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Dr Marion McAfee, MEng, Ph.D., is a Senior Member of the IEEE and her research interests are in sensing, modelling and control in applications encompassing advanced manufacturing, medical devices, and autonomous systems. Current projects include development of Digital Twins and data-driven control systems for advanced manufacturing of complex products such as drug delivery systems and novel battery electrodes; biomedical sensing; perception systems for cobots and autonomous vehicles; and mathematical and computational modelling for sustainability.
She is a Funded Investigator in I-Form, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, and Co-Director of MISHE, the ATU Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Intelligent Systems for Health and Environment. She is also a co-Lead of the first ATU Postgraduate Research Training Programme (PRTP): MOCHAS - Modelling and Computation for Health and Society. This is a doctoral training programme for a cohort of 15 PhD students across ATU.
She is currently Lead Investigator of the following externally-funded projects:
- SFI Frontiers for the Future project 'PROCEED 3D: Process Control for Extrusion Based 3D Printing of Personalised Drug delivery Devices at the Point of Care'
- I-Form project 'Data-driven control for sustainable Additive Manufacturing',
- EU MSCA project 'iGREENPHARM - AI for Sustainable Pharmaceutical Manufacturing'
External positions
Funded Investigator, I-Form
Name of Affiliated ATU Research Unit
- MISHE - Mathematical Modelling and Intelligent Systems for Health & Environment
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 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A review of external sensors for human detection in a human robot collaborative environment
Saleem, Z., Gustafsson, F., Furey, E., McAfee, M. & Huq, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sensorised metal AM injection mould tools for in-process monitoring of cooling performance with conventional and conformal cooling channel designs
Kariminejad, M., McAfee, M., Kadivar, M., O'Hara, C., Weinert, A., McGranaghan, G., Šakalys, R., Zluhan, B., Raghavendra, R. & Tormey, D., 30 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 116, p. 25-39 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In-situ detection of microplastics in the aquatic environment: A systematic literature review
Abimbola, I., McAfee, M., Creedon, L. & Gharbia, S., 15 Jul 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 934, 173111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Modeling product inhibition in enzymatic degradation of Polylactic Acid (PLA)
Nansak, N., Creedon, L., O’Mahoney, D., Ghosh, R. & McAfee, M., Jan 2026, In: Polymer Testing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Additively manufactured injection mould tooling incorporating gradient density lattice structures for mass and energy reduction
Šakalys, R., O'Hara, C., Kariminejad, M., Weinert, A., Kadivar, M., Zluhan, B., Costello, K., McAfee, M., McGranaghan, G., Raghavendra, R. & Tormey, D., Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture. 8, 4, p. 522-536 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)