GV2 was formed in 2006 with the integration of two longstanding TCD research groups: the Image Synthesis Group [ISG], established in 1993, and the Computer Vision and Robotics Group [CVRG], which was established 1983. The GV2 is an internationally active group dedicated to carrying out leading edge research in computer graphics, computer vision and all aspects of visual computing. Before that, she was head of the Image Synthesis Group from 1999 to 2006, where she has managed a range of projects with significant budgets and successfully supervised many researchers.