Mr Anthony Weir

Anthony Weir began his career in the marine industry, accumulating over a decade of offshore experience as a Remotely Operated Vehicle pilot (ROV), working across global locations including Singapore, Africa, Australia, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Germany.

In 2018, Anthony joined the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS) at the University of Limerick, where he is a researcher in marine and field robotics. His research specialises in marine robotics, subsea engineering, optical sensing, and interferometry, with applications in offshore renewable energy, subsea infrastructure, structural surveillance, maintenance, and asset monitoring. Anthony is currently pursuing a PhD in optical subsea sensing, with a focus on fibre Bragg gratings and Extrinsic Fabry-Pérot Interferometry (EFPI) sensing systems.

Anthony has contributed to international research programmes including TRIDENT, RESURGAM, AEROSUB, and SEADOM, spanning subsea exploration, vessel repair, offshore wind monitoring, and dark object detection.

Anthony's leadership style is defined by empathy and collaboration, shaped by extensive experience working alongside diverse teams across four continents. He looks forward to bringing this perspective to serving and representing the wider University of Limerick community.