Dr. Shagufta Henna is a Lecturer in the Department of Computing at ATU Donegal, holding a Bachelor's (Hons), Master's, and PhD in Computer Science. She lectures in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, and Deep Learning at the postgraduate level, with a research focus on graph-based deep learning in cloud and edge computing. Dr. Henna has a strong record of translational research, having contributed to an SFI TIDA-funded project, completed pre-commercialisation training through SFI CONNECT and NDRC, and led sandbox trials with Ericsson on GNN-based autoscaling.She has established key industry collaborations with Ericsson, Dell, and Red Hat, refining product integration within commercial environments. Her entrepreneurial experience includes business case development, customer discovery, and defining commercialisation pathways.
Dr Shagufta Henna
Atlantic Technical University
Co-Applicants
Translational Researcher
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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.
