[AISWorld] David Lorge Parnas Fellowship at Lero -­ the Irish Software Research Centre

[Brian.Fitzgerald]

David Lorge Parnas Fellowship
at Lero – the Irish Software Research Centre

We are delighted to announce the David Lorge Parnas Fellowship to honour David Parnas who was Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Limerick until his retirement in 2008, and where he is now Emeritus Professor of Software Engineering.

The fellowship is intended to allow talented software researchers and developers to visit Lero on a short-term basis for this prestigious Fellowship position. Fellows can be hosted at any of the Lero partner institutions but are expected to visit at least two Lero sites during their stay. Fellows are also expected to collaborate closely with relevant industry partners. Fellows will deliver a Distinguished Lecture while at Lero and will discuss research topics with Lero students and staff. This distinguished Fellowship will cover expenses plus a fellowship award of €7,000.

Lero – the Irish Software Research Centre is Ireland’s national software research centre. Lero was established in 2005 and recently received significant recent direct grant funding in excess of €30m from Science Foundation Ireland and industry partners. Lero is headquartered at the University of Limerick and involves all universities in Ireland, with member institutions in Cork, Dublin, Dundalk, Limerick, Galway and Maynooth. Further background details on Lero are available at http://www.lero.ie

Interested applicants should forward a CV (including a complete list of publications) and a short cover letter (max 2 pages) indicating why they would be a suitable candidate for this Fellowship. Applications should be submitted to parnas-fellowship at lero.ie<mailto:parnas-fellowship at lero.ie> before 16 Nov 2015.

Applications will be reviewed by the David Lorge Parnas Fellowship Advisory Board which comprises the following members:

• Brian Fitzgerald, University of Limerick (Chair)
• Liam Bannon, University of Limerick
• Matthew Hennessy, Trinity College Dublin
• Mike Hinchey, University of Limerick
• Tiziana Margaria, University of Limerick
• John Murphy, University College Dublin
• Bashar Nuseibeh, University of Limerick
• David Lorge Parnas, University of Limerick (Emeritus)
• Gregory Provan, University College Cork

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Prof Brian Fitzgerald, PhD, FICS, FBCS, CEng.
Chief Scientist
Lero – Irish Software Research Centre
University of Limerick
www.brian-fitzgerald.com