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Dr. Meriel Huggard

Assistant Professor (Computer Science)
LLOYD INSTITUTE

 Meriel.Huggard@tcd.ie

 3531896 3690


Research Tags

  Communication engineering, technology   Communication Sciences   Communications engineering   Computational mathematics, discrete mathematics   Computer Engineering   Computer Hardware   Computer Science   Computer Simulation/Modeling   Computer Software   Computer/Data/Network Security   Control Applications (Computer Sciences)   Control Theory (Computer Sciences)   Data Analysis   Distributed Systems   Electrical Engineering   Engineering Education   Expert Systems   Information Technology   Information technology in education   Innovation in learning   Integer Programming   Internet   Linear Programming   Local Area Networks   Mathematics Education   Mobile Communications   Network technology, Security   Networking   Networks and telecommunications research   Queuing   Remote sensing   Telecommunication Engineering   Telecommunications   Undergraduate Education   Wireless systems, Radio technology

Research Projects

  Wireless Active Queue Management: A Robust, Scalable Approach using Control Theory.
  TinyTorrents - An efficient, scalable, robust, co-operative infrastructure providing global accessibility to local wireless sensornet information

Representations

Details Date
Member-at-Large IEEE Education Society Board of Governors 2019 - 2024
IEEE Education Society Publications Committee 2020-2024
Associate editor, IEEE Access (Education Society Section) 2020-2024
Reviewer, Journal of Engineering Education 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Reviewer, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2005-2020
External Examiner for Undergraduate Degree and Higher Diploma Programs, Maynooth International Engineering College (MIEC), China 2020-2022
External Examiner for Undergraduate Degree and Higher Diploma Programs, Maynooth University 2019-2021
Reviewer, ACM SIGCSE Conference 2004-2019
Session Chair, IEEE Wons 2009, 2017
Grant Proposal Reviewer, Enterprise Ireland 2003

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Senior Member: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2012 Present
Senior Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2015 Present
Member ACM 2004 2011
Member IEEE 2001 2015
L Wittie, A Kurdia, M Huggard, KN Nguyen, Important and Difficult Topics in CS2: An Expert Consensus via Delphi Study, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD, June 25 - 28, 2023, 2023, pp1-15 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Materials Research Proceedings:Floating Offshore Energy Devices GREENER, 20, (2022), Ciarán Mc Goldrick, Meriel Huggard, Biswajit Basu, [eds.], Journal, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
IEEE Access - Educational Society Section, (2021), Meriel Huggard, John E. Mitchell, James Harland, Mark J. W. Lee, Rebecca Strachan, [eds.], Journal, PUBLISHED  URL
Lea Wittie, Anastasia Kurdia, Judy Peng, James Kelly, Meriel Huggard, Developing a Concept Inventory for Computer Science 2: What should it focus on and what makes it challenging?, IEEE Frontiers in Education, Uppsala, Sweden (moved online), 21-24th October 2020, IEEE, 2020, Conference Paper, ACCEPTED  TARA - Full Text
Abeer Alsheaibi, Meriel Huggard, Glenn Strong, Teaching within the CoderDojo Movement: An Exploration of Mentors' Teaching Practices, IEEE Frontiers in Education, Uppsala, Sweden (moved online), 21-24th October 2020, IEEE, 2020, pp1-5 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Ciaran McGoldrick, Meriel Huggard, Reconfigurable context reactive blended networking and communication courses, ACM SIGCOMMEDU Workshop, Online, August , 2020, pp1-4 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Lea Wittie; Anastasia Kurdia ; Meriel Huggard, Recruiting Experts: Toward a Concept Inventory for Computer Science 2, ACM SIGCSE, Baltimore, 21st - 24th Feb 2018, 2018, pp1 , Published Abstract, PUBLISHED
Pibiri, Gianluigi; Mc Goldrick, Ciaran; Huggard, Meriel, Ensuring quality services on WiFi networks for offloaded cellular traffic, 13th Annual Conference on Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services (WONS), Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA, 21-24 Feb 2017, IEEE, 2017, pp136-143 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Lea Wittie; Anastasia Kurdia ; Meriel Huggard, Developing a concept inventory for computer science 2, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) , Indianapolis, 18-21 Oct. 2017 , IEEE, 2017, pp1-4 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Huggard Meriel; Vaccaro Alessandro; McGoldrick Ciaran, Evaluation of a Time Radio Signal as Wireless Sensor Synchronization Beacon , ICNC - International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications , Kauai, Hawaii, USA , 15-18 Feb, 2016, IEEE , 2016, pp1-5 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
  

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Sean Rowan, Michael Clear, Mario Gerla, Meriel Huggard, Ciarán Mc Goldrick, Securing vehicle to vehicle communications using blockchain through visible light and acoustic side-channels, 2017, Notes: [Publication date 2017/4/9 Journal arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.02553], Working Paper, PUBLISHED
Meriel Huggard, Sensor Research, US-Ireland F&D Partnership - Sensor Workshop, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin, 20-21 February 2007, 2007, Poster, PUBLISHED
Meriel Huggard, The TCD Programming Support Centre, Improving Retention Rates on ICT Courses, Institute of Technology, Tallaght, 26 November 2004, 2004, Higher Education Authority and Instiute of Technology, Tallaght, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Meriel Huggard and Maria Meehan, International Symposium on Undergraduate Mathematics Education 2 (ISUME2), 10-11 December 2004, 2004, University College, Dublin, Meetings /Conferences Organised, PUBLISHED
Meriel Huggard, Ciaran Mc Goldrick, Avoiding Technology Trauma: Interrelated Initiatives at TCD , Second Irish Universities Quality Board Conference, Galway, Ireland, 6 - 7 Feb. 2004, 2004, Poster, PUBLISHED
Meriel Huggard and Maria Meehan, Best Practice in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Inaugural conference of the Irish Universities Quality Board, Cork, 7 - 8 February 2003, 2003, Poster, PUBLISHED
Meriel Huggard, Proof and Pedagogy: the role of logic in undergraduate mathematics education, Dublin City University, November 2002, 2002, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Meriel Huggard and Maria Meehan, International Symposium on Undergraduate Mathematics Education (ISUME), 6 - 7 December 2002, 2002, Trinity College, Dublin, Meetings /Conferences Organised, PUBLISHED

  

Awards and Honours

Award Date
Elected to Fellowship TCD May 2024
Invited Visiting Professor, Bucknell University, USA 2015-2016