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ERATOSTHENES CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

Country: Cyprus

ERATOSTHENES CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

16 Projects, page 1 of 4
  • Funder: European Commission Project Code: 2022-2-CY01-KA210-SCH-000099286
    Funder Contribution: 60,000 EUR

    << Objectives >>SPACE EDUnity aims to create student communities based on crowdsourcing for the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters, with the collection of in-situ data and satellite data. This information will be used by research groups to contribute to adaptation to the climate crisis. Another goal is to upgrade the existing services for the climate crisis, as well as the active participation of student communities that will lead to the spread of information through the local community.<< Implementation >>The implementation is divided into four activities: 1) a strategic plan and student crowdsourcing communities will be developed, 2) the student communities will be introduced to the two institutions and will be trained with the appropriate material, 3) we will exchange experiences and good practices between the communities and 4) we will organize actions to disseminate the results that can be published, promoted and exploited.<< Results >>At the level of: 1) Institutions, participants will be trained and develop guidelines for crowdsourcing communities 2) Student communities, students and teachers will be trained in the use of mapping software, satellite technologies and development of good practices for the collection and exploitation of crowdsourcing data, 3) Society, it will highlight the value of the active participation of young citizens in protecting the community from natural disasters and mitigating the climate crisis.

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  • Funder: European Commission Project Code: 101079377
    Overall Budget: 1,271,890 EURFunder Contribution: 1,271,890 EUR

    ENGINEER proposal aims to enhance the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) research and innovation potentials through coordination and support actions provided by the Twinning call. Build upon its unique character, as the single University Department of the country, where civil and geomatics engineers come together, the Twinning project will fulfil and extend inter-departmental research activities in cultural heritage (CH). Smart Specialisation Strategy of Cyprus (S3CY), was designed to pave the wave for future sustainable development of the country, capitalising on its unique characteristics and research ecosystem. S3CY’s final report puts CH at the heart of the country's future development as a horizontal pillar, whereas other disciplines such as tourism - the main economic revenue stream of the country- and ICT can interact. The proposal visions to fill research gaps, push, and extend knowledge into new innovative fields dealing with the monitoring, digitisation, visualization and preservation of CH, assisting towards their protection, promotion and safeguarding. For this vision, CUT has aligned forces with three leading institutions of Europe, namely the Polytechnic University of Milan (POLIMI), the University College of London (UCL), and the University of Aveiro (UAVEIRO). The leading teams will work closely with the local team through targeting training research activities, mobility actions, networking and in-situ pilot applications. At the same time, the leading institutions will advance research management, administrative skills and promote industrial and knowledge transfer, thus reforming the Department's R&I system. The participation of the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (ECoE) will multiply the potential impact of the project, creating strong links with partners of the quadruple helix of the smart specialization, and will support commercialization and marketed aspects.

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  • Funder: European Commission Project Code: 101079468
    Overall Budget: 1,489,380 EURFunder Contribution: 1,489,380 EUR

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a major impact on many sectors and its influence is predicted to expand rapidly in the coming years. One area where there is considerable untapped potential for AI is in the field of Earth Observation, where it can be used to manage large datasets, find new insights in data and generate new products and services. AI is one of the missing core areas that need to be integrated in the EO capabilities of the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence (ECoE). AI-OBSERVER project aims to significantly strengthen and stimulate the scientific excellence and innovation capacity, as well as the research management and administrative skills of the ECoE, through several capacity building activities on AI for EO applications in the Disaster Risk Reduction thematic area, upgrading and modernising its existing department of Resilient Society, as well as its research management and administration departments, and assisting the ECoE to reach its long-term objective of raised excellence on AI for EO on environmental hazards. A close and strategic partnership between the ECoE from Cyprus (Widening country) and two internationally top-class leading research institutions, the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) from Germany and the University of Rome Tor Vergata (UNITOV) from Italy, will be achieved, leading to a research exploratory project on the application of AI on EO for multi-hazard monitoring and assessment in Cyprus. Moreover, CELLOCK Ltd. (CLK), the project’s industrial partner, will lead the commercialisation, exploitation and product development aspects of AI-OBSERVER and its exploratory project outputs. All outputs will be disseminated and communicated to stakeholders, the research community, and the public, assisting the ECoE to accomplish its exploitation goals, by creating strong links with various stakeholders from academia and industry in Cyprus and beyond, that ECoE will capitalise on, long after the end of the project.

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  • Funder: European Commission Project Code: 101160258
    Funder Contribution: 1,499,090 EUR

    The “Atmospheric and radiation research and innovation in eastern Mediterranean project” ATARI aims to enhance Earth Observation R&I and modelling capacities of the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (ECoE) with the goal to create a future center for frontier climate and weather research and services in the Eastern Mediterranean. ATARI aims to strengthen the expertise and improve the research profile of ECoE, through the collaboration with three research institutes and one SME in the field of atmospheric and solar radiation modelling and remote sensing. The collaborating institutions consist of highly experienced developers of global use models, linked with bodies such as the world meteorological organization (WMO), a WMO defined world solar and aerosol calibration center and solar radiation/energy research and application leaders in EU level. The need of the ATARI project is based on the improvement of atmospheric remote sensing measurements (based on state of the art infrastructure, acquired from ECoE through EU funding projects) and the potential synergy with the currently non-existing atmospheric modelling component (to be brought by the partners) towards: a better understanding of the atmospheric processes in the E. Mediterranean and the development of applications for climate, energy and environmental services. ATARI goals will be achieved through a series of transfer of knowledge actions (workshops, seminars, technical information and software/model exchange, expert visits) by experienced partners towards ECoE, including mostly science related but also scientific management aspects. In addition, a research experimental project is foreseen in the last year of the ATARI, dealing with dust intrusions, aerosol characterization, interactions with solar radiation and various related scientific and socioeconomic effects for the Cyprus area. It will be a demonstration of the transferred knowledge and also a feedback mechanism to identify and resolve related gaps.

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  • Funder: European Commission Project Code: 101159951
    Funder Contribution: 1,498,060 EUR

    The REVITALISER's primary goal is to boost the capabilities of the ECoE to develop skills tailored for the protection of archaeological sites from illegal excavations and looting activities in the EMMENA Region. Through strategic networking activities between the ECoE and three internationally leading institutions (BSC, FBK, UM), REVITALISER aims to achieve four main objectives: • Improved excellence capacity and resources of ECoE to bridge the research and innovation divide between Cyprus and Europe in Earth Observation and Cultural Property Protection (CPP) and archaeological looting, utilizing an interdisciplinary approach encompassing archaeological aerial interpretation, AI, machine learning, law, policy, and criminology. • Raised reputation, research profile, and attractiveness of the ECoE for junior and senior qualified researchers (inwards and outwards mobility) active in CPP, together with the boosted profile of its scientific staff involved in the cultural heritage domain. • Strengthened research management capacities and administrative skills of the ECoE staff, through capacity-building activities in project management, funds acquisition, talent attraction and retention, and dissemination strategies, among others. • Improved creativity of the ECoE researchers in CPP supported by REVITALISER exploratory research project, fostering knowledge exchange, collaboration, and new avenues of research, exploiting the advanced partners' expertise and solid network. Ultimately, the ECoE, enriched by the REVITALISER Twinning experience, will become a leading institution in archaeological protection, focusing on combating cultural property crimes in the EMMENA region, making meaningful advancements in the preservation of cultural heritage.

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