European Office Of Cyprus

Artificial Intelligence: Chat GPT in our daily lives
2024-03-28 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
✔️Date: 28/03/2024
✔️The programme of the day: 18.30 registration, 19.00 lectures and 20.00 reception
✔️Venue: Cultural Centre of Occupied Famagusta, Deryneia
✔️Registration link: https://forms.office.com/e/8ps4nBVXz7
✔️A certificate of attendance will be given to the participants
✔️Dr. Sotirios Hatzis, Associate Prof. and President of the Department of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics
Lecture summary:
This lecture will take a mental tour to explore the areas of Productive AI and Large Language Models. These technologies are transforming our interaction with machines and will have applications in many industrial sectors.
In particular, the lecture will focus on Large Language Models such as ChatGPT, which are built on architectures that can understand and produce human-like text, making them highly flexible for various tasks.
In the lecture we will discover why these technologies are revolutionary and dissect the revolutionary impact of these models, examining both their enormous potential for task automation and the social challenges that accompany them.
A few words about the speaker:
Prof. Sotiris Hatzis is Associate Professor at the Cyprus University of Technology. He is Director of the Cyprus Statistical Machine Learning Laboratory (SML) and Chairman of the Department of Electrical, Computer and Information Engineering at CUT. Hatzis holds a degree in Computer Engineering and a PhD in Productive Models of Machine Learning Statistics. He worked at Imperial College London as a Senior Research Associate for four years before joining the staff of the Cyprus University of Technology. His research interests lie in the design of Deep Networks of Derivative Models with Bayesian variational inference. Typical areas of application include natural language understanding and generation, image and video understanding and generation, and the development of unbiased, paratopic-resistant and interpretable Deep Networks. Since 2016, he has served every consecutive year on the program committee of the most important international machine learning conferences, namely ICML, NeurIPS and ICLR. He has also been a coordinator of several research projects funded by the European Commission and the Cyprus Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF). He currently has 7 full-time PhD students working on the above mentioned topics, and has graduated 7 others. Dr. Hatzis has published more than 100 papers, mainly in the most competitive and high level conferences such as ICML, NeurIPS and also ICCV. More than 90% of these papers were published after the completion of his PhD studies. He has given several invited presentations of his research, including a recent one at the MIT Media Lab. He is included in the top 2% of AI experts according to Stanford University’s well-known rankings. Notably, he has been placed on this list continuously and every year since the introduction of this international ranking.

Joint Advanced Student School (JASS) 2024
2024-03-25 - 2024-04-07
Join us for JASS 2024 and explore smart city technologies!
We’re excited to invite all university students in Cyprus to join us for the Joint Advanced Student School (JASS) 2024. This year, our topic of focus will be “Talking with Smart Cities,” and we’ll be learning all about how large language models can be used to control smart city systems.
Students will get to work with top professors from famous universities like the Technical University of Munich, Imperial College London, Carnegie Mellon University, and Neapolis University Pafos. Throughout the program, students in teams will participate in hands-on projects, including:

Using advanced robotics technology to design and build a scalable car garage equipped with charging stations.
Implementing innovative traffic lights and navigation systems to enhance urban transportation efficiency.
Developing natural language interfaces for efficient communication and guidance within smart facilities.

The school will take place from March 25 – April 7, 2024, in Paphos, Cyprus. Accommodation will be provided by the Neapolis University Pafos and the Leptos Group at the Coral Beach Hotel & Resort.
This program is open to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students with strong software engineering and development skills, as well as a keen interest in new technologies, mobile devices, and the Internet of Things. Participation is free of charge, and the program will be conducted in English.
For further details and to express your interest in participating, go to: https://www.jass.school/jass2024. The deadline to apply is March 3, 2024.
We look forward to welcoming you to JASS 2024!

