Brian is a Ph.D graduate of Trinity College Dublin and is widely respected in the academic community for his major contributions and expertise. Having extensive experience in academia and industry he is currently working in Education.

His primary degree is in Education (Univerity of Limerick) and his doctorate in the field of Bio-Medical Engineering. Brian has received many awards and distinctions for his academic work, including; Graduate Student of the Year, Irish Young Engineer, Italian International Scholarship, and Department of Education 'Easter week commemoration scholarship'.

He has acted as a reviewer for many of the leading International Journal in his field of research and as External examiner to a number of Irish Universities. His affiliations have included corporate membership of the Institute of Engineers of Ireland (M.IEI), Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (F. RAMI) and Membeship of the European Society of Biomechanics (M.ESB).

During his tenure as an academic member of Dublin City University, Brian was central to the establishment and success of a number of degree programmes including the B.Eng. Medical Mechanical Engineering programme and was a founding member of the Vascular Health Research Centre. He was also a member of Academic Council at Dublin City University.