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Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
My research interests are in the areas of Virtual Reality/XR, Interactive 3D Simulation, Serious Games, Biosensors, and Spatial Sound.
I am the founder and Director of the MAVRIC (Mixed Augmented Virtual Reality and Immersive Computing) Research lab. MAVRIC is an interdisciplinary research lab addressing various aspects of immersive multimodal systems. The lab is interdisciplinary, working across a number of disciplines, and has a strong emphasis on industry collaboration.
I am also a member of the INSIGHT Research Centre.
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9685-8292
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FWC6LJwAAAAJ&hl=en
SAGE Policy Profile:
https://policyprofiles.sagepub.com/profile/21561/david-murphy
Teaching Activities
Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality (XR), Immersive Computing. Biosensors, Computational Media, GenAI. HMI. Spatial Sound and Computer Audio.
Current PhD Students:
- Eoghan O'Riain - Doctoral Degree - UCC
- Isabel Ronan - Doctoral Degree - UCC
- Russell Vincent Michael - Doctoral Degree - UCC
- Patrice Young - Doctoral Degree - UCC
- Aaron Cole - Doctoral Degree - UCC
- Niamh Coveney - Doctoral Degree - UCC
- Patrick Duffy - Doctoral Degree - Technological University of the Shannon (TUS)
- Rokaia Jedir - Doctoral Degree - Technological University of the Shannon (TUS)
- Vu Dinh Xuan - Masters Degree - University of Information Technology, Vietnam
Recent Postgraduate Students - PhD:
- Mevlevioglu Deniz - PhD - UCC - Real-time Anxiety Classification in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy - 2024
- Gareth Young - PhD - UCC - HCI METHODOLOGIES APPLIED IN THE EVALUATION OF HAPTIC DMIS - 2016
- Ji Ma - PhD - UCC - Uncertainty Visualization In 3D Scalar Data - 2014
Recent Postgraduate Students - Masters:
- Adam Creed - M Eng Sc (Elec.) - UCC - Interactive EEG Visualisation in Virtual Reality: Design and Implementation - 2024
- Marina Kovač - MSc Intermedia/Multimedia - University of Ljubljana, Slovenia - Visualization of procedurally generated cellular structures -- 2021
PhD Supervision
- Available for PhD supervision
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 -
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A scoping review of frameworks evaluating digital health applications
Deegan, O., Riain, E. O., Martin, D., Yoshitani, M., O’Donoghue, M., Smart, K., McMahon, S., O’Sullivan, T., O'Sullivan, D., Cole, A., Hanrahan, C., Blake, C., McVeigh, J. G., Fullen, B. M. & Murphy, D., 18 Aug 2025, In: Digital Health. 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Leveraging Web Audio in the Design of an Experiment to Measure the Effect of Authentic Spatial Sound on Verbal Working Memory in Online Virtual Reality Learning Environments
Russell, V. & Murphy, D., 19 Nov 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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A LangChain-based pipeline for one-shot synthetic text generation using generative pre-trained transformers in palliative care research
Ronan, I., Crowley, P., Rombouts, E., Cornally, N., Saab, M. M., Murphy, D. & Tabirca, S., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 171, 104936.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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AgentSGEN: Multi-Agent LLM in the Loop for Semantic Collaboration and GENeration of Synthetic Data
Xuan, V. D., Vo, H., Murphy, D. & Nguyen, H. D., 7 Jun 2025Research output: Other output
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Immersive virtual reality in second-level education: a partnered narrative on the challenges and opportunities for STEM engagement
O'leary, N., Murphy, D., Condon, E., Lonergan, D., Lordan, N., Théacháin, D. N., Buachalla, C., Ghealbháin, C. U., McHugh, M., O'hehir, C. & Jerry Reen, F., 2025, In: Access Microbiology. 7, 7, 001028.v4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Immersive Virtual Reality Education for Electroencephalography Interpretation
Creed, A. (Speaker), Murphy, D. (Speaker), Mccafferty, C. (Speaker), Chan, J. (Speaker), Gomez, S. (Speaker), Temko, A. (Speaker), Popovici, E. (Speaker) & Factor, A. (Speaker)
23 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Cork Midsummer Festival and UCC spotlight leading literary voices
11/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
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UCC Secures Major EU Funding for XR Cancer Survivorship Project
Murphy, D., Cryan, J. F., Murphy, A., Saab, M., O'Malley, M., Hegarty, J., Kirby, A., McHugh, S. & Gleeson, J.
10/06/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (30 September–6...
30/09/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (30 September–6 October 2024)
30/09/24
1 item of Media coverage
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University College Cork Reports Findings in Science (Biochar confers significant microbial resistance to ammonia toxicity in n-caproic acid production)
19/09/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Datasets
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Dataset for co-design of an extended reality intervention to improve understanding of late effects among adolescent and young adult testicular cancer survivors (TRANSCEND-XR): A deep-dive qualitative study
Saab, M. (Owner), Hegarty, J. (Owner), toygar, I. (Owner), Murphy, D. (Owner) & Clara, M. I. (Owner), Zenodo, 24 Apr 2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19809159, https://zenodo.org/records/19809160
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