Lero Director Elected to Prestigious Academia Europaea Professor Lionel Briand, Director of Lero – the Research Ireland Centre for Software has been elected to the Academia Europaea, one of Europe’s most prestigious scholarly academies. This recognition highlights Lero’s leadership in world-class software research. With only 51 members from Ireland, and just two ever elected in the Informatics section, this honour underscores Professor Briand’s international impact in the field. Notably, the only other Irish-based member in this section is Professor Mike Hinchey, also from Lero and the University of Limerick. The Academia Europaea, founded by the Royal Society and other national academies in 1988, brings together 6,000 distinguished scholars across disciplines from across Europe and beyond. #AcademiaEuropaea #AI #software #UL #ResearchIreland Lero, Lionel Briand
Lero
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World-leading Research Ireland Centre for Software, hosted at University of Limerick.
About us
Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, is ranked second among software research centres worldwide for citations. It partners with four of the top 10 technology companies in the world. Lero brings together leading software research teams from universities and institutes of technology across Ireland in a coordinated centre of research excellence with a strong industry focus. Lero’s research spans a wide range of subjects including software engineering, information systems and human-computer interaction in areas such as driverless cars, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, fintech, govtech, smart communities, agtech and healthtech. Hosted by University of Limerick, Lero’s academic partners include Atlantic Technological University, Dublin City University, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Maynooth University, Munster Technological University, South East Technological University, Technological University Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork, University College Dublin, University of Galway. Sixteen out of the top 20 global technology firms have strategic operations in Ireland. Ireland is recognised internationally as a leading location for companies in the software sector and Lero is a key pillar of that. Since it was founded in 2005, Lero has become one of the best-known, and most highly regarded, software research centres in the world. The centre is funded by Research Ireland, formerly Science Foundation Ireland.
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http://www.lero.ie
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- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Limerick, Munster
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- Educational
- Founded
- 2005
- Specialties
- Software Research, Evolving Crtifical Systems, Standards and Methodologies, autonomous vehicles, autonomous systems, fintech, agtech, Health tech, Connected Health, AI, Cybersecurity, Software for a better world, and GovTech
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Plassey, Castletroy
Limerick, Munster, IE
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Meet our #SyMeCoCOFUND fellow Syed Safi Uddin Qadri, PhD👋 Safi is undertaking his #MSCA Research Ireland #postdoc fellowship under the supervision of Gabriel-Miro Muntean at Dublin City University. Check out ➡️ https://symeco.lero.ie for info on #SyMeCo #fellowships #HorizonEU
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16 years of Scratch competitions and the Scratch community in Ireland is as vibrant as ever with students aged 6-17 from all over Ireland continuing to submit fantastic Scratch projects to the national competition! Scratch - a great coding tool from MIT Media Lab Scratch Foundation
On Wednesday, over 30 teams competed at the Scratch Finals in University of Limerick. Organised by the Irish Computer Society – ICS and Lero, the finals were an inspiring and fun showcase event of young talent. Thanks to Clare McInerney, the judges, guest speakers and all who contributed to the success of the day. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners, their parents and teachers. To find out more about the national #scratch #codingcompetition check out https://www.scratch.ie/. #ICS #Lero
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Congratulations to Ben Stafford from Belvedere College S.J. Dublin overall winner of the Annual National Scratch Coding Competition with his project AstroForge. The competition held in the at the University of Limerick this week. All results are available at https://lnkd.in/edatMiVi
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It was great to host the national finals for so many Scratch enthusiasts from all around Ireland yesterday at the University of Limerick. A fantastic community of Scratch coders getting inspriation for their future from the fabulous Alison O' Connor
Dr Alison O' Connor giving the keynote address this afternoon at the All-Ireland Scratch National Coding Finals held in the Kemmy Business School University of Limerick The event was organised by Lero, the UL-based Research Ireland Research Centre for Software and the Irish Computer Society – ICS The finals brought together Ireland’s best young coders from primary and post-primary schools from all over the country to showcase their project to the competition judges Well done to Dr Clare McInerney and her team on hosting a great event
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Lero researcher, Dr. Juan Albarracín, in collaboration with Energy Pro Asset Management, was nominated for the Wind Investment Awards 2025 in the category "Technical Innovation Award", for Windwise - Automated Underperformance Detection System, a project that applies Unsupervised Machine Learning to early detection of performance issues in wind turbines. The awarding ceremony will be held in London, May 22nd. Best of luck to Juan and the team involved in the project.
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We would like to wish all the Scratch national finalists the best of luck tomorrow at the Scratch National Finals being held in Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick from 11:00-14:45
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Best of luck to Lero member Ida Larsen-Ledet presenting at Cork Pint of Science Ireland event tomorrow Wednesday May 21st at the The Liberty Bar Cork - Ida's talk is titled Work, Sense-Making, and Digital Clues.
🚀 Pint of Science Cork 2025 – Get Ready for an Exciting Lineup! 🚀 The countdown is officially on! Join us 19-21 May 2025 for Pint of Science Cork, where we’ll dive into fascinating talks across 9 incredible topics, every evening from 19:00 to 21:00! 🌍 Event Locations: Old Oak Crawford & Co The Liberty Bar The Roundy Sober Lane Explore a range of mind-blowing sessions, including microbes, baby brain development, sustainable futures, and more! 🧠💡 🎟️ Grab your FREE tickets now : https://pintofscience.ie/ (Scan the QR code in the flyer for quick access!) 📅 Save the Date: 19-21 May 2025 #pint25 #Cork2025 #SciComm #ScienceFestival #FreeTickets #ScienceForEveryone #Innovation #Microbes #BabyBrains #Sustainability #Tech #Health
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Meet our #SyMeCoCOFUND fellow Astri Barbala 👋 Astri is undertaking her #MSCA Research Ireland #postdoc fellowship under the supervision of Kieran Conboy at University of Galway - J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics. Check out ➡️ https://symeco.lero.ie for info on #SyMeCo #fellowships. #HorizonEU
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Best of luck to Lero researcher Ehsan Namjoo presenting at the Limerick Pint of Science Ireland festival on Wednesday May 21st in the Stables Club on Explainable AI (XAI) - Ehsan will present how we build trust by making AI decisions transparent https://lnkd.in/e8pkNuKf
🚀 Pint of Science Limerick 2025 – Get Ready for an Exciting Lineup! 🚀 The countdown is on! Join us 20-21 May 2025 for Pint of Science Limerick, where we’ll explore fascinating topics from healthcare and art to AI and science all in a fun, relaxed setting! 🎉 🌍 Event Locations: The Stables Club, Limerick 💡 From microbial mood managers to the mysteries of AI, there’s something for everyone! 🎟️ Grab your FREE tickets now: https://pintofscience.ie (Scan the QR code in the flyer for quick access!) 📅 Save the Date: 20-21 May 2025 #pint25 #Limerick #SciComm #ScienceFestival #FreeTickets #ScienceForEveryone #Innovation #AI #Health #Sustainability #Tech
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