CLARITY

Biographical Details:

Dr. Shirley Coyle is a researcher and designer in the field of wearable technologies and smart textiles. She has combined expertise in Biomedical Engineering and Fashion Design. She received a first class honour for her BEng in Electronic Engineering in 2000 from Dublin City University, Ireland. During industrial placement she worked for Siemens Ireland Ltd. After graduating, she then worked in the Information and Communications division in Siemens Ltd. as a telecommunications engineer for two years. She spent one year of this time at Siemens headquarters in Munich. Her role within Siemens involved the deployment of communication networks throughout Ireland. In Munich she worked in the central technical support for third generation mobile networks for Siemens worldwide. On returning to Ireland she decided to pursue a PhD study. She enrolled at the Department of Biomedical Engineering in National University of Ireland Maynooth. Her PhD involved the development of the first optical brain computer interface. This device provides a means of communication using thought process alone for people who are locked in. Optical techniques were used to detect brain activity. She received her PhD from NUI Maynooth in 2005. Between 2002 and 2008 she completed a diploma in Fashion design, attending by night, at the Grafton Academy of Fashion Design. This course covers all aspects of design, from concept to creation. She specialized in Evening and Bridalwear and all-wool tailoring for her final collections. From 2005 until 2007 she worked in the Adaptive Sensors Group in Dublin City University on the EU FP6 Biotex project. This project was a European-wide multi-partner research effort to merge sensing capabilities with fabrics and textiles. The eight partner BIOTEX consortium included universities, research institutes, SMEs and a large microelectronic company. She currently works within CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies as Team Leader in Wearable Sensors. Her main research interest is in the development of truly wearable devices that can be used to improve personal health and fitness. As she also has a keen interest in sports and physiology, being a competitor of long-distance running events, she sees great potential for wearable technologies in the sports industry. Wearable sensors may be used to provide valuable information about the wearers health through continuous monitoring of the wearer in a natural setting. This involves the development of new materials and the integration of novel sensor materials within textiles. This is a multi-disciplinary task involving the broad expertise that exists within CLARITY including science, engineering, computer applications, physiotherapy and physiology.

Research Interests:

Wearable Sensors allow a person's physiology to be measured in a natural setting over long periods of time. This is important for assessing their personal health - which is important for management of chronic disease, early diagnosis, prevention of illness and rehabilitation after injury or illness. Wearable sensors are also important for sports and exercise, to help people achieve their fitness goals and to develop the best training stategies for athletes.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Ward, T., McLoone, S. & Coyle, S. 2011. Harnessing brain power at NUI Maynooth. The Engineer's Journal,. 59, , pp82-.
• Coyle, S., Benito-Lopez, F., Radu, T., Lau, K. T. & Diamond, D. 2010. Fibers and fabrics for chemical and biological sensing. Research Journal in Textiles and Apparel. 14, 4, pp64-72.
• Coyle, S., Lau, K., Moyna, N., Diamond, D., Di Francesco, F., Constanzo, D., Salvo, P., Trivella, M., De Rossi, D., Taccini, N., Paradiso, R., Porchet, J., Luprano, J., Ridolfi, A., Chuzel, C., Lanier, T., Revol-Cavalier, F., Schoumacker, S., Mourier, V., Convert, R., Chartier, I., De-Moncuit, H. & Bini, C. 2010. BIOTEX - Biosensing textiles for personalised healthcare management. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICINE. 14, 2, pp364-370.
• Morris, D., Coyle, S., Wu, Y., Lau, K. T., Wallace, G. & Diamond, D. 2009. Bio-sensing textile based patch with integrated optical detection system for sweat monitoring. Sensors And Actuators B-chemical, 139, , pp231-236.
• *Coyle, S., Ward, T. & Markham, C. 2007. Brain¿computer interface using a simplified functional near-infrared spectroscopy system. Journal of Neural Engineering,. 4, , pp219-226.
• Roche, B., Coyle, S., Ward, T., Markham, C. & McDarby, G. 2005. Near-infrared Spectroscopy as an instrument for the measurement of general autonomic arousal. The Behavior Analyst Today,. 6, 2, pp121-126.
• Roche, B., Coyle, S., Ward, T., Markham, C. & McDarby, G. 2005. Near-infrared Spectroscopy as an instrument for the measurement of general autonomic arousal The Behavior Analyst Today,. 6, 2, pp121-126.
• Coyle, S., Ward, T., Markham, C. & McDarby, G. 2004. On the suitability of Near-Infrared Systems for Next Generation Brain Computer Interfaces. Physiological Measurement Special Issue, (invited paper). 25, , pp815-822.

