German. Over a term,these learners made full use of thelanguage materials and computer-based facilities available on campuson a weekly basis, and were mentored by a native speaker. Allinvolved deemed it an enjoyable andprofitable language-learning experience.

Support materials, which were developed as a result of this project,are available from the localresearchers.

German project wins European Language Award

For more information contact: Mary O’Connell([email protected]) or Carol O’Byrne([email protected])

Pictured at the presentation of the European Language Award arefrom left: Minister for Education and Science, Ms. Mary Hanafin T.D.;Ms. Mary O’Connell, Lecturer; and Ms. Carol O’Byrne, Lecturer.



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Visual research at the InstitutePractice-based or practice-led research in theVisual Arts, as well as in other artistic areas, hasbecome well established at universities inthe U.K. and Australia over the past twentyyears.

Cordula Hansen's thesis investigates the interdisciplinary nature of Umha Aois, a Wicklow-based, artist-led project, investigating Bronze Agecasting technologies. A particular focus is placedon the contribution artists can make to archaeologists' understanding of ancient tech-niques due to their practical experience of work-ing with traditional materials such as clay andbronze.

Art practice by its very nature relies on the artist'spersonal experience. The founders of Umha Aois,sculptors Niall O Neill and Cliodna Cussen, havestressed repeatedly that they are fine artists andnot archaeologists. This means that the low-techcasting methods refined during the annual sym-posia are not viewed solely from an archaeologi-cal perspective, but as a means of making bronzecasting more accessible to individual artists.

Cordula is currently in the process of transferring toa practice-led PhD in Fine Art/Sculpture, to be com-pleted in 2007.

Bronze Age pit furnace with clay crucible. Niall O Neill, 2005

The concept of utilising the healing potential of thearts in a purposeful way is a fairly recent one. Art lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, PeterSenior, is credited with the concept of using the visualarts to create a stimulating healing ambience within ahealthcare context. This was approximately threedecades ago, and the idea has escalated from there.Now there is a steadily growing demand for artist facilitators in diverse healthcare contexts.

In 2003, the Arts Council, arising from its development work withvarious regional health boards, published an Arts and HealthHandbook. Prominent amongst the case studies cited in theHandbook is that of the Waterford Healing Arts Trust. This project,now over ten years old, is generally regarded as exemplary of theway the arts can be used effectively to enhance the healingprocess in a busy short-stay hospital.

In 2004 the Irish Arts Council recognized the growing significanceof arts for health by hosting a major international conference onthe subject. More recently, the UK based Nuffield Trust forResearch and Policy Studies in Health Services has published astrategic paper strongly advocating the use of the creative artsand humanities in healthcare.

The growth of the Arts for Health movement has been paralleledin medical and nursing education by the inclusion of medicalhumanities as a component discipline of university courses inmany countries. Both developments taken together suggest a significant rise in recognition of the value of the arts as life-enhancing and health-promoting vehicles, with a key role to playin the field of healthcare.

Speaking as a founder member of Waterford Healing Arts Trust,Dr Peter Jordan says “I have seen the project develop from itssmall beginnings, when the aim was to relieve the bleak emptiness of the corridors and waiting areas by introducingappropriate paintings and sculptures. Now there is a comprehensive programme of activities devised by the Trustees,embracing all the creative and performing arts, and a full-timearts administrator to implement it.”

Postgraduate researcher Edel Nolan has successfully completedher M.A. by research on the subject of Arts for health. Thisresearch investigated the role and efficacy of the arts in the specific healing environment of Waterford Regional Hospital, andin the words of her external assessor, Peter Senior MBE, ‘its scopeis prodigious and should certainly provide future students andacademics with a multitude of useful reference points.’

The academic infrastructure is already in place for a taught M.A.in Arts for Health at WIT, as are the appropriate undergraduatefeeder programmes in the visual arts, design, music, architecture,social care and nursing. A flexible learning schedule is envisaged,that would be tailored to the specific needs of individual applicants.

According to Dr Jordan, “In terms of research, there are alsoexisting interests in relevant areas of the arts, social and health-care. The already strong relationship with and proximity toWaterford Regional Hospital, also provides WIT with the requisitephysical infrastructure to make this subject ideally located at theInstitute.”

For more information contact:Cordula Hansen ([email protected])

Arts for Health research

For more information contact Dr Peter Jordan ([email protected])



It is now over a year since theEquality Act (the "2004 Act") wasintroduced. This piece of legislationrevised the ground-breakingEmployment Equality Act 1998 (the"1998 Act") and was required tomeet Ireland's European obligations in that the State had toprovide for three equality based EUDirectives. The changes broughtabout by the 2004 Act will have asignificant impact on Irish employers and set out below is abasic guide to some of the keychanges introduced by the 2004Act.

