Mental practice may improve golfers’ putting performance

Researchers from Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, hosted at University of Limerick (UL), are lending support to Arnold Palmer’s famous assertion that golf is predominantly played in “the six inches between the ears”.  According to research by Lero and UL, kinaesthetic ability, which is an individual’s ability to feel an action...

US academic addresses robot rights and ethics of AI

A leading philosopher on the rights of robots examines the ethical and social implications of society’s increasing reliance on machines and artificial intelligence at an event organised by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre at University of Limerick on Friday, November 1 at 1pm. Professor David J Gunkel of Northern Illinois University will be interviewed...

How to survive a robot invasion

We are delighted to welcome Professor David J. Gunkel to Lero to share his views on how to survive a robot invasion and explore the topic of robot rights. Professor Gunkel is the author of over 50 scholarly journal articles and book chapters, has written and published 7 influential books, lectured and delivered award-winning papers...

What would a science of software engineering look like?

Lero Distinguished Lecture Series   What would a science of software engineering look like?   Dr. James Herbsleb, Professor in the Institute for Software Research in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University Abstract In software engineering research, human characteristics have traditionally been treated as peripheral. We have also seen, over the 50 years or...

Lero to lead driverless vehicles research programme

€4.2m autonomous vehicles research programme launched Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, will lead a new Science Foundation Ireland backed €4.2m research collaboration on driverless vehicles. The programme was launched by Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation. As part of the programme, researchers from Irish academia, global automotive and Irish firms will...

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...