Lero contributes over half a billion Euro to Irish economy

A new report1 finds that every €1 invested by the State and industry in Lero, one of Ireland’s national research centres, generates over five times the value to the economy. The study by Kemmy Business School at University of Limerick assessed the economic impact of Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, on the Irish economy...

Lero researchers awarded disruptive technologies innovation grants

Projects involving Lero researchers, based in Higher Education Institutes across the country, are to receive in excess of €12 million from the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund.   An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD unveiled a total of 27 innovative projects who are sharing over €75 million...

Lero appoints marketing and communications manager

Nicola Corless has been appointed marketing and communications manager of Lero, the SFI Irish Software Research Centre. University of Limerick headquartered, Lero, which works with multinational and indigenous companies, harnesses software researchers from nine third level institutions including all of the Republic of Ireland’s universities. A journalism graduate of Dublin City University, Nicola was formerly...

NSAI 1997 award

Dr Silvana Togneri MacMahon is to be awarded the NSAI 1997 award at the NSAI Annual Standards Forum on the 16th October in the Alex Hotel Dublin. The award is given in recognition of exceptional dedication to standards development. Dr MacMahon acted as International Project Leader, Author and Editor if ISO TR 80001-2-7 which allows...

AI for Humanitarian Action

Brad Smith, President, Microsoft, in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly meeting, announced AI for Humanitarian Action, a new $40 million, five-year Microsoft programme. The initiative will harness the power of AI to focus on four priorities – helping the world recover from disasters, addressing the needs of children, protecting refugees and displaced people,...

39% of Irish adults worried about robots replacing their jobs – Lero study

39% of Irish adults are worried about robots or artificial intelligence (AI) replacing their jobs, according to a new survey commissioned by Lero, the SFI Irish Software Research Centre.  And concerns rise to one in two (49%) adults aged between 18 and 34. The survey of 1,038 adults was conducted for Lero by RED C...

Lero research leads to deaf awareness initiative at UCD

UCD has developed an initiative to boost communication between deaf and non-deaf people on campus and promote the College as a welcoming place for deaf students in Ireland. The programme is backed by Lero, the SFI Irish Software Research Centre. The initiative, the UCD Deaf Awareness Series, grew out of a separate R&D programme announced...

Lero survey highlights increasing threat to Irish high street

The increasing threat to Ireland’s high street is highlighted in a new survey, commissioned by Lero, the SFI Irish Software Research Centre, which finds that two thirds of Irish adults have purchased clothes or footwear online within the past 12 months. The figure rises to 73% for females (58% males). The survey of 1,038 adults was...

New general manager named at Lero, the SFI Irish Software Research Centre

Joe Gibbs has been appointed general manager of Lero, the SFI Irish Software Research Centre. He replaces Brendan O’Malley who will assist in the transition before retiring. Headquartered at the University of Limerick (UL), Lero incorporates software researchers across nine of Ireland’s third level institutions.  Tipperary born Mr Gibbs, who joined Lero in 2015, was...

Kostal and Lero researchers at IT Tralee and UL announce €800,000 R&D programme to develop autonomous robots for assembly line of the future

– Third major announcement by Lero on autonomous systems this year Kostal, the Limerick based manufacturer of automotive electronic systems, has announced a major €800,000 R&D programme with Lero, the Irish Software SFI Research Centre to develop a smart assembly line of the future. Lero partner IT Tralee will lead the two-year programme working with...