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...

Keith O’Connor- Lero Invited Speaker – Being a programmer in the games industry: how to arrive, survive and thrive

Being a programmer in the games industry: how to arrive, survive and thrive The hardest part of working in the games industry can be getting there in the first place; this talk gives some practical advice on how aspiring game programmers can best prepare for a job in the industry, and what to expect when...

The 3rd International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems (VEHITS)

The 3rd International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems (VEHITS) will be held in Portugal in April 2017. It’s purpose is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems. With no less than three people from Lero involved...

2016 HiPEAC Computer Systems Week

Lero@TCD hosted the Autumn 2016 HiPEAC Computer Systems Week (CSW) from November 7th to 9th in Dublin. This is a twice-yearly event that brings together researchers from across Europe to exchange ideas and create new research collaborations and is sponsored by the European Network on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation (HiPEAC). A total...

Lero chief to raise concerns about Artificial Intelligence at global conference

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems will be the focus when Professor Mike Hinchey, president of the global ICT professional association, IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) presents at this week’s ITU World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA-16) in Tunisia. Professor Hinchey, Director of Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, who has worked with AI systems for over...

46th Annual Frontiers in Education Confernce

Developments in Global Software Engineering Education – Panel Pictured from left to right, FIE panel members:   Michael J Oudshoorn (Wentworth Institute of Technology); John Noll (Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre ), Tony Clear (Auckland University of Technology); John Barr (Ithaca College, USA); Sarah Beecham (Lero, the Irish software Research Centre) Mats Daniels (Uppsala University)...

Inspirefest announces first batch of headline speakers for Dublin 2017

Brenda Romero, Lero @ UL, found herself one of the unexpected stand-up comedians of Inspirefest 2016, causing much of the audience to erupt into fits of laughter as she recalled her background in gaming. Beginning her game development career in 1981, Romero was one of only five women in the industry at that time, but noted that...

New Interdisciplinary Initiatives Fund Award

Congratulations to Anthony Ventresque, Lero @ UCD, who has been awarded an NIIF grant from UCD. The New Interdisciplinary Initiatives Fund (NIIF) provides practical ‘seed’ support for new interdisciplinary projects and ideas that are challenging and ambitious. The title of the project is “Advancing Computational Archaeology: Onsite Digital Capture and Analysis of Megalithic” Ireland is...