Trinity Term Dinner: Provost Prof. Linda Doyle

Professor Linda Doyle was appointed as the 45th Provost of Trinity College Dublin, taking up her role  in August 2021. Currently she is Chair of the Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board in the UK and a member of the National Broadband Steering Committee in Ireland. She also serves on the Open Research Europe Scientific Advisory Board and is a Director of Xcelerit and Software Radio Systems Ltd (SRS).

Dr Doyle has served as Chair of the Board of the Douglas Hyde Gallery (2013-2021), and as a member of the Board of Pallas Project Studios, KTH Sweden Scientific Advisory Board, and Board of the Wireless Innovation Forum.

Prior to her appointment as Provost, Dr Linda Doyle was Professor of Engineering & The Arts in TCD. She has been an advocate for change in spectrum management practices  at national and international levels. Combining creative arts practices with Engineering for many years, she founded the Orthogonal Methods Group (OMG) an important research initiative that generates knowledge and research orientations across disciplines that are sometimes perceived to be mutually exclusive.

As well as her contributions to research and the arts, Dr Doyle is an active advocate for women in engineering and computer science. She has been involved in numerous initiatives such as Girls in Tech, Teen Turn, HerStory. In 2017 she was recognised as one of the 10 women stars working in networking and communications in the world.