January 2026
Meeting with the Deputy Minister of Culture of Cyprus on Cultural Heritage
Earlier today, a meeting was held with the Deputy Minister of Culture of Cyprus, during which various issues related to cultural heritage were discussed, as well as ongoing actions and projects in this field. During the meeting, an overview of the CONNECTING project was also presented by the project coordinator, Athos Agapiou, including information on activities related to the Data Centre, Open Innovation Research Infrastructures, Open Access initiatives, and the geoserver developed as part of the project’s infrastructure.
Participation in the ESA Workshop on Cyprus’s Transition to Associate Membership
Members of the Connecting Project participated in the educational workshop entitled “Empowering Cyprus Space Stakeholders: ESA Associate Membership and Optional Programmes”, which took place on Friday, 9 January 2026, at Cleopatra Hotel, Nicosia. The event was co-organised by the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, the Department of Electronic Communications | Cyprus Space Office, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). The workshop focused on Cyprus’s transition to ESA Associate Membership and provided detailed presentations and training...December 2025
PhD Dissertation Defence – Dr. Argyro Argyrou
Congratulations to Dr. Argyro Argyrou, member of the CONNECTING Project, on the successful defence of her PhD dissertation, presented during an open lecture. Her doctoral research, entitled “Addressing the Accuracy Paradox in Archaeological Ceramic Surface Detection Using Low-Altitude, High-Resolution Remote Sensing Data”, makes a significant contribution to archaeological remote sensing and computational archaeology by integrating UAV-based high-resolution and multispectral imagery with advanced machine learning techniques. By addressing the accuracy paradox in imbalanced archaeological datasets through boosting algorithms (AdaBoost, XGBoost), decision-threshold...
2nd Annual Meeting
The 2nd Annual Meeting of the CONNECTING project took place earlier today at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) premises. Attendees included representatives from consortium partners such as the Cyprus University of Technology, Infralabs, the University of Cyprus (UCY), and the Department of Antiquities, as well as project supporters from the Department of Land and Surveys. The discussions focused on a consolidated review of the project’s overall progress as it approaches its completion in May 2026. Particular emphasis was placed on...
Successful Completion of the UAV Data Collection & Processing Training Program
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Lifelong Learning Center of the Cyprus University of Technology/ Κέντρο Δια Βίου Μάθησης Τεχνολογικού Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου for providing us with this opportunity. The three educational cycles of the Continuing Professional Education and Training Program “Data Collection and Processing with Unmanned Aircraft Systems” were successfully completed for this year. https://www.cut.ac.cy/.../data_collection_and_processing/ We would like to warmly thank the Rector’s Office of the Cyprus University of Technology / Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου for their continuous support...November 2025
Best Practices Award in Digital Cultural Heritage 2025 – EuroMed 2025
We are proud to share that we received the Best Practices Award in Digital Cultural Heritage 2025 for Local Government Authorities at the 6th Pan-Hellenic Conference on Digital Cultural Heritage – EuroMed 2025, which will be hosted in Athens from 19–22 November 2025. The awarded project, presented by Mr. Petros Artemi, is titled: “Preservation and Promotion of the Cultural Heritage of the Municipality of Kyrenia through a Web-Based Geographic Information System (GIS)” Authors: Petros Artemi, Marios Zervas, Kyriakos Michaelides, Apostolos Papakonstantinou, Athos Agapiou,...
GIS Day 2025 Promote CONNECTING project
On GIS Day, held on November 20, 2025, at the Cyprus University of Technology and organized by the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, the CONNECTING project was promoted by Prof. Phaedon Kyriakidis. During the event, project coordinator Dr. Athos Agapiou, Prof. Kyriakidis, and Assoc. Prof. Apostolos Papakonstantinou participated in an open discussion focusing on “The Future of GIS in Cyprus”, sharing insights on current developments in geospatial technologies, emerging challenges, and opportunities for strengthening the role of GIS in...
Hands-On Learning in UAV Data Collection and Processing
The training sessions of the program are ongoing. These are moments from the hands-on practical component of the Continuing Education program “Data Collection and Processing with Unmanned Aircraft Systems”. The program is organized by the Cyprus University of Technology through the University’s Lifelong Learning Center, in collaboration with the Department of Civil Engineering and Geoinformatics Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. We would like to thank the program instructors, Dr. Dimitrios Skarlatos (Professor), Dr. Apostolos Papakonstantinou (Assistant Professor), and Dr. Athos...
