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5.05/4/2026

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About Julie

Julie McCann is Professor of Computer Systems and Head of the Adaptive Emergent Systems Engineering (AESE) group in the Department of Computing within the Faculty of Engineering. Her research specializations center on spatial computing systems that integrate digital and physical environments, enabling collaboration, swarming, and conjoining capabilities in sensor networks, cyber-physical systems, and the Internet of Things. These systems exhibit ephemeral and dynamic properties, with evolving roles and behaviors to tackle challenges such as scalability, failure robustness, resource and energy efficiency, and decomposability. Professor McCann employs models inspired by biology, economics, social dynamics, and physics to devise decentralized algorithms, cross-layer protocols, and dynamic optimization techniques optimized for low-power, resource-constrained wireless devices. Her contributions extend to practical applications in space exploration, agriculture, and infrastructure engineering, improving overall system performance, resilience, and security via cyber-physical synergies.