Computing

Biographical Details:

Much of my career has been in industrial aerospace projects, a background that informs my academic research interests in software engineering and scientific computing. Highlights were assignments on four European Space Agency scientific missions (on-board control software development for the ISO, SOHO and XMM missions; in-flight payload calibration for the astrometric HIPPARCOS satellite). In civil aviation, I have managed quality aspects of communication software developed for the aeronautical telecommunications network. In software engineering, my recent work in industry has been on the potential benefits of standards and practices used in so-called critical systems for the wider software development community. I am interested in practical ways of making basic development processes such as peer reviews and configuration management more efficient, effective and integrated. Arising from my first-hand experience in the development of on-board, satellite control software, I believe it would be worthwhile to investigate the potential of the Mathematica system as a tool for initial specification, modeling and verification of software requirements. Within scientific computing I am interested in both inverse and forward problems arising in physics and engineering. At present, with co-workers, I am working on modeling optical radiative transfer in water with a view to developing a system for inferring pollution levels in water from measurements made by instruments on-board aircraft.

Research Interests:

Main interests in application of simulation, mathematical modeling and numerical techniques, especially with reference to radiative transfer for Earth Observation. Other interests include applied software engineering.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Meagher D.P., Hashmi M.S., Tuohey W.G. 2006. "Regulatory Considerations and Business Implications for Automated System Suppliers", Pharmaceutical Engineering. November/December, pp24-36.
• Coyle, M., Tuohey, W.G. 2006. Software Development Projects, Portfolio selection and staffing with tool support, PROJECTS & PROFITS, The ICFAI University Press. -, 60, pp75-86.
• Tuohey, W.G. 2005. Picard style iteration for anisotropic H-functions, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 96, 1, pp85-101.
• Tuohey, W.G. 2002. Benefits & Effective Application of Software Engineering Standards. Software Quality Journal, 10,, pp47-68.
• Tuohey, W.G., Campbell, J.G., O'Mongain, E., Gardelle, J.P., Wills, R.D. 1987. In-Orbit Scientific Calibration of HIPPARCOS. European Space Agency Journal, 11,, pp1-17.

Selected Non-peer Reviewed Journals

• O'Mongain, Tuohey, W.G. 2005. Extracting Maximum Information from Airborne Remote Sensing. ERCIM News, -,
• Tuohey, W.G. 2000. Effort profile and scheduling implications of ESA's software engineering standards. DCU CA working paper, *,
• Tuohey, W.G. 2000. Development of technical software, Case study notes. DCU CA SCHOOL WORKING PAPER, *,
• Tuohey, W.G. 1997. Software requirements document for XMM ACC software (includes several appendices). Commercial report "XM-RR-CAP-001, Issue 5" (for CAPTEC Ltd under ESA contract), *, pp1-157.
• Gardelle, J.P.,Tuohey,W.G., Campbell,J.G., O'Mongain,E. 1986. HIPPARCOS On Orbit Calibration Report. Commercial technical report "MAT.HIP.25097" (Computer Applied Techniques/Matra Espace Report to European Space Agency), *,
• Tuohey, W.G. 1986. Aspects of Hipparcos. Irish Mathematical Society Bulletin, 16, pp25-35.

• C. Peyton, E. O¿Mongain, W.G. Tuohey, The development of a radiative transfer model for waters of varying depth, ¿From the Sea-Bed to the Cloud-Tops¿ - Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference with Irish Earth Observation Symposium, 01-SEP-10 - 03-SEP-10, Cork
• Tuohey, W.G., Closed-form approximation as a basis for a lightweight radiative transfer model, First Irish Earth Observation Researchers Symposium, 14-NOV-07 - 14-NOV-07, Teagasc, Kinsealey, Co. Dublin
• Tuohey, W.G., Approach to the Inversion Problem in Radiative Transfer, Conference on Applied Statistics in Ireland (CASI), 14-MAY-03 - 16-MAY-03, Mullingar, Ireland
• Wills,R.D.,Tuohey,W.G., O'Mongain,E.,Gardelle, J.P., In-Orbit Calibration of the HIPPARCOS payload, Third F.A.S.T. (Fundamental Astronomy by Space Techniques) Thinkshop, 03-NOV-86 - 06-NOV-86, Bari, Italy