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Professor Joseph Walsh is Head of the School of STEM and Head of Intelligent Mechatronics and RFID (IMaR) Research Centre at the Institute of Technology, Tralee (ITT), Co Kerry, Ireland. He has a Ph.D in Electronic Engineering from the University of Limerick and an M.Sc (Eng) in Bio‐engineering jointly from Trinity Collage Dublin (TCD), University College Dublin (UCD) and the University of Limerick (UL). Professor Walsh’s research experience encompasses the field of intelligent mechatronics and sensors, dairy technology, robotics and automation, autonomous systems, bio‐instrumentation and STEM education and is well published in these areas. He has over 20 years research and development experience in both industry and academia and has (co-)authored over 100 scientific articles and has received circa. 10 million in research funding over the past 5 years. Professor Walsh was elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FinstP) and is a corporate member of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (MIEI). He was been awarded the titles of Chartered Engineer and Chartered Physicist. He currently leads a number of Lero targeted projects with Dairymaster, Bons Secours Hospital Group, Liebherr and Kostal.

Publications

2024

Carvalho, Anderson, Riordan, Daniel, Walsh, Joseph. 2024. A Novel Edge Platform Streamlining Connectivity between Modern Edge Devices and the Cloud. Future Internet, 16, 111. doi: 10.3390/fi16040111.

2023

Krpalkova, Lenka, Krump, Lea, O'Mahony, Niall, Riordan, Daniel, Sayers, Gearoid, Walsh, Joseph. 2023. Two- and Three-Dimensional Computer Vision Techniques for More Reliable Body Condition Scoring. Dairy, 4, 1{textendash}25. doi: 10.3390/dairy4010001.
Awasthi, Anshul, O' Mahony, Niall, Riordan, Daniel, Walsh, Joseph. 2023. Latent Space Cartography for~Geometrically Enriched Latent Spaces. In: Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, Springer Nature Switzerland.
Caliskan, Abdullah, O'Brien, Conor, Panduru, Krishna, Riordan, Daniel, Walsh, Joseph. 2023. Condition Monitoring of an Autonomous Electric Drive Train by Using Machine Learning Methods. In: Proceedings of the 2023 8th International Conference on Information and Education Innovations, Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3594441.3594478.
Caliskan, Abdullah, Riordan, Daniel, Walsh, Joseph. 2023. The Biomonitoring of Ireland’s River Network Using a 1D Convolution Neural Network. In: 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS). doi: 10.1109/ISTAS57930.2023.10305993.

2022

Abbas, M, Beecham, S, Fitzgerald, B, Gylnn, L, Jim Buckley, Johnsom, K, Laffey, J, McNicholas, B, O'Callaghan, M.E, O'Connell, J, O'Keeffe, D, Razzaq, A, Rekanar. K, Richardson, I, Simpkin, A, Storni, C, Tsvyatkova, D, Walsh, J, Welsh, T. 2022. A National Survey of attitudes to COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing in the Republic of Ireland. Digit Health. doi: 10.1177/20552076221085065.
Awasthi, Anshul, Mirani, Akseer, Velasco-Hernandez, Gustavo, Walsh, Joseph. 2022. Key Challenges and Emerging Technologies in Industrial IoT Architectures: A Review. Sensors, 22, 5836. doi: 10.3390/s22155836.
Mirani, Akseer, Velasco-Hernandez, Gustavo, Walsh, Joseph. 2022. IoT-based system for monitoring conditions in an industrial painting booth.

2020

Barry, J, Walsh, J, Yeong, D.J. 2020. A Review of Multi-Sensor Fusion System for Large Heavy Vehicles Off Road in Industrial Environments. In: 2020 31st Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC). doi: 10.1109/ISSC49989.2020.9180186.
Clifford, John, Lynch, Liam, McGuinness, Fintan, Newe, Thomas, Rao, Muzaffar, Toal, Daniel, Walsh, Joseph. 2020. Integration of autonomous intelligent vehicles into manufacturing environments: Challenges. Procedia Manufacturing, 38, 1683 - 1690. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.115.
Campbell, Sean, Carvalho, Anderson, Doody, Pat, Krpalkova, Lenka, Mahony, Niall O', Walsh, Joseph. 2020. Ideal Edge Architecture to Scale IoT Devices. In: Proceedings of the 2020 4th International Symposium on Computer Science and Intelligent Control, Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3440084.3441198.
Awasthi, A, Conway, A, Cronin, C, Walsh, J. 2020. Flexible Manufacturing using Automated Material Handling and Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles. In: 2020 31st Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC). doi: 10.1109/ISSC49989.2020.9180172.
Campbell, S, Carvalho, A, Krpalkova, L, O'Mahony, N, Walsh, J. 2020. Evaluating the economic profit of reproductive performance through the integration of a dynamic programming model on a specific dairy farm. Czech Journal of Animal Science. doi: 10.17221/38/2020-CJAS.
Anderson Carvalho, Doody, Pat, Krpalkova, Lenka, O' Mahony, Niall, Sean Campbell, Walsh, Joseph. 2020. Edge Computing Applied to Industrial Machines. Procedia Manufacturing, 38, 178 - 185. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.024.
Hanlon, M, Jackson, B, Rice, J, Riordan, J, Walsh, J. 2020. Audio Pre-Processing and Neural Network Models for Identification of Orthopedic Reamers in Use. In: 2020 31st Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC). doi: 10.1109/ISSC49989.2020.9180175.