Arguably the most important amendmentintroduced by the 2004 Equality Act hasbeen the requirement on an employer toprovide reasonable accommodation forpersons with disabilities, subject to it notimposing a disproportionate burden onthe employer rather than a nominal costas had previously been provided in the1998 Act. The previous position enabledemployers to effectively bypass their obligations to current or prospectiveworkers with disabilities, if the cost of thenecessary adjustments to the workplaceexceeded a "nominal cost". This was atest that was all too easy to satisfy.However, the above change broughtabout by the 2004 Act imposes a fargreater burden on employers to ensurethat the workplace is "disability friendly".Further, employers should note that anyattempt to avoid this obligation would beheavily scrutinised by the EqualityAuthority and various Disability groupsincluding The National Disability Authority.

The definition of harassment has beenbroadened under the 2004 Act to includeany form of unwanted conduct, which ineither case has a purpose or effect of vio-lating a person's dignity in creating anintimidating, hostile, degrading,

humiliating or offensive environment forthe person. The practical impact of thischange for employers is that the test of"reasonableness" which had previouslybeen contained in the 1998 Act has nowbeen removed. What constitutes harass-ment is determined solely by the effectthat the act or conduct has on theemployee. Therefore, the definition is nowopen to a much wider interpretation, aseach individual will have a different levelof tolerance to behaviour that may (ormay not) constitute harassment.Consequently it is expected that moreharassment claims will be brought. A similar extension to the definition of sexual harassment has been introducedand a similar increase in the number ofclaims is expected.

The 2004 Act extended the protectionavailable to include persons between theages of 16 and 65. Previously the 1998Act had provided protection for thoseaged 18 and above. However, an employer can still set a minimum agerequirement, not exceeding 18 years, forpotential applicants for a job. The 2004Act also removed the upper age limit (65years) for retirement. The practical impactof this extension on employers is expectedto be limited, as it is still possible foremployers to set compulsory retirementages and if an employer decides to offer afixed-term contract to a worker over thecompulsory retirement age this does notconstitute discrimination.

The definition of discrimination has beenbroadened by the 2004 Act to mirror themore effective definition of discriminationas contained in the Equal Status Act 2000.Discrimination shall now be taken to haveoccurred when a person is treated lessfavourably than another person is, hasbeen or would be treated in a comparablesituation on any of the discriminationgrounds. Once again, employers should

note that this subtle change provides amore flexible definition than that previously covered and will lead to anincrease in the instances of behaviourand/or practices that could be considereddiscriminatory.

The ability to positively discriminate underthe 1998 Act was confined to fourgrounds: gender, disability, age (in excessof 50) and membership of the travelling community. Employers shouldbe aware that the 2004 Act has significantly improved this position byenabling employers to implement positiveaction schemes to all nine discriminatorygrounds. It should be noted that employ-ers are not obliged but continue to have adiscretion as to whether they want tointroduce such positive action procedures.

Employers should note that the 2004 Actextends the definition of "employee" and"contract of employment" in order thatemployment protection is afforded to self-employed persons. Furthermore, the Actalso extends the provisions of the Act toapply to partners and partnerships.Although well established through caselaw, the 2004 Act now expressly statesthat the burden of proof is placed on therespondent. Therefore, if a claimant establishes facts from which it may bepresumed that discrimination occurred, itwould then be up to the respondentemployer to prove that discrimination didnot occur. Previously, this was onlyexpressed in relation to claims of discrimination on the grounds of gender under the 1998 Act.

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For more infomation contact:Elliott Payne ([email protected])

Equality Act 2004: Implications forEmployers

The impact of various types of exercise on mood states

This guide has been produced by ElliottPayne who is a law lecturer in theHumanities Department at the WaterfordInstitute of Technology. It is intended forinformation purposes only and is not alegal document.

Psychological research indicates that exercise helps produce positive moodstates by reducing the levels of confusion,depression, fatigue and tension that constitute a negative mood state and increasing the levels of vigour. This isborne out in a recent study carried out byDonna Dunne, a researcher in the Health,Sport and Exercise Science Department.The purpose of this study was to analysethe impacts of three very different formsof exercise that placed aerobic demands,breathing requirements, movement patterns and resistance work on the

individual. The three exercises underinvestigation were Pilates, Aerobic Danceand Weight training.

Each subject was asked to complete aquestionnaire based on how they werefeeling. They then participated in theclass. Immediately following the class,each subject was asked to once againcomplete a questionnaire, recording howthey felt at that moment. This procedurewas repeated once a week for three consecutive weeks.