Artificial Intelligence in Modern Oncology
2024-03-22 15:30 - 18:30 UTC
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2024 Research and Innovation Week
2024-03-18 - 2024-03-21
The Research and Innovation Week (R&I Week) is the 2024 European Commission’s flagship event on research and innovation which will take place between 18 and 21 March 2024 in Tour & Taxis (Brussels, Belgium).
Celebrating the 40-year journey through the Research and Innovation Framework Programmes, the R&I Week 2024 will debate the future of R&I, shape the contribution to EU political priorities, and commemorate past and current achievements.
The R&I Week 2024 gives you the opportunity to attend:

18 March – Opening of the R&I Week
19 March – The EIC Summit 2024
19-20 March – Belgian Presidency Conference on Innovation Procurement
20-21 March – The European R&I Days 2024

PROGRAMME

Join thousands of policymakers, researchers, innovators and other stakeholders, and discover high-level speakers, policy debates, funding and networking opportunities, dedicated workshops, pitching sessions to investors and exhibitions showcasing EU-funded projects.
The Research and Innovation Week is a series of events organised by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Registration for these events will open soon and more information will be made available on this page.
REGISTER NOW

Training: Introduction to Parallel Computing for Beginners
2024-03-15 09:30 - 15:30 UTC
Description
A short introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC) will be provided, followed by a hands-on session during which attendees will gain practical experience using the CyI HPC cluster, including logging on and navigating the filesystem, selecting their build environment, preparing and submitting jobs, and collecting the data generated. A brief introduction to GPU programming using CUDA will follow, including examples with solutions of simple exercises. The CUDA hands-on component requires some basic understanding of C or C++.
Pre-requisites: Attendees should be familiar with at least one programming language (e.g. C/C++, Fortran, Python) in order to follow the example exercises. Prior experience using a command line interface would be beneficial.
Requirements: Attendees should bring with them their own laptop to follow the hands-on practical. They should make sure the following software is available on their laptops:
• A web browser and PDF viewer.
• A command line interface or other client that supports ssh – e.g. Terminal, Putty for Windows, or Visual Studio Code with the “Visual Studio Code Remote – SSH” extension.
Event Details:

Date: Friday, 15 March 2024
Time: 09:30 – 13:30
Venue: Andreas Mouskos Auditorium, José Mariano Gago Hall, The Cyprus Institute, 20 Konstantinou Kavafi St., 2121 Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus. This is not a hybrid event – in-person attendance is required
Trainers: Dr Simone Bacchio, Computational Scientist; Stefanos Ioannou, Research Software Engineer; Assoc. Prof. Giannis Koutsou (all members of CaSToRC, The Cyprus Institute)

Agenda

Time
Description

09:30 – 10:00
Welcome and Participant Introductions

10:00 – 11:00
Introduction to Parallel Computing

11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:30
Hands-on practical session

Registration for this event is open until Tuesday, 12th March 2024, 12 pm.
REGISTER ONLINE

The event will be in English and the event is open to the public.

This event must be attended in-person, at The Cyprus Institute premises.

Images and/or recordings of our open public events may be used by The Cyprus Institute for dissemination purposes including print and digital media such as websites, press-releases, social media, and live streaming.

Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030” Annual Forum: towards 2030
2024-03-05 09:00 - 18:00 UTC
The second Annual Forum of the Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” will take place on 5 March 2024 in Brussels and will aim at taking stock of the Mission’s progress and major achievements, at mobilising relevant actors around key Mission deliverables and at preparing the ground for the next phase of the Mission, moving from demonstration to deployment.
REGISTER HERE
Description

A matchmaking session for Charter action partners will be held back-to-back with the forum on 4 March.
This event will be an opportunity to network with EU Mission projects, philanthropists and Charter signatories.
The Mission Forum will also be complemented by an event on what the future priorities might be for Europe’s Seas on 6 March 2024, the BlueInvest Day on 7 March 2024 and the Ocean literacy in action on 8 March 2024.
This year the 2nd Annual Mission Forum is part of a series of events, the European Ocean Days. During this week, you can also participate in discussions about the challenges and needs in Europe’s seas, blue investments and ocean literacy activities.
Draft Programme of 2nd Mission Forum

