Lero researchers seek the public’s views on AI and software

Will artificial intelligence (AI) end civilisation? Researchers atLero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software and University College Cork, are seeking help determining what the public believes and knows about AI and software more generally. Psychologist Dr Sarah Robinson, a senior postdoctoral researcher with Lero, is asking members of the public to take part...

Deepfake videos prompt false memories of films in half of participants

In a new study, deepfake video clips of movie remakes that don’t actually exist prompted participants to falsely remember the films — but simple text descriptions of the fake movies prompted similar false memory rates. Dr Gillian Murphy of University College Cork and Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, and colleagues presented...

Working on software is working for society

Profile: Dr Irum Inayat, Lero and UCC researcher, discusses the value of interdisciplinary research and industry insights to understand the realities of software development. First published by Silicon Republic, on 06 June, 2023. “Public engagement is a key for sharing research with the community,” says Dr Irum Inayat. Inayat’s work is interdisciplinary and explores the...

Event: Writing about your Research for Media

Lero is hosting a 3-hour hands-on communications workshop, facilitated by science communicator and freelance journalist Dr Claire O’Connell. This event is open to all Lero members. Thursday, June 29 10am to 1pm Online (MS Teams link included in registration confirmation email). Register now

Minister launches €2.9m privacy, trust, inclusion and fairness fellowship programme

Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Niall Collins TD today formally launched the search for 16 world-class researchers to take up postdoctoral fellowships at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software. Minister Collins said the €2.9 million investment in the SyMeCo (Systems, Methods, Context)...

SyMeCo COFUND Launch

10 .30 -11.00 Refreshments and Networking Tierney Building Ground Floor 11.00-11:15 Photos           Tierney Building Ground Floor         11.15-11.45 Welcome Prof Brian Fitzgerald, Lero Centre Director   Opening address Professor Norelee Kennedy, Vice President for Research, University of Limerick Dr Kevin Walsh, Head of SFI Research Centre Programme...

Lero researcher among SFI Frontiers for the Future grant recipients

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, has announced 62 grants valued at €42 million to support research across 13 higher education institutions through Science Foundation Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme. Among the recipients is Lero’s Professor Gabriel-Miro Muntean, from the School of Electronic Engineering at Dublin City...

Clare student takes top prize at 13th National Scratch Coding Competition

A County Clare student was named overall winner of the 13th annual National Scratch Coding Competition, organised by Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software and the Irish Computer Society. The national finals brought together top-scoring teams from schools and clubs across the country with participants, aged six years and older, demonstrating their...

Event : Lero/FMCI workshop

Lero in conjunction with FMCI will be hosting a joint workshop on May 24th to explore the routes to funding research in connected autonomous vehicles and battery technologies in Ireland. The workshop will be held at the Future Mobility Campus (Bay 80, Shannon free Zone, Shannon, Co Clare. V14 WV82). The workshop will feature keynote...

Event : Code Plus Inspiring a new generation of women in Computer Science