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Professor Joan Condell is based in the School of Computing and Intelligent Systems in the Department of Computing and Engineering at Ulster University (Magee). Her research areas include imaging and digital intelligent technologies in security, wearables, energy and associated application areas. Joan has contributed to Ulster University through teaching, research and innovation funded projects and awards; with a particular focus on commercialisation of research having founded and directed spinout companies from Ulster since 2012. She is the founder of a range of high-tech imaging and wearable innovative solutions. She teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level; holding a BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Computing from Ulster University, an MSc in Industrial Mathematics from the University of Strathclyde and a PhD in Mathematics and Theoretical Computing from the Ulster University. Joan is STEM committee member for the Royal Irish Academy and a Core Member of the Computer Science Research Institute within Ulster. She has been a reviewer and programme committee member for a number of international scientific conferences, and international scientific journals. She is visiting scholar to international universities including the University of Western Ontario, Umea University in Sweden, the University of Malaya and University of Technology Malaysia. She was awarded a Distinguished Teaching and Learning Fellowship in 2011 and regularly has External Examiner positions in UK and Ireland in teaching and research. She regularly sits on funding review panels for the UK Research Councils, the Irish Research Council, Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation. She manages a team of PhD researchers and Research Associates. She was co-investigator on an EU FP7 project (I’m Clever) for €5.9M which successfully completed in 2013 and is currently principal investigator on 10 European projects (project funding value 22.5M Euros across EU partners). Professor Condell has patents filed in UK and US; and has completed trials with key industrial players in security product and wearables technologies; she has won Innovation and Enterprise awards for commercialisation work, for creativity and bio-entrepreneurship.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cerina—Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–Based Mobile App for Managing Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms Among University Students: Results From a Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Bergeijk, O.E.-V., Robinson, T., Manktelow, M., Olympios, M., Poulter, S., Mane, P., Panagioti, M., Condell, J. & Leavey, G., 9 Oct 2025, In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 13, p. 1-20 20 p., e70691.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Community Currency Incentives for Adopting Healthy Behaviours and Improving Community Care in Socio-Economically Deprived Older Adults in West Belfast
Ashcroft, K., Condell, J. & McPeake, S., 9 Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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COVID-19 open data: An ecological study and international collaboration examining pandemic trends in Northern Periphery arctic countries
O’Callaghan, M. E., Casey, M., Pearl, D., Hickey, O., Fosse, A., Sigurðsson, S. E., Savage, D. W., Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K., Bykachev, K., Parviainen, A., Parker, H., Condell, J., Leavey, G., Hart, N., Weihe, P., Petersen, M. S. & Glynn, L., 30 Jun 2025, In: Health Informatics Journal. 31, 2, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of Carbon-Based Interconnects for Digital Signaling in Printed Flexible Electronics on Sustainable Substrates
Wang, Z., Saleh, M., Alwattar, A., Alfredsson, M., Horne, R. J., Ang, C. S., Condell, J., Flowers, E., Matcham, F., Robinson, T., Rooksby, J., Saha, S., Rose, L., Batchelor, J. C. & Casson, A. J., 31 May 2025, In: IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics. 4, 5, p. 209-217 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring Stakeholder Perspectives on the Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing Digital Technologies for Heart Disease Diagnosis: Qualitative Study
Abdullayev, K., Chico, T. J. A., Canson, J., Mantelow, M., Buckley, O., Condell, J., Van Arkel, R. J., Diaz-Zuccarini, V. & Matcham, F., 5 Mar 2025, In: JMIR cardio. 9, p. 1-18 18 p., e66464.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Agri-Food supply chains set to transform through PEACEPLUS project TRACE
Hanna, D., Gallagher, E., Allsopp, P., Condell, J., McSorley, E. & Ramsey, E.
29/10/25
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Profiles
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A Deep-Learning-Driven Remote Endoscopy Video Diagnostic Support System to Improve Early Gastrointestinal Disease Detection
Jamil, F. (PI), Condell, J. (CoI), Yogarajah, P. (CoI) & Shah, Y. A. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Technological Revolution towards a Agri-food Circular Economy
Hanna, D. (PI), McSorley, E. (CoI), Gallagher, E. (CoI), Condell, J. (CoI) & Allsopp, P. (CoI)
1/07/25 → 30/06/29
Project: Research
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Coastal Monitoring and Adaptation Planning
Jackson, D. (PI), Grottoli, E. (CoI), Cooper, A. (CoI) & Condell, J. (CoI)
1/04/25 → 31/03/29
Project: Research