2.0 Entrepreneurship Education Developing Entrepreneurial Skills
2024-03-01 08:00 - 14:00 UTC
World known Academics in Cyprus
The Department of Management of the University of Nicosia and Junior Achievement Cyprus organise the GCEE 2023 – Global Entrepreneurship Education Conference 2.0 on 1 March at 08:00 – 14:00 at the UNESCO Amphitheatre.
GCEE will provide an opportunity to academics, educators, scientists, professional entrepreneurs, and students to present their work, exchange ideas and network for future collaborations in the field of Entrepreneurship Education. The Conference is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Sport, and Youth.
Distinguished scholars in the field of entrepreneurship education will present research and practices around the subjects of entrepreneurship education. Specifically, Dr Alexandros Kakouris from the University of Peloponnese and the Hellenic Open University, Professor Despo Ktoridou from the University of Nicosia and Dr Stelios Yiatros and Mrs Antonia Christou from the Cyprus University of Technology.
Speakers:

Dr Alexandros Kakouris, University of Peloponnese and at the Hellenic Open University, Greece
Professor Despo Ktoridou, University of Nicosia
Dr Stelios Yiatros, Cyprus University of Technology
Dr Antonia Christou, Cyprus University of Technology

REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPATION

European Innovation Ecosystems - Online Informative Session
2024-02-29 10:00 - 12:30 UTC
Learn more about the new open calls and how to apply! A team of experts will share insights about the work programmes & application process.
On 29 February 2024, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) is organising an informative webinar to learn more about the following calls:

The African Union-European Union Innovation Platform (HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-01): this action has the objective of supporting the implementation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda. The action is expected to bring together a mix of EU and AU innovation stakeholders, from academia and business, including higher education establishments, public and private research entities, non-governmental organisations, international finance institutions, incubators and accelerators, technology transfer and capacity building and higher learning organisations.
Startup Europe (HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-02): this action will connect local digital and deep tech start-up ecosystems and support cross-border acceleration activities for start-ups that demonstrate traction (i.e. market-product fit or at least a seed round raised). Among the start-up ecosystems to be connected, specific attention will be given to the inclusion of ecosystems in ‘moderate’ or ‘emerging’ innovator countries and/or regions.

Registration to the Info Session is now open, please click on the register button below if you want to attend.
You can already submit your questions for our speakers in Sli.do using the event code #EIE2024

REGISTER HERE

Book your seat, 3 weeks left to register, registration will end on Wednesday 28 February 2024, 12:00 (CET)

Cyprus' Path to Climate Neutrality: Benefits and Challenges
2024-02-28 18:00 UTC
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 | 18:00
John Ioannides Auditorium, Fresnel Building, Cyprus Institute
Speaker
Theodoros Zachariadis, Professor at the Cyprus Institute, Vice-Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the European Environment Agency
Contributors
Charalambos Theopeptou, Member of Parliament, Nicosia, Ecological Movement – Citizens’ Co-operation – Intervention: From the Paris Agreement to Fit for 55
Anthi Charalambous, Low Emission Economy Consultant (ideopsis Ltd) – Intervention: business and financing opportunities for green transition
Moderator
Andreas Charalambous, Economist, former Director at the Ministry of Finance

To achieve a climate-neutral Cyprus in 2050, with a decarbonisation of fossil fuels and proper waste recovery and management, a comprehensive policy framework will be required, including the crucial issue of pricing, serious investments by the public sector and incentives for investments by the private sector, as well as partnerships between the two.
These policies can benefit the economy and society, but they come with economic challenges, mainly of a transitional nature, which need to be addressed in a timely manner. At what transitional costs is the path to climate neutrality feasible? What social measures should be taken for the affected vulnerable groups? Where should economic policy be oriented in the coming years? Are opportunities emerging that could be exploited so that the transition is accompanied by beneficial and high value-added investments?

