Our research at the Future Networks & Communications Lab is supported by government and industry sources. Government sponsors include the European Commission, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). We focus on a range of projects that explore the forefront of optical and quantum communication technologies, AI-driven network control, and innovations for smart cities.
Research Projects

Ireland QCI

ICON Project

Efficient Confluent Edge Networks (ECO-eNET)

6G-XCEL 6G Trans-Continental Edge Learning

Academy of the Near Future

Optical Network AI and Digital Twins

Future Networks

Energy Use in Smart City Networks

Smart Docklands 3

Smart Balbriggan

Energy efficient next-generation communication networks (ENGCoN)