This study, although not without

limitations, showed that participation inboth exercise and attending a healthy living class improved mood, although thegreatest improvement in mood was displayed by those participating in exercise. It revealed that an exerciseinvolving heavy resistance demands onthe body in the form of weight trainingelicited the greatest response in moodstates in a positive direction.

For more infomation contact:Donna Dunne ([email protected])



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Award for Excellence in ResearchSupervision

The selection process looked at a broad spectrum of areas suchas current supervision activities, ability to select appropriatesupervision strategies and implement them effectively,participation in professional development activities, enthusiasmfor, and commitment to, mentorship and pastoral care of studentsand assistance given in furthering students' careers.

This year's worthy winner was Dr PeterMcLoughlin, Lecturer in Chemistry. The awardwas presented at a ceremony in WIT and thecitation for Peter was read by Dr WillieDonnelly, Head of Research and Innovation.

Since he came to WIT twelve years ago, DrPeter McLoughlin has worked tirelessly withcolleagues in Chemistry & Biology to identifyresearch themes, which are of interest to hiscolleagues in the laboratory sciences andindeed in other departments. He has activelytranslated these themes into two successfulresearch groups - The Separation ScienceResearch Group and The Estuarine ResearchGroup. Both of these attracted significantStrand 3 funds, thanks to Peter and his colleagues in the Department of Chemicaland Life Sciences.

Peter's students have described him asapproachable, understanding, always positiveand creative, enthusiastic, helpful and always

available, even during holidays. His friendly demeanour makeshim a pleasure to work with on a daily basis. They asked that hebe awarded because of his complete professionalism and personal drive to succeed as an academic and a researcher.

One of the dynamically growingbranches of optical engineering, FibreSensor Technology is investigated inWIT by the Optics Research Group(ORG) with research income in excessof seven hundred and fifty thousandeuros since 1995. A critical mass offunding from the Enterprise-IrelandCommercialisation Fund, TechnologyDevelopment and Proof of Concept,Applied Research, Strategic Researchand International Collaboration programmes, Royal Society andBritish Council has given ORG theopportunity to undertake a widespectrum of research activity frombasic research to applied researchand to the eventual development andcommercialisation of the results.

This broad spectrum of activity attractsinternationally recognized scientists, suchas Senior Research Scientist Dr SergeySergeyev. Dr Sergeyev completed researchfor his Masters and PhD degrees in thearea of nonlinear spectroscopy and laserphysics at the Belarusian State University,Minsk, Belarus, during the period 1985 to

1991. In the nineties, he worked in vari-ous positions from Research Assistant toSenior Researcher at the Department ofPhysics in Belarusian State University. Hebecame recognised internationallythrough his publication record in the fieldof stochastic processes, and polarizationphenomena in lasers and spectroscopy,and was invited to join several programcommittees and editorial boards of lead-ing conferences and journals in theseareas of expertise.

In search of new challenges, Dr Sergeyevmoved to Sweden at the end of theNineties where he worked as a Guest

Researcher, Project Manager, and SeniorScientist at the Royal Institute ofTechnology, KTH, Sweden; Acreo AB,Stockholm, Sweden; and Ericsson AB,Stockholm, Sweden. Dr Sergeyev activelyengaged in the research areas of opticaltelecoms including operation and maintenance of optical networks;polarization phenomena in fibre optics;optical amplifiers-design, assembly, andtesting.

In his current position as a SeniorResearch Scientist at the Optics ResearchGroup in WIT, he leads the research infibre optics, namely fibre optical telecomand fibre sensor technology.

According to Dr Sergeyev, success inresearch is similar to sporting success.

"The main feature of success is to have agood team. Each player has to be profes-sional in sense of technique, and have theability to communicate with other playersquickly and effectively. For me the OpticsResearch Group is such a team."

Profile of a Researcher: Dr Sergey Sergeyev

For more information contact Dr Sergey Sergeyev ([email protected])

Dr Sergey Sergeyev, Senior Research Scientist at theOptics Research Group

Last year WIT introduced a new annual award for excellence in postgraduate research supervision to recognise the growing importance of research and postgraduate studies for the Institute. Nominations were sought from postgraduateresearch students and the onerous task of selection was carried out by a panel of senior staff, students and an externalexpert.

Pictured receiving the award for Excellence in Research Supervision are from left: Dr Venie Martin, Head ofDevelopment; Award Winner Dr Peter McLoughlin with his wife, Dr Helen Hughes, and their children; ProfessorKieran R. Byrne, Director of the Institute.

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One of the key requirements to promoting enterprise inthe South East is a strong third level education systemthat encourages and supports an enterprise culture. TheSouth East Enterprise Platform Programme (SEEPP),managed by WIT's School of Business, provides an invaluable channel for commercialising intellectual property that has been developed by research groups andcampus companies within the Institute.

