Dr Julie Doyle

Biography

Dr. Julie Doyle is Director of the NetwellCASALA research centre at Dundalk Institute of Technology. She holds a degree and PhD in Computer Science from University College Dublin and has previously held research positions at University of Ottawa and the TRIL Centre and CLARITY Centre at University College Dublin. Her research background is in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) and digital health, with a particular focus on designing and evaluating intuitive, accessible, and effective health and wellbeing technologies for older adults and those who support their care. Her work explores the factors that influence engagement with digital health technologies and how user-centred design can support sustained engagement and improved health and wellbeing outcomes.

Since joining NetwellCASALA in 2011, Julie has led a wide range of digital health projects spanning chronic disease self-management, rehabilitation, falls prevention, ambient assisted living, and dementia care. She has secured approximately €9 million in competitive research funding as principal investigator or co-investigator. Julie currently leads the Health Frontiers Technology Innovation Centre (HF-TIC) PeacePlus project, the Horizon 2020-funded SEURO and ProACT projects, the INTERREG VA-funded ECME project, and the Research Ireland funded Smart Dementia Care and Co-Design for Dementia projects. Through these initiatives, she leads extensive multi-country trials examining how digital technologies developed at NetwellCASALA can support older adults to self-manage multiple chronic conditions and maintain independence at home.

As Director of NetwellCASALA, Julie leads a multidisciplinary team of researchers and software developers working at the forefront of digital innovation for healthy ageing. She collaborates extensively with stakeholders across academia, healthcare, industry, the public sector, and community organisations, while also engaging directly with citizens through participatory and co-design approaches. She is also co-lead of the Sláintecare-funded SMILE project, which delivers digital self-management solutions developed by NetwellCASALA to hundreds of people living in the community across the south of Ireland.

Julie has published approximately 180 peer-reviewed articles in leading scientific venues and is a regular keynote speaker and panellist at international events. She has recently presented to the Government’s Commission on Care for Older Adults on the topic of engaging older adults in digital health self-management.