Our People

I-Form’s talent pipeline is vital to sustaining Ireland’s advanced manufacturing sector by equipping industry with highly skilled researchers and engineers. Through collaborative research, industry placements, and tailored training, I-Form cultivates talent that addresses current and emerging challenges, such as successful adoption of digitalisation in manufacturing processes.

Principal Investigators

Prof Dermot Brabazon

Deputy Director

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Denis Dowling

Centre Director

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Alojz Ivankovic

Principal Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Prof Sean Leen

Principal Investigator

University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Prof Christine Loscher

Principal Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Tiziana Margaria

Principal Investigator

UL
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Prof Valeria Nicolosi

Principal Investigator

TCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Nikolaos Papakostas

Principal Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Ramesh Raghavendra

Principal Investigator

SETU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Elizabeth Topp

Principal Investigator

NIBRT
Materials Processing Development

Dr David Tormey

Principal Investigator

ATU
Materials Processing Development, Materials Processing Modeling

Funded Investigators

Dr Adam Boyce

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof David J. Browne

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Orla Byrne

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Annalina Caputo

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Philip Cardiff

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Assistant Prof Mert Celikin

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Maria Dermiki

Funded Investigator

ATU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Nicholas Dunne

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Niall English

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Steven Ferguson

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Lorna Fitzsimons

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Karsten Fleischer

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Brian Freeland

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Fiona Freeman

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Timo Gans

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Jennifer Gaughran

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Pezhman Ghadimi

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Michael Gilchrist

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Fatemeh Golpayegani

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Prof Claire Gormley

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Noel Harrison

Funded Investigator

University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr David Kinahan

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Tanya Levingstone

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Suzanne Little

Funded Investigator.

DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Prof Rocco Lupoi

Funded Investigator

TCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Marion McAfee

Funded Investigator

ATU
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Ronán McCann

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Alessandra Mileo

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Sinead Mitchell

Funded Investigator

University of Galway
Materials Processing Development

Dr Neal Murphy

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Di Nguyen

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Kevin Nolan

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Prof Aisling Ni Annaidh

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Eoin O'Cearbhaill

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Deborah O'Connell

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Gerard O'Connor

Funded Investigator

University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Robert O'Connor

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Vikram Pakrashi

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Patricia Scully

Funded Investigator

University of Galway
Materials Processing Development

Dr Sithara Sreenilayam

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Virginia Stewart

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Mingming Tong

Funded Investigator

University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Inam Ul Ahad

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Mercedes Vazquez

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Rajani K. Vijayaraghavan

Funded Investigator

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Prof Wenxin Wang

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Shuo Yin

Funded Investigator

TCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Dimitrios Zevgolis

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Dr Jufan Zhang

Funded Investigator

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Prof Mimi Zhang

Funded Investigator

TCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr Mehran Bahramyan

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Avinash Borgaonkar

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Suman Chatterjee

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Abhijit Cholkar

Postdoctoral Researcher

SETU
Materials Processing Development

Mr Cathal Hoare

Postdoctoral Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Cian Hughes

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Mandana Kariminejad

Postdoctoral Researcher

ATU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Eanna McCarthy

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Victoria McGovern

Senior Business Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dr Anesu Nyabadza

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Rakesh Bhaskaran Nair

Postdoctoral Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Dr Simon Rodriguez

Postdoctoral Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Dr Anastasiia Shandra

Postdoctoral Researcher

TCD
Materials Processing Development

Postgraduate Researchers

Neha Agarwal

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Emmanuel Akeweje

Postgraduate Researcher

TCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Dylan Armfield

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Arsha Beena Kumary

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Alison Clarke

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Gavin Chapman

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Petar Cosic

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Usamah Derwaish

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Joseph Doyle

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Blánaid Fogarty

Postgraduate Researcher

SETU
Materials Processing Development

Geraldine Furlong

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Thomas Gillick

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Tina Sadat Hashemi

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Saeid Heidarinassab

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Karl Holmes

Postgraduate Researcher

University of Galway
Materials Processing Modeling

Deeksha Hota

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Meris Ikiz

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Darsha Jayathunga

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Victoria Kaban

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Sumaira Kayani

Postgraduate Researcher

University of Galway
Materials Processing Development

Ian Kiernan

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Ankur Majumdar

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Theo Mossop

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Philip O'Connor

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Yvonne Omowunmi-Kayode

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Darragh O'Neill

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Danial Pazoki

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

John Power

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Xibo Qin

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Sampreet Rangaswamy

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Josephine Ryan Murphy

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Shahrzad Sajjadivand

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Ajai Sankar Kavunkara Thadayil

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Ali Shayegh

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Riccardo Sorrill

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Achu Mavelil Titus

Postgraduate Researcher

DCU
Materials Processing Development

Ozgun Umut Tukac

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Andrea Villano

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Merve Yesim Yalcin

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Cagri Yenigun

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Development

Akram Zarchini

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Feedback & Control

Qian Zhao

Postgraduate Researcher

UCD
Materials Processing Modeling

Operations Team

John Oliver

Centre Manager

Joan Kelly

Centre Manager for Doctoral Training in Advanced Metallic Systems

Dr Angela Evans

Senior Programme Manager

Michael Golden

Education and Public Engagement Manager

Deirdre Healy

Finance Manager

Sophie O'Kelly

Grants Manager

Dr Carolyn Hughes

Business Development Manager

Marisha Anand

Communications Officer

Marina Dziubuk

Centre Operations Administrator

Laura Tobin

Administration and Events Officer

Prof Gerry Byrne

International Partnerships

Specialist Staff

Mr Christopher O'Hara

Commercialisation Researcher

ATU
Materials Processing Development, Materials Processing Modeling

Or Skornik

Research Associate

NIBRT
Materials Processing Development

Sadhbh Carey

Education and Public Engagement Research Engineer

UCD
Materials Processing Development