Dr Emma Branigan  | ARC Hub for ICT

Dr Emma Branigan is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Industrial and Engineering Optics (IEO) at TU Dublin, currently leading prototyping activities on the Taighde Éireann funded LIGHTSHAPE project, which focuses on designing holographic optical elements for LED beam shaping to reduce light pollution in urban environments. She holds a PhD in Physics with a specialisation in holography for wavefront sensing and brings a strong interdisciplinary background in optical design and engineering, underpinned by approximately seven years of industry experience in material processing and the characterisation of optical properties of polymer coatings and waveguiding films.

Last updated: 13 July 2026

Research Themes: Digital Infrastructure

Research Programmes

6GOrch

Optimises how 6G networks allocate computing resources at the edge, so demanding services like autonomous vehicles run reliably on constrained hardware.

EAComm

High-bandwidth optical neuromorphic AI chips that cut the electricity and water data centres consume to run rapidly growing AI workloads.

EURVISTA

An EU policy intelligence platform with a natural language interface, giving public affairs teams strategic insight into positions and stakeholder networks.

FlowVis

Translates complex grid planning simulations into visuals non-technical decision-makers can act on, supporting multi-million euro infrastructure decisions.

LUCARE

Turns unstructured patient complaints and incident reports into structured, evidence-linked insights, so emerging safety risks surface earlier.

MIMOPilot

A channel estimation technique that cuts signalling overhead in massive MIMO to a single pilot sample, improving spectral efficiency for 6G networks.

PEDAL

An AI pedagogical engine for language education that embeds task-based teaching and CEFR-aligned progression, not just AI-generated content.

Presage

A no-code fault detection platform that lets maintenance engineers deploy predictive AI without data science expertise or large training datasets.

PRISM

Relieves congestion on hospital wireless networks by enabling direct device-to-device communication, removing access points as a bottleneck.

Pyrovista

Processes the 60 million-plus thermal data points a metal 3D print generates, predicting density and hardness without costly ex-situ testing.

RanControl

Reinforcement learning xApps that let Open RAN networks adapt to new tasks without forgetting previous ones, supporting diverse 5G service demands.

SoccerIQ

Connects GPS and accelerometer data with tactical video analysis, automating insight that until now required labour-intensive manual coding.

TEMPEST

Protects UAV communications from jamming by fusing spectrum measurements, RF fingerprinting and terrain data to reroute flights in real time.

VISION3D

Uses holographic volumetric 3D printing to produce next-generation intraocular lenses, improving visual quality after cataract surgery.

XRStream

Generates photorealistic 3D avatars from ordinary 2D images, enabling holographic telepresence without specialist capture hardware.