2021 Director’s Prize now open

Lero now invites nominations for its annual Director’s Prizes.

Chief Scientist elected to RIA

Lero Chief Scientist Professor Bashar Nuseibeh has been elected to the Royal Irish Academy.

Addition of GMIT brings Lero’s academic partners to 12

Hosted at University of Limerick, Lero now partners with 12 higher education institutes across Ireland.

Minister announces €37m investment in Lero

Science Foundation Ireland is to fund Lero over the next six years following robust international peer reviews of its performance and plans.

Covid-19

While Lero’s offices at UL remain closed, the centre’s operations team and researchers continue to work remotely. Find out about Lero’s response to Covid-19 here.

Parnas Fellowship

The David Lorge Parnas Fellowship has been established to honour David Parnas who was Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Limerick

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16.06.2021

Commercial video games could help treat mental illness

Popular video games have the potential to provide low-cost, easy access, effective and stigma-free support for some mental health issues, researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, have found.

14.06.2021

Lero researchers create tool to assess cyber risk

A new cyber risk tool, created by researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Software, enables large organisations to identify, assess and mitigate cyber risks, and enable insurance companies to design appropriate insurance products.

08.06.2021

GMIT joins Lero, the SFI Research Centre for Software

Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, is to expand its research capacity with the addition of GMIT as an academic partner.