Dr Brian O'Flaherty
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Business Information Systems
Business Information Systems
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
Biography
is a member of faculty in the Department of Business Information Systems at University College Cork. Having initially worked in the software industry, he has been teaching in UCC for over 21 years. He originally studied Computer Science and completed his doctoral research in Management Science at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He was involved with Business Information Systems in UCC from its inception and is the current academic director of the MSc (Innovation, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship), an Innovation practise programme. He is an active academic entrepreneur, with a spinout in Green IT and recently licensed a predictive analytics platform to a company. He is co-founder of the Alta Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Learning in UCC and his areas of interest include Information Infrastructures, Service Innovation and Design Science, and University wide Entrepreneurship Education.
Since January 2015, he is coordinating the EU-XCeL (Accelerating Entrepreneurial Learning Across European Regions) Project, an EU funded Horizon 2020 project, which will establish ICT entrepreneurship education initiatives and spaces across Europe. It sets out to train ICT entrepreneurs to be ‘incubator ready’ and this is informed by research into current practice in incubators across Europe. EU-XCEL will develop a network of ICT entrepreneurship creative physical and virtual spaces and coordinate European-wide intensive entrepreneurial action training events called ‘Start-up Scrums’ between consortia members with international teams.
Research Interests
My research interests include: Innovative Software, Information Infrastructure, New Product Development; Predictive Analytics, IS Entrepreneurship Education, Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Process. I endeavour to undertake high impact research as an academic entrepreneur and this activity has produced three licenses to companies and one campus spin-out.
Research Projects
- Proposal Preparation. (Enterprise Irl) €655.00 (20-JAN-14 / 23-APR-14)
- COPIT CO2 Reduction for Profit in IT (Industry/EI Projects) €35,500.00 (01-OCT-09 / 31-DEC-12)
- Predict X - A Cloud based predictive Analytics Service Platform for Customer Retention in Publishing. (Enterprise Irl) €146,090.00 (01-OCT-12 / 30-JUN-14)
- To create a prototype that would allow a person to interact with a service delivery expert. (Enterprise Irl) €6,500.00 (01-MAY-12 / 31-OCT-12)
- Travel Support (Enterprise Irl) €3,000.00 (30-JAN-14 / 31-OCT-14)
- Innovation Voucher Calibration Services System Exploration (Enterprise Irl) €6,500.00 (05-AUG-08 / 17-OCT-08)
- COPIT CO2 Reduction for Profit in IT (Enterprise Irl) €130,875.00 (01-OCT-09 / 30-SEP-10)
- An exploration of Predictive Analytic Services. (Enterprise Irl) €15,000.00 (01-JUN-11 / 30-NOV-11)
- Proposal Preparation. (Enterprise Irl) €12,500.00 (30-JAN-14 / 31-OCT-14)
- Accelerating Entrepreneurial Learning across European Regions. (European Union) €447,398.00 (01-JAN-15 / 31-DEC-16)
- Predict X - A Cloud Based Predictive Analytics Service Platform for Customer Retention in Publishing. (Industry/EI Projects) €28,370.00 (01-OCT-12 / 31-DEC-13)
Affiliations
- Member, Association of Information Systems (01-JAN-15 / 31-DEC-15)
Modules
- Technology Business Planning
- Information Systems Controls and Security Policy
- Technology Business Planning
- Innovation Project
- Creativity and Opportunity Recognition
- Accelerating a Technology Business
- Creativity and Opportunity Recognition
Journal Activities
- Guest Editor, Journal Of Decision Systems (01-SEP-14 -)
Committees
- member, Innovation Platform Working Group (2013 /)
- Chair, Quercus Selection Committee (Entrepreneurship Stream) (2014 /)
- Co-Chair, Business School taskforce In Entrepreneurship and Innovation (2014 /)
- UCC Representative, Cork Innovates (2012 /)
- Member, Green Campus Committee (2014 /)
Current Postgrads
- Thornton Colm Henry (Masters Degree by Research)
- Treacy Stephen Thomas (Doctoral Degree (Structured))
Professional Achievements
Honours and Awards
- Enterprise ireland: National Award for Entrepreneurship Education (2010)
- UCC technology Transfer Ofice: UCC Research Commercialisation Award (2012)
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication |
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2010 |
An international survey of EEG use in the neonatal intensive care unit Boylan, GB; Burgoyne, L; Moore, C; O'Flaherty, B; Rennie, JM (2010) An international survey of EEG use in the neonatal intensive care unit. : Acta Paediatrica [Details] |
2012 |
Using smart phone technology to teach neonatal endotracheal intubation (NeoTube): application development and uptake Hawkes, C. P.,Hanotin, S.,O'Flaherty, B.,Woodworth, S.,Ryan, C. A.,Dempsey, E. M (2012) Using smart phone technology to teach neonatal endotracheal intubation (NeoTube): application development and uptake. : Acta Paediatr [Details] |
2015 |
Positioning Predictive Analytics for Customer Retention O’Flaherty, B. and Heavin, C (2015) Positioning Predictive Analytics for Customer Retention. : Journal of Decision Systems [Details] |
2013 |
Innovation Intermediation and Emerging Medical Devices – The Lead-User Method in Practice O'Flaherty, B., O'Donoghue, J. and Bogue, J (2013) Innovation Intermediation and Emerging Medical Devices – The Lead-User Method in Practice. : Journal of Cases On Information Technology [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication |
