Derek Molloy
Professor Of Electronic And Computer Engineering at Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Molloy is a Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering at Dublin City University with over 25 years in academia and 13 years of documented professional experience focused on embedded systems, computer vision and connected devices. He teaches object-oriented programming, connected embedded systems and digital electronics while leading research in machine vision, 3D visualization and e-learning. Author of two widely used Wiley texts on Embedded Linux, Derek combines deep low-level C/Linux hardware interfacing—demonstrated in his exploringBB repository—with a talent for public-facing education. His popular YouTube series and integrated blog have introduced millions to BeagleBone, Raspberry Pi and embedded Linux, turning complex hardware topics into accessible learning paths. Known for bridging rigorous research with practical maker work, he routinely publishes course-ready source code, support materials and community-driven examples that span ADC, I2C, NFC and radio interfacing.
13 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate at Colaiste Choilm SwordsPh.D., Computer Vision, Ph.D., Computer Vision at Dublin City University
Github Skills (10)
i2c10
gpio10
embedded10
serial-communication10
c-programming10
spi10
sys10
interfacing10
hardware-interface10
nfc9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
derekmolloy/exploringBB
Dec 2014 - May 2019
Source code for the book Exploring BeagleBone, by Derek Molloy (see www.exploringbeaglebone.com)
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:96 commits, 7 PRs, 146 pushes in 4 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Derek's primary contribution involved modifying and adding code to interact with hardware components, specifically focusing on the video capture and interfacing with peripherals like an XBee radio and an NFC reader. They modified existing examples and provided new code for controlling digital outputs. The user also worked on code related to ADC sensors, and creating I2C communications. The user's work appears to involve interacting with the hardware directly from C and using low level libraries.
beaglebonederek
derekmolloy/test
Feb 2014 - May 2018
Test Repository for Git Example "Git in Practice"
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes in 4 years 3 months
testingtest-repository
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