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Biography
Dr Paul O’Leary is the Head of Quality Promotion and Academic Policy Development and previously a full-time lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology in the School of Engineering, lecturing in circuit theory, energy and communications. He served for more than 10 years as course leader on courses from Certificate to Masters level and has lectured on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Dr O'Leary is a member on the SETU Academic Council and a member of the Academic Council’s subcommittees on Academic Quality, Academic Planning, Teaching & Learning and Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
He obtained a BE from UCD, an MEngSci in Digital Signal Processing also from UCD and a PhD from UCC (but based entirely as a EURATOM/Marie Curie Fellow at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy) on laser diagnostics.
Before joining SETU, Dr O'Leary also worked at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, developing the solar wind direction detection system used on the RAPID Cluster and Geotail HEP-LD projects and testing on the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) project. He also worked at the Applied Optoelectronics Centre (DIT), developing a powerline communications system and as a lecturer in the Dublin Institute of Technology.
Education/Academic qualification
Masters Degree, Master of Education, SETU
Award Date: 30 Sep 2025
PhD, Far InfraRed diagnostic development on the RFX fusion facility, University College Cork
01 Mar 1992 → 21 May 1995
Award Date: 01 Jul 1995
Masters Degree, Speech Recognition using Digital Signal Processing, University College Dublin
01 Sep 1987 → 25 Oct 1989
Award Date: 01 Jul 1990
Bachelors Degree, University College Dublin
01 Sep 1983 → 01 Jun 1987
Award Date: 01 Jul 1987
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of 3D Printed Metallic Lenses
Shamvedi, D., O'Leary, P. & Raghavendra, R., 26 Mar 2023, 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A Quality Framework for HE Micro-Credentials
O'Leary, P., Dooley, Z. & McCarthy, K., 2022, HEAd 2022 - 8th International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Universidad Politecnica de Valencia., p. 1321-1328 8 p. (International Conference on Higher Education Advances; vol. 2022-June).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
A method for digital subtraction of encapsulated powders in components produced though metal additive manufacturing for inspection purposes
Phelan, B., Uí Mhurchadha, S. M., O'Leary, P. & Raghavendra, R., 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Evaluation of a Higher Education Institute's Quality Framework performance during COVID-19
O'Leary, P. & O'Byrne, D., 2021, HEAd 2021 - 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, p. 317-324 8 p. (International Conference on Higher Education Advances).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Quality framework performance in one year of COVID-19 restrictions in a higher education institute
O’Leary, P. & O’Byrne, D., 04 Nov 2021, In: Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice. 21, 12, p. 31-37 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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Poster Session at Digital Education Conference 2024
Dooly, Z. (Chair), O'Leary, P. (Chair), Noonan, G. (Chair), Jordan, A. (Organiser), O'Keeffe, K. (Organiser) & Romanyatova, N. (Member of programme committee)
10 Dec 2024 → 11 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Digital Education Conference 2024
Dooly, Z. (Chair), O'Leary, P. (Chair), Noonan, G. (Chair), Allen, D. (Member of programme committee), Cleary, F. (Member of programme committee), Casey, B. (Member of programme committee), Denieffe, D. (Member of programme committee), Griffin, R. (Member of programme committee), Jordan, A. (Member of programme committee), Kavanagh, Y. (Member of programme committee), O'Keeffe, K. (Member of programme committee), Raftery, D. (Member of programme committee), Romanyatova, N. (Member of programme committee) & Tuite, A. (Member of programme committee)
10 Dec 2024 → 11 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Doctoral Colloquium at Digital Education Conference 2024
Dooly, Z. (Chair), O'Leary, P. (Chair), Noonan, G. (Chair), Tuite, A. (Member of programme committee), Casey, B. (Member of programme committee), Jordan, A. (Member of programme committee) & O'Keeffe, K. (Member of programme committee)
09 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Impacts
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Driving Digital Transformation in Education through the SETU Digital Education Conference (DEC).
Dooly, Z. (Participant), Noonan, G. (Participant), O'Leary, P. (Participant), Denieffe, D. (Participant), Cleary, F. (Participant), Casey, B. (Participant), Tuite, A. (Participant), Raftery, D. (Participant), O'Keeffe, K. (Participant), Griffin, R. (Participant), Allen, D. (Participant), Jordan, A. (Participant), Romanyatova, N. (Participant) & Kavanagh, Y. (Participant)
Impact: Educational, Technological