About the Cyprus Economic Society:
Founded in 1962 as a not-for-profit organisation with the general aim of promoting the study of economics in Cyprus, the Cyprus Economic Society has endured and adapted itself to the changing conditions in Cyprus and abroad. It is an independent, transparent, and open society. Its mission is ‘to inform public debate and to facilitate discussion of public policy issues and EU affairs’.
We seek to achieve this mission by encouraging and disseminating research; organising various conferences, lectures, and discussion events; publishing articles, papers, and proceedings; and, engaging with other similar societies and professional bodies in the EU, and elsewhere.
For more information, please visit our website https://cypruseconomicsociety.org

This event is held in Greek
You can attend this event in-person. To attend in person, join us at the John Ioannides Auditorium, Fresnel Building at The Cyprus Institute Athalassa Campus
Images and/or recordings of our open public events may be used by The Cyprus Institute for dissemination purposes including print and digital media such as websites, press-releases, social media, and live streaming.

Event on a European Roadmap for a Legal Status for European Universities
2024-02-28 14:00 - 16:30 UTC
ECIU invites you on the 28th of February for an event to reflect on a European Roadmap for a legal status for European Universities. The event takes place at Neth-ER in Brussels, but will also be streamed online.
Tine Delva (Deputy Head of Unit of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture) will provide an update on the policy context, including the upcoming Higher Education Package. European Policy Pilot projects will present their draft recommendations on the topic, and stakeholders will reflect on the future of a Legal Status for European Universities.
PROGRAMME:
14:00: Registration
14:15: Welcome by Katrin Dircksen (ECIU)
14:20: Introduction to the topic by Tine Delva (DG EAC), including Q&A
14:40: Summary of ESEU results and EU Roadmap by Daniela Craciun (CHEPS and ESEU) and Olga Wessels
15:00: Reflections from other legal status projects: Damien Bouvier (EGAI-project) and Eric Tschirhart (Leg-UniGR-project) and stakeholders: Tanguy Guibert (European Students’ Union) and Enora Pruvot (European University Association)
16:00: Q&A
16:30: Closure
‍We look forward to seeing you on the 28th, either online or in Brussels!
Learn more about ESEU project: https://www.eciu.eu/eu/eseu
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‍The registration to F2F event in Brussels is closed. You are welcome to register and watch the event online!
Register to watch online HERE

SPIN4EIC Strategic Innovation Procurement Programme Launch Event
2024-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
The SPIN4EIC Strategic Innovation Procurement Programme invites you to its online launching event on 22 February 2024! Elevate & Connect is the very first event of the Programme which aims to introduce its activities and services.
About the event
When: 22 February 10:00 to 12:00 CET (online)
This 2 hours, fully online event, is your opportunity to discover the SPIN4EIC Programme and its many different services aimed at developing communities of public and private buyers interested in the solutions offered by the EIC awardees and helping EIC awardees to access procurement within and outside of the European Union.
We will also unveil our vibrant online SPIN4EIC community during this event and tell you more about upcoming calls and opportunities provided to EIC beneficiaries and public and private procurers.
Who can attend?
The event is open to all but definitely recommended for EIC beneficiaries (start-ups and SMEs, including EIC Accelerator Awardees, EIC Pathfinder awardees, EIC Transition awardees), as well as public (local, regional and national authorities) and private buyers interested to take their innovative services/products to the next level.
How to register?
Registration is open until 20 February 2024.
Register now and join the SPIN4EIC – Strategic Innovation Procurement: Elevate & Connect
Stay in touch with SPIN4EIC
If you cannot make to the event, feel free to subscribe to our mailing list to stay tuned on the next activities of SPIN4EIC here.

