Prof. Cian Ó Mathúna has more than 30 years’ experience in applied research and technology transfer in microelectronics. He is currently Head of MicroNano Systems Centre at the Tyndall National Institute in University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. Prof. Ó Mathúna received B.E. (Elec.), M.Eng.Science, and Ph.D. degrees from the National University of Ireland in 1981, 1984 and 1994, respectively.
Prof. Ó Mathúna’s research is focused on The convergence of microelectronics and microsystems whereby CMOS provides an intelligent platform for the miniaturisation and monolithic or heterogeneous integration of non-standard functions such as sensors, actuators and power management.
System integration and miniaturisation of wireless sensor modules for remote environmental monitoring, energy management in buildings, personal health based on wearable and in-the-body intelligent sensor systems for both diagnostics and therapeutics, key applications for the future and emerging Internet of Things (IoT).
Miniaturised power management systems for energy harvesting/scavenging and power supply on chip (PwrSoC) based on thin film magnetics on silicon.
Prof. Ó’Mathúna is co-author of more than 80 peer-reviewed journal papers, over half of which have been published in IEEE journals and has sourced research funding of over €20m over the last decade. He is c-founder of Irish industry-academic research clusters in the areas of surface mount technology (Smart Group Ireland), wireless sensor networks (WiSEN) and power electronics (PEIG).
In 2013, Prof. Ó’Mathúna was elevated to Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in the field of power electronics with the citation“for leadership in the development of power supply using micromagnetics on silicon”.
Prof. O’Mathúna is founder of the successful International Workshop on Power Supply on Chip (www.powersoc.org) which is run on a bi-annnual basis since 2008 and is now the global flagship conference in this space for the IEEE Power Electronics Society and the PSMA.