2019

Brosnan, Mary, Clare McInerney, Fitzmaurice, Clare, Kearney, Conor, McMahon, David, Moriarty, Padraic, O'Connell, Marie, Riordan, Danny, Stack, Betty, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Virtual Reality Explorers. In: 8th Edition of the New Perspectives in Science Education International Conference.
Conway, A, Cronin, C, Walsh, J. 2019. State-of-the-Art Review of Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles (AIV) Technologies for the Automotive and Manufacturing Industry. In: 2019 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference (ISSC). doi: 10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904920.
Anderson Carvalho, Krpalkova, Lenka, O' Mahony, Niall, Riordan, Daniel, Sean Campbell, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Point Cloud Annotation Methods for 3D Deep Learning. doi: 10.1109/ICST46873.2019.9047730.
Mc Mahon, David, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Operating Theatre Scheduling Using Optimisation Algorithms and Techniques: A Review. In: 30th Irish Signals and Systems Conference. doi: 10.1109/ISSC.2019.8904955.
Anderson Carvalho, Burns, Shane, Krpalkova, Lenka, O' Mahony, Niall, Sean Campbell, Velasco-Hernandez, Gustavo, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Interactive comparison tool for management of reproduction based on pregnancy rate.
Boyle, Fiona, Katamreddy, Sukumar, Locke, Adrian, Mc Mahon, David, Moriarty, Padraic, O'Grady, Muiris, Riordan, Daniel, trant, Niall, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Innovation of learning and development for the AgriTech Sector using Google Tour Creator. doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2019.2119.
Anderson Carvalho, Doody, Pat, Krpalkova, Lenka, O'Mahony, Niall, Sean Campbell, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Improving Industrial Computing Capacity with Fog Computing and Smart Systems. In: Cofit 2019.
Broderick, E, Noonan, F, O'Brien, J, Richardson, I, Walsh, J. 2019. Hospital Bed Management Practices: A Review. In: 12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies. doi: 10.5220/0007387403260331.
Conway, Andrew, Cronin, Con, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Flexible manufacturing systems using IIoT in the automotive sector. Procedia Manufacturing, 38, 1652 - 1659. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.119.
Boyle, P, Katamreddy, S, Locke, D, MCMahon, D, Moriarty, A, Riordan, D, Walsh, J. 2019. The Development of VR Expeditions for Primary School Learning. In: EDULEARN19: 11th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2019.2118.
Anderson Carvalho, Krpalkova, Lenka, Murphy, Aidan, O' Mahony, Niall, Sean Campbell, Walsh, Joseph, Zavadilov{'a}, Ludmila. 2019. Detection, Prevention, and Impact of Lameness in Dairy Cattle Management. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337911613_Detection_Prevention_and_Impact_of_Lameness_in_Dairy_Cattle_Management.
Anderson Carvalho, Harapanahalli, Suman, Krpalkova, Lenka, O'Mahony, Niall, Riordan, Daniel, Sean Campbell, Velasco-Hernandez, Gustavo, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Deep Learning vs. Traditional Computer Vision. In: Advances in Computer Vision. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-17795-9_10.
Katamreddy, S, Riordan, D, Walsh, J. 2019. Closed loop process control for precision farming: An Agriculture 4.0 perspective. In: Irish Signal and System Conference 2019.
Harapanahalli, Suman, Hernandez, Gustavo, O'Mahony, Niall, Riordan, Sean, Sean Campbell, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Autonomous Navigation of Mobile Robots in the Factory Environment. In: Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing.
Anderson Carvalho, Harty, Edmond, Krpalkova, Lenka, O' Mahony, Niall, Sean Campbell, Velasco-Hernandez, Gustavo, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Association of time and intensity of behavioral alerts with milk yield.
Burns, Shane, Daly, J, Harty, Edmond, Krpalkova, Lenka, O' Mahony, Niall, Riordan, Daniel, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. Automatic Cattle Monitoring Systems for Precision Livestock Farming. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19691.28965.
Anderson Carvalho, Krpalkova, Lenka, O'Mahony, Niall, Riordan, Daniel, Sean Campbell, Walsh, Joseph. 2019. 3D Vision for Precision Dairy Farming. In: 6th IFAC Conference on Sensing, Control and Automation Technologies for Agriculture. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.12.555.
Anderson Carvalho, Harapanahalli, S, O'Mahony, N, Riordan, D, Sean Campbell, Velasco-Hern{'a}ndez, G. A., Walsh, J. 2019. Adaptive Multimodal Localisation Techniques for Mobile Robots in Unstructured Environments : A Review. In: 2019 IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT). doi: 10.1109/WF-IoT.2019.8767330.

2018

Doody, P, Katamreddy, S, Riordan, D, Walsh, J. 2018. Visual Udder Detection with Deep Neural Networks. In: 2018 12th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST). doi: 10.1109/ICSensT.2018.8603625.
Anderson Carvalho, Krpalkova, L, O'Mahony, N, Riordan, D, Sean Campbell, Velasco-Hern{'a}ndez, G. A., Walsh, J. 2018. Convolutional Neural Networks for 3D Vision System Data : A review. In: 2018 12th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST). doi: 10.1109/ICSensT.2018.8603642.
Clifford, John, Coleman, Joseph, Lynch, Liam, Newe, Thomas, Toal, Daniel, Walsh, Joseph. 2018. Automated Ground Vehicle (AGV) and Sensor Technologies- A Review. doi: 10.1109/ICSensT.2018.8603640.