I am a Professor of Computing and am currently serving as the Head of the School of Computing. I am also a Senior Researcher with Lero, The Irish Software Research Centre. In addition I am the Head of Delegation (for Ireland) to the international standardization bodies ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC40. I am also active member of the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7/ Working Group 24 on Lifecycle Profiles for VSE (Very Small Enterprises). I am also the Editor in Chief of the Elsevier Journal Computer Standards and Interfaces.