Ireland on track for data governance leadership

Minister Harris Launches Empower A New Research Programme Aimed at Trustworthy Data Governance A new academic and industry research programme, designed to future proof EU data flows and drive innovations in data protection internationally, was launched today by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD. The Empower programme will...

Science Week

Lero has a very active Science Week program organised for this year: 1. Tech Workshops Lero researchers at UL are running four online tech workshops during Science Week. Machine Learning Workshop Tuesday Nov 9th 10:00-10:40 Machine Learning Workshop is an interactive hands-on session that introduces machine learning in a fun and engaging way. Suitable for...

Vacancy : Professional Doctorate in Engineering

The Professional Doctorate in Engineering ‘Principal Engineer’ Qualifier Module is now open for applications. This doctoral programme, supported by Lero, allows industry professionals who are highly skilled in their chosen careers to gain a doctoral qualification while solving a real industry problem for their organisation. There are so many talented individuals across diverse disciplines in...

Top researchers awarded Lero Director’s Prizes

Six world-leading researchers from three Irish universities were awarded Lero Director’s Prizes at an online ceremony today. The Lero Director’s Prizes were presented at the annual gathering of Lero members, which was held online again this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual awards are presented by Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre...

How can Older Adults Shop Online in the Future?

Retailers who adopt seven design principles for the development of virtual online stores targeting older adults, formulated by researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Software, should have an advantage getting a larger share of consumers’ annual online spend of $4.9 trillion (€4.2 trillion). Virtual stores provide an alternative way to shop online, enabling walk-through...

Lero researcher creates searchable site for fictional family trees

The family trees and relationships of fictional characters in movies, TV series, and books, from the Dublin streets of Joyce’s Ulysses to the cobbles of Coronation Street, are being digitally collated by researcher Dr Amin Anjomshoaa, who is attached to Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Software.  Lero’s Dr Anjomshoaa, a Marie Curie ALECS Fellow at...

Lero at NUI Galway leads Mission to Edge of Space

Lero researchers at NUI Galway are leading a Science Foundation Ireland Discover programme team with partners University of Limerick and Met Éireann to deliver school children’s projects high into the stratosphere to examine the effects of near space on the experiments. The ‘Spaceship Earth’ project delivered two space themed workshops to primary school children in...

Commercial video games could help treat mental illness

Popular video games have the potential to provide low-cost, easy access, effective and stigma-free support for some mental health issues, researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, have found. The team at Lero, a world leader in connected-health research, said video games could be used where conventional therapies are not available...

Lero researchers create tool to assess cyber risk

A new cyber risk tool, created by researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Software, enables large organisations to identify, assess and mitigate cyber risks, and enable insurance companies to design appropriate insurance products. The new method of assessment has been developed by Lero researchers working in the Emerging Risk Group...

GMIT joins Lero, the SFI Research Centre for Software

Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, is to expand its research capacity with the addition of GMIT as an academic partner. Hosted by University of Limerick (UL), Lero currently brings together expert software teams, from universities and institutes of technology across Ireland, in a co-ordinated centre of research excellence with a strong...