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Professor Dan Kilper appointed new Director of CONNECT Centre at Trinity College Dublin
Professor Dan Kilper has been appointed as Director of CONNECT – the world leading Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications, hosted by Trinity College Dublin. Professor Kilper will also hold the position of Professor of Future Communication Networks in Trinity’s School of Engineering.
Professor Kilper comes to CONNECT from the University of Arizona where he held a research professorship in the College of Optical Sciences, and a joint appointment in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also holds an adjunct faculty position in the Data Science Institute at Columbia University, where he is a co-PI on the COSMOS advanced wireless testbed. He was lead PI on the founding project of SFI’s US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership a
Minister Harris announces â¬193 million investment in five world- leading SFI Research Centres
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD today announced an investment of â¬193 million in five Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres for six years.
The five centres will carry out research into smart medical devices, e-health, telecommunications networks, cybersecurity, smart cities, artificial intelligence, ethics and data privacy, as well as applied geosciences, energy security and marine resources.
Speaking today, Minister Harris said: I am delighted to announce this significant government investment in five SFI Research Centres, which reflects Irelandâs position as a world leader in research and innovation.
“Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris has today announced an investment of €193 million in five Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres for six years. Lero, the SFI Research Centre for Software, led by University of Limerick (UL) and ADAPT, a SFI research centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology led by Trinity College Dublin in partnership with Munster Technological University (MTU) and other universities and institutes of technology across the country are among those to benefit …” (more)
[Nicole Glennon,
Galway Bay FM
1 February 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – 46 million euro has been sanctioned for the CÃRAM – Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Medical Devices led by NUI Galway.
It’s part of an investment worth 193 million euro announced today by the Higher Education Minister Simon Harris.
The investment of almost â¬200 million, in five Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres, will last for six years.
At over â¬46 million, NUIG’s CÃRAM research centre has recieved the largest allocation nationwide.
CÃRAM aims to create a sustainable future for the medtech sector in Ireland and train the next generation of world class medtech scientists and entrepreneurs.