Professor Brian Fitzgerald, Director of Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, was presented with a special award in recognition of his contributions to the Centre at the Lero Summit in Athlone. 

Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Re-Branding/Brand Renovation of the Year category in the 20^th Annual International Business Awards®. 

Will artificial intelligence (AI) end civilisation? Researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software and University College Cork, are seeking help determining what the public believes and knows about AI and software more generally.