During the summer months, a number of entrepreneurs wereinterviewed for participation, and in September 2005, twentyfledgling companies joined the programme. Two of these (HélèneHaughney and Dr Kevin Quinn, profiled below) have come directly from the Telecommunications Software & SystemsGroups (TSSG), a research group based in WIT focusing onresearch in telecommunications software services managementand internet technologies.

Commenting on the participation of these spin-out companies,SEEPP Programme Manager, Eugene Crehan says that "the inclusion of these high-level campus projects on the SEEPPProgramme shows the need that exists for a commercialisationplatform among research projects. These projects have alreadyreceived funding from various European sources, and their coreconcept has been validated by detailed research. The SEEPPProgramme will assist the project leaders in developing the concept through to a commercial reality".

Barry Downes, Commercialisation Director at the TSSG,acknowledges the support that SEEPP is providing in this regard,describing the Business Management Training that the SEEPPProgramme offers as an invaluable component of the commercialisation process for these and hopefully many otherfuture TSSG-led projects.

South East Enterprise Platform Programme:turning research results into spin-out companies

M-MagThe M-Mag project has been developed to enable individuals and Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to publish information and content for mobile devices, gainaccess to mobile operators' networks and integrate value added mobile services suchas location-based services, multimedia messaging and text messaging into their published content, using M-Mag's Catalyst service. Led by Hélène Haughney, who hasover fifteen years' experience in the IT and Telecommunications industry, Catalystbuilds on extensive research by the TSSG into advancing the state of the art in mobileservices. The research and development of the M-Mag service was undertakenthrough Irish Government and European Commission projects such as RBS, Opium andAlbatross. The validation of the service will be supported by a European CommissioneTEN programme, which will include trials in Ireland, the U.K., Spain, Germany, andGreece. They will also conduct a trial in China. The core M-Mag platform is nearingcompletion with a launch of the Catalyst product expected before the end of the year.The China Academy of Telecommunications Research (CATR) will support the projectby conducting a trial in China and providing input to the market analysis and businessplan preparation for China.

For more information contact HélèneHaughney ([email protected])

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Billing4RentBilling4Rent aims to do for the Billing industry what Salesforce.com has done for theCustomer Relationship Management (CRM) industry - completely turn the usualupfront license models on their heads and offer a service to the end user that can berented per seat per month!

According to Dr Kevin Quinn, Manager, Billing4Rent, software-as-a-service is here tostay, and Billing4Rent.com will be the first "Billing Software-As-A-Service" provider inthe industry. Traditionally, the larger billing vendors have concentrated on providingsolutions to large organisations, requiring quite a heavy investment on the client's partin additional hardware/software. Requiring no additional hardware or software pur-chase, Billing4Rent.com targets the tier 3, 4 or 5 ISP, content provider, utility provider,telecom carrier, as well as any organisation looking to do billing on a periodic basis.The premise is that regardless of the size of a company, they will at some stage needto take in revenue from their customers, and to do this, they will need to bill customers. Billing4Rent subscribers will be able to access state-of-the-art billing functionality on a subscription/rental model developed to fit their needs and budget.

For more information contact Dr KevinQuinn ([email protected])

Hélène Haughney, M-Mag Manager

Dr Kevin Quinn Billing4Rent Manager

For more information about SEEPP contact: Eugene Crehan ([email protected])or [email protected]


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Altria, K., Broderick, M., Donegan, S. & Power, J.(2005)Preliminary study on the Use of Water in oilmicroemulsion Eluents in HPLC Chromatographia 2005 627/8 341- 348

Balasubramaniam, S. & Pfeifer, T. (2005) "Active Node support for Autonomic Communications supportingPervasive Systems", in Information Technology &Telecommunications annual Conference Cork, IT&T 2005,pp. 227-229.

Barry, M. & Pitt, I. (2005) "Designing Educational Software toSuit the Strengths of the Autistic Learner". Paper presentedat ISEC, Inclusive and Supportive Education Congress. ISEC(2005) Conference Proceedings. University of Strathclyde,Glasgow.

Barry, P. (2005) A catalan transform and related transforma-tions on integer sequences, J. Integer Sequences, 8 (2005),Article 05.4.5 (Published electronically)

Barry, R., Doyle, L. & Stapleton, L. (2004) 'An Empirical Studyof Inter-Organisational Systems (IOS) Adoption withRelation to Power-Dependence and Ties with Commitmentin Buyer-Seller Relationships', Proceedings of the IrishAcademy of Management.

Boschi, E., Schmoll, C., Malone, P. & D'antonio, S. (2005)"INTERMON: an Architecture for Inter-domain Monitoring,Modelling and Simulation", in 4th International IFIP-TC6Networking Conference, pp. 1397-1400.

