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The KIOS research team has won the First Prize in the competition “Cooperative Aerial Robots Inspection Challenge”, that took place during the flagship 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2023), on 13-15 December 2023, in Singapore. The “Cooperative Aerial Robots Inspection Challenge” (CARIC), utilizing open-source tools, aimed to accelerate the development of efficient

The year 2023 marks a significant milestone for the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus, as it celebrates 15 years of research and innovation excellence. For over a decade, KIOS has been at the forefront of groundbreaking research and innovation, technological advancements, and transformative solutions, in Information and Communication

On the 2nd of December 2023, a large-scale earthquake simulation exercise took place in the city of Larnaca, in Cyprus. During the exercise cutting-edge technologies aiming at optimizing search and rescue operations in emergency situations were tested and evaluated. The exercise was carried out within the context of the European Horizon2020 research project “Secure and

A successful workshop on GIS technologies and digital maps was organized by the KIOS Center of Excellence, on the 22nd of November 2023, at the University of Cyprus campus, on the occasion of the International Day of Geographic Information Systems (GIS Day 2023). The workshop attracted more than 90 people from several organizations of the

Dr. Lysandros Tziovani, Research Associate at the KIOS CoE has received the Engineering Award 2023 by the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ΕΤΕΚ), for developing an innovative software tool “Optimal Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch”, for the Power System of Cyprus. This tool is widely used by the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO) and the

On the 2nd of October 2023, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the University of Cyprus (UCY) and the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), in China. The agreement supports the collaboration between KIOS CoE and NUAA for teaching and research purposes. The MoU was signed by the University of Cyprus Rector,

The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence hosted 20 experts from Europe, UK, and Cyprus for a series of meetings on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Data Standards, as part of the pan-European project “National Access Point Coordination Organisation for Europe” (NAPCORE). The meetings took place from 18-21 September 2023, at the KIOS premises. The

In September 2023, a large-scale simulation exercise for surface and urban water contamination took place in Limassol, Cyprus. More than 100 first responders, water operators and experts from Cyprus, Europe, and South Korea had the opportunity to experience and evaluate innovative technologies that were developed within the context of the European research project PathoCERT. The

The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus (UCY) has been awarded the Full Open Science Label (FOS) by the YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) Alliance for its commitment to Open Science. The KIOS CoE considers Open Science as one of its strategic pillars in achieving its