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  • What We Do
    • Are You Ready for the AI Revolution?
    • Our Services
    • Knowledge Building
    • Success Stories
  • How We Work
    • Collaborative Research
    • Research Projects
  • Knowledge Hub
    • Our Frameworks
    • Video Library
    • IVI Publications
  • Who We Are
    • Meet Our Team
    • Our Community
  • News & Events
    • IVI Summit 2026
  • Become a Member


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Collaborative Research

Our research puts open innovation at the centre of collaboration.

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The Innovation Value Institute conducts interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international research.

Through our collaborative, co-creative research clusters, we work with domain experts, bringing together knowledge from industry, policy makers and research. Research is conducted in collaboration with our partners to realise the synergies between research and practice and engage in real world environments.

Our knowledge building takes in digital transformation across disciplines and sectors. Our researchers and affiliates work in fields as diverse as architecture and construction, psychology, agriculture, medicine and digital health, and design.

IVI continues to host multiple projects funded by the European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Research Ireland (Taighde Éireann), Innovation Ireland and more.

Our Research Clusters

Research Clusters at IVI address some of the most pressing contemporary concerns in data and digital. Clusters comprise individual projects researching specific questions or challenges within the Cluster theme.

Agridata

Lead: Prof. Markus Helfert
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Data Governance

Lead: Prof. Markus Helfert
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Digital Construction

Lead: Dr Zohreh Pourzolfaghar
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Digital Health

Lead: Prof. Martin Curley
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Digital Health and Wellbeing

Lead: Dr Marco Alfano
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Digital Placemaking

Lead: Caroline Creamer
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Sustainable Cities and Communities

Lead: Dr Tadhg MacIntyre
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Cluster Leads

Prof. Markus Helfert Prof. Markus Helfert
IVI Director
Dr. Marco Alfano Dr. Marco Alfano
Senior Researcher / Digital Health Cluster Lead
Caroline Creamer Caroline Creamer
Director of the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD)
Prof. Martin Curley Prof. Martin Curley
Professor of Innovation
Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre
Associate Professor, Environmental Psychology
Dr. Zohreh Pourzolfaghar Dr. Zohreh Pourzolfaghar
Assistant Professor, School of Business

Our work has been funded by...

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If you’d like to learn more about IVI’s research and discuss potential collaboration, we’d love to hear from you.

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