
IEA Task force meeting hosted by CRIS
The Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS), University of Limerick, hosted the IEA Wind Topical Expert Meeting (TEM) on Automated Robotics for Wind Farms
CRIS team presented at OCEANS 2025, Great Lakes
At the recent OCEANS Conference held in the Great Lakes, Chicago from 29 September to 2 October, our team had presented two research papers showcasing

AEROSUB Showcased at EMRA 2025 in Norway
The AEROSUB project was showcased at the EMRA 2025 Workshop (4–5th June), held in Trondheim, Norway and hosted by the Department of Marine Technology (IMT)

PhD Student Cillian Fahy won Thesis in Three
We would like to extend our warm congratulations to our PhD student Cillian Fahy, on winning the “Thesis in Three” competition at the Wind Energy

European Maritime Day 2025
Last week, we had the pleasure of participating in European Maritime Day (EMD) 2025, one of Europe’s premier events celebrating the blue economy and innovation

Our Researcher Successfully Defends PhD on Robotic Manipulator Control
The Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS) at the University of Limerick is proud to celebrate the success of our PhD researcher Hedieh Sigaroudi,

Professor Daniel Toal Delivers Inaugural Lecture
The Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering at the University of Limerick, together with the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS), proudly celebrated a

CRIS Celebrates Successful PhD Defence During UL Research Week
What better way to celebrate UL Research Week than with the success of one of our own researchers? The Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems

Prof. Gerard Dooly Secures €1.8 Million Funding for Pioneering Offshore ASV Project
We are proud to announce that Professor Gerard Dooly has been awarded €1.8 million in funding for an offshore Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) project, as

PhD Success: Advancing Ecological Surveys with AI and UAV Technology
We are delighted to announce that our PhD student, Ben Bartlett, has successfully defended his thesis on Advancing Ecological Survey through Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and

UL CRIS Projects Secure Defence Innovation Funding
Two cutting-edge research projects led by the University of Limerick’s Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS) have been awarded funding under the 2024 Research

A Real-Time Motion Correction Approach for 3D Scanning
On 19th of February Our PhD student Luke FitzGerald successfully defended his thesis titled “Dynamic Underwater Target Inspection: A Real-Time Motion Correction Approach for 3D