The innovative research project entitled “HVDC-WISE” (High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology), funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe program and the UK Research and Innovation Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme, aims to design reliable and resilient power transmission grids to accelerate the integration of renewables across Europe and UK. The European Commission has defined plans for the …
TRANSIT (TRANSITion to sustainable future through training and education) is a project funded by the European Union under the program Horizon Europe and UK Research and Innovation Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme that aims to provide sustainable training and re-skilling programmes for current and future generations on a multidisciplinary approach in renewable energy. Through support measures …
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The ACTING (Advanced European platform and network of Cybersecurity training and exercises centres) research project aims to strengthen proactive cyber defense operators training exercises of the European Union through effective and efficient multi-domain collaboration and the development of advanced technologies. This includes developing a network of advanced interconnected (federated) domain-oriented cyber ranges for training and …
COLLARIS (COLLaborative network on unmanned AeRIal Systems) is a capacity-building initiative to develop a sustainable European network of scientific, engineering, and end-user expertise related to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in civil protection and disaster response. COLLARIS covers the following thematic focus areas: identification and sharing of operational procedures, lessons learnt, and best practices using UAS …
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LEMUR is an MSCA (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) Doctoral Network (DN) program, which offers innovative training and research to shape key Artificial Intelligent (AI) technologies of the present and the future with strong technological, scientific, economical, and societal impact. The objective of Doctoral Networks is to implement doctoral programs by partnerships of organizations from different sectors …
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The SIEQUA-CERT (Real-time monitoring and actionable decision support for Sustainable Indoor Environment Quality Certification) project aims to develop a web-based actionable decision support system, that combines real-time monitoring of Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) and a quantifiable impact metric on occupants’ health. These solutions will improve the health of occupants in the indoor spaces. One of …
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The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE) at the University of Cyprus is participating in an Innovation Action project funded by the EU under the Horizon 2020 programme. The project is titled “CARAMEL” and brings together 15 organizations from 8 European countries with complementary expertise and skills. It addresses the cybersecurity challenge of …
The GLIMPSE project aims to develop novel AI-based algorithms and cooperative control techniques to address fundamental challenges in the use of a fleet of drones in search and rescue (SAR) missions and enable this promising technology to go well beyond the current state-of-the-art and ultimately support first responders in their operations. One of the biggest …
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The health sector’s increasing dependence on digital information and communication infrastructures renders it vulnerable to threats to privacy and cybersecurity, especially as the theft of health data has become particularly lucrative for cyber criminals. At the same time, a breach of integrity of health data can have dramatic consequences for the patients affected. The KIOS …
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The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE) at the University of Cyprus is participating in a large Innovation Action project funded by the EU under the Horizon 2020 programme. This is a large project with a budget of over 17 million euros and with 28 partner organizations from 14 different countries of the …
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Greece and Cyprus, over the recent years, have been dealing with heavy irregular migration attempts via the Mediterranean Sea and cross-border crime. Their unique geographical position in the South Eastern end borders of the European Union renders them as significant targets for smuggling groups, using small maritime vessels. In these instances, timely effective and secure …
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Dr. Kleanthis Malialis, a Post-Doc researcher at the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence of the University of Cyprus was awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska Curie (MSCA) Widening Fellowship to work with Professors Marios Polycarpou and Christos Panayiotou on the project “FAULT-LEARNING”. Moreover, the Fellow will work with Professor Cesare Alippi, as the Fellowship …
The ELECTRON research project aims at delivering a new-generation platform for Electrical Power and Energy Systems (EPES), capable of empowering the resilience of energy systems against cyber, privacy, and data attacks through four main pillars: risk assessment and certification, anomaly detection and prevention, failure mitigation and energy restoration, and addressing internal threats and gaps through …
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Water scarcity is an increasingly frequent and widespread phenomenon in the European Union and affects at least 10% of the European population. Around 10-40% of Europe’s available water is being wasted because of leakages in the supply system or lack of water-saving technologies. In Cyprus, 20-30% of water is lost due to leakages, which corresponds …
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The CovTracer – Exposure Notification (CovTracer-EN) project aims at developing the contact tracing mobile app for Cyprus, thus supporting the efforts of the Epidemiological Surveillance and Control Unit of the Cyprus Ministry of Health to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the Cypriot community. The CovTracer-EN project is part of a wider European effort, which …
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The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE) is participating in an important EU research and innovation project entitled “3DMicroGrid”. The main objective of this project is to capitalize on the availability of local and large renewable energy resources and adapt them for solutions to sustainability in terms of electric power demand and supply. …
The KIOS CoE has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 739551 (KIOS CoE).
The KIOS CoE has received funding from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus through the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy.
