Dr Andrew Errity is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Technology & Psychology at IADT. This department includes the complementary disciplines of computing, design and psychology. Andrew is a graduate of Dublin City University, having been awarded both a BSc (Hons) in Computer Applications [Computer Science] and a PhD in Speech Signal Processing. His areas of expertise and research interests include software development, UX design, human-computer interaction, and spoken dialog systems. Andrew has actively taught, supervised and published in these areas. He also regularly provides consultancy support to industry partners. Andrew is a member of the Executive Management Committee of the Creative Futures Academy - a Human-Capital Initiatives Pillar 3 funded initiative.