Minister Lawless launches €600,000 drone innovation partnership

A two-year in-depth study to help prepare Dublin and other European cities for the widespread use of drones in commercial and civic life has been launched today by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, James Lawless T.D. The project is led by a research...

From Code to Circuit: Hands-On FPGA Design Workshop

Join our 4-day hands-on FPGA workshop covering circuit design/debugging, communication protocols design, and application development. Registration & Details: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/from-code-to-circuit-hands-on-fpga-design-workshop-tickets-1042142274597?aff=oddtdtcreator Delivery by Dr Rajkumar Sarma, BDS Group, Lero, UL

Lero’s Professor Ita Richardson wins empowering women award

Lero’s Professor Ita Richardson (University of Limerick) was among the winners at the 16th Annual Women Mean Business Conference & Awards in Dublin. The event recognises the achievements of businesswomen, academics and female entrepreneurs across Ireland. Congratulating the award winners, Minister Emer Higgins, T.D. and Minister of State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail...

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...