Drivers of electric vehicles more likely to be at fault in road traffic crashes than drivers of petrol and diesel cars

Leagan Gaeilge Drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) are more likely to be involved in at-fault road traffic accidents than drivers of petrol and diesel cars, a study by researchers at Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, and University of Limerick reveals. In a paper to be published in November in the journal Accident Analysis &...

Women using social media fitness forums blasé on how their data are being used

Women sharing health and fitness content on social media are generally unconcerned about data privacy and are unaware personal information may be monetised without consent, researchers at Lero, Ireland’s research centre for software, have found. A Lero research team from University College Cork (UCC), deploying a systematic method for reviewing published research, selected 21 relevant academic...

Lero Member wins International Business Awards 2024

Professor Martin Glavin, Lero Funded Investigator and Head of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Galway, has received a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Thought Leader of the Year – Government or Non-Profit category at the 21st annual International Business Awards®. Known as “the International Stevies”, the International Business Awards® are open to organisations...

€566,000 research project to improve automotive imaging and reduce road accidents

Leagan Gaeilge Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Software, has today announced an innovative new partnership with Arm, the global semiconductor and software leader. The research project, valued at €566,000, is designed to explore new technologies that will enable cars to see and react to their surroundings faster, more intelligently and more...

Lero researchers explore research opportunities with Qualcomm to develop AI technologies for enhanced efficiency

Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software today announced a research initiative with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. This initiative aims to explore ideas relative to both University of Limerick and Qualcomm Technologies, focusing on enhancing performance by using highly advanced technology for artificial intelligence (AI). The initiative, led by Lero researcher Professor Patrick Denny...

Lero researchers receive support from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Two Lero researchers at University of Limerick have received substantial funding of more than €730,000 ($800,000) from the philanthropic organisation founded by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Dr Priscilla Chan. Dr Maria Doyle and Professor Aedín Culhane of UL’s School of Medicine and the Limerick Digital Cancer Research Centre received the funding from the Chan Zuckerberg...

Lero alumna shortlisted for PhD Student of the Year

Lero alumna, Dr Lisa Kelly, has been shortlisted for the PhD Student of the Year award in the 2024 Postgrad Awards. Dr Kelly was a PhD student of Lero Deputy Director, Professor Ita Richardson, and Professor Hillary Moss, Course Director, MA Music Therapy at University of Limerick. The PhD Student of the Year award recognises...

10 outstanding researchers presented with inaugural Lero Research Awards

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve brain tumour identification is just one of 10 research projects to benefit from a €1.3m investment byLero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, based at University of Limerick. Announcing the research awards, Lero director Prof. Lionel Briand said the array of research topics selected for support shows...

Minister of State Séan Fleming launches Data Governance Roadmap for Ireland

Maynooth University’s Innovation Value Institute, led by Lero’s Professor Markus Helfert, has announced a pioneering initiative, the ‘Data Governance Roadmap for Ireland’, launched by Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Seán Fleming TD, at this year’s IVI Summit in Maynooth University.   As one of the leading forums for data and digital discussion,...

County Dublin student wins National Scratch Coding Competition 2024

Seventeen-year-old Holly Wright from Balbriggan, County Dublin, has been named the overall winner of the Annual National Scratch Coding Competition, organised by Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software and the Irish Computer Society and sponsored by AWS.  Holly, a fifth-year student of Bremore Educate Together Secondary School, was presented with their award...