Selected Chapters

• Coyle, S., Benito-Lopez, F., Byrne, R. & Diamond, D. 2011. On-body Chemical Sensors for Monitoring Sweat,. Wearable and autonomous biomedical devices and systems, pp177-193.
• Shirley M Coyle Dermot Diamond. 2010. Smart nanotextiles: materials and their application. Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology.

Reviews

• Coyle, S. & Diamond, D. 2008. Nanosensors, big benefit or big brother. Nano Magazine. 9, pp1757-.
• Diamond, D., Coyle, S., Scarmagnani, S. & Hayes, J. 2008. Wireless Sensor Networks and Chemo-/Biosensing. Chemical Reviews, 108, pp652-679.
• Coyle, S., Wu, Y., Lau, K., De Rossi, D., Wallace, G. & Diamond, D. 2007. Smart nanotextiles : A review of materials and applications. MRS Bulletin, vol. Materials Research Bulletin, 32, pp434-442.
• Coyle, S., Ward, T. & Markham, C. 2003. Brain Computer Interfaces, a Review. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 28, pp112-118.

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• Benito-Lopez, F., Coyle, S., Byrne, R. & Diamond, D., Sweat-on-a-Chip¿: Analysing Sweat in Real Time with Disposable Micro-devices, 9th Annual IEEE Conference on Sensors, 01-NOV-10 - 04-NOV-10, Hawaii
• Benito-Lopez, F., Coyle, S., Byrne, R. & Diamond, D., Sensing Sweat in Real-Time Using Wearable Microfluidics., 14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Micro Total Analysis Systems ì-TAS-2010., 03-OCT-10 - 07-OCT-10, The Netherlands
• Rovira Borras, C., Coyle, S., Corcoran, B., Stroiescu, F., Daly, K. & Diamond, D. (2010), Smart garments for sports and health integrating textile-based sensors and shimmer., UNCSR 2nd Annual Symposium., 29-SEP-10 - , Dublin, Ireland.
• Mitchell, E., Coyle, S., Doherty, A., Smeaton, A., O'Connor, N. E. & Diamond, D., Smart Tablecloths - Ambient Feedback of Domestic Electricity Consumption., Irish Human Computer Interaction Conference., 01-SEP-10 - , Dublin, Ireland.
• Coyle S, Wearable biosensors, Institute of Safety in Technology and Research, Annual Symposium, 07-JUL-10 - , University of Bath, United Kingdom
• Benito-Lopez, F., Coyle, S., Byrne, R., O'Toole, C., Barry, C. & Diamond, D., Simple Barcode System Based on Ionogels for Real Time pH-Sweat Monitoring., 7th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2010),, 26-JUN-10 - 28-JUN-10, Biopolis, Singapore.
• Coyle S, Wearable textile sensors, Computer Science Research Institute Annual Workshop,, 21-JUN-10 - , Ballymena, Co. Antrim
• Mitchell, E., Coyle, S., Ward, T., O'Connor, N. E. & Diamond, D., Breathing Feedback System with Wearable Textile Sensors., Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2010), 07-JUN-10 - 09-JUN-10, Biopolis, Singapore.
• Benito-Lopez, F., Coyle, S., Byrne, R. & Diamond, D., Microfluidics: New Tools in Sport Science., 4th Annual Lab-on-a-Chip European Congress., 25-MAY-10 - 26-MAY-10, Dublin, Ireland.
• Coyle, S., Benito-Lopez, F., Mitchell, E., O'Connor, N. E. & Diamond, D. (2010) ., Functionalised Fabrics and Wearer Interaction., Smart Fabrics 2010, 09-APR-10 - , Miami, Florida.
• Coyle, S., Mitchell, E., May, G., O'Connor, N. E. & Diamond, D., Textile Sensors for Personalized Feedback., ECIR 2010 Workshop on Information Access for Personal Media Archives., 28-MAR-10 - , Milton Keyes, U.K.
• Coyle, S., Mitchell, E., O'Connor, N., Ward, T. & Diamond, D. (2009), Wearable Sensors and Feedback System to Improve Breathing Technique., UNCSR 1st Annual Symposium., 22-OCT-09 - , Dublin, Ireland.
