Ken is an experienced lecturer with over 28 years in higher education, currently teaching at South East Technological University, Carlow. His teaching portfolio includes software engineering, computer graphics, and games programming. With a strong track record in software architecture and agile development, he brings real-world expertise to his academic roles.
Ken's technical skill set includes software engineering, Python, C++, Scrum, and cloud technologies. A strong advocate for lifelong learning, Ken continuously blends his professional experience with innovative teaching to prepare the next generation of developers.
Ken is an experienced lecturer with over 28 years in higher education, currently teaching at South East Technological University, Carlow. His teaching portfolio includes software engineering, computer graphics, and games programming. With a strong track record in software architecture and agile development, he brings real-world expertise to his academic roles.
Ken Power's research lies at the intersection of technology, education, and personalized learning. He focuses on developing innovative tools like SkillTrack, which aligns exercises with learning goals while tracking student progress and mastery, and AssessBot, an AI-powered system providing personalized, timely feedback to help students improve and achieve better outcomes. By leveraging AI and lecturer oversight, his work emphasizes the integration of automation with human expertise to enhance the learning experience. Ken's research consistently aims to use technology to address real-world challenges, fostering growth and accessibility in education and beyond.
Outside academia, Ken has industry experience as a consultant developer at ThoughtWorks-Barcelona, where he worked on full-stack projects using Scala, React, AWS, and TDD.
