UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS

Director

George A. Papadopoulos

(PhD) holds the (tenured) rank of Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus. His research interests include Advanced Software Engineering, Ubiquitous Computing, Cloud Computing, Parallel and Distributed Programming Models, Technology Enhanced Learning, Medical Informatics, Assistive Technologies, Context Aware and Recommender Systems, and Internet Technologies. He has published over 150 papers as book chapters or in internationally refereed journals and conferences, he is a current or past member in the Editorial Board of 16 international journals and is serving or has served as a Chair or Steering or Program Committee member in more than 200 international conferences. Professor Papadopoulos is a recipient of an 1995 ERCIM-HCM scholarship award. He has been involved or is currently participating, as coordinator or partner, in about 100 internationally and nationally funded projects (total budget for his participation more than 8 MEURO) and has been invited by the E.U. as an Expert Evaluator or Reviewer more than 50 times. He is the Director of the Software Engineering and Internet Technologies (SEIT) Laboratory

Our team

Evangelia Vanezi

Project Manager / Technical Team Manager

Evangelia Vanezi (M.Sc.) is currently a Researcher at the Software Engineerin and Internet Technologies (SEIT). Laboratory at the Computer Science Department of the University of Cyprus. As a member of the lab, she is involved in numerous EU-funded projects. She holds a graduate (B.Sc.) degree in Computer Science and a postgraduate (M.Sc.) degree in Internet Computing from the same department. She is currently pursuing a PhD degree. Her research interests and expertise include Web-based Software Engineering and Privacy in Software Systems (incl. GDPR). Her skills include programming in several languages and development of web and mobile applications.

Katerina Petsa

Katerina Petsa (B.Sc.) is currently a Special Scientist Software Developer at Software Engineering and Internet Technologies (SEIT) Lab of the Computer Science Department of University of Cyprus. She obtained her B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus. She has an internship in IBM Czech Republic and has two years’ experience working for NCR Middle East. She is a hardworking and ambitious individual with technical skills as well as interpersonal skills. Some of her technical skills include C#, SQL, JavaScript.

Maria – Eleni Georgiou

Maria-Eleni Georgiou (B.Sc.) graduated from the University of Cyprus with a bachelor degree in Computer Science. Recently, she started working as an intern at the University of Cyprus as a Researcher and Programmer in the Software and Internet Technologies Laboratory (SEIT) of the Department of Computer Science.
Her skills include web development languages (JavaScript, PHP, CSS ) and others (Java, C , C++, Python).

Paraskevi Panagi

Paraskevi Panagi(B.Sc) graduated from the University of Cyprus in Computer Science. She has actively engaged in research and development at the Software Engineering and Internet Technologies (SEIT) Laboratory within the Department of Computer Science. Her research interest lies in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in the context of Software Engineering. Paraskevi possesses a technical solid understanding of a wide array of programming languages, including Web Development languages such as JavaScript, PHP, and CSS. Additionally, she is proficient in Java, C++, and Python.

Marios Kyprianou

Marios Kyprianou (M.Sc) is currently a Researcher/Software Developer at the Software Engineering and Internet Technologies (SEIT) Laboratory at the Computer Science department of the University of Cyprus. He is a graduate from the University of Crete from the Department of Computer Science. He took his master’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Cyprus and he is a teaching assistant at the University of Cyprus. His interests include programming, databases, web development and other internet technologies.

OUR INSTITUTION

The Software Engineering and Internet Technologies (SEIT) Laboratory is an integral part of the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus. (SEIT) focuses its research activities on two important areas of Information Technology, namely Software Engineering and Internet Technologies. In the second area, the Laboratory concentrates its expertise on the development of ICT-enabled Creativity and Enhanced Learning Environments, platforms and tools. SEIT has extensive experience in the area of applying ICT to Technology Enhanced Learning (e-Learning, m-Learning, Blended Learning and Open and Distance Learning) in general, as well as Life Long Learning in particular. This expertise is both at technical level and at developing policies and qualification frameworks for such activities. Regarding only ERASMUS+ related activities, SEIT has recently coordinated five ERASMUS+ projects (VeLoCiTy, World-of-Physics, DiFens, IDEA, wINGS), currently coordinates two ERASMUS+ projects: CHAT2LEARN (begun in 2021) and CHILD (to begin in 2022), and also participates in 31 more: DIGIWATER, FARM, ALIVE, Digi-Ageing, DiGi4ME, KAEBUP, EPUM, WINDEXT, Dig-It, ICD-4TVET, TOOLS, PRIMAE, QHELP, Digi-Sporting, Job-Jo, HEPA4ALL, REBEL, CiSTEM², TOVID-20, T4SVEN, PIECIT, D-COLLAB, CONNECT, DIPHE, Epsilon, Intermove+, BLUE-ISLES, MyCred4Home, DACG, Rural Plus, and BRIGHTS. SEIT has also participated in 13 Leonardo da Vinci projects, 3 EUMEDIS projects, 2 FP (Framework Programs), 1 INCO-DC and 3 projects funded by national funds. It has also participated in the EMUNI project(https://emuni.si) and the VUSCC initiative (https://vussc.col.org), both related to policy making or reform and qualifications accreditation, as well as in the Interreg IVC project Innofun, on developing policies for entrepreneurship and innovation. SEIT is currently participating in two AAL projects: eSticky, and GUIDed, and in one national project: ReaDI-STANCE, all of them related to different themes of the ERASMUS+ programme.

WE ARE PART OF THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE WANT TO…

UCY will prepare a detailed plan and keep partners involved during the design and development of R3 and R4.

Project Result 3: RE-ACT WEBSPACE (RAW) – 1st Space: Deals with key aspects of the soft skills.It will include explanatory pills where experts will provide information and resources related to these concepts and how to apply them in RT/RA spaces. An initial evaluation will be generated and both teachers and management teams will be able to use it to design their own training itinerary towards the proposed goal. Motivational videos where relevant people from various fields tell their experiences according to the idea of: DIFFERENT TALENTS, DIFFERENT PEOPLE. These national and international influencers will tell how they overcame their difficulties of socialization, communication, self-control, etc., in school stages, discovering that, accompanied correctly, you will find your personal path of success towards your talents. To help RT/RA students since various studies affirm that environments with social problems and low mastery of basic skills favor early school leaving and increase the risk of exclusion.

Promoting the development of educational agents and staff who work with said students will have a favorable impact on them. 

RAW offers the possibility of training teachers in SOFT SKILLS using new digital technologies.

 

Project Result 4: YOUDO

YOUDO is the necessary complement to RAW. Carrying out an UPSKILLING process, that is, a new training that allows them to face their academic challenges, personal and social.

It is a digital resource with gamified interactive materials with a socializing component that facilitates self-knowledge through the reinforcement of skills related to emotional intelligence.

YOUDO is a free and open digital tool where the user will find blocks of interactive resources related to the ten keys of SOFT SKILLS gradually and systematically.