Tech student showcase: Final-year NCI projects

Final-year computing students showcased their work yesterday at the National College of Ireland (NCI), with projects ranging from Ireland's first personal medical history app to an internet-controlled robotic car, personalised role-playing games and a mobile app that could make life considerably easier for users of Dublin Bus.

The Grafton Medical History app, created by Johann Taljaard, who studied NCI's BSc in computing, makes it simple to keep track of medical records, medications and procedures from the convenience of your smartphone.

Dr Keith Perdue, of the Grafton Medical Practice, provided Taljaard with guidance around the required medical information and overall structure of the app.

“Increasingly, patients want to get actively involved in managing their own health, and this app effectively allows them to carry their medical history around in their pockets,” he said. “I think it will be a great asset for patients not just of Grafton Medical Practice but on a much wider scale.”

Katie Donohoe is in her final year of the BA (Hons) in technology management at NCI. Her project, a mobile app called Rapid Refund, focuses on Dublin Bus and would allow commuters to transfer the balance from their refund tickets directly to their Leap cards.

Pramod Pathak, dean of the school of computing at NCI, said: "With the technology landscape growing and shifting so rapidly we are delighted to showcase the high calibre and broad range of development work of our computing graduates.

"Their diverse work in areas like cloud computing, gaming and multimedia, software systems and more really demonstrates the huge opportunities available for skilled graduates in this industry in Ireland. "