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Dr. Alphonsus (Alfie) Keary has worked in the ICT industry and the corporate sector with Nixdorf Computer and Siemens. His business and research activities have included computer mediated communications (CMC);  cloud based software services; ICT consulting and education services as well as interactive web based learning services. 

Keary has taken numerous industry specific training programmes in ICT, has studied at the Irish Management Institute (IMI) and completed an Enterprise Development Programme managed by the Dublin Institute of Technology.  Keary is a graduate of University College Cork (UCC), (Mathematics/Computing and Economics), the National College of Ireland (Knowledge Economy Skills Passport), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI-Galway) and Regis University, Denver, Colorado. In 2010, Keary graduated with an MSc degree in Software Engineering and Database Technologies (MScSED), a joint degree from NUI-Galway and Regis University, Denver.

Following up with further research proposals and publications, in 2012, Keary was awarded a full time PhD Risam scholarship by the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Ireland. In taking up his scholarship at CIT, Keary returned to full-time education in 2013. Since then his PhD research work and interests have involved the fields of affective computing (AC), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoTs) , affective sensory technologies, multimodal sensory fusion architectures and engineering, and systems and technologies for human machine/robot interaction (HMI/HRI).

Keary is now advancing his research career as a senior researcher at the Tyndall National Institute which is part of UCC, Ireland.

Books

YearPublication
2014S-Cube Project (S3 ): Training Soft Skills In Social Enterprises Using Virtual Environments for Role Play, [e-Book].
R. Asperges, E. Dell’Aquila, A. Di Ferdinando, R. Friedrich, A. Keary, J. Lean, O. Miglino, J. Moizer, D. O'Byrne, L. S. Sica, . L. Thomson and P. Walsh (2014) S-Cube Project (S3 ): Training Soft Skills In Social Enterprises Using Virtual Environments for Role Play, [e-Book].. : University of Plymouth Press.

Book Chapters

YearPublication
2017SenseCare: Using Affective Computing to Manage and Care for the Emotional Wellbeing of Older People.
R. Bond, H. Zheng, H. Wang, M. Mulvenna, P. McAllister, K. Delaney, P. Walsh, A. Keary, R. Riestra, S. Guaylupo, M. Hemmje, J. Becker and F. Engel (2017) SenseCare: Using Affective Computing to Manage and Care for the Emotional Wellbeing of Older People.. : Springer. [Details]
2016SenseCare: Towards an Experimental Platform for Home-Based, Visualisation of Emotional States of People with Dementia
F. Engel, R. Bond, A. Keary, M. Mulvenna, P. Walsh, H. Zheng, H. Wang, U. Kowohl and M. Hemmje (2016) SenseCare: Towards an Experimental Platform for Home-Based, Visualisation of Emotional States of People with Dementia. : Springer. [Details]
2016Using Online Role-Playing Games for Entrepreneurship Training
A. Keary, P. Walsh, D. O’Byrne, J. Mozier, J. Lean, A. Di Fernindo, O. Miglino, R. Friedrich, R. Asperges, L. Thomson, E. Dell’Aquila and L. S. Sica (2016) Using Online Role-Playing Games for Entrepreneurship Training. : Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2013Current Trends and Developments, Future Requirements, and Predictions for Computer Mediated Communications and E-Collaboration.
A. P. Keary, S. Redfern and P. Walsh (2013) Current Trends and Developments, Future Requirements, and Predictions for Computer Mediated Communications and E-Collaboration.. : IGI - Global. [Details]

Other Journals

YearJournalPublication
2019Computers & EducationAn approach to evaluating the user experience of serious games
Jonathan Moizer, Jonathan Lean, Elena Dell’Aquila, Paul Walsh, Alphonsus (Alfie) Keary, Deirdre O'Byrne, Andrea Di Ferdinando, Orazio Miglino, Ralf Friedrich, Roberta Asperges, Luigia Simona Sica (2019) An approach to evaluating the user experience of serious games. : . [Details]
2012International Journal of EcollaborationThe Future Directions of the Conferencing and Collaboration Field.
A. P. Keary and S. Redfern (2012) The Future Directions of the Conferencing and Collaboration Field.. : . [Details]