Carew, P. & Stapleton, L. (2005) 'Towards a PrivacyFramework for Information Systems Development', in O.Vaselicas, W. Wojtowski & G. Wojtowski (eds.), InformationSystems Development: Advances in Theory, Practice andEducation, Kluwer Academic Press/ Plenum,

Carew, P. & Stapleton, L. (2005) "Privacy guidelines fortelemedicine developers", Proceedings of the InternationalConference International Conference for eHealth,Telemedicine and Health ICT (Med-e-Tel 2005), Luxemburg.

Carew, P. & Stapleton, L. (2005) "Privacy, patients and health-care workers: a critical analysis of large scale, integratedmanufacturing information systems reapplied in health",Proceedings of the 16th IFAC World Congress, Prague(Elsevier).

Cormier Fewer, S. (2005) Relating to self. IN: 3rd EuropeanReality Therapy Convention, Dublin, Ireland, 6-9 July 2005.

Cass, M. (2005) "Student nurses lived experience of caringfor the dying", The Fifth Annual Nursing and MidwiferyResearch Conference at UCC Cork on 17th September.

Clarke, J. & Fitzgerald, W. (2005) "SECURIST: Co-ordinating

the development of a Strategic Research Agenda forSecurity and Dependability R&D", in 39TH Annual IEEEInternational Carnahan Conference.

Collins, A. (2005) Fedora Conference, "Knowledge andTransitions: Challenges for Guidance and Counseling withinthe Context of Globalization and the Enlarged EuropeanUnion" University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus July 2005

Collins, A. (2005) AGCAS Biennial Conference WarwickUniversity UK "Expansion Excellence Enterprise"

Conlon, P. & Carew, P. (2005) "A risk driven framework foropen source information systems development",Proceedings of the First International Conference on OpenSource Systems, Genova, (Scotto, M. and Succi, G. (Eds.)), pp.200-203

Cormier Fewer, S. (2005) Using total behaviour to work withanger. 3rd European Reality Therapy Convention, Dublin,Ireland, 6-9 July 2005.

Davy, A. & Jennings, B. (2005) "Coordinating Adaptation ofComposite Services", in Second International Workshop onCoordination and Adaptation Techniques for SoftwareEntities (WCAT'05), S. Becker et al., eds.

Davy, A., Mahon, F., Doolin, K., Jennings, B., & Ó Foghlú, M.(2005) "Personalised, Context-aware Composition ofPervasive Mobile Services", in 1st Euro Conf. on MobileGovernment (Euro mGov 2005), I. Kushchu & M. Halid Kuscu,eds..

Davy, S., Barrett, K., Jennings, B., & van der Meer, S. (2005) "Onthe use of Policy Based Management for Pervasive m-Government Services", in 1st Euro Conf. on MobileGovernment (Euro mGov 2005), I. Kushchu & M. Halid Kuscu,eds..

Davy, S., Barrett, K., Balasubramaniam, S., van der Meer, S.,Jennings, B., & Strassner, J. (2005) "Policy-BasedArchitectures to Enable Autonomic Communications", inInformation Technology & Telecommunications annualConference Cork, IT&T 2005, pp. 275-276.

Denieffe, S., Reid, T., Denny, M. & McKenna J. (2005) UsingCognitive Behavioural Therapy for a Client following CABGand presenting with Panic Disorder

Downes, B., Pfeifer, T., & Ryan, C. (2005), "Mobile OperatorPublishing and Entertainment Platform", in The FourthInternational IEEE Conference on Mobile Business, ICMB2005, IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 180-186.

Duffy, D., Lyng, M., Stapleton, L., Jordanova, M. & Lakov, D.(2004) 'From Assistive Technologies to Assistive Systems:Human Centred Support for the Learning Disabled',Proceedings of International Multitrack Conference ofAdvances in Control Systems, University of Vienna(TUWien), Elsevier.

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Duffy, D. & Lyng, M. (2005) 'Implementation of a hybrid assis-tive systems for the learning disabled within the Irish thirdlevel education system' Proceedings of MedETel 2005,Luxemburg.

Fitzgerald, W., Mahon, F., Doolin, K., Hauser, C., GOMEZ-SKARMETA, A. F., Butler, S., Schlosser, P., & Weyl, B. (2005)"Daidalos Security Framework for Mobile Services", inInnovation and the Knowledge Economy: Issues,Applications, Case Studies (Proc.eChallenges 2005),P.Cunningham & M.Cunningham, eds., IOS Press, pp. 1077-1084.