Το URBACT IV & η Νέα Πρόσκληση σχηματισμού Δικτύων Μεταφοράς Καινοτομίας (ITNs)
2024-02-15 13:30 - 17:00 UTC
Την Πέμπτη 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2024, στο Δημαρχείο της Λευκωσίας, θα πραγματοποιηθεί εκδήλωση για την ενημέρωση των δήμων, ενδιαφερόμενων φορέων και ενεργών πολιτών σχετικά με τις ευκαιρίες που δίνονται στις πόλεις μέσα από το URBACT IV και τη νέα πρόσκληση για συμμετοχή στα Δίκτυα Μεταφοράς Καινοτομίας (ITNs). Η ανανεωμένη ημερήσια διάταξη επισυνάπτεται.
Σκοπός του προγράμματος Ευρωπαϊκής Εδαφικής Συνεργασίας, URBACT IV, και ειδικότερα των Δικτύων Μεταφοράς Καινοτομίας (ITNs), είναι η χρηματοδότηση των πόλεων για την μεταφορά μίας καλής πρακτικής από πόλεις που έχουν λάβει στο παρελθόν μέρος με επιτυχία στις Αστικές Καινοτόμες Δράσεις (UIA) και θα ηγηθούν των νέων δικτύων.
Για να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή παρακαλούμε πατήστε εδώ.
Ώρα προσέλευσης: 09.00
Σας περιμένουμε να τα πούμε από κοντά και να συζητήσουμε τις δυνατότητες χρηματοδότησης της πόλης σας μέσω των δικτύων μεταφοράς καινοτομίας του URBACT IV! Μην το χάσετε!
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ CYPRUS- INFO DAY ITNS URBACT IV_15_2_2024_draft

Successful R & I in Europe 2024
2024-02-15 - 2024-02-16
For the eleventh time, the conference invites researchers and entrepreneurs from North Rhine-Westphalia and all other regions throughout Europe to find new research and innovation (R&I) partners for Horizon Europe projects.
Participants are invited to give a short presentation (ideas and/or results) with a focus on Horizon Europe calls, where a budget of approx. € 95.5 billion is available up until 2027.
The networking event is structured in parallel workshops focussing on eight topics:

Cluster 1: Health
Cluster 2: Creative Industries
Cluster 4: Digital Technologies
Cluster 4: Industrial Technologies
Cluster 5: Energy
Cluster 5: Mobility
Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Ressources, Agriculture and Environment
Innovation Procurement (PCP/PPI)

The event addresses in particular universities and research institutes as well as companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. Participants are invited to become involved in established and new technology networks between researchers, entrepreneurs and multipliers related to Horizon Europe.
Giving a short presentation (ideas and/or results) or finding a partner by talking to decision-makers opens doors for new research and innovation projects in Europe with a focus on Horizon Europe.
Conference fee: € 150 (€ 120 one day) per person including VAT.
Invoices will be despatched after the event.
Free participation for speakers in sessions 1 to 4.
Please note that the event organizer does NOT cover any travel expenses, costs for hotels etc.! The conference fee includes dinner on 15 February, lunch on 16 February, tea/coffee/cold drinks during the breaks and the airport-venue shuttle (solely as provided by the organizers). Registration is binding. We reserve the right to charge the participation fee if a delegate fails to cancel their attendance by sending an email to successful@zenit.de below by 8 February 2024.
Registration deadline is 8 February 2024. The deadline for submitting proposals in the call for presentations is 12 January 2024.

