School of Computer Science and Statistics
In the last decade, Airbnb has become a mainstay for tourists worldwide. In this project, we will use data from insideairbnb.com to obtain a better geographic understanding of Dublin. Which parts are expensive or reasonable to rent? Where do tourists like to stay, and in what type of accommodation? We will study these issues using … Read more
*If a MSc in Statistics and Sustainability student is interested in this project, a variant of this project would be to complete it on sustainability data sets. “Reproducibility, closely related to replicability and repeatability, is a major principle underpinning the scientific method. For the findings of a study to be reproducible means that results obtained … Read more
The historical records in question relate to the tenant lists (rent rolls) for Coolattin, a major landed estate in Wicklow belonging to Earl Fitzwilliam, in the mid 19th century. The National Library has the estate papers, which include bound volumes of beautiful estate maps by townland, each with a list of tenants and the size … Read more
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) commissioned a national survey of the attitudes of people who live near to 50 new commercial solar or wind farm projects in Ireland. The survey was conducted in 2022. Findings of the survey are available at: https://www.seai.ie/community-energy/enabling-framework/impacts-research/index.xml The data are available through ISSDA: https://www.ucd.ie/issda/data/seaiattitudeswindsolarpower/. This project aims to … Read more
I am happy to supervise projects in the following areas: Practical Applications of Management Science, Ethnographic Approaches to Information Systems Problems, Gendered Technology
I am happy to supervise student-led projects in the areas of: online learning or the use of technology (e.g., Gen AI or lecture capture) in Higher Education; data analysis or applied statistics in the areas of higher education or student support services; and, statistics/mathematics education in Higher Education. Students interested in the this project should … Read more