Dr Peter Carew

Current teaching interests are in the areas of computer programming, artificial intelligence, and computer ethics.  Also supervise postgraduate dissertations and undergraduate projects on a wide range of topics.

Undergraduate Modules Taught / Delivered:

• Algorithms
• Artificial Intelligence
• Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
• Artificial Intelligence I & II
• Data Communications
• Database and File Processing
• Data Structures
• Data Structures and Algorithms I & II
• Enterprise Applications Development
• Event-Driven Programming
• Foundations of Computing
• Information Technology Systems
• Instrumentation and Computing
• Introduction to ICT for Scientists
• Introduction to GUI
• OO Programming Fundamentals
• Programming II
• Programming Paradigms
• Programming Principles C
• Project Supervision
• Software Engineering
• Visual Communications

Postgraduate Modules Taught / Delivered:

• Ethics and e-Privacy
• Dissertation Supervision

Principal Researcher at the INSYTE Centre for Information Systems and Technoculture at SETU Waterford since 2003.

Research Supervision:

• Currently lead/co-supervising two PhD students at INSYTE/SETU Waterford.
• Previously supervised three MSc by Research students to successful completion in the areas of open source software (2006), IT certification integration (2007), and online learning (2013).
• Previously supervised numerous successful dissertations on taught MSc in computing programmes on various topics, including: outsourcing, IT infrastructure value, privacy, WLAN, biometrics, SOA security, cyber bullying, foreign online language learning, business intelligence in online trading, mobile devices in education, e-commerce password security, agile development, cloud risk, information systems in non-profit organisations, automated foreign exchange, and social media sentiment analysis.

Journal and Conference Review Activities:

Acted as a peer reviewer for various major publisher journals and international conferences, including:

• 2024:  Computers in Human Behavior (Elsevier).
• 2024:  Social Sciences and Humanities Open (Elsevier).
• 2024:  Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies (Wiley).
• 2024:  Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity (Elsevier).
• 2024:  7th International Conference on Data Science and Information Technology, Nanjing.
• 2024:  22nd IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Waterford.
• 2024:  3rd Control Conference Africa, Balaclava.
• 2023:  22nd IFAC World Congress, Yokohama.
• 2022:  21st IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Pristina.
• 2021:  AI & Society: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication (Springer).
• 2021:  20th IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Moscow.
• 2020:  21st IFAC World Congress, Berlin.
• 2019:  AI & Society: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication (Springer).
• 2018:  Journal of Systems and Information Technology (Emerald).
• 2018:  18th IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Baku. 
• 2017:  AI & Society: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication (Springer).
• 2017:  20th IFAC World Congress, Toulouse.
• 2015:  AI & Society: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication (Springer).
• 2013:  15th IFAC Workshop on International Stability, Technology and Culture, Pristina. 
• 2012:  20th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Barcelona.
• 2012:  AI & Society: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication (Springer).
• 2012:  14th IFAC Workshop on International Stability and Systems Engineering, Waterford.

Academic Experience:

• Lecturer in Computing, South East Technological University, 2022-Date
• Lecturer in Computing, Waterford Institute of Technology, 1998-2022
• Joint Programme Leader, MSc in Computing (Information Systems Processes) at WIT/SETU, 2006-Date
• Member of Institutional Research Ethics Committee at WIT, 2007-2022
• Member of School of Science and Computing Research Ethics Committee, 2017-Date
• External Examiner (Data Protection, Data Analytics, etc.), The Institute of Banking (UCD), 2016-2021
• External Examiner (Business Information Systems), Cork Institute of Technology, 2012-2015
• External Examiner (Research), Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2010-2011

Industry Experience:

• Software Development Engineer, Apple Computer, 1996-1998
• IT Bank Official, AIB Capital Markets, 1995

Publications can also be seen and accessed via Google Scholar.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

• Murphy, C., Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2024). “A human-centred systems manifesto for smart digital immersion in Industry 5.0: A case study of cultural heritage”, AI & Society 39(5), 2401-2416.
• Carew, P.J. (2018). “Symbiosis or assimilation: Critical reflections on the ontological self at the precipice of Total Data”, AI & Society 33(3), 357-368.
• Carew, P.J. and Glynn, D. (2017). “Anti-patterns in agile adoption: A grounded theory case study of one Irish IT organisation”, Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management 18(4), 275-289.
• Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2014). “Towards empathy: A human-centred analysis of rationality, ethics and praxis in systems development”, AI & Society 29(2), 149-166.
• Carew, P.J., Stapleton, L. and Byrne, G.J. (2008). “Implications of an ethic of privacy for human-centred systems engineering”, AI & Society 22(3), 385-403.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters:

• Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2005). “Towards a privacy framework for information systems development”, in O. Vaselicas, W. Wojtowski and G. Wojtowski (Eds.), Information Systems Development: Advances in Theory, Practice and Education, Kluwer Academic Press/Plenum, 77-88.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Articles:

