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Cornelia is an established international scholar in computer science education and learning engineering.
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World-first tool reduces harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit images
Lero researchers in based in UCC, John Twomey and Lero Funded Investigators Dr Gillian Murphy and Dr Conor Linehan, School of Applied Psychology, launch a new toolkit to combat engagement with AI deepfakes. The toolkit is available here https://www.ucc.ie/en/deepfake-real-harms/ Read the full article : https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2026/0116/1553323-ai-deepfake-toolkit/
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Lero and Department of Computer Science and Information Systems at University of Limerick secure an Athena SWAN Silver Charter
Lero together with the University of Limerick’s Department of Computer Science and Information Systems have been recognised with an Athena SWAN Silver Award. The award, an accreditation of the Athena SWAN Charter which is a framework aimed at promoting gender equality in higher education and […]
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Coding for Kids – Scratch Competition 2026 Launches Today
The 2026 Scratch Competition will launch today, Wednesday the 26th November. Run by the Irish Computer Society (ICS) and Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software, the Scratch Competition promotes computing and software development at both primary and secondary school levels. Since the inception of the […]