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Courses
Courses
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University Life
University Life
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Accessibility & LanguageResearch
Overview
The School of Computer Science considers research to be a fundamental aspect of its mission and pursues research projects in a broad range of areas, including Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Computing in Society and Education, Medical Informatics, Performance Engineering, Games, and System Dynamics.
Our academic staff currently supervises about 60 postgraduate research students, and our research is funded by international and national agencies, including the European Union, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Enterprises Ireland, and the Irish Research Council (IRC). Furthermore, many of our research projects have been conducted in collaboration with renowned industry partners.
Scholarships
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Research Groups
Computational Intelligence Research (CIRG)
The CIRG group is currently working on a number of projects in the areas of Collaborative Filtering and Information Retrieval; Data Mining ; Evolution and Stability of Cooperation in Artificial Life Societies; Agent-Based Systems; and Web-based Education
Contact: Colm O'Riordan, Josephine Griffith ,
Machine Learning / Data Mining Group
We conduct research on Machine Learning techniques for with automatic development and refinement of hypotheses/models based on experience, and we apply these techniques to innovative applications in Data Mining.
Contact: Michael Madden
Medical Informatics Research
The research group has strong links with both the Mater Hospital in Dublin and the University Hospital in Galway.
Contact: Des Chambers, Gerard Lyons, Michael Schukat
Performance Engineering Laboratory (PEL)
The PEL research group are active in a number of research areas including the evolution of computer and data networks with a particular focus on multimedia.
Contact: Hugh Melvin, Michael Schukat
System Dynamics Research Group
The aim of this SFI-funded project is to design and develop novel computational approaches for modelling complex systems.
Our team is designing an innovative multi-method agent-based simulator, and drawing on a range of problem areas including operations management, economics, social network analysis and distributed computing. We are also exploring how we can use computational methods in an innovative way as part of games engines.
Contact: Jim Duggan
