The team at Walton Institute, South East Technological University and SETU Xcelerate Centre taking part in WLR FM's Wear Red to Work Day in aid of a great cause SVP - Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ireland ❤️ #WaltonInstitute #SETU #WearRed

🌱 We are pleased to announce that Walton Institute at SETU has secured €100k in Enterprise Ireland Proof of Concept funding to develop AgritatorAI, a next-generation artificial intelligence Agricultural and land image analysis platform. #WaltonInstitute #SETU #CAP #AgriTech #Innovation

The ENTIRE EDIH and ICS Technology Gateway team at Walton Institute, SETU were delighted to be part of the 'Accelerating your Digital Transformation with the Applied IoT Technology Gateway Cluster and European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs)' event in Dublin. #euinmyregion

Walton's Dr Lizy Abraham was excited to have the opportunity to present her research at IEEE HealthCom 2025, a leading international conference on digital health technologies held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 🩺 #WaltonInstitute #SETU #AI #DigitalHealth #Paediatrics

🎉 We are proud to announce that Walton Institute in SETU has secured a €5.3m Horizon Europe project to develop EU mandated quantum-resistant security for critical sectors. Q-Fence project will help protect critical digital infrastructure from emerging quantum computing threats 🙌 #WaltonInstitute

📣 Applications are now open for 15 fully funded PhD positions under #QUESTING, a new €4 million Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) doctoral network coordinated by Walton Institute that will train the next generation of quantum internet experts. #WaltonInstitute #SETU #PhD

What happens when a drone receives false information but believes it to be true? This is the question that has driven the research of Walton Institute at South East Technological University researcher Muhammad Iftikhar Umrani. Read Ifthikar's full interview with Silicon Republic now 🙌

NEW PUBLICATION 🎉 This paper proposes a design of placing a gold-coated parabolic reflector on a high-altitude balloon to reflect signals from space down to Earth. By reducing atmospheric loss, this method can make quantum links stronger, longer-lasting, and up to 25 times more efficient 🌍

In this interview with Silicon Republic, Aileen Drohan, Software Research Engineer at Walton Institute, South East Technological University, explains how using her creative background she develops and contributes to projects that connect science and technology with communities 📰 bit.ly/4p8GUqn

Jim Prendergast from the ICS Technology Gateway Team at Walton explains what attendees can expect at the upcoming 'Accelerate your Digital Transformation with EDIHs and Applied IoT Technology Gateway Cluster' event on 26th November in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown. Book now bit.ly/4nBuXbu

A massive congratulations to our PhD and Masters graduates who were conferred this week Muhammad Zawish, Cheryl Baldwin, Thakshila Wedage, and Samitha Somathilaka 🎓 Your hard work and perseverance have led to this great achievement 👏 #WaltonInstitute #SETU #ClassOf2025

This FREE in-person event is a unique opportunity to engage with the experts and understand how to access practical support and funding for technology adoption and digital transformation 🚀 Spaces are limited. Book your place today ➡️ www.eventbrite.ie/e/accelerate...

Are you curious about the future of Extended Reality (XR) for industry and society? In this FREE webinar Walton's XR Lab Manager at SETU Stephen Barnes will demystify XR and highlight how it’s transforming the way organisations work. Book your place now ➡️ bit.ly/47iQWhm #WaltonInstitute #SETU #XR

🌍 In this video Project Coordinator Jim Clarke, EU Strategic Liaison Manager at SETU, introduces DUCA PhD researchers Komal Shoukat and Muhammad Iftikhar Umrani, who share their experiences on secondments hosted by Università di Trento and Cubit Innovation Labs in Italy. #WaltonInstitute #SETU

Sean Lyons recently represented Walton Institute, SETU and the Interreg Atlantic Area Sustainable Atlantic Communities (SAtComm) project at the Clean energy for EU islands (CE4EUI) workshop on 'Financial Schemes and Shared Ownership for Clean Energy Projects' 🌊 📰 waltoninstitute.ie/news-and-eve...