Foley, A. & Fahy, J., (2005) Towards Resolving Difficulties WithThe Conceptualisation Of Market Orientation: A FrameworkBased On The Market-Sensing Capability, Presented At TheAcademy Of Marketing Science World Congress, Muenster,Germany, July, 2005

Foley, C., Downes, B., de Leastar, E., & van der Meer, S. (2005)"Instant Messaging as a Platform for the Realisation of atTrue Ubiquitous Comuting Environment", in Innovation andthe Knowledge Economy: Issues, Applications, Case Studies(Proc.eChallenges 2005), P.Cunningham & M.Cunningham,eds., IOS Press, pp. 1051-1060.

Gaughan, G. & Jennings, B. (2005) "An Aglorithm for TwoPhase Rating of Dynamically Composed Services", in 9thInstitutes of Technology Science & Computing ResearchColloquium (ITSCRC 2005), p. 41.

Gaughan, G. & Jennings, B. (2005) "Two Phase Rating ofDynamically Composed Services", in InformationTechnology & Telecommunications annual ConferenceCork, IT&T 2005, pp. 301-303.

Heffernan, C., Buckley, D. N. & O'Raifeartaigh, C. (2005)Photoelectrochemical Etching of n-GaN in H3PO4 and KOHElectrolytes. Proceedings of the 39th State-of-the-ArtProgram on Compound Semiconductors, PV 2002-3, TheElectrochemical Society Proceedings Series, Pennington, NJ.

Jennings, B., Malone, P., & van der Meer, S. (2005) "A TwoPhase Rating Process for Dynamically Composed Services",in 12th Workshop of the HP OpenView UniversityAssociation (HPOVUA2005), B. F. Marques, T. Nebe, & B. F.Oliveira, eds., pp. 155-171.

Jennings, B., Malone, P., & Gaughan, G. (2005), "Charging forDynamically Composed Services in the Digital BusinessEcosystem", in Innovation and the Knowledge Economy:Issues, Applications, Case Studies (Proc. eChallenges 2005),P.Cunningham & M.Cunningham, eds., IOS Press, pp. 1567-1574.

Kelliher, F. (2005) In search of legitimisation - designing aninterpretive case study, In: Proceedings of the EuropeanConference on Business Research Methods, Paris, France,April 20th - 22nd, 2005.

Kelliher, F. (2005) Implementing Information Systems in amicro firm -The case of the Community Pharmacist,In:Proceedings of the UCC/IAM Doctoral Colloquium, UCC,Cork, April 25th, 2005 - Best Paper Award.

Lehtihet, E., Ghamri-Doudane, Y., Agoulmine, N., & Derbel, H.(2005) "Autonomic Computing: A Goal-Based ManagementArchitecture", in 12th Workshop of the HP OpenViewUniversity Association (HP-OVUA 2005), Oliveira et al., eds.,pp. 247-259.

Lehtihet, E., Derbel, H., Agoulmine, N., Ghamri-Doudane, Y., &van der Meer, S. (2005) "Initial Approach Toward Self-config-uration and Self-optimization in IP networks", in 8thInternational Conference on Management of MultimediaNetworks and Services (MMNS 2005), J. Dalmau Royo & G.Hasegawa, eds., pp. 371-382.

Mahon, F., Pfeifer, T., & Crotty, M. (2005), "Scenario BasedMethodologies in Identifying Ubicomp Application Sets", inInformation Technology & Telecommunications annualConference Cork, IT&T 2005, pp. 281-283.

McGibney, J., Ponce de Leon, M., & Ronan, J. (2005), "SEINITSecurity for Heterogeneous Mobile Network Services", inInnovation and the Knowledge Economy: Issues,Applications, Case Studies (Proc.eChallenges 2005),P.Cunningham & M.Cunningham, eds., IOS Press, pp. 1085-1094.

Mc Kenzie, S., O'Dowd-Smyth, C. & Thackray, M. (Eds), (2006)Proceedings of the first WIT School of HumanitiesIreland/Newfoundland/Francophone World Conference:Living at the Edge: Living at the Centre, April 2003,Waterford, WIT School of Humanities Publications .

Mullally, B. & Stapleton, L. (2006) 'The Socialisation of VirtualTeams: Implications for Information Systems Development(ISD)', Proceedings of the International Conference inInformation Systems Development, Sweden.

Murphy, F., Stapleton, L. & Smith, D. (2004) 'Tacit KnowledgeAnd Human Centred Systems: The Key To Managing TheSocial Impact Of Technology', Proceedings of InternationalMultitrack Conference of Advances in Control Systems,University of Vienna (TUWien), Elsevier.

