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Specialist Areas

At Walton, we carry out multi-disciplinary research and innovation in a number of specialised fields.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

As global communication and information networks grow, the security of these networks is imperative.

This increased growth in global infrastructure and online resources, comes with increased security risks. To deal with this variety of risks, the Cybersecurity area encompasses expertise across several verticals such as network management, transport and health sectors, to create cybersecurity solutions, across aspects such as network and communications security solutions to data and information privacy and trust management solutions, which help mitigate against these security threats.

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Smart Energy

Smart Energy

Energy powers the planet, but the source of this energy and its effective use is what is most important.

To help deal with the adverse effects of energy consumption which is contributing to an increased carbon footprint and increasing global warming, smarter technology solutions are of great importance. A main focus of the Smart Energy area is around smart grid solutions which through the use of modelling, energy consumption analysis and optimisation solutions gives industry the ability to optimise their energy consumption and reduce their carbon footprint.

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Precision Agriculture

Precision Agriculture

Substantial change in global population’s relationship with food.

Agri Tech: Innovation driven by necessity

Stories about transformational innovation are more believable and compelling when they involve an urgent and escalating issue. Ireland’s Agriculture sector competes not on quantity, but on quality. With an ever increasing demand on our food production systems, to help feed the worlds growing population, we are starting to …

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The Brain Initiative

The Brain Initiative

A new research area created in the Walton in 2017.

The initiative is multidisciplinary and crosses between multiple Research Units. The decision to start this new initiative and research direction is due to the importance of this new research field globally, where we are witnessing large amount of investments both in Europe (EU FET Flagship “Human Brain Project”) and the US (Obama “BRAIN” initiative).

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Future Health

Future Health

Explosive growth in academic research & commercial settings.

The field of Digital Health and associated Precision Healthcare initiatives is undergoing explosive growth both in academic research and commercial settings reflected by a growing body of ground breaking publications and findings, formation of new research centres, increase in patents filed and dramatic increase in start-ups and high profile acquisitions by major medtech, pharma and technology companies.

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Intelligent Transport Systems

Intelligent Transport Systems

Environmental and Human factors are impacting transportation

These changing factors have led to an ever increasing need for more intelligent transport systems. Systems which benefit from the use of next generation communication and sensing technology, to create a seamless transportation environment that has both a positive impact on the environment and the people that are using them. Our research on ITS concentrate on software-defined radio, service and resource management, application for traffic efficiency and safety, and cybersecurity.

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