School of Computer Science Project Fair 2026
School of Computer Science Hosts Annual Project Fair for its Final Year Students
The School of Computer Science welcomed industry partners, academic staff and invited guests to the Central Quad at TU Dublin's Grangegorman campus on Tuesday 22 April 2026 for the annual 4th Year Project Fair, a showcase of the innovation, creativity and real-world engagement that define the TU Dublin student experience.
Final-year students from across the school's core undergraduate programmes TU856 BSc. in Computer Science (F/T), TU857 BSc. in Computer Science (Infrastructure) (F/T) and TU858 BSc. in Computer Science (International) (F/T) presented their Final Year Projects to the public as part of the School's Annual Event. This event is the culmination of four years of learning and a year of independent research and development work where students showcase their work to an audience of industry professionals, academics and peers. Projects spanned artificial intelligence and data science, cybersecurity, software development and user-centred design, with many shaped by real-world problems and emerging technological trends. The work on display reflected not only strong technical ability, but also the independent problem-solving, initiative and professionalism that TU Dublin's applied learning environment is designed to foster.
Following a morning and afternoon of exhibition and judging, an awards ceremony recognised outstanding achievement across eleven categories. Prizes were presented by both industry sponsors and members of the school's academic community.
Dr Deirdre Lillis, President of TU Dublin, opened proceedings and congratulated all of the students taking part and spoke to the significance of the Project Fair as a bridge between academic achievement and professional life.
Dr Lillis acknowledged her background as a former Computer Science student and her foundational role in establishing the Project Fair itself over a decade ago as the former Head of the School of Computer at TU Dublin.
"The projects presented today reflect the diverse breadth and dynamic nature of the cutting edge of the computer science disciplines. Our students have engaged with real-world challenges and developed solutions that are both technically rigorous and socially relevant. Their achievements are a testament to their hard work, resilience and ambition, and to the supportive, practice led learning environment that is the cornerstone of everything we do here at TU Dublin."
Dr Brian Keegan Head of the School Computer Science also took the opportunity to acknowledge the School's industry partners. "We extend our sincere thanks to our sponsors Ocuco, BearingPoint, SAP, Fidelity Investments and DOCOSoft whose continued engagement with our students and generous support for these awards makes an occasion like this possible."
Industry Sponsored Awards
Industry partnership sits at the heart of the School of Computer Science. The school has a successful track record of interaction with industry, supporting placements, recruitment events, and ongoing collaboration with some of Ireland's leading technology companies, and the annual Project Fair is one of the most visible expressions of that commitment in action. The industry-sponsored awards below recognise the very best of this year's graduating projects, as judged by professionals working at companies including SAP, BearingPoint, Fidelity Investments, DocoSoft, and Ocuco.
Best Overall Project - Sponsored by Ocuco
Winner: Danelle Pillay
Presented by: Eva Statuke
Programme: TU856
This year's overall prize was awarded to Danelle Pillay for their project "EchoCare".
This is headline award of the day, and one of the longest-running prizes at the Project Fair and was presented by Eve Statkute on behalf of Ocuco. Ocuco have sponsored the Project Fair for well over a decade and we are very grateful for their continued sponsorship of our flagship prize, which amounts to €3000.
Best Communicator - sponsored by Bearing Point
- Winner: Aimee Daly
Presented by: Catriona Renaghan
Programme: TU858
This year's Best Communicator prize was awarded to Aimee Daly for their project "WeRun".
BearingPoint's Best Communicator Award recognises the student who most effectively conveyed the rationale, methodology and impact of their project to a non-specialist audience. The award was presented by Catriona Reneghan on behalf of Bearing Point.
Luan O'Carroll Innovation Award - sponsored by SAP
- Winner: Ruan Murgatroyd
Programme: TU858
SAP’s Luan O’Carroll Award for Innovation was awarded to Ruán Murgatroyd for his project Traqit.
The Luan O’Carroll award recognises the student who has highest degree of innovation in the conception and execution of their final year project and was judged and granted by longtime collaborator Alan Fahey from SAP who was unable to make this years Prize-Giving Ceremony. We are grateful to former student Alan Fahey for his ongoing collaboration with our School which stretches back well over a decade.
Best Community Project - sponsored by Fidelity Investments
- Winner: Ella Fahey
Presented by: Ben McCormack
Programme: TU856
This year's Best Community Project Award was awarded to Ella Fahey for their project "PharmAssist".
Fidelity Investments' Best Community Project Award recognises a project with a clear social benefit or demonstrable positive impact beyond the classroom. The award was presented by Ben McCormack from Fidelity Investments.
Best Insight Through Data Award- sponsored by DOCOSoft
- Winner: Casey Edwards Lawrence
Presented by: Paul Walsh
Programme: TU857
This year's Best Community Project Award was awarded to Casey Edwards Lawrence for their project "AeroCast".
DOCOSoft's Insight Through Data Award honours the project that best demonstrates sophisticated use of data, whether through analysis, visualisation, or data-driven decision-making. The award was presented by Paul Walsh from DOCOSoft.
