Dr. Nick Timmons is co-founder (2008) and director of the WiSAR Lab and Technology Gateway, a national strategic industry-focused research group and centre of excellence in wireless sensor networks, body area networks, embedded systems, and the Internet of Things.
The WiSAR Lab works with companies that are either looking to expand their product portfolio with innovation or improve the efficiency of their manufacturing processes.
Under Nick’s leadership, the WiSAR Lab has pioneered over 350 innovative solutions across hardware and software in applications such as health, tourism, smart- agriculture, the fishing and seafood industry, renewable energy, and advanced manufacturing. Each project aims to make a positive impact on company growth by fostering innovation and harnessing technology transfer.
Nick is also responsible for the research direction of the group. His current research interests are in 5G/6G future wireless networks and antennas, with a particular interest in body area networks (BAN), wearable antenna design, ultra-low power communication protocols (MAC and network/routing protocols), and satellite communications, with over 50 peer-reviewed publications.
With a distinguished track record, Nick has acquired research funding of over €20 million through numerous national and EU funding programmes. At WiSAR, Nick has recruited and built a talented team (20+) of full-time research and communications staff, academic PIs, postdocs, and postgraduate students. He has led European multinational research projects, managed large-scale industrial projects, licensed IP, and supervised multi-disciplinary teams of postdoctoral researchers, researchers, and postgraduate students.
Prior to his academic career, Nick held various senior positions in the satellite and auto industries with both multinationals and SMEs. He was a senior principal RF engineer at Siemens UK, working in satellite engineering design. He later joined Valeo (Connaught Electronics Ltd.) as a senior RF engineer specialising in RF transceiver design for low-power communications in the auto industry.