• Coyle, S., Lau, K. T., Moyna, N., Diamond, D., Di Francesco, F., Costanzo, D., Salvo, P., De Rossi, D., Taccini, N., Paradiso, R., Porchet, J., Ridolfi, A., Luprano, J., Chuzel, C., Lanier, T., F, R.-C., Schoumacker, S., Mourier, V., Chartier, I., Convert, R., De-Moncuit, H. & Bini, C. (2009), BIOTEX ¿ Bio-sensing textiles for healthcare.., Smart Textiles Salon, 07-OCT-09 - , Ghent, Belgium
• Benito-Lopez, F., Coyle, S., Byrne, R., Smeaton, A., O'Connor, N., Moyna, N. & Diamond, D. (2009), The Smart Sweat-band., Smart Textiles Salon., 07-OCT-09 - , Ghent, Belgium.
• Coyle, S., Lau, K. T., Taccini, N., Paradiso, R., Chuzel, C. & Diamond, D., A textile-based platform for real-time sweat collection and analysis., In: KIEKENS, P. ed.Latest Advancements in High Tech Textiles and Textile-Based Materials,, 25-SEP-09 - , Ghent, Belgium, Universiteit Gent.
• Gaffney, M., O'Flynn, B., Mathewson, A., Buckley, J., Barton, J., Angove, P., Vcelak, J., O Conaire, C., Healy, G., Moran, K., O'Connor, N. E., Coyle, S., Kelly, P., Caulfield, B. & Conroy, L., Wearable Wireless Inertial Measurement for Sports Applications, IMAPS-CPMT Poland Conference,, 21-SEP-09 - 24-SEP-09, Pszczyna
• Benito-Lopez, F., Coyle, S., Byrne, R., Smeaton, A., O'Connor, N. & Diamond, D. (2009), Pump Less Wearable Microfluidic Device for Real Time pH Sweat Monitoring., Eurosensors XXIII Conference., 06-SEP-09 - 07-SEP-09, Lucerne, Switzerland,
• Conroy, L., Ó'Conaire, C., Coyle, S., Healy, G., Kelly, P., O'Connor, N. E., Caulfield, B., Connaughan, D. & Smeaton, A., TennisSense: A Multi-Sensory Approach to performance Analysis in Tennis., 27th Annual International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference, 17-AUG-09 - 21-AUG-09, Limerick, Ireland
• Coyle, S., Morris, D., Lau, K. T., Moyna, N. & Diamond, D., Textile-Based Wearable Sensors for Assisting Sports Performance., BSN 2009 - Body sensor networks, 03-JUN-09 - 05-JUN-09, Berkeley, CA, USA.
• Coyle, S., Morris, D., Lau, K. T., Diamond, D., Taccini, N., Costanzo, D., Salvo, P., Di Francesco, F., Giovanna Trivella, M., Porchet, J. & Luprano, J. (2009), Textile sensors to measure sweat pH and sweat-rate during exercise., 3rd International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare., 01-APR-09 - 03-APR-09, London
• Coyle S, Smart textiles and wearable sensors, International Women¿s Day, STEPS to Engineering,, 08-MAR-09 - , Engineers Ireland, Dublin
• Morris, D., Schazmann, B., Wu, Y., Coyle, S., Brady, S., Fay, C., Hayes, J., Lau, K. T., Wallace, G. & Diamond, D.. (2008), Wearable Technology for Bio-Chemical Analysis of Body Fluids During Exercise, 30th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference, 20-AUG-08 - 24-AUG-08, Vancouver, Canada.
• Morris, D., Schazmann, B., Wu, Y., Coyle, S., Brady, S., Hayes, J., Slater, C., Fay, C., Lau, K. T., Wallace, G. & Diamond, D. (2008), Wearable Sensors for Monitoring Sports Performance and Training., 5th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks., 01-JUN-08 - 03-JUN-08, Hong Kong, China
• Wu, Y., Nolan, L., Coyle, S., Lau, K. T., Wallace, G. & Diamond, D. (2007), Polypyrrole Based Switchable Filter System., Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society., 23-AUG-07 - 26-AUG-07, Lyon, France.
• Coyle, S., Wu, Y., Lau, K. T., Wallace, G. & Diamond, D. (2007), Fabric-based fluid handling platform with integrated analytical capability., 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS., 23-AUG-07 - 26-AUG-07, Lyon, France.
