Lero researcher joins European digital ethics expert group

A Lero researcher at University of Limerick (UL) has been appointed to a new European expert group tasked with developing a set of principles of digital responsibility in the insurance sector. Lero’s Dr Martin Mullins, Head of Department of Accounting and Finance at UL’s Kemmy Business School, was selected by the European Insurance and Occupational...

Lero opens Ireland’s first esports research lab

– SFI Research Centre project to grow global visibility of Ireland in rapidly expanding billion-dollar industry Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, has opened Ireland’s first esports research lab. The new lab is located in University of Limerick, at the headquarters of Lero, a world-leading SFI research centre. Lero researchers at UL will conduct studies...

New Rules for Modern Businesses?

Analysis: The importance of habits in maintaining the psyche of an organisation First published in the Irish Times, Friday, July 26, 2019 For the past 50 years, businesses have been focusing heavily on providing strict rules and guidelines to their workers on how to carry out work. This has brought many benefits, much standardisation and...

Tribute to Professor Rory O’Connor

Last week Lero lost one of its long-time and most-respected colleagues. Professor Rory O’Connor, head of the Dublin City University School of Computing and a member of Lero since its foundation in 2005, died suddenly while abroad. A funeral mass for Professor O’Connor was celebrated on Saturday, July 27, attended by many of his Lero...

What time is it? A brief history of time management

Analysis: Stress and anxiety over how we manage our time has been a problem since, well, the beginning of time   Published on RTÉ Brainstorm, Friday, 5 Jul 2019 Time is our most prized asset, illustrated by its status as the most commonly used noun in the English language. Once gone, it cannot be retrieved....

Lero members highlight research to Ministers at innovation fund launch

Lero members highlighted their research to Ministers Heather Humphreys, TD, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Paschal Donohoe, TD, Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform and Patrick O’Donovan, TD, Minister of State for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, at a flagship event on the impact of technological change on Irish businesses, held...

Lero Distinguished Lecture Series – Dealing with Uncertainty in Software Systems

    David S. Rosenblum Provost’s Chair Professor of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Date: Tuesday 23rd JulyLocation: T3-013, Lero, Tierney Building, UL Time: 14:30 pm Abstract A key challenge in modern-day software development is dealing with the high degree of uncertainty in both the environment in which software operates and...

Crowdfunding success involves more than just the art of asking

Lero research suggests that Project creators need to be realistic and do their homework before jumping on the bandwagon First published in the Irish Times, Friday, June 21, 2019 Online crowdfunding platforms offer a popular alternative to traditional structures by connecting those looking to raise money for a business directly with crowds of potential backers....

Lero veteran honoured at Tech Excellence Awards

– Limerick man Brendan O’Malley wins Career Recognition Award 2019 Brendan O’Malley, general manager of Limerick headquartered Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre between 2010 and 2018, has won the “The Career Recognition Award” sponsored by Intellicom in the Tech Excellence Awards 2019 presented in Dublin last week (May 23rd). Commenting on the award, Professor...

Kildare rises to the top in National Scratch Coding Final

Abdul-Marteen Ojo from Confey College, Leixlip, Co. Kildare won the top prize for his entry ‘Magic Wizard’ at the National Scratch Coding Competition which was held at the University of Limerick as part of Tech Week 2019. The winners were selected from over 500 entries nationwide and judged to be the best in their respective...