Research Output per year
Personal profile
Overview
Research active Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader with extensive industry leadership experience in maritime technology sector. Successfully delivered 15+ international collaborative projects as Principal Investigator, and secured over £2.8 million funding from European Commission, Enterprise Ireland, INFOMAR, and commercial partners. Recipient of 3 national business innovation awards for technology transfer and commercialisation strategy. Authored 27 peer reviewed articles, 2 patents, and supervised 2 PhD projects. Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Member of the Independent External Experts Panel to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (2019-2024).
Current teaching activities and interests
Academic Programme Leader of BSc (Hons) IT: Software Development, Graduate Apprenticeship.
Module Coordinator for
- Real-time 3D Graphics
- Advanced Graphics Programming
- Introduction to Software Development
- Work Based Learning 1
Area of academic expertise - outline
Autonomous Vessels; Remote Sensing; Subsea Technology; Underwater Acoustics; Virtual and Augmented Reality Systems; Modelling & Simulation; Scientific Programming; E-learning & Pedagogical Technology; Geospatial Science; High-Performance Visualisation; Video Game Engines; Point Cloud & Mesh Processing; Artificial Intelligence; Risk Identification and Reduction;
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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Sonar
Engineering & Materials Science
Remotely operated vehicles
Engineering & Materials Science
underwater vehicles
Physics & Astronomy
Acoustics
Engineering & Materials Science
Controllers
Engineering & Materials Science
patents
Physics & Astronomy
Simulators
Engineering & Materials Science
Sensors
Engineering & Materials Science
Network
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Research Output 2003 2020
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
Remotely operated vehicles
Tetherlines
Navigation systems
Automation
Industry
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
underwater vehicles
vehicles
Maintenance
maintenance
Atlantic Ocean
Bite-sized blended learning for time critical graduate apprenticeship delivery
Matalonga, S. & Riordan, J., 26 Jun 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
Blended Learning
apprenticeship
graduate
software development
student
Industry-led all-Scotland student competition to enhance software graduate employability
Riordan, J., 26 Jun 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
2
Citations
(Scopus)
90
Downloads
(Pure)
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
File
Demonstrations
Simulators
Acceptance tests
Project management
Innovation
Prizes
IBM SmartOcean Innovation Award 2012
James Riordan (Recipient), 2 Jul 2012
Prize: National/international honour
Limerick City Enterprise Board Innovation Award 2012
James Riordan (Recipient) & Francis Flannery (Recipient), 6 Sep 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Seedcorn Business Plan Competition: Regional Winner, New Start Company
James Riordan (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