University College Dublin (UCD) is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities and Ireland’s largest university, with a strong tradition in research, innovation and international collaboration. Within CEREBRIS, UCD brings expertise in sensing, robotics, biomedical engineering, and clinical trial design and execution. Its contribution is focused on supporting the development of novel robot-assisted medical device designs and their evaluation within stroke care pathways.

UCD leads Task 3.2 on the development of a robotic device for targeted sensory stimulation. It also contributes to WP5 on early clinical studies and leads Task 5.4 on the clinical investigation plan for identified biomarkers, supporting clinical trial activities at St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin.

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