• Carew, P.J., Walsh Shanahan, B and Doyle-Kent, M. (2024). “From philosophy to praxis: A framework for investigating Equality, Diversity and Inclusion manifestation in higher education institutions”, Proceedings of the 22nd IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Waterford.
• Murphy, C., Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2024). “Hierarchical modelling of smart digital cultural heritage spaces: An XML-based approach”, Proceedings of the 22nd IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Waterford.
•  Murphy, C., Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2024). “Human-centred machine learning approaches for smart cultural heritage spaces: A multicontinental review”, Proceedings of the 22nd IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Waterford.
• O’Neill, B., Stapleton, L. and Carew, P. (2024). “Insights from operationalising, testing and evaluating the ENRICHER method: INSYTE-Cooley Research Lab case study”, Proceedings of the 22nd IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Waterford.
• O’Neill, B., Stapleton, L., Carew, P., Cullinan, J., Conroy, S., Mather, J., Zbigniew Krzempek, R., Nolan, S., Walsh, E. and Grubjesic, A. (2024). “The role of digital cultural heritage in software engineering education: Using assets from the Digital Repository of Ireland as a teaching aid”, Proceedings of the 22nd IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Waterford.
• Murphy, C., Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2023). “Innovation process modelling for human-centred cultural heritage spaces: Developing a Business Model Canvas for smart digital immersion”, Proceedings of the 22nd IFAC World Congress, Yokohama.
• O’Neill, B., Stapleton, L., Carew, P., Walsh Shanahan, B., Pearson, S., Byrne, D. and Doyle-Kent, M. (2023). “Artificial Intelligence and the World Wide Web: Brain and Friend?”, Proceedings of the 22nd IFAC World Congress, Yokohama.
• O’Neill, B., Stapleton, L. and Carew, P. (2023). “Can action research methods help address the digital social sustainability gap?: An evaluation and refinement of the ENRICHER method using PAR”, Proceedings of the 22nd IFAC World Congress, Yokohama.
• Murphy, C., Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2022). “Ethical personalisation and control systems for smart human-centred Industry 5.0 applications”, Proceedings of the 21st IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Pristina.
• Murphy, C., Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2022). “Towards a human-centred framework for smart digital immersion and control for cultural heritage applications”, Proceedings of the 21st IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Pristina.
• Carew, P.J., Lu, Q. and Stapleton, L. (2018). “Perceived risk factors for cloud-based data storage and control systems: A cross-cultural comparative study of Irish and Chinese companies”, Proceedings of the 18th IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Baku, 134-139.
• Jemaa, W., Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2018). “Implementing effective information control systems for primary education support in developing countries: An investigative field study of a voluntary non-profit organisation in Tunisia”, Proceedings of the 18th IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, Baku, 171-176.
• Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2012). “A human-centred analysis of systems development goals, rationality and focus using principal components analysis and hierarchical clustering”, Proceedings of the 14th IFAC Workshop on International Stability and Systems Engineering (SWIIS), Waterford, 103-108.
• Caffrey, B.M. and Carew, P.J. (2012). “A limited engagement: A case study in using contextualised online learning environments to engage with marginalised communities”, Proceedings of the 14th IFAC Workshop on International Stability and Systems Engineering (SWIIS), Waterford, 165-170.
• Carew, P.J., Stapleton, L. and Byrne, G.J. (2011). “Ethical behaviour and rationality in automation systems development: Promoting the Humanist/Existentialist axis for international stability”, Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress, Milan (Bittanti, S., Cenedese, A. and Zampieri, S. (Eds.)), 4022-4027.
• Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2005). “Privacy, patients and healthcare workers: A critical analysis of large scale, integrated manufacturing information systems reapplied in health”, Proceedings of the 16th IFAC World Congress, Prague (Zítek, P. (Ed.)).
• Conlon, P. and Carew, P. (2005) “A risk driven framework for open source information systems development”, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Open Source Systems, Genova (Scotto, M. and Succi, G. (Eds.)), 200-203.

Other Articles and Presentations:

• Caffrey, B.M. and Carew, P.J. (2011). “An investigation into human-centred peer-support education systems for students with learning difficulties”, Paper presented at the 1st Systems Engineering and Systems Engineering Management (SESEM) Conference, Waterford.
• Carew, P.J., Stapleton, L. and Byrne, G.J. (2011). “Ethical behaviour and rationality in automation systems development”, Paper presented at the 1st Systems Engineering and Systems Engineering Management (SESEM) Conference, Waterford.
• Carew, P.J. (2006). “Healthcare ICT and privacy concerns”, International Hospital Equipment & Solutions (IHE), May 2006 (Reed Elsevier).
• Carew, P.J. and Stapleton, L. (2005). “Privacy guidelines for telemedicine developers”, Proceedings of Med-e- Tel 2005, Luxemburg.

Theses and Dissertations:

• Carew, P.J. (2009). “Privacy and information systems development: A critical-interpretive analysis”, PhD Thesis, Waterford Institute of Technology.
• Carew, P.J. (2001). “Internet user profiling and matching techniques”, MSc Dissertation, The Open University.