28.04.2017 - 28.04.2017

Annual Lero – NI – OU workshop

The annual NII-Lero-OU workshop was held this year at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, between 7-8th April 2017. This year’s workshop theme was “Software Engineering for Cyber-Physical-Social Systems”. Bashar Nuseibeh from Lero co-chaired the workshop, together with Professor Ernesto Damiani, Director of the Information Security Centre at Khalifa University. Professor Nobukazu Yoshioka, an Associate Professor...

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20.04.2017 - 20.04.2017

Scratch 2017 Finals

2017 Scratch Competition Lero is hosting  the 2017 Scratch Competition National Finals in the Kemmy Business School on Wednesday April 26th from 11:00-3:00pm. This year there are 30 finalists who have been selected from 545 entries. The 30 projects are created by students aged 5-18. All od the projects will be on display in the...

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31.03.2017 - 31.03.2017

Bashar Nuseibeh at Buckingham Palace

Bashar Nuseibeh attended a reception at Buckingham Palace on 27th February 2017, hosted by Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, and The President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Professor Bai. The reception focused on promoting the International Talent Programme of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (PIFI), which aims to enhance the internationalization of...

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24.03.2017 - 24.03.2017

Lero, Fraunhofer Centre Sign Research Agreement

Lero, the SFI Research Centre for Software, and the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering at the University of Maryland, are set to embark on an extensive research collaboration focussing on evolving critical systems and digital transformation. At the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Fraunhofer USA Center for Experimental Software Engineering (CESE) and...

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09.03.2017 - 09.03.2017

How X-Box technology can help unlock the secrets of megalithic Ireland

Ireland is a rich source of megalithic symbols, such as those found at Newgrange, and archaeologists often take 3D images of these symbols in the field. However, the sophisticated techniques and expertise required to take these images is often prohibitively expensive. Dr Anthony Ventresque, Lero @ UCD and UCD School of Computer Science, along with...

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20.02.2017 - 20.02.2017

Ireland can learn from other countries on introduction of computer science as Leaving Cert subject – NCCA report

Ireland can learn from other developed countries in the development of a computer science course at Leaving Certificate level, according to a new report led by a team of researchers at the University of Limerick.  The report¹, commissioned by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) aims to advise on the best methods for...

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20.02.2017 - 20.02.2017

NCCA report – introduction of computer science as Leaving Cert subject

Ireland can learn from other developed countries in the development of a computer science course at Leaving Certificate level, according to a new report led by a team of researchers at the University of Limerick.  The report, commissioned by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) aims to advise on the best methods for...

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08.02.2017 - 08.02.2017

Limerick SME Kelmac Group Collaborates with Lero

Gerard Kelly, CEO Kelmac Group and Dr Noel Carroll, research fellow at Lero Kelmac Group®, a Limerick based standards and compliance company, is collaborating with Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre on a €280,000 R&D programme, designed to transform the group into a global professional services practice. As part of the plan, Kelmac Group® will...

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08.02.2017 - 08.02.2017

Limerick SME Kelmac Group® collaborates with Lero on a €280,000 R&D programme to transform it into global internet player

Kelmac Group®, a Limerick based standards and compliance company, is collaborating with Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre on a €280,000 R&D programme, designed to transform the group into a global professional services practice. As part of the plan, Kelmac Group® will double its Irish workforce to 12 and open an international R&D technology centre...

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01.02.2017 - 01.02.2017

Conference Ambassador Award

Professor Brian Fitzgerald recently received the Conference Ambassador award in recognition of bringing the 37th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) to Ireland in 2016. With 1,789 attendees, the Dublin conference established a new record for number of attendees at the Conference. Professor Fitzgerald is pictured receiving the award from Emer Relihan, Convention Centre Dublin.

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