An article by Walton Institute's Komal Shoukat, Dr Frances Cleary, Ram Prasadh Narayanan, and South East Technological University School of Health Science's Prof John Wells and Dr Louise Bennett has been published in The Design Journal: An International Journal for All Aspects of Design 👏

☀️ The Shed the Light project concluded with two exciting hands-on public workshops on solar energy circuits. One session focused on hands-on experimentation with solar kits. The second explored sustainable crafting with solar energy and e-textiles, integrating circuits into textiles 🧵

The rain did not stop the fun at Waterford Chamber's Toys4Engineers yesterday at SETU Arena. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to meet with the Walton Institute at SETU team to learn more about the important work of our researchers 🙌 #Toys4Engineers #Research #Innovation #Engineering

Last week Walton Institute and South East Technological University hosted representatives from Edutus University, Budapest. SETU recently signed a new Erasmus Agreement with Edutus University and this visit was an opportunity to strengthen this exciting partnership 🙌

The 5GMediaHUB Project is pleased to announce the publication of a new research paper titled 'Hybrid Approach to Enabling Cross-Domain Service Orchestration over Heterogeneous Infrastructures' in the prestigious Sensors journal. #5G #FutureNetworks #netApps

Walton Institute and South East Technological University were honoured to welcome six ambassadors and embassy delegates to our West Campus in Carriganore, Waterford, today 🌍 waltoninstitute.ie/news-and-eve...

All set up and ready to go for the Waterford Chamber Business After Hours this evening hosted by Walton Institute, SETU Xcelerate Centre and Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers programme 🙌 #BusinessAfterHours #Euinmyregion #Innovation

Walton Institute’s Aileen Drohan was delighted to bring a Microgreens workshop to the New Community Women’s Group, at Central Library last week, where the group learned the basics of growing microgreens - young, edible, nutritious plants - at home 🪴 #MicroGreens #Workshop #Sustainability

🗝️ Quantum computer advances are pushing the race to get digital security future-proof. Walton Institute’s research intern Ciaran Clarke, under the supervision of Dr Ilias Cherkaoui and Dr Indrakshi Dey, investigated this important issue. #QuantumComputing #AI #Innovation #Cybersecurity

The ICS Technology Gateway and ENTIRE EDIH team at Walton Institute enjoyed taking part in the Unitec IT Solutions Cyber Security Business event yesterday where attendees learned how to protect their business from a cyber-attack 🙌 #euinmyregion #TechnologyGateway #ENTIRE #EDIH #Cybersecurity

🔋 FREE E-Textile Workshop: Dive into electronic textiles and solar energy for a sustainable crafting experience. 👥 Ages: Adults (18+) 💸 Cost: Free 📅 Starts: Saturday 27th September ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 Location: Ferrybank Men's Shed Book Now ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/e-textile-...

🌍 Komal Shoukat a PhD researcher from Walton Institute at South East Technological University (SETU) recently visited Cubit Innovation Labs in Italy as part of a secondment under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions DUCA Project. #DUCA #Secondment #Epilepsy #Research

This FREE webinar explores the cutting-edge expertise and facilities available through SETU and its four Technology Gateways to help businesses in their innovation journey 🙌 🗓️ Date: Wednesday, 10th September ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM 💻 Location: Online (zoom) 🎟️ Cost: Free #Euinmyregion #Innovation

🎉 Walton's Thakshila Wedage has successfully defended his dissertation. His team pioneered an innovative concept known as the Internet of Paint (#IoP) where nano and micro transceivers are seamlessly embedded into paint, creating sophisticated communication networks within the paint medium itself.

This FREE Cyber Security Business event is key for anyone looking to protect their organisation from potential cyber threats. 📅 11th September 2025 ⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM 📍 Tourism & Leisure Building SETU Book your place today! #CyberSecurity #CyberCrime www.eventbrite.com/e/cyber-secu...

Walton Institute’s Aileen Drohan was delighted to work with Ferrybank Men’s Shed on ‘Shed the Light’, a Walton Institute (South East Technological University) project supported under Creative Communities by Creative Ireland & Kilkenny County Council 🙌 #CreativeCommunities #IrishMensSheds

⚡️New AR app brings Ireland’s electricity story to life!⚡️ We teamed up with ESB Networks to launch ‘The Story of Electricity’ – an immersive mobile app that uses AR to explore Ireland’s power system. 🔗 More info: lnkd.in/e2NQ3qHz #EUinmyregion

A big thank you to our guest speakers today Sean Lyons, Walton Institute & SAtComm Project Lead and Prof. Ricardo Guerrero Lemus, CEO, EnergyRIS Energy Research & Intelligence Solutions for their compelling presentations at our 'Powering Communities: Ireland’s Smart Energy Future' session 👏