Research Support and Assessment: The TWIN4MERIT project and the Cyprus CoARA National Chapter
2023-12-20 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
Speaker: Dr Marios Demetriades, TWIN4MERIT Coordinator, Coordinator of the Cyprus CoARA National Chapter
The 1st TWIN4MERIT webinar organised by the European Office of Cyprus will take place (online, via Zoom) on the 20th of December 2023 on 13:00-15:00 EET. Our speaker, Dr Marios Demetriades (Executive Director at the European Office of Cyprus, Director of Research & Innovation Support Service, University of Cyprus) will present the TWIN4MERIT project and its activities and will also introduce the National Chapter of CoARA for Cyprus and its planned activities for years 2024-2025.
The activities of both the TWIN4MERIT project and the National Chapter of CoARA for Cyprus are focused on research assessment and the need for its reform through the shift towards open science practices, qualitative research assessment coupled with responsible use of metrics, diversity and equality in research and the need to depart from traditional research assessment indicators to more inclusive criteria that take into account the multidimensional impact of research. The webinar will serve as a means for analysing the latest developments in research assessment at the EU level for academic and research organisations in Cyprus, aiming at improving their research support mechanisms and assessment practices.
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Dec 20, 2023 01:00 PM Nicosia
Register in advance for this meeting: https://ucy.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Mlc-mrrzgsHNO3bQHmuAxFqeh9cbZsHpmg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Registration Opens for the EMODnet Open Conference 2023 in Brussels, Belgium on 29-30 November 2023
2023-11-29 - 2023-11-30
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is excited to announce that registration for the EMODnet Open Conference 2023, on 29-30 November 2023 is now OPEN! The 2023 edition will be a fully in-person event, taking place at the NHow Brussels Bloom Hotel in Brussels, Belgium.
EMODnet Open Conferences are public events, open to all*, and with free registration.
The Conference offers a unique platform for stakeholders from Europe and beyond to connect with the EMODnet partnership. The event includes a showcase of the latest developments and innovations of EMODnet’s diverse in situ marine data services in the context of the EU marine data landscape and infrastructure upgrades towards the EU Digital Twin Ocean, testimonials from the key partnerships that shape EMODnet from Ocean Observation to the full marine knowledge value chain, and the diverse user community from EU Policy and Research/Academia to Blue Economy, Civil Society and more. EMODnet’s contribution to the Global Ocean Data Ecosystem together with EMODnet’s ongoing evolution, including emerging data/data products and services will also be key components of the programme.
The 2023 Conference will be the first of its kind since the unification of EMODnet thematic services in January 2023. It will serve as a platform to showcase the upgraded EMODnet Central Portal and the added value of a single-entry point for discovering, searching, visualizing, and downloading all of EMODnet’s marine data and data products, along with its centralized features and functionalities.
The Open Conference 2023 also launches an electronic community poster which is open to all to submit an abstract to one of the eight EMODnet Open Conference 2023 themes, with a deadline of 7 September 2023 for abstract submission. The 2023 edition will include electronic posters to be showcased in an EMODnet Virtual Exhibition, that will provide extensive information on EMODnet and the EU Atlas of the Seas, to accompany the physical Conference. Selected posters will receive the opportunity to give pitch presentations at the conference.
Register now to secure your place at the EMODnet Open Conference 2023! For further details and to consult the event program, please visit the EMODnet Open Conference 2023 website.
Join us on social media using the hashtag #EMODnetConference2023 to stay informed about the latest conference developments.
We look forward to welcoming you to Brussels in 2023!
*An EMODnet Jamboree for the EMODnet Partnership takes place on 27-29 November, back-to-back with the Open Conference
Register here

10th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC), Larnaca, Cyprus
2023-10-24 - 2023-10-26
The European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC) is the premier conference on advances in the state of the art and practice of Service-Oriented Computing and Cloud Computing in Europe. The main objectives of this conference are to facilitate the exchange between researchers and practitioners in the areas of Service-oriented Computing and Cloud Computing and to foster future collaborations in Europe and beyond. ESOCC 2023 will include invited talks and presentations of selected research papers with the participation of top researchers from academia and industry.
More information: https://bit.ly/3jMAWir

19th IEEE eScience Conference (eScience 2023), Limassol, Cyprus
2023-10-09 - 2023-10-13
IEEE eScience 2023 brings together leading interdisciplinary research communities, developers and users of eScience applications and enabling IT technologies. The objective of the eScience Conference is to promote and encourage all aspects of eScience and its associated technologies, applications, algorithms and tools with a strong focus on practical solutions and challenges. eScience 2023 interprets eScience in its broadest meaning that enables and improves innovation in data- and compute-intensive research across all domain sciences ranging from traditional areas in physics and earth sciences to more recent fields such as social sciences, arts and humanities, and artificial intelligence for a wide variety of target architectures including HPC, cloud and IoT infrastructures.
More information: https://bit.ly/3Pbh5VR

