About nasc research
nasc research at University College Cork is a research group that is advancing technology for connecting people and systems. We are making future networked systems secure, dependable and autonomous, enhancing the digital fabric on which modern society relies.
In the Irish language Gaelic, "nasc" means to connect or link, which is the ultimate goal in computer networking. For us, the individual letters in nasc also correspond to Networking, Autonomous Systems, and Cybersecurity, thereby also capturing the essence of our research.
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Recent News
Research Support Officer – (Full-Stack Developer) nasc Research Centre, Computer Science & Information Technology (CSIT)
We are looking for a very experienced Research Support Officer (Full-Stack Developer) to join our team, working closely with the Principal Investigator, project Technical Lead and other team members. The ideal candidate will have Bachelors and Masters degrees plus 8 - 12 years of relevant work experience. This experience should include front-end, back-end and DevOps. Experience of working in a research or start-up environment will be viewed positively. The candidate must be able to demonstrate a convincing interest in joining a team focused on commercialising innovative technology in the exciting and quickly developing generative AI area. This Research Support Officer (Full-Stack Developer) position provides an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and inclusive research team at University College Cork (UCC), hosted by UCC’s nasc Research Centre and under the supervision of Prof. Cormac Sreenan. The individual appointed to this position will play a key role in the project, acting as the technical lead and contributing towards the path to commercialisation.
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09 Dec 2025
Positions Filled: 2 X PhD Studentship positions - Research Ireland - SHIELD Project, nasc Research, School of Computer Science & Information Technology, UCC
2 X PhD by Research Positions: Research Ireland Project Project Title: SHIELD: Intelligent Reflecting Surface for Enhanced Integrated Sensing and Communication to Protect Vulnerable Road Users Applications are invited for two fully-funded PhD Studentships to join our research team at the nasc Research Centre, with an anticipated start date of March 2026. Each position is for 48 months, fully-funded PhD (Tax-free stipend of €25,000 p.a. and tuition fees covered at the EU rate,) which will be based at the School of Computer Science and Information Technology in University College Cork in the nasc research centre.
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01 Dec 2025
AWS “Breaking Barriers for Agentic Networks” event
Congratulations to Qamar Usman, an Advance CRT PhD student (co-supervised by Aisling O’ Driscoll and Cormac Sreenan) and Ahmed Abdelreheem, a postdoctoral researcher (under Ahmed Zahran and Cormac Sreenan) who took part in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) “Breaking Barriers for Agentic Networks” event in conjunction with the Telecom Infra project.
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21 Nov 2025
Congratulations to Asfa Khalid on her MSc Graduation
Congratulations to Asfa Khalid who graduated with a MSc (Computer Science) on Tuesday, 13th November. Thesis title: Techniques for Improving the Efficiency and Security of Data Confidence Fabrics Supervisor: Prof. Cormac Sreenan Co-Supervisor: Prof. Utz Roedig Funded by: EI/EU BRAINE & CLEVER
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