Kathryn Cormican is a Professor in Systems Engineering and Director of the Enterprise Research Centre in the School of Engineering at the University of Galway in Ireland. She leads a large multidisciplinary research team. Her work focuses on the design, development, and validation of novel processes and information systems to enable the creation of smarter user-centred solutions. She is internationally recognised for her contribution to research and has won many prestigious best-paper awards. She has been a keynote speaker at several international conferences and has published extensively in high-impact journals in her field.  She has secured over €2.5 million in research income and is currently leading three EU-funded projects.

Her contribution to both research and practice has been recognized through several invited keynote addresses at international conferences and symposia. Kathryn directs an award-winning MSc programme specifically designed to equip graduates with the requisite skills needed for employment in the high-tech industry. She received the President’s award for teaching excellence in 2018 and was awarded Female Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year in 2022 by the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities.