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Biography

On graduating from Waterford Institute of Technology with a 1st class honours degree in Applied Computing Brendan worked with the international real-time software house Logica BV in The Netherlands.  As an Analyst-Programmer Brendan was responsible for the specification, design, implementation and testing of real-time embedded control software for various machine control systems for clients such as Philips, Gist-Brocades, Berkel and ASM International.

Brendan returned to Ireland to work with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and was responsible for managing the requirements, development and support of integrated manufacturing control systems in the Clonmel plant.  Later his role was expanded to include project management and information modelling of the DEC Clonmel order management system as part of a European-wide distributed customer order fulfilment system.

Brendan joined WIT in 1991 as Lecturer in Computing and has developed and delivered many modules in the computing and electronics areas.  His specialist area is real-time embedded systems, in particular automotive control systems, safety-critical systems and vehicle networks.  Key achievements include founding the Automotive Control Group in 2000, supervision of more than twelve MSc students, playing a lead role in establishing an Embedded Systems undergraduate stream and establishing strong research and employment collaborations with many leading international automotive companies.

 

Education:

  • 1990 - M.Tech. (Advanced Manufacturing Technology) - University of Limerick
  • 1984 - B.Sc in Applied Computing (First Class Honours) - Waterford Institute of Technology

Certification:

  • APICS MRP
  • APICS JIT 
  • Kepner-Tregoe Project Management
  • Automotive Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Data Modelling
  • Software Engineering
  • Digital Electronics
  • Photography
  • Project Supervision
  • Various course and research leadership roles
  • Founder and research supervisor at the Automotive Control Group
  • Past Director of Waterford CAD Centre
  • Industry research collaborations:
    • Vector Informatik GmbH
    • Jaguar Land Rover UK
    • Valeo Vision Systems
    • Sumitomo Electric Industries UK
    • Apple, Ireland 
  • Research Areas: automotive software engineering, vehicle networks, diagnostics
  • Use of Expert Systems in manufacturing productibility (Masters Thesis).
  • Waterford Institute of Technology (1991-Present)
  • Digital Equipment Corporation, Ireland - Project Manager, Analyst/Programmer for manufacting control systems software.
  • Logica BV, The Netherlands - Analyst/Programmer for real-time control systems.
  • O'Dwyer Specialities, Ireland - Programmer for PLC-based control systems (co-op placement)
  • Waterford Micro-Systems, Ireland - Programmer for commercial database applications (part-time)
  • CAN to FlexRay Migration Framework.Murphy, Richard and Walsh, Frank and Jackman, Brendan (2008) In: Advanced Automotive Electronics Show 2008, 23-Sept-2008, Williams F1 Conference Centre, UK. 
  • An Introduction to FlexRay as an Industrial Network. Shaw, Robert and Jackman, Brendan (2008) In: 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, 30 June - 2 July 2008, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Using Model Driven Architecture for the Development and Integration of Platform-Independent Vehicle Application Software across Different OEMs.  B. Jackman and S. Sanyanga.  2006 SAE World Congress.
  • Using UML 2.0 to Create Executable Code from Requirements Capture and Consistent Requirement Specifications for Real Time Automotive Software Development.   B. Jackman and S. Sanyanga.  2006 SAE World Congress.
  • Experiences with the ODX Diagnostic Database Standard.  K. Mullery, G. Leppla, D. Boyd, and B. Jackman.  2006 SAE World Congress.
  • Modeling the Timing Considerations of an Automotive-based Time-Triggered System.  J. Chadwick, D. Power and B. Jackman.   2006 SAE World Congress.
  • A Framework for Fine-tuning/Training an Electrical Power Steering Fuzzy Controller.  A. Mjeda, B. Jackman and G. Leen.  2006 SAE World Congress.
  • A Software Component Architecture for Improving Vehicle Software Quality and Integration.  B. Jackman and S. Sanyanga.  2005 SAE World Congress.
  • An Intelligent Diagnostic System for Distributed, Multi-ECU Automotive Control Systems.  T. Foran and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • Simulation of KWP over a CAN-BUS Network. F. Keating, G. Walsh and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • Software-based Vehicle Dynamic Power Management System.  E. McDonnell and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • A Fuzzy Logic Approach for an Electrical Power Steering System.  A. Mjeda and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • Wireless Gateway for Intelligent Diagnostics.  R. Butler and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • Optimization of Software Function Distribution for OSEK Based In Vehicle Networks.  D. Morrissey, B. Jackman and D. Buttle. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • From Simulations of vehicle networks, to virtual reality:  This is the modern automotive industry.  F. Keating, G. Walsh and B. Jackman.  The Irish Scientist 2004 Year Book.
