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The introduction of drones in the delivery service market has rapidly transformed the process of deliveries, further leading to a change in consumer behavior. Drones or autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a popular option for last-mile deliveries, essentially parcels for remote or rural areas with less population density. Since it is expected that instant or same-day delivery will grow in the next ten years, door-to-door delivery has been a major area of research by several firms such as Google, DHL, UPS, and Amazon. Some of these companies have been testing drone delivery services since 2005 and are expected to launch their services by 2023.
Irish tech stars John Collison and Des Traynor share more than just setting up two massive companies they also share a passion for educating the next generation.
Two years ago, Collison, who helped co-found online payment company Stripe with his brother Patrick, attended a dinner with Intercom co-founder Traynor and Stephen Kinsella, associate professor of economics at the University of Limerick. The three of them struck up a conversation about educating the next generation of technology students.
“We were talking about how you could do a better job of software engineering,” said Collison. “The core idea we discussed there was the idea behind this course. It’s software engineering you have to learn the fundamentals, but fundamentally it’s something you learn by doing.”
An Immersive Software Engineering (ISE) course at the University of Limerick will see students spend 45pc of their time on paid work placements in companies including the Collison brothers’ Stripe, Facebook and drone delivery pioneer Manna Aero.
THE University of Limerick has teamed up with a host of leading international technology companies to redefine computer science education. UL has announced a ne.
University of Limerick has collaborated with a number of major technology companies to design an Immersive Software Engineering programme, which will redefine computer science education.
There is a huge demand for software engineers and computer scientists, but the way students learn computer science needs to change according to Professor Stephen Kinsella, co-director of the programme.
The new integrated undergraduate and Masters degree was designed in partnership with over a dozen leading tech companies from Ireland and around the world, including Analog Devices, Stripe, Zalando, Intercom, Shopify, Manna Aero, and more.
President of the University of Limerick, Professor Kerstin Mey said it is a very important and pioneering degree programme that leads in four years time to a Masters in Immersive Software Engineering.