💡 There is still time to register for the FREE 'Powering Communities: Ireland’s Smart Energy Future' session taking place this Wednesday 25th June at SETU Xcelerate Centre, West Campus in Waterford ➡️ bit.ly/4nf9XZg #SmartEnergy #EnergyCommunities #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #EUinmyRegion

💻 Walton Institute's Ian Mills, XR Group Lead, and Daniel Hickey, Software Researcher, took part recently in a Hackathon on Smart Mobility and Digital Twins, jointly hosted by Google and Bentley Systems. #Hackathon #SmartCities #DigitalTwins

The VendorR project is focused on the use of innovative tools in the care of endometriosis pain and symptom management. We're hosting a short online stakeholder mapping online workshop on June 17th to identify key voices, perspectives, and priorities in this area. Sign up to take part today 🙌

Walton Institute and a snapshot of our 50+ active research projects is featured in the latest issue of Waterford Chamber Network Magazine. Turn to page 28 - 29 to read the full article to learn more about their work and how they are advancing ICT for the benefit of humanity 🙌 ➡️ bit.ly/403iDYD

💻 There is still time to register for the next edition of the Walton Innovation series in conjunction with Waterford Chamber of Commerce and Toys4Engineers taking place tomorrow June 11th at 12pm. This FREE webinar presented by Philip O'Brien will focus on 'AI for Business'. #Webinar #Innovation

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ There are still a few spots remaining on our upcoming E-Textiles Summer Camps ⭐⭐⭐ An exciting opportunity for your child/teen to learn more about e-Textiles and sewing from the experts at Walton Institute and Fashion Connect Ireland. fashionconnectireland.ie/our-sewing-c...

Researchers from Walton Institute and the South East Technological University Department of Nursing and Health Care are presenting their #VR research at the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Congress in Helsinki this week. Stay tuned for a full update from #EAPC2025 next week!

🎉 The @irelandqci.bsky.social Quantum & Answers trailer was officially launched this morning at @tcddublin.bsky.social. The #Q&Atrailer is an interactive mobile unit featuring hands-on experiments and interactive demonstrations to help the public better understand #quantum concepts 🙌

💻The next in the Walton Webinar series focuses on AI for Business. This FREE webinar will help you understand practical applications of AI for your organisation and key steps to take before introducing AI to your operation. Register today to secure your place ➡️ www.eventbrite.ie/e/ai-for-bus...

🎉 We are proud to announce that South East Technological University has emerged as the leading technological university in Ireland for securing Horizon Europe research funding, drawing down a total of €12.79 million to date. #HorizonEurope #SDGs #Research waltoninstitute.ie/news-and-eve...

SETU’s West Campus recently welcomed a delegation from the Technological Higher Education Network South Africa, comprising 8 entrepreneurial postgraduate students from universities across South Africa & 3 network representatives 🙌 #THENSA #collaboration #Research #Innovation #entrepreneurship

This work forms part of the PRIME project and is an important step towards the development & design of an autonomous implantable living cell system with engineered bio-computing logic gates that sense, compute and actuate epileptic seizure suppression 🙌 #MolecularCommunication #Epilepsy

Walton Institute at SETU and Feedalpha are excited to be collaborating on a brand new innovative project. #GreenSphere aims to revolutionise digital content generation through #AI, while at the same time addressing the environmental concerns of AI scalability 🌍 #euinmyregion #Collaboration

📣FREE WEBINAR: AI for Business Unlock the real power of AI in business and explore what to consider before AI can have a positive impact on your operations. Hosted by Walton & Waterford Chamber 🗓 Wednesday, 11th June 🕛 12:00 PM 📍 Online (Zoom) 💸 Free Register: www.eventbrite.ie/e/ai-for-bus...

Svitlana Krapivina joined Walton Institute on a short work placement from Waterford VTOS, supported by the Waterford Credit Union Community Fund 2025 and gained hands on experience in our e-textiles lab 🧵 📰 waltoninstitute.ie/news-and-eve... #eTextiles #WomenInSTEM

We were delighted to welcome Guilherme A. Barucke Marcondes, Vice-Director/Pro-Director for BsC Courses, and Prof Renzo Mesquita, Coordinator of Software Engineering and Computer Engineering Courses at Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações - Inatel, Brazil, to Walton Institute this week 🙌

Check out the @businesspost.bsky.social 'Think Waterford First' supplement. Walton's Exec Director @kevindoolin.bsky.social discusses our role in driving innovation through basic and applied research, and the huge number of R&D opportunities for businesses. Contact [email protected] for more.