Conference Publications

YearPublication
2017Collaborative European Research Conference (CERC 2017), Karlsruhe, Germany, 2017
M. Healy, A. Keary and P. Walsh (2017) Collaborative European Research Conference (CERC 2017), Karlsruhe, Germany, 2017. : .
2017IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), Kansas City, MO, USA, 2017.
F. Engel, A. Keary, K. Berwind, M. X. Bornschlegl and M. Hemmje (2017) IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), Kansas City, MO, USA, 2017.. : .
2016Collaborative European Research Conference (CERC), Cork, 2016.
M. Healy, A. Keary and P. Walsh (2016) Collaborative European Research Conference (CERC), Cork, 2016.. : .
2015Brain Informatics and Health, London, 2015.
A. Keary, A. Di Ferdinando, O. Miglino, I. Pessoa, L. M. da Silva and P. Walsh (2015) Brain Informatics and Health, London, 2015.. : .
2014Irish Symposium on Game Based Learning 2014, Cork, 2014.
A. Keary and P. Walsh (2014) Irish Symposium on Game Based Learning 2014, Cork, 2014.. : .
2014Limerick Postgraduate Research Conference (LPRC), Limerick, 2014
A. Keary and P. Walsh (2014) Limerick Postgraduate Research Conference (LPRC), Limerick, 2014. : .
2014IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), Belfast, 2014.
A. Keary and P. Walsh (2014) IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), Belfast, 2014.. : .
2013Collaborative European Research Conference (CERC), Cork, 2013.
A. P. Keary and P. Walsh (2013) Collaborative European Research Conference (CERC), Cork, 2013.. : .
2013Irish Symposium on Game Based Learning 2013, Dublin, 2013.
A. P. Keary, P. Walsh, D. O'Byrne, P. Moizer and J. Lean (2013) Irish Symposium on Game Based Learning 2013, Dublin, 2013.. : .

Thesis/Dissertation

YearPublication
2018Affective computing for emotion detection using vision and wearable sensors
Alfie Keary (2018) Affective computing for emotion detection using vision and wearable sensors. : .

Honours and Awards

  • [2013] - RISAM PhD Scholarship

Professional Associations

  • [2021] Member

Employment

  • [2021] National University of Ireland – Galway (NUIG) - Online facilitation of the AI module
  • [2019] Informa Europe Limited t/a Informa Cognitive Engineering (ICE). - Director
  • [2019] Institut National des Sciences Appliquees (INSA). Rouen France - Post-Doc Researcher
  • [2013] Munster Technological University - PhD candidate
  • [1997] Informa (Europe) Limited - Director and Technical Business Development
  • [1992] Siemens Centre for Advanced Technology Training (CATT). - Technical, Business and Training Manager
  • [1989] Siemens Centre for Advanced Technology Training (CATT). - Training Manager
  • [1985] Nixdorf Centre for Advanced Technology Training (CATT). - Technical Trainer, Researcher and Course Development
  • [1983] Smith Muir and Associates. - Trainee computer consultant
  • [2021] Tyndall National Institute (UCC) - Senior Researcher - WSN Group

Education

  • [2018] Munster Technological University (MTU formerly - Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)) - PhD in Computer Science
  • [2010] National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) & Regis University (Denver, USA) - M.Sc. in Software Engineering & Database Technologies. (MScSED)
  • [2008] National College of Ireland - Knowledge Economy Skills Passport
  • [1998] Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) - Enterprise Development Programme.
  • [1983] Smith Muir and Associates - Programming and Systems Analysis training course.
  • [1982] McCarthy, Daly, Stapleton - Financial Analysis training course
  • [1982] University College Cork - Higher Diploma in Education.
  • [1981] University College Cork - BA Degree

Languages

  • Spanish
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biography Dr. Alphonsus (Alfie) Keary has worked in the ICT industry and the corporate sector with Nixdorf Computer and Siemens. His business and research activities have included computer mediated communications (CMC);&nbsp; cloud based software services; ICT consulting and education services as well as interactive web based learning services.&nbsp;<br><br>Keary has taken numerous industry specific training programmes in ICT, has studied at the Irish Management Institute (IMI) and completed an Enterprise Development Programme managed by the Dublin Institute of Technology.&nbsp; Keary is a graduate of University College Cork (UCC), (Mathematics/Computing and Economics), the National College of Ireland (Knowledge Economy Skills Passport), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI-Galway) and Regis University, Denver, Colorado. In 2010, Keary graduated with an MSc degree in Software Engineering and Database Technologies (MScSED), a joint degree from NUI-Galway and Regis University, Denver.<br><br><span>Following up with further research proposals and publications, in 2012, Keary was awarded a full time PhD Risam scholarship by the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Ireland. In taking up his scholarship at CIT, Keary returned to full-time education in 2013. Since then his PhD research work and interests have involved the fields of affective computing (AC), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoTs) , affective sensory technologies, multimodal sensory fusion architectures and engineering, and systems and technologies for human machine/robot interaction (HMI/HRI). <br><br>Keary is now advancing his research career as a senior researcher at the Tyndall National Institute which is part of UCC, Ireland.</span>
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