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2009 |
The Lead-User method in Practice, Cases on Technology Innovation: Entrepreneurial Successes and Pitfalls O'Flaherty , B. O'Donoghue, J (2009) The Lead-User method in Practice, Cases on Technology Innovation: Entrepreneurial Successes and Pitfalls. : : IOS Press [Details] |
2014 |
Positioning Predictive Analytics – A Design Evaluation O’Flaherty, B. and Heavin, C (2014) Positioning Predictive Analytics – A Design Evaluation. : : IOS [Details] |
2009 |
Lessons from Technology Entrepreneurship Education - The Lead-User method in Practice O’Flaherty, B. and O’Donoghue, J (2009) Lessons from Technology Entrepreneurship Education - The Lead-User method in Practice. : : Business Science Reference [Details] |
Other
Year | Publication |
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2005 |
Towards A Stage Model For Gis and Sdi Deployment In Local Government O'Flaherty, B, Bartlett, D, Lyons, G, Keankeo, W, Endig, M, Schutz, JE (2005) Towards A Stage Model For Gis and Sdi Deployment In Local Government. : Other [Details] |
Conference Publications
Year | Publication |
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2006 |
The Dynamics of a Spatial Data Infrastructure: A National Case Study O'Flaherty B., Kiely G., Hayes E., Bartlett (2006) The Dynamics of a Spatial Data Infrastructure: A National Case Study. [Details] |
2004 |
The Dynamics of an NSDI - Towards an Analytical and Comparative Framework Hayes, E.; O'Flaherty, B.; Bartlett, D. and Kiely, G (2004) The Dynamics of an NSDI - Towards an Analytical and Comparative Framework. [Details] |
2013 |
Capturing multi-stakeholder needs in Customer-Centric Cloud Service Design O'Flaherty, B., Pope, A., Thornton, C. and Woodworth, S (2013) Capturing multi-stakeholder needs in Customer-Centric Cloud Service Design. [Details] |
2012 |
An Exploratory Study of Innovation Intermediation in IS Education O’Flaherty, B., and Bogue J (2012) An Exploratory Study of Innovation Intermediation in IS Education. [Details] |
2012 |
SCOPED: The Development of an IS Design Theory from Neurologically Grounded Models of Visual Cognition Gleasure R, Feller, J & O'Flaherty, B (2012) SCOPED: The Development of an IS Design Theory from Neurologically Grounded Models of Visual Cognition. [Details] |
2012 |
An Exploration of Customer-Centric Cloud Service Design O’Flaherty, B., Woodworth, S., Thornton C., & O’Connor Y (2012) An Exploration of Customer-Centric Cloud Service Design. [Details] |
2009 |
Neurological Monitoring in the Neonatal setting – A Disruptive Innovation Perspective Burgoyne, L., O’Flaherty, B., Moore, C & Boylan, G (2009) Neurological Monitoring in the Neonatal setting – A Disruptive Innovation Perspective. [Details] |
2013 |
An exploratory study of Innovation Intermediation in Information Systems and Food Business O’Flaherty, B., and Bogue. J (2013) An exploratory study of Innovation Intermediation in Information Systems and Food Business. [Details] |
2012 |
Procedurally transparent design science research: a design process model Gleasure, R, Feller, J. & O'Flaherty B (2012) Procedurally transparent design science research: a design process model. [Details] |
2012 |
Human-Centred Design: Existing approaches and a future research agenda Gleasure R, Feller, J. & O'Flaherty, B (2012) Human-Centred Design: Existing approaches and a future research agenda. [Details] |
2014 |
Positioning Predictive Analytics – A Design Evaluation O’Flaherty, B. and Heavin, C (2014) Positioning Predictive Analytics – A Design Evaluation. [Details] |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication |
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2012 |
Student Enterprise as a University Innovation Intermediation Resource – A Comparative Study Bogue J. and O’Flaherty, B (2012) Student Enterprise as a University Innovation Intermediation Resource – A Comparative Study. [Details] |
2005 |
Towards a Stage Model for GIS and SDI Deployment in Local Government. [Non-Peer reviewed published proceedings] O¿Flaherty, B., D. Bartlett, G. Lyons, W. Keankeo, M. Endig, J. Schulz and D. Birnbaum (2005) Towards a Stage Model for GIS and SDI Deployment in Local Government. [Non-Peer reviewed published proceedings]. [Details] |
2004 |
The Dynamics of an NSDI: Towards an Analytical and Comparative Framework Hayes, E., O'Flaherty, B., Bartlett, D., and Kiely, G (2004) The Dynamics of an NSDI: Towards an Analytical and Comparative Framework. [Details] |
2014 |
Entrepreneurial Teaching and Research in IS Panel. [Other] Brian O'Flaherty, Katerina Pramatari, Ciara Fitzgerald & Liora Katzenstein (2014) Entrepreneurial Teaching and Research in IS Panel. [Other]. [Details] |
2009 |
An international study of EEG monitoring in the neonatal intensive care unit. [Oral Presentation] Burgoyne L, O'Flaherty B, Moore C, Boylan G (2009) An international study of EEG monitoring in the neonatal intensive care unit. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2013 |
An exploratory study of innovation INtermediation in Entrepreneurship Education. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)] O'Flaherty, B & Bogue, J (2013) An exploratory study of innovation INtermediation in Entrepreneurship Education. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)]. [Details] |
2004 |
European assistance in SDI development for Thai Local Government: the SAGIS-LoG project. [Non-Peer reviewed published proceedings] Rauschenbach, P., Bartlett, D., Schulz, J., O¿Flaherty, B., Watcharaporn, K., Birnbaum, D. and Hayes, E (2004) European assistance in SDI development for Thai Local Government: the SAGIS-LoG project. [Non-Peer reviewed published proceedings]. [Details] |