Cloud Computing Research

The programme is offered by the Business Information Systems discipline in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics.  You will propose a topic, which will focus on business-, organisation- or consumer value or interactions with cloud computing, cloud services, or applications.  Cloud computing enables the collection of large amounts of data, which require a layer of analytics to extract information useful to businesses and individuals. This information then needs to be aggregated and displayed in useful ways to facilitate decision making based upon it.  These inter-related parts provide a variety of potential topics for your dissertation.

 

Topics may also be society-focused. As examples, from a business perspective, there is work to be done in maximising the business value of cloud computing, examining new ways of doing business using cloud technologies, and identifying potential uses of the cloud for competitive advantage.  From both consumer and societal perspectives, cloud computing also brings with it a number of areas that require attention, such as privacy, security, mobility, and access.

The programme involves the submission of a major research dissertation as its main deliverable: these dissertations are supervised by lecturing staff in the Business Information Systems discipline (see http://www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/cairnes/subjectareas/bis/)