Acknowledgements
The TU Dublin School of Computer Science would like to express its sincere thanks to our sponsors for their continued support of our students and the annual Project Fair. Through the provision of prizes, our sponsors play an important role in recognising and rewarding the hard work and achievements of our students. These awards highlight the quality and diversity of the projects on display and provide valuable encouragement as students reach the culmination of their studies.
We greatly appreciate the generosity of our sponsors and the ongoing support they provide to the School and its students. Their contribution helps make this event possible and supports the continued success of our programmes. We look forward to continuing this partnership in the years ahead.
The school extends its particular thanks to our 2026 sponsors:
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Ocuco
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SAP
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Fidelity Investments
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BearingPoint
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DOCOSoft
Academics Choice Awards
Alongside the industry-sponsored prizes, members of the School's academic staff presented five Academics' Choice Awards recognising excellence across specific dimensions of project quality. Assessed by the lecturers in the School who work most closely with students throughout their studies, these awards reflect the TU Dublin academic community's own judgement of what made certain projects stand out on the day, whether for the rigour of their execution, the originality of their thinking, the quality of their design, or the confidence and clarity with which they were presented.
Shane Mulligan Memorial Award
- Winner: Tadgh Roche
Presented by: Dr Marisa Llorens Salvador
Programme: TU858
This year Shane Mulligan Memorial Award was presented to Tadgh Roche for their project “Evaluating Synthetic Data Training".
The Shane Mulligan Memorial Award holds a special place in the School's Project Fair, presented in memory of a much-valued member of our community. The award was presented by Dr Marisa Llorens Salvador on behalf of the School of Computer Science.
Academics Choice - Best Overall Award
- Winner: César Hannin
Presented by: Dr Sean O’Leary
Programme: TU858
This year Academics’ Choice Award – Best Overall Project was presented to César Hannin for their project “RaveSpin".
Overall Project award recognised the project that, in the collective judgement of the School's academic staff, best exemplified the standard and ambition of this year's cohort.
Academics Choice - Most Innovative
- Winner: Alannah Walsh
Presented by: Jelena Vasić
Programme: TU856
This year Academics’ Choice Award for Best Execution was presented to Alannah Walsh for their project “IllumiSync".
The Most Innovative award recognised the project that brought the most original and imaginative thinking to its concept and execution.
Academics Choice - Best Design
- Winner: Ciaran Coyne
Presented by: Elizabeth McKeever
Programme: TU856
This year Academics’ Choice Award for Best Design was presented to Ciaran Coyne for their project “Gellant".
The Academics Choice Award for Best Design award recognised the project that demonstrated the greatest care and skill in how it was crafted, whether in the quality of its user interface, the elegance of its architecture, or the thoughtfulness of the overall user experience.
Academics Choice - Best Exhibition/Presentation
- Winner: Ishan Gai
Presented by: Dr Marisa Llorens Salvador
Programme: TU858
This year Academics’ Choice Award for Best Exhibition was presented to Ishan Gai for their project “LunarNav.
The Academics Choice Award for Best Exhibition and Presentation the student who brought their project to life most compellingly on the day, communicating their work with clarity, confidence and enthusiasm to everyone who visited their stand.
Ten Years of Co-Design Partnership
This year's Project Fair marked a significant milestone for the School of Computer Science with the 10th anniversary of its Co-Design Partnership with St John of God Community Services Liffey. Now one of the most distinctive and enduring features of the school's undergraduate experience, the partnership brings together TU Dublin students and co-designers with lived experience of intellectual disability to develop technology solutions that are genuinely inclusive, practical, and shaped by the people they are designed to serve.
This year, six student teams delivered innovative projects grounded in the principles of inclusive design and participatory development. The projects were:
Co-Design App - enabling greater participation and ownership in planning and decision-making during co-design projects
FriendSnap App - exploring ways to support social connection and relationship-building within safe and accessible boundaries
Music App - celebrating creativity, self-expression and engagement through an accessible digital keyboard
Money App - supporting financial understanding and greater independence in everyday life
Mental Health App - centred on emotional wellbeing, offering accessible ways to understand and express feelings
Brians Travel Stuff - supporting independent travel through practical, accessible digital tools
Across all six projects, student teams worked directly with co-designers throughout the development process, testing, refining and reshaping their ideas through continuous feedback. This approach reinforced the centrality of plain language, visual supports, and user-led design in building technology that truly works for its intended audience.
Closing Remarks
The 4th Year Project Fair remains one of the most important occasions in the School of Computer Science calendar and is a moment that brings together graduating students, their supervisors, and the professional community to celebrate the full arc of a degree. The work on show this year demonstrated superb technical expertise, coupled with professionalism and all the judges agreed that the range and quality of work on display this year was of the highest quality.
The School of Computer Science extends its warmest congratulations to all prize recipients, it's thanks to the academic staff whose guidance and mentorship made these projects possible, and its sincere gratitude to all industry sponsors for their continuing and generous support.
To our graduating class of 2026, we are proud of everything you have achieved, and we wish you every success in the careers ahead of you!