How the internet can help us to stay healthy
Analysis: new user-friendly applications aim to provide people with jargon-free health information Published on RTÉ, Friday, 4 Oct 2019 Many of us probably have had some sort of symptom that we have checked out online and discovered (incorrectly) that we have weeks to live. While the internet is an amazing resource, its reliability as a...
Brexit, Orwell’s 1984 and living in liquid modernity
Opinion: in times of change it is common for people to look to the past for a sense of security and a sense of solidity – but be careful what you wish for Published on RTE, Saturday, 28 Sep 2019 Sunderland was once considered the largest shipbuilding town in the world. When the harbour was...
Minister Humphreys launches €4.2m national research collaboration on driverless vehicles
Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation, today launched a Science Foundation Ireland backed €4.2m research collaboration on driverless vehicles led by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre. As part of the programme, researchers from Irish academia, global automotive and Irish firms will collaborate on key international challenges facing the development of driverless...
Practical and Scalable Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems
Date: Tuesday 8th, October 2019Location:T3-013, Lero, Tierney Building, ULTime: 14:30 – 15:30 Shaukat Ali, Chief Research Scientist/Research Professor at Simula Research Laboratory, Norway Abstract Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) presents unprecedented challenges owing to their complexity and interdisciplinary nature. In addition, the inherent uncertainty in CPS due to their interactions with unpredictable physical environment and...
Autonomous driving: difficult journey or road to ruin?
The automation of vehicles is intended to create more safety, but it can also make motor insurance more expensive. In this article, automotive expert Florian David-Spickermann presents five reasons why intelligent driver assistance systems could increase future motor premiums. Published on Scor.com on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Autonomous vehicles must be able to perform complex...
€4.2m blended autonomous vehicles research launch
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, will launch a €4.2 million research programme led by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, at the Glucksman Library, University of Limerick, on October 2. The Science Foundation Ireland supported collaboration on blended autonomous vehicles will see researchers from Irish academia, global automotive and Irish firms...
How to Practice Effective Online Teaching
Dr Matteo Sacchet of University of Turin, Italy will deliver a talk on How to Practice Effective Online Teaching as the Lero/CSIS Invited Speaker this month. The talk takes place in T2-001, Lero, Tierney Building, UL at 11am this Wednesday, September 25. Online teaching is essential for many purposes and for many institutions, mainly Universities....
Here’s one way a blockchain could deliver a smarter city
Opinion: a blockchain to manage self-driving cars could lead to the development of a cleaner and less congested city Published on RTÉ Brainstorm, Monday, 2 Sept 2019 The traditional way of banking as most of us know it sees a bank maintain a private ledger that contains the account balance of each of its customers and a record...
Lero researcher joins European digital ethics expert group
A Lero researcher at University of Limerick (UL) has been appointed to a new European expert group tasked with developing a set of principles of digital responsibility in the insurance sector. Lero’s Dr Martin Mullins, Head of Department of Accounting and Finance at UL’s Kemmy Business School, was selected by the European Insurance and Occupational...
Lero opens Ireland’s first esports research lab
– SFI Research Centre project to grow global visibility of Ireland in rapidly expanding billion-dollar industry Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, has opened Ireland’s first esports research lab. The new lab is located in University of Limerick, at the headquarters of Lero, a world-leading SFI research centre. Lero researchers at UL will conduct studies...