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Three KIOS Post-Doctoral Researchers are awarded Marie Curie Fellowships

Three Post-Doctoral Research Fellows working at the KIOS Research Center of the University of Cyprus have been awarded prestigious Research Fellowships for research from the EU Marie Curie Action Grants. The Marie Curie Action grants offer researchers new opportunities for improving their research skills and enhancing their career prospects by joining established research teams. The […]

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New EU Project to help healthcare systems prepare for medical emergencies

The KIOS Research Center is participating in an important EU research and innovation project to develop technology that can help medical services to be better prepared and able to respond to emergency situations appropriately and efficiently. Large-scale disaster situations and incidents such as the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, the Fukushima tsunami, and even the very

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Best Poster Award for KIOS Researcher at the IEEE 17th International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling (ONDM 2013)

A Best Poster Award was awarded for the paper “A Converged Optical Wireless Architecture for Mobile Backhaul Networks” by K. Ramantas, K. Vlachos, G. Ellinas, and A. Hadjiantonis for collaborative work by the University of Patras, the KIOS Research Center at the University of Cyprus, and the University of Nicosia, that appeared in the IEEE

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Best Paper Award for KIOS Researchers at the 8th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS 2013)

A Best Paper Award was awarded for the paper “Minimizing the Impact of In-band Jamming Attacks in WDM Optical Networks” by KIOS Center members K. Manousakis and G. Ellinas, that appeared in the 8th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS 2013) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The work described in this paper is part

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Exchanging ideas, Sharing results at the 3rd KIOS Workshop

The KIOS Research Center welcomed leading experts and pioneers at its 3rd annual Workshop that was held at the University of Cyprus on the 25th June 2013. The workshop is organized annually to enable interaction between research teams and promote information exchange and multidisciplinary collaboration. It is also an opportunity for researchers to benefit from the expertise

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Summer Research Positions for Promising Young Researchers

Seven outstanding students earn a place in the KIOS Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program for the Summer 2013 Every year, during the summer, the KIOS Research Center runs the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). The program’s aim is to encourage young people (undergraduate students from Cyprus and abroad) to participate in real research projects, to nurture

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Leading Medical Electronics Company funds innovative research at KIOS

The Austrian company MED-EL (Medical-Electronics), a leading manufacturer of implantable hearing devices, is providing funds to the KIOS Research Center to assist in the development of innovative inertial sensors. The Holistic Electronics Research Lab at the KIOS Research Center is developing an innovative angular-rate sensor for an implantable prosthesis, specifically targeting the restoration of vestibular

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Working towards the improved safety and protection of citizens

KIOS is participating in an important EU Network of Excellence for more resilient Critical Infrastructures The KIOS Research Center  is one of 12 partners participating in an important Network of Excellence for civil security. The Network is funded by the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme for a total of 6.5 million euro. CIPRNet (Critical Infrastructure Preparedness

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Multi-potent theronostic molecules targeting colorectal cancer

A new project is underway at the KIOS Research Center researching a break-through solution for improved management of colorectal cancer and potentially other malignancies whose cells express specific molecules which belong to the epidermal growth factor family of receptors (EGFR). This research project with the acronym FWTAYGEIA (pronounced photagvia – meaning luminiscence ) combines the expertise

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FP7 project to help address significant challenges in the management of urban water distribution systems

The project “Efficient Integrated Real-time Monitoring and Control of Drinking Water Networks” (EFFINET), is an EU FP7 research project to help address significant challenges in the management of urban water distribution systems. EFFINET aim is to develop an integrated software package to enable water utilities to monitor and control the distribution of drinking water more

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KIOS Research Center participates in important research for the Internal Security of the EU

FACIES : Online identification of Failure and Attack on interdependent Critical InfrastructurES Whilst most Europeans are able to go about their daily lives in relative safety, our societies are facing serious security challenges that are growing in scale and sophistication. Many of these challenges have an impact both on individual countries, and on the European

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Award Winning Smartphone technology developed by the University of Cyprus, secures interest from an International Hi-Tech Company

Innovative research at the University of Cyprus has led to the development of new state-of-the-art technology for “Smart” mobile phones. The award winning technology is now being exploited for commercial purposes by a large international hardware and software company in Taiwan. The innovative system Airplace, which is the product of collaboration between two research groups

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A further 6 students complete the KIOS Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

This summer a further six students participated in the summer internship program for undergraduate young researchers called the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), run by the KIOS Research Center. UROP’s aim is to encourage young people to participate in research and to nurture the skills, experience, and confidence required for such an endeavor. The UROP

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