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The first EU experts training on drones for emergency management conducted by the KIOS Center of Excellence

Between the 6th and the 9th of March 2018, the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE) of the University of Cyprus in collaboration with the Cyprus Civil Defence Force conducted a first-of-its-kind training on the use of drones for emergency management purposes. The training was supported by the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism

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KIOS faculty Ioannis Krikidis in the 2017 list of Thompson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers

Dr. Ioannis Krikidis, Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cyprus and Faculty Member of the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE), has been honored as a 2017 Thompson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher (HCR). Thompson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers is an annual list recognizing leading researchers

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Emergency response technology for UAV swarms SWIFTERS: Safe and Rapid Evacuation Facilitated by UAV Swarms

The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE) at the University of Cyprus is coordinating a new EU funded project, SWIFTERS. The project aims to assist civil and maritime operations to effectively use (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) UAV swarms for the prevention and response to emergency situations. The project is funded by the European Union

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KIOS CoE Distinguished Lecture Series: Professor Astolfi

The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence of the University of Cyprus as part of the KIOS Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted recently the internationally acclaimed Professor from Imperial College London, Prof. Alessandro Astolfi. Professor Astolfi, is currently Professor of Nonlinear Control Theory and Head of the Control and Power Group in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Sharing expertise: Training school for Belarusian undergraduate students

Between 5-16 February 2018, the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (KIOS CoE) organized a special Training School for undergraduate students from Belarus. The training school was part of an Erasmus+ project aiming at the reform of the educational system of Belarus in the field of Physical Sciences. During the two-week Training School, students

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Supporting the Water Development Department towards optimal management of water supply in irrigated areas

The SMART KIA project is a new collaboration between the KIOS Center of Excellence (KIOS CoE) and the Water Development Department (WDD) of the Cyprus Ministry of Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment. The Water Development Department is the governmental organization for water resource management in Cyprus. Its main goal is the sustainable and

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KIOS CoE: the first in Cyprus to qualify as a KETs Center

KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence is the first Center in Cyprus to be included on the EU map of KETs (Key Enabling Technologies) Centers. KETs Centers are selected following a formal process of selection and are chosen based on their capacity to carry out applied research and close-to-market innovation (Technology Readiness Levels TRL

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Prestigious Young Researcher Award for Dr. Stelios Timotheou

KIOS Research Associate Dr. Stelios Timotheou has received the “2017 Young Researcher Award” from the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation. Dr. Timotheou won the award for his research project entitled: “Development of interference exploitation methods in wireless communication systems”, under the Physical Sciences and Engineering category. This particular Award recognizes the significant research contribution of young researchers,

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KIOS faculty Ioannis Krikidis in the 2017 list of Thompson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers

Dr. Ioannis Krikidis, Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cyprus and Faculty Member of the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE), has been honored as a 2017 Thompson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher (HCR).   Thompson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers is an annual list recognizing leading

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