• Coyle, S., Wu, Y., Lau, K., Brady, S., Wallace, G. & Diamond, D. (2007), Bio-sensing textiles - Wearable Chemical/Bio-sensors for Health Monitoring., 4th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks., 26-MAR-07 - 28-MAR-07, Aachen, Germany,
• Brady, S., Coyle, S., Wu, Y., Wallace, G. & Diamond, D. (2006), Wireless-based monitoring of body movements using wearable sensors., MRS Spring Meeting, Symposium S., 17-APR-06 - 21-APR-06, San Francisco.
• Page, A. J., Coyle, S., Keane, T. M., Naughton, T. J., Markham, C. & Ward, T. (2006), Distributed Monte Carlo Simulation of Light Transportation in Tissue., 8th International Workshop on Java for Parallel and Distributed Computing, proceedings of the 20th International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium., 01-APR-06 - , Rhodes,Greece,
• Diamond, D., Coyle, S., Wu, Y. & Wallace, G. (2006), Integrating Sensing Capabilities with Clothing ¿ Opportunities and Challenges. ., pHealth 2006, 30-JAN-06 - 01-FEB-06, Lucerne.
• Lebid, S., Ward, T., O'Neill, R., Markham, C. & Coyle, S. (2005), Towards dual modality nerve assessment using electrical and optical techniques., 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors. Proc. of SPIE, vol. 5855, no., pp.399-403. , 23-MAY-05 - 27-MAY-05, Bruge, Belgium
• Lebid, S., O'Neill, R., Markham, C., Wallace, G. & Coyle, S. (2005), Multi-timescale measurements of brain responses in visual cortex during functional stimulation using time-resolved spectroscopy, Opto Ireland, 05-APR-05 - 06-APR-05, Dublin
• Coyle, S., Markham, C. & Ward, T. (2005), A mechanical mounting system for functional near-infrared spectroscopy brain imaging studies., Opto Ireland., 05-APR-05 - 06-APR-05, Dublin.
• Coyle, S., Ward, T. & Markham, C. (2004), Physiological Noise in Near-infrared Spectroscopy: Implications for Optical Brain Computer Interfacing., The 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society., 01-SEP-04 - 05-SEP-04, San Francisco
• Lebid, S., O'Neill, R., Markham, C., Ward, T. & Coyle, S. (2004), Functional Brain Signals: A photon counting system for brain activity monitoring., The Irish Signals and Systems Conference. 30 June - 02 July 2004., 30-JUN-04 - 02-JUL-04, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland,
• Lebid, S., O'Neill, R., Markham, C., Ward, T. & Coyle, S. (2004), Acquiring functional brain signals with photon counting systems: A time domain approach for pattern reversal steady-state visual evoked potentials at multiple time scales., European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors., 09-JUN-04 - 11-JUN-04, Santander, Spain.
• Coyle, S., Ward, T. & Markham, C. (2003), Cerebral Blood Flow Changes related to Motor Imagery, using Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)., World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering., 24-AUG-03 - 29-AUG-03, Sydney, Australia.
• Coyle, S., Ward, T., Markham, C. & McDarby, G. (2003), On the Suitability of Near-Infrared Systems for Next Generation Brain Computer Interfaces., World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering., 24-AUG-03 - 29-AUG-05, Sydney, Australia.
• Coyle, S., Ward, T., Markham, C., Roche, B., McDarby, G. & McCloone, S. F. (2003), The Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Measuring General Autonomic Arousal., World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering., 24-APR-03 - 29-APR-03, Sydney, Australia.