Murphy, F. & Stapleton, L. (2005) "Managing Tacit Knowledgein ISD Methodologies", in O. Vaselicas, W. Wojtowski & G.Wojtowski (eds.), Information Systems Development:Advances in Theory, Practice and Education, KluwerAcademic Press/ Plenum.

O'Byrne, C. (2005) 'Higher Education in Ireland - should it,can it and does it promote active citizenship?' Presented atthe International Conference on Civic Engagement andService Learning, NUI Galway, 23 - 24th June 2005.

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O'Byrne, C. (2005) 'New capabilities for old: an alternativeview of the purpose and nature of higher education basedon the capabilities approaches of Sen and Nussbaum'.Presented at the European Educational ResearchAssociation ECER Preconference, UCD, 5-6th September2005.

O'Dowd-Smyth, C. (2005) "Algerian Women Writers", inPhelan, R & Hayes, A, (Eds), Women Emerging (2005),Galway: NUIG Womens Studies Centre, 171-173.

O'Dowd-Smyth, C. (2004) "Development in Diasporic NorthAfrican Literature of French Expression : the 'Indeterminacyof Diasporic Identity' of the Second generation ofImmigration" in Royall, F, & Imbert J.P, (Eds), ContemporaryCultures & Societies of the French-Speaking World : AnInterdisciplinary Assessment (2004) London: Peter Lang

O'Dowd-Smyth, C. (2004) 'Assia Djebar: writing transnationalidentity in La disparition de la langue française' Conferencepaper for the RIA conference The Cause ofCosmopolitanism in Europe & Beyond, UCC, 11th November2004

O'Dowd-Smyth, C. (2004) "The Indeterminacy ofFrancophone Diasporic Identity in the Literature of theSecond Generation of North African Immigration toFrance", Keynote address at the conference Fluid EuropeanIdentities , 10th September 2004, London, French Instituteof the UK & German Institute of the UK

O'Neil, D. (2005) 'Teaching legal French' Summer Universityprogramme organised by the Paris Chamber of Commerce

Osmani, V., Barrett, K., Carroll, R., Jennings, B., & van der Meer,S. (2005) "An architecture for User-centric Management ofIntelligent Environments", in 28th Int'l Convention MIPROConf. on Intelligent Systems (CIS05), L. Budin & S. Ribaric,eds., pp. 112-116.

Osmani, V. & van der Meer, S. (2005) "Context? Yes, but towhom?", in International Workshop on Context in MobileHCI.

Pfeifer, T., Downes, B., & Elgar, P. (2005) "A 3G Mobile ServicesEco-system: Catalyst", in Information Technology &Telecommunications annual Conference Cork, IT&T 2005,pp. 205-211.

Pfeifer, T. & Downes, B. (2005) "Handbook of Research onMobile Multimedia," in Mobile Magazines, Idea GroupPublishing.

Pfeifer, T. (2005) "Redundant Positioning Architecture",Computer Communications, vol. 28, no. 13, pp. 1575-1585.

Pfeifer, T. (2005) "Secure Cross-Domain PositioningArchitecture for Autonomic Systems", in 30th Annual IEEEConference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2005.

Pfeifer, T. & Downes, B. (2005) "The Mobile Magazine

Services Platform", in The Second IEEE InternationalWorkshop on Mobile Commerce and Services, IEEEComputer Society Press, pp. 122-129.

Pfeifer, T., Olariu, S. & Filipe, J. (2005) "Wireless SensorNetworks and Applications", Guest Editorial: Special Issue ofComputer Communication, vol. 28, no. 13, pp. 1481-1602.

Philippopoulos, P., Menexis, S., Farshchian, B., Mahon, F., &Rogue, R. (2005) "Pervasiveness in ConvergedTelecommunications: A Business Opportunity for theOperators", in Innovation and the Knowledge Economy:Issues, Applications, Case Studies (Proc.eChallenges 2005),P.Cunningham & M.Cunningham, eds., IOS Press, pp. 1061-1068.

Reid, T., Denieffe, S., Denny, M. & McKenna J. (2005)Psychosocial Interventions for Panic Disorder AfterCoronary Artery Bypass Graft: A Case Study Dimensions ofCritical Care Nursing 24(4) 165-170

Stapleton, L., Smith, D. & Murphy, F. (2005) 'A Human-Centred Systems approach to the Management of TacitKnowledge,' Artificial Intelligence and Society, Summer,2005.

Stapleton, L. & Hersh, M. (2004) 'Technology Developmentand Ethical Decision Making: Identity Factors and SocialConstruction', Proceedings of International MultitrackConference of Advances in Control Systems, University ofVienna (TUWien), Elsevier).

Stapleton, L., Hersh, M., & Duffy, D. (2005) 'Applications ofNarrative Ethics to Engineering', Proceedings of theInternational Federation of Automation and Control (IFAC)World Congress Prague.

