Research Projects

  

  •   RISE: Research centre in Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (2017-  )
    • http://www.rise.org.cy/
    • Research project supported by the EU, HORIZON2020, (Call for TEAMING: H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-1).
    • Role in Project:  Partner
    • Coordinator: Nicosia Municipality
    • Local Partners: University of Cyprus, Open University Cyprus
    • International Partners:
      • Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken, (Germany)
      • Department of Computer Science, University College London (UK)
    • Total Budget: €50,000,000
    • Status: Due to start during October 2017

 

  •  NOTRE: Network for sOcial compuTing REsearch”. H2020-TWINN-2015 (Partner), 2015-2018.

 

  • ENCASE: ENhancing seCurity and privAcy in the Social wEb: a user-centered approach for the protection of minors. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE), H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015, (Partner), 2015-2018.
  • CSRC: CENTRE FOR STEAM EDUCATION RESEARCH, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND INNOVATION. Coordination and Support Action (CSA), WIDESPREAD-04-2017, TEAMING Phase 1. 2017-2018 

  • INCEPTION: Inclusive Cultural Heritage in Europe through 3D semantic modelling, H2020-REFLECTIVE-7-2014, (Partner), 2015-2018. 

 

  •  RISE: Research centre in Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (2015-2016)
    • Research project supported by the EU, HORIZON2020, (Call for TEAMING: H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-1).
    • Role in Project:  Partner
    • Coordinator: Nicosia Municipality
    • Local Partners: University of Cyprus, Open University Cyprus
    • International Partners:
      • Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken, (Germany)
      • Department of Computer Science, University College London (UK)
    • Total Budget: €476,427 (Local Budget: €59,063)
    • Status: Due to start on 1/6/2015
  •  RESTORE: Computer-Based  Restoration of Faces Appearing in Icons (2011-2013)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for applied research programs). 
    • Role in Project:  Principal Investigator/ Project Coordinator
    • Partners: 
      • Rev. Dr Demosthenis Demosthenous (Director of the ancient icons, paintings and manuscripts preservation workshop of the Holy Archbishopric of Cyprus), 
      • Museum of Kykkos Monastery
    • Budget: €149,000
    • Status: In progress
    • Web Page: www.e-restore.org

 

  •  A State-of-the-Art VR CAVE facility for the Advancement of Multi-Disciplinary Research & Development in Cyprus (2012-2015)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for new common infastrtucture).            
    • Position in Project:  Partner
    • Coordinator: C. Poullis, Dept. of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of Technology.
    • Partners: 
      • Y. Chrysanthou, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Cyprus.
      • A. Gregoriades, European University, Cyprus.
    • Budget: €499,877
    • Status: In Progress
    • Web Page: www.vrcave.com.cy

 

 

  • Moulding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the ‘Villa House of Orpheus’, Nea Paphos. (2011-2013)
    • Research project supported by the Leventis  Foundation.
    • Role in Project:  Partner (Local Coordinator)
    • Project Coordinator: Prof. Demetrios Michaelides. Archaeological Research Unit, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus.
    • Partners: 
      • THETIS Authentics LTD
      • National Center for Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’/ Conservation School, Athens Technological Educational Institute
    • Budget: €65,000 
    • Status: In progress

 

 

  • Development of a Smart System for Shoreline Surveillance Based on Camera and Sensor Networks (2011-2013) 
    • Project supported by the INTERREG IIIC, Greece-Cyprus Initiative.
    • Role in Project:  Partner 
    • Project Coordinator: Dr Nikos Tsapatsoulis. Dept. of Communication and Internet Studies, Cyprus University of Technology.
    • Partners: 
      • Technical University of Crete
      • Aegean University
      • Cyprus Police Authorities
    • Budget: €760,200
    • Status: In progress.

 

 

  • Illumination Neutralisation With Applications in Tracking (2012-2012)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for International Collaborations). 
    • Role in Project:  Partner
    • Project Coordinator: Dr Yiorgos Chrysanthou, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Cyprus.
    • Partners: 
      • Dept. of Computer Science, University of Cyprus
      • Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, SIAT, China.
    • Budget: €60,000
    • Status: Completed

 

 

  • The History of Commandaria : Digital Journeys Through Time (2010-2012)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for applied research programs). 
    • Role in Project:  Partner
    • Project Coordinator: Dr Nikos Tsapatsoulis. Dept. of Communication and Internet Studies, Cyprus University of Technology.
    • Partners:
      • SignalGenerix LTD
      • Cyprus Tourism Organization
      • CyPrint LTD
    • Budget: €99,890
    • Status: Completed
    • Web Page: http://cis.cut.ac.cy/CommandariaPortal/

 

  • 3D Face Image Processing and Related Applications (2006-2010)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for upgrading research infrastructure). 
    • Role in Project:  Principal Investigator
    • Project Coordinator: Dr George Stylianou, European University Cyprus
    • Budget: €168,000
    • Status: Completed 

 

Research Projects

  

  •   RISE: Research centre in Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (2017-  )
    • http://www.rise.org.cy/
    • Research project supported by the EU, HORIZON2020, (Call for TEAMING: H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-1).
    • Role in Project:  Partner
    • Coordinator: Nicosia Municipality
    • Local Partners: University of Cyprus, Open University Cyprus
    • International Partners:
      • Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken, (Germany)
      • Department of Computer Science, University College London (UK)
    • Total Budget: €50,000,000
    • Status: Due to start during October 2017

 

  •  NOTRE: Network for sOcial compuTing REsearch”. H2020-TWINN-2015 (Partner), 2015-2018.

