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Michael's main research area is formal methods for software engineering. These are mathematical modeling and analysis methods used to increase the trustworthiness of software based systems. They are typically used for high integrity systems where software-induced failures would lead to loss of life or significant loss of business or reputation. He specialises in model-based formal methods, in particular a formal method called Event-B. His research work encompasses applications, tools and methodology for formal methods. He has made key theoretical and methodological contributions to the Event-B formal method that enable it to scale to large complex systems. These contributions enable modular analysis in terms of how systems models are structured and analysed as well as methods for development of domain-specific mathematical theories that are reusable across multiple projects.
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I studied for a bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Trinity College Dublin. I then did an MSc in Computation and DPhil (PhD) in Computation at the University of Oxford. After Oxford I worked for a telecoms research company (Broadcom Eireann) in Dublin and then spent two years in Abo Akademi in Finland as a researcher. I started as a Lecturer in Southampton in 1995 and subsequently became a Reader and Professor.