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PhD Project Template
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Use one form per project
Please complete & submit to international@nuigalway.ie as soon as possible, and by 27/11/2012
In your email, begin the subject line with [SWB] (be sure to use square brackets) to ensure that
your email is filed correctly. Emails will be automatically filed
PI name & contact details:
Dr. Owen Molloy
School:
Engineering and Informatics
Has project been agreed with head (or
nominee) of proposed registration school?
Research Centre / group affiliation:
Information Technology – Enterprise Computing
Research group / centre website:
http://www.it.nuigalway.ie/research.html
PI website / link to CV:
http://www.it.nuigalway.ie/omolloy/
Brief summary of PI research / research group / centre activity (2 or 3 lines max):
If you are already involved in relevant scholarly activities relating to Brazil, please mention them here.
Dr. Molloy has been involved in European and Irish research since 1990 and has participated as coordinator and partners in a number of EC projects. He has been PI and co-PI on 4 Enterprise Ireland
funded projects. His research interests are focused on e-Business, Business Process Monitoring and
Management and Business Intelligence.
Title & brief description of PhD project (suitable for publication on web):
A Framework to Support Distributed Business Process Analytics
Business Data Analytics is a powerful emerging technique to assist business users in decision
making, providing end-users with visibility on process and business performance. There is an
increasing demand for more advanced analytics for distributed business processes (e.g. supply
chains), such as root cause analysis of performance issues, predictive analysis and the ability to
perform “what-if” type simulations. This requires a framework which supports business process
modelling, real-time event capture, analysis and integration with advanced predictive analysis and
simulation tools. This research project builds on our existing capability in monitoring business
processes, and will focus on developing advanced cloud-based analytics capabilities for real‐time
analysis and optimization. This work will entail porting of recently developed tools ((Alejandro Vera
Baquero and Owen Molloy ‘A Framework to Support Business Process Analytics’, RDBPM 2012)) to a
hybrid Distributed / Cloud-Based architecture and the incorporation of Big Data analytics capability.
The project will also entail the incorporation of predictive analysis techniques and integration with
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simulation tools, leveraging and extending data exchange standards in these fields.
Unique selling points of PhD project in NUI Galway:
The Information Technology discipline in NUI Galway is a highly multi-disciplinary environment, where a
number of groups (e.g. Medical Informatics, Machine Learning) are highly active in collaborative projects with
partners across the university and through international collaborations. Information Technology is the
University’s centre of excellence in Information Technology, and is a member of the College of Engineering &
Informatics. We offer a structured PhD programme, strong links with local and national industry in multiple
sectors, and access to a dedicated high-quality high performance computing and networking environment.
Name & contact details for project queries, if different from PI named above:
Please indicate the graduates of which disciplines that should apply:
Computing, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics,
Ciência sem Fronteiras / Science Without Borders Priority Area:
Please indicate the specific programme priority area under which the proposed PhD project fits- choose only
one (tick box):
Engineering and other technological areas
Pure and Natural Sciences (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry)/Physical Sciences (Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geosciences)
Health and Biomedical Sciences / Clinical, Pré-clinical and Health Sciences
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Computing
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Aerospace
Pharmaceuticals
Sustainable Agricultural Production
Oil, Gas and Coal
Renewable Energy
Minerals, Minerals Technology
Biotechnology
Nanotechnology and New Materials
Technologies for Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Disasters
Bioprospecting and Biodiversity
Marine Sciences
Creative Industry
New technologies in constructive engineering
Please indicate which of the following applies to this project (referring to Science Without Borders
arrangements):
Suitable only as a Full PhD (Y/N): Y
Available to candidates seeking a Sandwich PhD arrangement (Y/N): Y