
Wall of Frames 2025
The College of Engineering & Architecture hosts the Wall of Frames, which was opened on December 2nd 2015. There are 24 Publications on display, and this selection has been identified as being of particular significance in the calendar year of 2025 due to their impact and diversity.

School of Architecture Planning & Environmental Policy
(opens in a new window)Do environmental and climate scores for financial institutions reflect lending and underwriting activity? A case study of global banks.
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Charlie Cregan, (opens in a new window)Adjunct Assoc Prof Andrew Kelly, and (opens in a new window)Prof Peter Clinch of the School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy.
The outputs from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 9 | (opens in a new window)SDG 12 | (opens in a new window)SDG 13 | (opens in a new window)SDG 15
(opens in a new window)Regulation of the bioeconomy: Barriers, drivers and potential for innovation in the case of Ireland
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Ms Anne Pender, (opens in a new window)Dr Luke Kelleher, and (opens in a new window)Prof Eoin O’Neill of the School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy.
The outputs from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 12 | (opens in a new window)SDG 13 | (opens in a new window)SDG 16
(opens in a new window)IoT-Based Route Recommendation for an Intelligent Waste Management System Ghahramani
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Anna Molter and (opens in a new window)Prof Francesco Pilla of the School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy.
The outputs from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 9 | (opens in a new window)SDG 11 | (opens in a new window)SDG 12
(opens in a new window)More than Concrete Blocks: Dublin City's twentieth-century buildings and their stories
This Book publication includes contributions from (opens in a new window)Dr Ellen Rowley (Editor) and (opens in a new window)Ms Merlo Kelly from the School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy.
The outputs from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)TBC

School of Biosystems & Food Engineering
(opens in a new window)Human health risk assessment of lead (Pb) through the environmental-food pathway
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Rajat Nag and (opens in a new window)Prof Enda Cummins of the School of Biosystems and Food Engineering.
The outputs from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 3 | (opens in a new window)SDG 6
(opens in a new window)Effects of dielectric properties and microstructures on microwave-vacuum drying of mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) caps and stipes evaluated by non-destructive techniques
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Prof Colm O’Donnell and (opens in a new window)Prof Da-Wen Sun of the School of Biosystems and Food Engineering.
The outputs from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 2
(opens in a new window)Economic and environmental sustainability analysis of seaweed farming: Monetising carbon offsets of a brown algae cultivation system in Ireland
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Charlene Vance and (opens in a new window)Associate Professor Fionnuala Murphy of the School of Biosystems and Food Engineering.
The outputs from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 8 | (opens in a new window)SDG 9 | (opens in a new window)SDG 12 | (opens in a new window)SDG 13
(opens in a new window)Combining deep learning with chemometrics when it is really needed: A case of real time object detection and spectral model application for spectral image processing
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Associate Professor Junli Xu of the School of Biosystems and Food Engineering.
The outputs from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 12

School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering
(opens in a new window)Electro-Oxidation Reaction of Methanol over La2-xSrxNiO4+δ Ruddlesden-Popper Oxides
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Prof Niall English of the School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 7 | (opens in a new window)SDG 9
(opens in a new window)Fast and efficient digestion of adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins for liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) based peptide mapping and post-translational
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Jonathan Bones of the School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering NIBRT.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 9
(opens in a new window)Correlating Magnetic Hyperthermia and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Performance of Cubic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Crystal Structural Integrity
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Assoc Prof Steven Ferguson of the School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)TBC
(opens in a new window)Upcycling natural Limestone waste for thermochemical energy storage by utilising tailored CaZrO3 nanoadditives
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Veronica Sofianos of the School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 7

School of Civil Engineering
(opens in a new window)A data-driven approach for drive-by damage detection in bridges considering the influence of temperature change
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Mr Robert Corbally and (opens in a new window)Associate Prof Abdollah Malekjafarian of the School of Civil Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 9 | (opens in a new window)SDG 11 | (opens in a new window)SDG 13
(opens in a new window)Enhanced wave overtopping simulation at vertical breakwaters using machine learning algorithms
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Mr Md Habib, (opens in a new window)Assoc. Prof John O’Sullivan and (opens in a new window)Dr Md Salauddin, of the UCD Dooge Centre for Water Resources in the School of Civil Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)TBC
(opens in a new window)Cascading failure and recovery of metro–bus double-layer network considering recovery propagation
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Beatriz Martinez-Pastor of the School of Civil Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 11
(opens in a new window)Multi-Directional Base Isolation System for Coupled Horizontal and Vertical Seismic Excitations
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Assoc Prof Daniel McCrum of the School of Civil Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)TBC

School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
(opens in a new window)A Wide-Range High-Voltage-Gain Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for V2G and G2V Hybrid EV Charger
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Hamed Heydari-Doostabad and (opens in a new window)Assoc. Prof Terence O’Donnell of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 7
(opens in a new window)ANNet: A Lightweight Neural Network for ECG Anomaly Detection in IoT Edge Sensors
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Barry Cardiff and (opens in a new window)Dr Deepu John of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)TBC
(opens in a new window)Broadband GaN MMIC Doherty Power Amplifier Using Continuous-Mode Combining for 5G Sub-6 GHz Applications
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Prof Anding Zhu of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)TBC
(opens in a new window)Estimation of respiratory rate and exhale duration using audio signals recorded by smartphone microphones
This paper presents the findings of research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Dr Emer Doheny and (opens in a new window)Prof Madeleine Lowery of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and members of the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics.
The outputs from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 3

School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering
(opens in a new window)Diversification, concentration and renewability of the energy supply in the European Union
This paper presents findings from research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Prof Donal Finn of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and a member of the UCD Energy Institute.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 7 | (opens in a new window)SDG 13
(opens in a new window)Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ80M magnesium alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing
This paper presents findings from research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Assoc Prof Mert Celikin of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)SDG 9
(opens in a new window)Ultra-low wide bandwidth vibrational energy harvesting using a statically balanced compliant mechanism
This paper presents findings from research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Prof Vikram Pakrashi of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Director of the UCD Centre for Mechanics.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)TBC
(opens in a new window)Mechanical characterisation of commercial artificial skin models
This paper presents findings from research carried out at UCD by (opens in a new window)Assoc Prof Eoin O’Cearbhaill and (opens in a new window)Prof Aisling Ní Annaidh of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and members of UCD Centre for Biomedical Engineering, and I-Form, Research Ireland (SFI) Centre for Advanced Manufacturing.
The output(s) from this research contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
(opens in a new window)TBC