Irina is an Assistant Professor at the School of Computing, Dublin City University (DCU), and Academic Lead MSc in Blockchain – Distributed Ledger Technologies (a programme partly funded by Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet). She is also a Lero (Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software) Funded Investigator.

Irina in the past has lectured at the National College of Ireland and was also a Postdoctoral Researcher at DCU working on an H2020 EU project in the area of technology enhanced learning.

Her research interests are focused on:  technology enhanced learning, cyber security, especially usable security, applications of blockchain,  adaptive systems, vehicular communications, and smart cities.