 

  • ENCASE: ENhancing seCurity and privAcy in the Social wEb: a user-centered approach for the protection of minors. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE), H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015, (Partner), 2015-2018.
  • CSRC: CENTRE FOR STEAM EDUCATION RESEARCH, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND INNOVATION. Coordination and Support Action (CSA), WIDESPREAD-04-2017, TEAMING Phase 1. 2017-2018 

  • INCEPTION: Inclusive Cultural Heritage in Europe through 3D semantic modelling, H2020-REFLECTIVE-7-2014, (Partner), 2015-2018. 

 

  •  RISE: Research centre in Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (2015-2016)
    • Research project supported by the EU, HORIZON2020, (Call for TEAMING: H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-1).
    • Role in Project:  Partner
    • Coordinator: Nicosia Municipality
    • Local Partners: University of Cyprus, Open University Cyprus
    • International Partners:
      • Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken, (Germany)
      • Department of Computer Science, University College London (UK)
    • Total Budget: €476,427 (Local Budget: €59,063)
    • Status: Due to start on 1/6/2015
  •  RESTORE: Computer-Based  Restoration of Faces Appearing in Icons (2011-2013)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for applied research programs). 
    • Role in Project:  Principal Investigator/ Project Coordinator
    • Partners: 
      • Rev. Dr Demosthenis Demosthenous (Director of the ancient icons, paintings and manuscripts preservation workshop of the Holy Archbishopric of Cyprus), 
      • Museum of Kykkos Monastery
    • Budget: €149,000
    • Status: In progress
    • Web Page: www.e-restore.org

 

  •  A State-of-the-Art VR CAVE facility for the Advancement of Multi-Disciplinary Research & Development in Cyprus (2012-2015)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for new common infastrtucture).            
    • Position in Project:  Partner
    • Coordinator: C. Poullis, Dept. of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of Technology.
    • Partners: 
      • Y. Chrysanthou, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Cyprus.
      • A. Gregoriades, European University, Cyprus.
    • Budget: €499,877
    • Status: In Progress
    • Web Page: www.vrcave.com.cy

 

 

  • Moulding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the ‘Villa House of Orpheus’, Nea Paphos. (2011-2013)
    • Research project supported by the Leventis  Foundation.
    • Role in Project:  Partner (Local Coordinator)
    • Project Coordinator: Prof. Demetrios Michaelides. Archaeological Research Unit, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus.
    • Partners: 
      • THETIS Authentics LTD
      • National Center for Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’/ Conservation School, Athens Technological Educational Institute
    • Budget: €65,000 
    • Status: In progress

 

 

  • Development of a Smart System for Shoreline Surveillance Based on Camera and Sensor Networks (2011-2013) 
    • Project supported by the INTERREG IIIC, Greece-Cyprus Initiative.
    • Role in Project:  Partner 
    • Project Coordinator: Dr Nikos Tsapatsoulis. Dept. of Communication and Internet Studies, Cyprus University of Technology.
    • Partners: 
      • Technical University of Crete
      • Aegean University
      • Cyprus Police Authorities
    • Budget: €760,200
    • Status: In progress.

 

 

  • Illumination Neutralisation With Applications in Tracking (2012-2012)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for International Collaborations). 
    • Role in Project:  Partner
    • Project Coordinator: Dr Yiorgos Chrysanthou, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Cyprus.
    • Partners: 
      • Dept. of Computer Science, University of Cyprus
      • Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, SIAT, China.
    • Budget: €60,000
    • Status: Completed

 

 

  • The History of Commandaria : Digital Journeys Through Time (2010-2012)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for applied research programs). 
    • Role in Project:  Partner
    • Project Coordinator: Dr Nikos Tsapatsoulis. Dept. of Communication and Internet Studies, Cyprus University of Technology.
    • Partners:
      • SignalGenerix LTD
      • Cyprus Tourism Organization
      • CyPrint LTD
    • Budget: €99,890
    • Status: Completed
    • Web Page: http://cis.cut.ac.cy/CommandariaPortal/

 

  • 3D Face Image Processing and Related Applications (2006-2010)
    • Research project supported by the Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) (Call for upgrading research infrastructure). 
    • Role in Project:  Principal Investigator
    • Project Coordinator: Dr George Stylianou, European University Cyprus
    • Budget: €168,000
    • Status: Completed