  • PowerPC Pipeline Simulation, T. Walsh, B. Jackman, International Postgraduate Research Conference, DIT, 1997.
  • Application Generator for the central of CNC machines - C J Morris, B Jackman and J Browne. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems vol 2 No 4 November 1989.
  • An Expert System for Productibility Analysis - Proceedings of FAIM 91 Conference - 1991, B Jackman and Dr D O'Conchuir.
  • Fuzzy Logic Control of a PCB Vision Inspection System, B. Jackman, J. Griffin, D. Kenny, J. Stanley - Proceedings of FAIM 93 Conference, CRC Press 1993.
  • Hands-on Software Engineering, Proceedings of 2nd All-Ireland Conference on the teaching of Computing, DCU 1994.
  • PowerPC Pipeline Simulation, T. Walsh, B. Jackman, International Postgraduate Research Conference, DIT, 1997.
  • Application Generator for the central of CNC machines - C J Morris, B Jackman and J Browne. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems vol 2 No 4 November 1989.
  • An Expert System for Productibility Analysis - Proceedings of FAIM 91 Conference - 1991, B Jackman and Dr D O'Conchuir.
  • Fuzzy Logic Control of a PCB Vision Inspection System, B. Jackman, J. Griffin, D. Kenny, J. Stanley - Proceedings of FAIM 93 Conference, CRC Press 1993.
  • Hands-on Software Engineering, Proceedings of 2nd All-Ireland Conference on the teaching of Computing, DCU 1994.
  • CAN to FlexRay Migration Framework.Murphy, Richard and Walsh, Frank and Jackman, Brendan (2008) In: Advanced Automotive Electronics Show 2008, 23-Sept-2008, Williams F1 Conference Centre, UK. 
  • An Introduction to FlexRay as an Industrial Network. Shaw, Robert and Jackman, Brendan (2008) In: 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, 30 June - 2 July 2008, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Using Model Driven Architecture for the Development and Integration of Platform-Independent Vehicle Application Software across Different OEMs.  B. Jackman and S. Sanyanga.  2006 SAE World Congress.
  • Using UML 2.0 to Create Executable Code from Requirements Capture and Consistent Requirement Specifications for Real Time Automotive Software Development.   B. Jackman and S. Sanyanga.  2006 SAE World Congress.
  • Experiences with the ODX Diagnostic Database Standard.  K. Mullery, G. Leppla, D. Boyd, and B. Jackman.  2006 SAE World Congress.
  • Modeling the Timing Considerations of an Automotive-based Time-Triggered System.  J. Chadwick, D. Power and B. Jackman.   2006 SAE World Congress.
  • A Framework for Fine-tuning/Training an Electrical Power Steering Fuzzy Controller.  A. Mjeda, B. Jackman and G. Leen.  2006 SAE World Congress.
  • A Software Component Architecture for Improving Vehicle Software Quality and Integration.  B. Jackman and S. Sanyanga.  2005 SAE World Congress.
  • An Intelligent Diagnostic System for Distributed, Multi-ECU Automotive Control Systems.  T. Foran and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • Simulation of KWP over a CAN-BUS Network. F. Keating, G. Walsh and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • Software-based Vehicle Dynamic Power Management System.  E. McDonnell and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • A Fuzzy Logic Approach for an Electrical Power Steering System.  A. Mjeda and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • Wireless Gateway for Intelligent Diagnostics.  R. Butler and B. Jackman. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • Optimization of Software Function Distribution for OSEK Based In Vehicle Networks.  D. Morrissey, B. Jackman and D. Buttle. 2005 SAE World Congress.
  • From Simulations of vehicle networks, to virtual reality:  This is the modern automotive industry.  F. Keating, G. Walsh and B. Jackman.  The Irish Scientist 2004 Year Book.
  • PowerPC Pipeline Simulation, T. Walsh, B. Jackman, International Postgraduate Research Conference, DIT, 1997.
  • Application Generator for the central of CNC machines - C J Morris, B Jackman and J Browne. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems vol 2 No 4 November 1989.
  • An Expert System for Productibility Analysis - Proceedings of FAIM 91 Conference - 1991, B Jackman and Dr D O'Conchuir.
  • Fuzzy Logic Control of a PCB Vision Inspection System, B. Jackman, J. Griffin, D. Kenny, J. Stanley - Proceedings of FAIM 93 Conference, CRC Press 1993.
  • Hands-on Software Engineering, Proceedings of 2nd All-Ireland Conference on the teaching of Computing, DCU 1994.
  • PowerPC Pipeline Simulation, T. Walsh, B. Jackman, International Postgraduate Research Conference, DIT, 1997.
  • Application Generator for the central of CNC machines - C J Morris, B Jackman and J Browne. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems vol 2 No 4 November 1989.
  • An Expert System for Productibility Analysis - Proceedings of FAIM 91 Conference - 1991, B Jackman and Dr D O'Conchuir.
  • Fuzzy Logic Control of a PCB Vision Inspection System, B. Jackman, J. Griffin, D. Kenny, J. Stanley - Proceedings of FAIM 93 Conference, CRC Press 1993.
  • Hands-on Software Engineering, Proceedings of 2nd All-Ireland Conference on the teaching of Computing, DCU 1994.