Limerick SME Kelmac Group Collaborates with Lero

Gerard Kelly, CEO Kelmac Group and Dr Noel Carroll, research fellow at Lero Kelmac Group®, a Limerick based standards and compliance company, is collaborating with Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre on a €280,000 R&D programme, designed to transform the group into a global professional services practice. As part of the plan, Kelmac Group® will...

Limerick SME Kelmac Group® collaborates with Lero on a €280,000 R&D programme to transform it into global internet player

Kelmac Group®, a Limerick based standards and compliance company, is collaborating with Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre on a €280,000 R&D programme, designed to transform the group into a global professional services practice. As part of the plan, Kelmac Group® will double its Irish workforce to 12 and open an international R&D technology centre...

Conference Ambassador Award

Professor Brian Fitzgerald recently received the Conference Ambassador award in recognition of bringing the 37th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) to Ireland in 2016. With 1,789 attendees, the Dublin conference established a new record for number of attendees at the Conference. Professor Fitzgerald is pictured receiving the award from Emer Relihan, Convention Centre Dublin.

Lero appoints Prof Brian Fitzgerald as its new director

Professor Brian Fitzgerald has been appointed director of Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre which is headquartered at the University of Limerick (UL). He replaces Professor Mike Hinchey following an eight year term of office. Roscommon born Professor Fitzgerald was formerly chief scientist at Lero and has been involved with the Science Foundation Ireland supported...

Irish report developed for European Commission highlights software crisis due to explosive demand across industries

Creative professionals such as graphic designers, artists and even science fiction writers will be required to help develop successful software in the future, according to a new report developed by an Irish research team for the European Commission. The report¹  written by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, was commissioned by DG Connect (Directorate-General of...

Cracking the Code

Earlier this month the Digital Learning group gathered in Farmleigh House to discuss the development of a new computer science and computational thinking curriculum for Irish schools. The event was supported by over 90 attendees. Lero was delighted to attend and particpate in this event organised by Ciaran Cannon TD and the Excited Movement.  The...

PMI Agile Methods

Prof Brian Fitzgerald, Lero @ UL and Prof Kieran Conboy Lero @ NUIG, presented at the PMI Agile Methods in the Semiconductor Industry conference. Industry presentations were made by John Barry (Intel) and Noel Butler (S3 Group). The event was very well attended and future events on this theme are planned

Smart Data Management – Standards, Practices and Challenges

Business Informatics Group (BIG), in conjunction with Lero – The Irish Software Research Centre and DCU Alpha, is delighted to invite you to the Lero Forum on Smart Data Management – Standards, Practices and Challenges.  With this Forum, we present experiences and applications related to Smart Data Management in following sectors: •  Building Information Management• ...

Minister welcomes entrepreneurial initiative for young engineers

Dr Liliana Pasquale, Lero researcher at UCD with Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Photo Iain White Fennell Photography Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has welcomed the IEEE Young Entrepreneurs Open Day which takes place in University College Dublin on Saturday 19th November. Organised by the...

START-UPS AND SPINOUTS: THE FUZZY FRONT END AND THE HARD YARDS…IS IT WORTH IT?

This seminar will be a personal reflection and confession of a Start-up Junkie [or dyed-in-the wool ‘Tech Transfer Johnny”]. Start-up and spin-out companies have been feted as the drivers of economic growth: is this a fact or a myth? Have they been over privileged in government economic policy and should we direct resources to support...