Trinity College (Dublin) lecturer with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department and algorithms guru for The Foundry, a London-based software developer specializing in visual effects technology for the film and video markets. Furnace is a suite of tools for visual effects professionals, mainly used for high end work, with many of the top studios and major film houses using Foundry products to put together feature films. Furnace is predominantly used by Shake and Discreet Systems artists on such films as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Matrix Trilogy, Batman Begins, Fantastic Four, King Kong, Casino Royale, Poseidon, Superman Returns, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and X-Men 3 The Last Stand. Scientific and Engineering Awards (Academy Plaque) 2006: For the design and development of the Furnace integrated suite of software tools that robustly utilizes temporal coherence for enhancing visual effects in motion picture sequences. (w. Dr. Bill Collis, Simon Robinson and Ben Kent of The Foundry) 1 Scientific/Technical Award