Professor of Software and Applications/Deputy Director

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Primary degree in a computer science, information systems, computer engineering or related areas
• Doctoral degree (level 10 NFQ) in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, or equivalent

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Digital transformation today is underpinned by three important drivers; software, connectivity, and data. These lie at the heart of mobile, pervasive and ubiquitous systems, smart cities and communities, cyber-physical-social systems, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

We are looking for a world-class research leader in the area of software and applications, to strengthen and extend our existing research in;

Methods & Standards

• ormal methods; analysis, verification and validation techniques
• Model-driven development; models and techniques for high assurance software in systems and systems of systems
• Component-based and service-oriented design; software development platforms and open-source software platforms
• Software lifecycle and collaborative process approaches like extreme/agile/lean and flow, open/crowd/inner sourcing, and global software development
• Tools and techiques for (formally underpinned) compliance and governance, e.g. concerning regulations and standards

Autonomous and Adaptive Systems

• Model based evolution and change; run-time adaptation techniques that enable self-properties such as self-configuration, self-healing, self-optimisation and self-protection
• Design-time, development-time and run-time monitoring, analysis, and adaptation
• AI and Machine Learning, for smart systems spanning and combining different paradigms and techniques and their optimisation
• Planning and environment-aware computing for low-footprint non-invasive resource efficient systems
• New paradigms of computing: beyond the cloud, wearables, social robotics

Software Quality and Systems Dependability

• Performance Engineering, including optimisation, validation, and test for quantitative and qualitative quality and performance characterisation and improvement, especially of large-scale software systems
• Software and system reliability engineering for critical systems and infrastructures
• Interactive design and usability engineering, including new paradigms of user-driven software and system design

Security and privacy engineering, including:

• Techniques and methods to describe, analyse, guarantee, and enforce compliance to changing security, privacy, and compliance requirements
• Context-aware adaptation techniques and their automation for security, privacy and compliance
• Techniques for engineering forensic-readiness, and supporting digital investigations of incidents, in systems
• New approaches to legal and technical certification, including reasoning and argumentation, risk assessment and analysis, standards compliance

The above are applicable in several domains including healthcare, lifestyle, and medical systems; bio/pharma and advanced manufacturing; logistics; embedded systems, agritech; robotics, communication and transportation systems; smart spaces (buildings, cities and regions); arts, media and cultural heritage; media, sport and entertainment; policy and government.

The successful candidate will carry out research, recruit and graduate postgraduates, mentor postdoctoral fellows and lecture primarily on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Computer Science.  Develop and enhance a research programme and research strength and capacity in computer science.  Forge and develop interdisciplinary research activity aligned to existing research within the Department and Lero, and in particular to foster future joint collaboration in research and education.

DESCRIPTION:

Essential Criteria

• Primary degree in a computer science, information systems, computer engineering or related areas
• Doctoral degree (level 10 NFQ) in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, or equivalent
• At least 5 years’ experience of working in a relevant discipline
• Invited Keynote speaker at (inter)national conferences
• Evidence of success in gaining competitive research funding
• Experience of applying a variety of applied research methodologies when working with adopters, e.g. industry, governmental and professional bodies

Desirable Criteria

• Professional teaching background in relevant areas at the graduate and undergraduate level
• Extensive participation and leadership of advanced programs/courses
• Experience of working closely with senior industry and academics
• Evidence of ability to facilitate individuals and groups engaged in research and/or in practice development activities
• Comprehensive knowledge of professional and practice issues in implementing and characterising systems, both nationally and internationally
• Evidence of supervising PhD students to completion

Further information for applicants and application material is available online from:

http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/