2025
Dr. Dunja Skoko, Ph.D is a STEM scientist who holds a PhD in Biophysics and is currently developing an innovative biotechnology at the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices at Trinity College Dublin.
Her residency is centred around the real-world application of AI. In enterprise, education, research and art, AI is playing a more significant role. Dr. Skoko is facilitating direct exposure to using AI tools in an AI maker space to improve learning with young people in the local community. She is showing how AI can enhance productivity in enterprise and research, and for artists, her residency is exploring how content can be protected from inclusion in AI outputs.
2022
Robotics and Sensor Engineer, Patrick Lynch, took up role of Technologist-in-Residence at The Digital Hub in May 2022. Patrick has deployed sensors to collect a range of data relating to the urban environment of Dublin 8 and its impact on people who live, work and visit the area.
- Traffic analysis on Thomas Street looking at automotive and pedestrian movements.
- Air quality looking at a range of sources of pollution which could impact people living and working in urban environments.
- Urban habitat, looking to optimise the opportunity to green Dublin 8 and improve the environment for inhabitants.
The data will be made available to participants in The Digital Hub learning programmes and to the enterprise, research and artistic communities. The data will also contribute to wider activities, for example, to monitor air quality and traffic across Dublin.
2019
Experienced technologist Rodhán Hickey took up residency at The Digital Hub campus for a nine-month period as part of a pilot initiative.
A key part of Rodhán’s remit was to inspire greater connectivity and collaboration amongst the enterprise companies and to share his passion for the introduction of new and emerging technologies, with both companies and the local residents of Dublin 8 through The Digital Hub’s community learning programmes.
A highlight of the residency was the hosting of hosting an Immersive Technology Week — a programme of events focused on learning and gaining hands-on experience with the latest in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and how it can be applied to everyday experiences.