Sullivan, K. (2005) "Privacy vs. High Granualarity in Location-aware Services: Mutually Exclusive Entities?", in 9thInstitutes of Technology Science & Computing ResearchColloquium (ITSCRC05), Carlow, Ireland, p. 42.

Sullivan, K. & Pfeifer, T. (2005) "Privacy vs. High Granularity inLocation-Aware Services: Mutually exclusive entities?", inInformation Technology & Telecommunications annualConference Cork, IT&T 2005, pp. 223-225.

van der Meer, S., Jennings, B., O'Sullivan, D., Lewis, D., &Agoulmine, N. (2005) "Ontology Based Policy Mobility forPervasive Computing", B. F. Marques, T. Nebe, & B. F. Oliveira,eds., pp. 211-225.

Wells, J.S.G., Walls, N. & Heffernan, D. (2005) Employer per-spectives on employing people with mental health disabili-ties National Disability Authority 4th Annual DisabilityResearch Conference Disability and Employment: What theResearch Tells Us Great Southern Hotel Dublin Oct 11th2005

Whelan, S. & Wohlfeil, M. (2005) "Communicating Brands as"Lived" Experiences", in Proceedings of the 1st AnnualColloquium on Critical Issues in Brand Management,University of Birmingham, Birmingham: Academy ofMarketing-Brand SIG.

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White, M., Jennings, B., Osmani, V., & van der Meer, S. (2005)"Context-Driven, User-Centric Access Control for SmartSpaces", in IEE Int'l Workshop on Intelligent Environments(IE05), IEE, pp. 13-20.

White, M., Jennings, B., & van der Meer, S. (2005) "User-Centric Adaptive Access Control and ResourceConfiguration for Ubiquitous Computing Environments", in7th Int'l Conf. on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS05),C. Chen et al., eds., INSTICC, pp. 349-354.

Wohlfeil, M. & Whelan, S. (2005) "Event-Marketing: WhenBrands Become "Real-Lived" Experiences", in Proceedings ofthe Irish Academy of Management 2005, Galway-MayoInstitute of Technology, on CD-Rom.

Wohlfeil, M. & Whelan, S. (2005) "Consumer Motivations toParticipate in Marketing-Events: The Role of PredispositionalInvolvement", European Advances in Consumer Research,Vol. 7, University of Göteborg: Association for ConsumerResearch.

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Barklie R.C. & O`Raifeartaigh C. (2005) Electron paramagnetic resonance characterization of defects produced by ion implantation into silicon. Journal ofPhysics: Condensed Matter vol.17 pp2351

Chesser-Smyth, P. (2005) The lived experiences of generalstudent nurses on their first clinical placement: a phenomenological study, Nurse Education in Practice, Vol. 5(6) pp. 320-327.

Cormier Fewer, S., ed. (2005) Reality Therapy/Choice Theory:Irish Perspectives [William Glasser Institute of IrelandJournal, vol. 2]. Ref type: Journal (full)

Cormier Fewer, S. (2005) Freedom: a basic need. RealityTherapy/Choice Theory: Irish Perspectives [William GlasserInstitute of Ireland Journal, vol. 2], pp. 1-5.

Stapleton, L. (2005) "A Survey of Engineering Ethics", InvitedContribution, IEEE Monitor.

Wohlfeil, M. & Whelan, S. (2005) "Event-Marketing asInnovative Marketing Communications: Reviewing theGerman Experience", Journal of Customer Behaviour, Vol. 4,No. 2, pp. 181-207.

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Archer, D. & Delahunty, B. 2005, The Outlook AnswerBook, Addison Wesley, Boston.

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Barry, M. & Pitt, I. (2005) "Redesigning the Interfacefor Cognitive Styles of Learners who are Autistic".Poster presented, (oral presentation), at IT&T,Information Technology and Telecommunicationsconference. IT&T (2005) Conference Proceedings,Maritime College, CIT, Cork.

Barry, P. (2005) Research into integer sequences atWIT, The Irish Scientist 2005 Year Book, pp 62-63.

Denieffe, S., Reid, T., Denny, M. & McKenna, J. (2005)Poster Presentation: 5th Annual Nursing andMidwifery Research Conference Nursing & MidwiferyResearch sharing visions and strategies for the future17th September 2005.

O'Raifeartaigh C. (2005) 1905: The Year ofEnlightenment. SPIN Science Magazine Issue 12 p16

Power, P. (2005) 'Preceptors Perception of Benefits,Rewards and Support and their Commitment to thePreceptor role.' 5th annual Nursing and MidwiferyResearch Conference in UCC on Saturday 17thSeptember. Best Poster Award

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