University College Dublin (UCD) has hosted its 2019 cybersecurity research colloquium (www.ucdcyber.com) to showcase the breadth of world class research being undertaken at the university within this key research area.
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Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, which is backed by Science Foundation Ireland, has been selected to participate in a €15 million European Commission cybersecurity research project. Lero researchers Dr
Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, has announced the results of an independent study that found that Irish IT decision-makers fear the impact of rising data volumes and the ability to
The majority (60%) of senior IT decision makers consider human error to be the greatest cyber threat facing Irish businesses, according to the results of new research commissioned by specialist
Neueda Technologies, a privately-owned IT Training, development and consulting services company headquartered in Belfast, is establishing a Software Engineering Hub in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, employing 200 staff over four years.
Belfast-based software firm Fluent Technology is creating 18 new jobs to help grow sales in Great Britain and Europe. The indigenous software company specialises in grant management software (GMS) for private and
Pilz, a leading global automation technology company, has opened a new €7.4 million software development centre in Cork. The opening of this state-of-the-art facility coincides with the 20th anniversary of
A survey commissioned by Ricoh Ireland has found that just 29% of Irish people believe schools are equipping children with the necessary skills for the digital era. It also revealed
New research by money transfer service Azimo claims that mobile banking and new digital-only banks are saving consumers billions in various charges. According to a survey of more than 4,000
Recognising and celebrating excellence in knowledge transfer in Irish Higher Education Institutes and publicly funded research organisations, the annual KTI Impact Awards will be held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham
A worldwide technology leader, Cisco is celebrating 10 years in Co. Galway. The establishment of the Oranmore site in 2006 was the brainchild of former Senior Vice President Barry O’Sullivan,
Technology Enabled Mental Health for Young People (TEAM), a new €4 million research and training network focused on developing new technologies to support the provision of mental health services for
Research by Knowledge Transfer Ireland found that 748 collaborative new research agreements between research performing organisations and industry were signed in 2015, a record number, according to a November 18
Since several weeks, exist a brand new topic among the people : Pokémon Go. This new gaming-app, developed by Nintendo, is hyped especially by the young people because it offers the opportunity
The face of airport and border security are progressively changing because of new technologies. To contribute to this development, the EU-funded SNIFFER project took a page out of nature’s book,
Irish house buyers have a new toy to play with as VR headsets enter the field to help inform people who buy off the plans. It’s a bit strange, placing
As part of the CONNECT national research centre for telecommunications, Maynooth University is to be the site of a new national radio test facility with aims of developing devices for
The Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, TD together with the Minister for Research, Innovation and Skills, Damien English, TD yesterday announced details of a €28 million investment in research equipment and facilities
Cork company Newsweaver is to significantly increase the size of its headquarters in the Airport Business Park, adding 60 new jobs to its current workforce over the next two years, with
Professor Luiz DaSilva, Professor of Telecommunications in the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin, and principal investigator at “CONNECT”, the world-leading Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre at Trinity, has
DCU Alpha, an innovation cluster set up in 2013 and based in Glasnevin, has announced that it plans to support 100 companies and 800 jobs over the next three years.
Indian software services giant Infosys , headquartered in Bangalore, will expand its operations in Ireland, doubling the number of staff in the country to 500 in three years and setting
The business telephony company Blueface has opened a new office in Dublin, creating 20 jobs in a variety of roles to bring their total number of staff to 60. The
A partnership between Google and the professional services firm PwC is to establish an Innovation Lab or “hive”at PwC’s Northern
A €1 million telecoms research project, O’SHARE, has been launched at the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre, CONNECT, in
Ms Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Education and Skills, yesterday (Monday) formally launched an expanded Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland
Tonight (20 November), the Irish Software Association’s (ISA) annual awards ceremony will celebrate the best of this sector. The ceremony
It seems the funding just keeps coming for Irish researchers as 17 researchers based in Ireland have been awarded a
It was announced last Friday that EMC, the US IT multinational and University College Cork (UCC) has officially launched the
University College Dublin (UCD) and IBM have struck a deal that will see the pair collaborate on developing the latest
A trio of Irish scientists has, for the first time, been able to map the winds and sand dune evolution
Lero director Professor Mike Hinchey has been selected as president-elect of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), which has
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Science Foundation Ireland Joint Funding of Research call was officially launched
Researchers in UCD and Trinity have helped develop a new crystal-focused scientific technique for viewing the early stages of DNA
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have entered an agreement to welcome, encourage
William C Campbell, who was born in Ramelton, Co Donegal, and colleague Satoshi Omura (Japan) were jointly awarded, on Tuesday,
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD today opened the new €20.6 million Eolas building at Maynooth University.
Irish IT professional services company Ammeon is to create 100 new high-skilled jobs in Dublin over the next 12 months.
Management consultancy Accenture has announced plans to invest more than €25 million in a new centre for innovation in Dublin,
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) today announced €1.6 million in funding for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) educational and public
Visa Europe has revealed that Irish online shoppers are set to spend €22m on Monday, 1 December, the busiest day
Companies are turning to Irish research organisations to tap their knowledge for commercial endeavours at a rate 15pc higher in
The Irish Research Council (IRC) will offer €16.8m over four years to post-graduate students as part of this year’s post-graduate
A €245m investment commitment – comprising €155m from the State and €90m from industry – is to be invested in
Star Trek fans are rejoicing as researchers at the Australian National University revealed the development of a tractor beam dubbed
A team of researchers has developed a series of silicon chips and sensors that can be dissolved in water after
Researchers at the University of Queensland have pulled unlikely inspiration in their ground-breaking work developing advanced new cameras that can
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Northeastern University in the US have equipped a robot with a
Waterford Institute of Technology’s TSSG and University College Cork’s Tyndall Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to target €82m
Astronauts and other space experts are gathering in Dublin this week for a major think tank about the International Space
Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) will become a technological university, according to a new strategic plan published today. According to
A Galway couple’s start-up has developed technology that will transform aerial drones from weapons of war into life-saving devices that
NUI Galway is challenging primary and secondary school students across Ireland to create videos on science topics for the ReelLIFE
The concept of robots replacing humans at their jobs is nothing new, but now robots could replace sheepdogs after scientists
Six of the top 10 companies on Forbes magazine’s list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 have Irish operations,
The Michael J Fox Foundation and Intel are to work together to develop a wearable sensor that could track the
BT has again created a €75,000 accommodation grant to help regional schools around Ireland to compete in the 2015 BT
Waterford Institute of Technology is to lead a €2.8m digital research project to boost regional economic development in Ireland’s south-east
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