Tom O'Kane

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University College Cork, Ireland
Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Business Information Systems
Tom is a Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Business Information Systems at University College Cork, Ireland. His background is in process control engineering, developing solutions for both continuous and batch processes in industrial applications. He then worked for Motorola as a distinguished member of the technical staff in their systems and software engineering research labs before joining UCC in 2007. At UCC, he lectures on information systems development, project management, and data strategy and management. His research interests include process modeling, analytics, and continuous process improvement. He holds a doctoral degree in information systems from UCC.

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