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Susan Rea

    • About Me

      I work as a full time researcher looking at the role technology has in solving problems that can potentially affect us all

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      I live in the countryside which is particularly nice these days as I can get out to exercise the dog and myself. While I work with technology everyday I like to switch off outside the office hours and listen to music, I’m rediscovering the joy of vinyl records or podcasts ranging from the whimsical to the more serious. My career as a researcher began during my undergraduate program (Electronic Engineering) and continued through my Masters and PhD studies (at UCC and CIT) and now as professional researcher I work with my own PhD students to develop their own careers.

       

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      I have a number of projects that I mange investigating the role of blockchain and internet of things in creating solutions that will allows us to interact with each other securely – everyone wants to be confident that the devices we are using such as our phones, tablets, smart watches  and the like can “talk” & trust each other, which is important as no one wants their personal information stolen or devices hacked.

       

    • My Typical Day

      I get up early anywhere from 5.30am onwards depending on what I have on for the day and I usually begin my day with some type of exercise, which can be hillwalking, an exercise class or going for a run. I like to start work early as it's quiet and I can catch up on work and get my day organized, which involves meetings with various project teams across different countries and then I have PhD students working on diverse research topics so this provides an opportunity to discuss any problems or questions they have and tease out different solutions.

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      I get up early anywhere from 5.30am onwards depending on what I have on for the day and I usually begin my day with some type of exercise, which can be hillwalking, an exercise class or going for a run. I like to start work early as it’s quiet and I can catch up on work and get my day organized, which involves meetings with various project teams across different countries and then I have PhD students working on diverse research topics so this provides an opportunity to discuss any problems or questions they have and tease out different solutions.

    • What I'd do with the prize money

      Buy some educational kits to enable young children who are our future researchers to begin exploring technology and science.

    My CV

    • Education:

      I attended Millstreet Community School, Cork Institute of Technology and University College Cork

    • Qualifications:

      PhD, MENG, MSC, BENG

    • Work History:

      Cork Institute of Technology

    • My Interview

      • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

        Determined, Open Mined, Innovative

        What did you want to be after you left school?

        An Engineer

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        No

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        ABBA

        What's your favourite food?

        Cheese

        What is the most fun thing you've done?

        Sky diving

        If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

        Work on whatever I was interested in, have loads of animals, travel anywhere I wanted to

        Tell us a joke.

        What do you give to a sick lemon? Lemon aid

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