How Lean and Agile are You?

Orla O’Dwyer, Kieran Conboy (Lero) and Deirdre Giblin (Ericsson) presented at an Irish Software Innovation Network (ISIN) event in Dublin on April 4th.The event focused on leading edge research and practice in agile project and portfolio management. Deirdre Giblin (Agile Line Manager, Ericsson) shared the experiences of Ericsson in relation to the project management of...

The current state of play of agile project and portfolio management in Irish software organisations

The latest in a series of fora for companies practising Agile and Lean methods was held in NUI Galway on March 7th. The event, focusing on leading edge research and practice in agile project and portfolio management, was attended by over 30 people from companies such as IBM, Lumension, Ericsson, Aró, Fidelity, CSGI, SourceDogg and...

CHI 2014 Honourable Mention Award

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction. As a highly active area of research within Computer Science, over 2000 papers were submitted to the main track at the conference this year, making it highly competitive. The conference will take place at the Metro Toronto...

Irish firms should make New Year resolution to unlock EU €1 billion plus research grants

Lero announces Horizon 2020 seminar Irish firms and researchers need to make a New Year Resolution to start preparing now if they are to achieve a target of at least €1 billion in research grants under the EU Horizon 2020 innovation programme. This was stated by Professor Brian Fitzgerald, chief scientist of Lero, the Irish...