Research Output per year
Personal profile
Overview
Coordinator and Principal Investigator of the H2020 project RAPID (Risk Aware Port Inspection Drones), 2020-2023.
Reader in Electronic and Computer Engineering with research focus on extending autonomous intelligent vehicles for land, sea, and air use cases. Director of the Advanced Laboratory for Manufacturing and Autonomous Digital Applications (ALMADA).
Joined UWS in 2017 with extensive industry leadership experience in maritime technology sector. Successfully delivered 15+ international collaborative projects as Principal Investigator, and secured over £8 million funding from European Commission, Enterprise Ireland, INFOMAR, and commercial sponsors. Recipient of 3 national business innovation awards for technology transfer and commercialisation strategy. Authored 30+ peer reviewed articles, including 2 patents. Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Member of the Independent External Experts Panel to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (2019-2024).
Programme Leader of the BSc (Hons) IT Software Development graduate apprenticeship course, spearheading blended and work based learning approaches to knowledge and skills attainment.
Area of academic expertise - outline
Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles; Sensor Perception; Remote Sensing Techniques; Maritime and Aviation Technology; Underwater Acoustics; Virtual and Mixed Reality Systems; High Performance Modelling & Simulation; Scientific Programming; Geospatial Science; Data Visualisation; Video Game Engines; Fast and Memory Efficient Point Cloud & Mesh Processing; Artificial Intelligence;
External positions
Managing Director, SonarSim
1 Apr 2010 → …Research Principal Investigator , University of Limerick
1 Sep 2007 → 31 Mar 2010Research Fellow, University of Limerick
1 Sep 2006 → 31 Aug 2007Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where James Riordan is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Research Output
Vision based autonomous docking for work class ROVs
Trslic, P., Rossi, M., Robinson, L., O'Donnel, C., Weir, A., Coleman, J., Riordan, J., Omerdic, E., Dooly, G. & Toal, D., 15 Jan 2020, In : Ocean Engineering. 196, 16 p., 106840.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
2
Citations
(Scopus)
116
Downloads
(Pure)
Vision-based localization system suited to resident underwater vehicles
Trslic, P., Weir, A., Riordan, J., Omerdic, E., Toal, D. & Dooly, G., 18 Jan 2020, In : Sensors. 20, 2, 20 p., 529.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Bite-sized blended learning for time critical graduate apprenticeship delivery
Matalonga, S. & Riordan, J., 26 Jun 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
Industry-led all-Scotland student competition to enhance software graduate employability
Riordan, J., 26 Jun 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
Interdisciplinary methodology to extend technology readiness levels in SONAR simulation from laboratory validation to hydrography demonstrator
Riordan, J., Flannery, F., Toal, D., Rossi, M. & Dooly, G., 23 May 2019, In : Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 7, 5, 23 p., 159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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3
Citations
(Scopus)
133
Downloads
(Pure)
Prizes
IBM SmartOcean Innovation Award 2012
Riordan, James (Recipient), 2 Jul 2012
Prize: National/international honour
Limerick City Enterprise Board Innovation Award 2012
Riordan, James (Recipient) & Francis Flannery (Recipient), 6 Sep 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Seedcorn Business Plan Competition: Regional Winner, New Start Company
Riordan, James (Recipient) & Francis Flannery (Recipient), 1 Jun 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press / Media
SmartBay Newsletter
James Riordan & Francis Flannery
9/09/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Marine pioneers making a splash
James Riordan & Francis Flannery
17/07/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
New innovators: Netting a livelihood by surveying the seabed
27/07/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities