Emer O'Connor

Immersive Software Engineering

University of Limerick

September 2024 – May 2027

I'm a second year student in Immersive Software Engineering at the University of Limerick. It's a new course designed by industry leaders including John Collison where students get to spend half their college time on a software engineering placement, get graded mostly on group projects rather than exams, and can graduate in 3 years with a bachelor's degree.

My year group

My ISE cohort

HackUPC Barcelona

HackUPC Barcelona

Modules

  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Operating Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Ecosystem Scaling and Commercialisation
  • Blockchain Technology and Applications
  • Computer Networks and Cybersecurity
  • Cryptography

Projects

  • A Kotlin meal planner app
  • A full-stack system that collects metrics from multiple devices, exposes data via a REST API and visualises it in a web app
  • A physical study timer using an Arduino with a 3D printed shell
ISE cohort

ISE cheerleaders

Cheerleading at the annual ISE 1st vs 2nd year soccer match

All Ireland Scholarship

All Ireland Scholarship

Leaving Certificate

625 points, 100% in Maths, Chemistry and French

  • Maths (Higher)
  • Physics (Higher)
  • Chemistry (Higher)
  • Art (Higher)
  • French (Higher)
  • English (Higher)
  • Irish (Ordinary)

Awarded the All Ireland Scholarship and received Senior Academic and Maths awards from my secondary school.