RM Roadmap Knowledge and Community Platform - How to engage on the new EARMA online co-creation space
2023-09-25 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Helsinki)
To register for the RM Roadmap Knowledge and Community Platform you must first login to your EARMA member account. ( If you are not a member you can register as a guest. )
Event date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Event time: 14:00 – 15:30 CEST
Registration: This event is free of charge, but registration is required. Just click here and see here how to access the event.
Event Description:
Join us for an introduction to the dynamic online co-creation platform created by the RM Roadmap project, https://www.rmroadmap.eu/. This open-for-all event is an introduction for Research Managers (RM) to a platform designed to connect professionals, fostering thematic and national collaborations through a new co-creation space. (Separate bespoke closed events for RM ROADMAP Ambassadors and Associate Ambassadors have been arranged to take place on the 18 and 21 of September 2023 and have been communicated separately.)
The Knowledge and Community Platform (KCP) constitutes a transformative platform that provides an arena for RMs to initiate, contribute to, and authenticate discussions on a variety of topics, including career pathways. The core design of KCP is dynamic, allowing it to cross beyond national and thematic limits, providing participants with the opportunity to co-create consensus documents and engage in important discussions.
Driving these discussions will be our distinguished RM Roadmap ambassadors in close collaboration with the project consortium. Consensus documents will be discussed on the KCP online platform; these documents are intended to reflect the majority perspective and will be open for participant voting.
We want to emphasise that this event is accessible to all interested parties. The primary aim is to offer a comprehensive introduction to interacting with the RM Roadmap Knowledge and Community Platform before the first session starts in October 2023. We invite every RM to engage and propel this co-creation process forward. Your presence and participation will undoubtedly be crucial to the success of this effort.
The speakers are Nik Claesen, the RM Roadmap Coordinator and Managing Director of the EARMA and Borana Taraj, the Head of European projects at EARMA who is co-cordinating the RM Roadmap project with Nik.
For further information and queries: Don’t hesitate to contact events@earma.org
Read more: https://www.rmroadmap.eu/

ERC grant competitions 2024
2023-09-20
During this interactive webinar, potential applicants will learn more about the novelties of the ERC Work Programme 2024. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about the current and upcoming grant competitions.
Speakers:

Angela Liberatore, Head of Scientific Management Department
Jose Labastida, Head of Unit “Support to the Scientific Council”

Moderator:

Anthony Lockett, Head of Communication

7th International Conference on Internet Science (INSCI 2023), Limassol, Cyprus
2023-09-13 - 2023-09-15
INSCI is a multidisciplinary conference that brings together scholars and practitioners at the intersection of technological, social and economic sciences seeking to learn how the Internet can be used to make our world a better place. Its insights are expected to create a better understanding of this complex socio-technical system we call “Internet”, for instance to inform political decisions on the technological priorities for public funding and to drive a more sustainable and equitable development of the innovation and social ecosystems it supports.
INSCI welcomes fundamental and applied multidisciplinary research, including policy-oriented studies and works offering technological solutions, that investigate the role of Internet for sustainable development, social and economic resilience, collective intelligence, reliable information processing and protection, and, more generally, for a holistic understanding of societal transformations, governance shifts and innovation quests.
INSCI welcomes works done in interdisciplinary teams that may include computer scientists, sociologists, policy makers, economists, designers and artists, or complex system scholars, among others, preferably uniting expertise from social, economic and technical sciences. This kind of work is expected to close the gap between societal / economic impact and requirements and technological developments, seen as both drivers and consequences of each other.
More information: https://bit.ly/3VV0g3N

29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2023), Limassol, Cyprus
2023-08-28 - 2023-09-01
Euro-Par is the prime European conference covering all aspects of parallel and distributed processing, ranging from theory to practice, from small to the largest parallel and distributed systems and infrastructures, from fundamental computational problems to full-fledged applications, from architecture, compiler, language and interface design and implementation, to tools, support infrastructures, and application performance aspects. Euro-Par’s unique organization into tracks provides an excellent forum for focused technical discussion, as well as
interaction with a large, broad and diverse audience.
More information: https://bit.ly/3P6FVGl

Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation: Proposal Writing Workshop for the 2024 ERC Calls, Nicosia, Cyprus
2023-07-12 09:00 - 13:00 UTC
ERC PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP 12 JULY 2023, 09:00-13:00
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), organises on Wednesday 12 July 2023, 09:00 – 13:00, a proposal writing workshop for the 2024 Calls of the European Research Council (ERC), in Cleopatra Hotel, in Nicosia (room AFRODITI).
The workshop aims to offer to researchers preparing ERC proposals to be submitted under the 2024 ERC Calls (Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, Advanced Grant, Synergy Grant), practical advice, through an interactive event. Topics covered include the submission and evaluation procedure, the evaluation criteria, the common reasons for rejections and issues of concern and tips and advice on the content of the proposals.
Interested researchers must have basic knowledge regarding ERC Calls (specificities, eligibility, project characteristics etc), having watched the online info-day co-organised by RIF and ERC on the 11th of July 2023 or similar events or/and having studied official documents. Otherwise, interested researchers must contact the ERC National Contact Point before registering to the workshop.
The workshop’s agenda is available here.
To participate registration is mandatory via this link. It should be noted that places are limited and selection of participants might be necessary. Participation is free of charge.
ERC supports research of the highest quality in Europe, offering long-term competitive funding, based on scientific excellence only, to top scientists, in order to implement ground-breaking, frontier research projects.
For more information, please contact the ERC National Contact Points (Katerina Karakasidou Malla, kkarakasidou@research.org.cy, tel. 22205036 and Ioannis Theodorou, itheodorou@research.org.cy, tel. 22205038).

Cyprus Info-day on the 2024 ERC Calls - Webinar on 2024 ERC Calls
2023-07-11
Το ΙδΕΚ σε συνεργασία με το European Research Council διοργανώνουν διαδικτυακή ενημερωτική εκδήλωση για τις προσκλήσεις του Προγράμματος Εργασίας 2024 (ERC Work Programme-WP)

Τρίτη 11 Ιουλίου 2023, 11:00 – 13:30, μέσω Zoom

Η εκδήλωση απευθύνεται σε ερευνητές / ερευνήτριες που ενδιαφέρονται να υποβάλουν προτάσεις ERC 2024 (Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, Advanced Grant, Synergy Grant). Θα παρουσιαστούν επίσης μέτρα στήριξης των υποψήφιων από το ERC, αλλά και οι υπηρεσίες στήριξης που παρέχουν τα Εθνικά Σημεία Επαφής.

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες και δηλώσεις συμμετοχής: https://bit.ly/44cMldG

#ERC #InnovationCy #ResearchCy #TeamCuriosity #Cyprus

Workshop for Potential Horizon Europe Cluster 5 Applicants
2023-06-30
The network of Horizon Europe National Contact Points (NCPs) for Cluster 5 ‘Climate, Energy and Mobility’ – GREENET will organise in Cyprus (CLEOPATRA HOTEL, 8 FLORINIS STR, 1065 NICOSIA) , a full-day, on-site training, for those taking their first steps towards a successful project application in the Horizon Europe Programme. The training will be a combination of theory with numerous practical exercises. The topics to be covered include:

Introduction to the Horizon Europe Rules of Participation
Basic steps in participant portal
Work programme and how to identify important points
Partner search
Proposal template
Proposal evaluation criteria
How to write the impact section?
How to forsee risks during the project lifetime? How is risk management evaluated?

The Workshop will also include some motivating surprises and will conclude with a general revision of the material that the participants will work with during the day.
TRAINERS:
Ms. Mari Habicht, NCP of Estonia
Ms. Camille Dehestru, NCP Brussels (Belgium)
Ms. Kolbrún Bjargmundsdóttir, NCP of Iceland
WORKING LANGUAGE: English
TARGET AUDIENCE:
The Workshop is addressed to potential Cluster 5 applicants with no or limited experience in participating in Horizon Europe proposals, from all types of organizations (universities, researchorganizations, local authorities, enterprises, including SMEs, etc.).
REGISTRATIONS:
If you are interested to participate in the Workshop, please fill in the online registration form, here, until June 16, 2023.
In case the interest for participation in the workshop is greater than the available seats (+/-30), the participants will be selected based on the relevance of their organisation’s activities with Cluster 5 activities. An effort will be made to select participants from different types of organizations.
The participation in the workshop is free of charge, since the costs will be covered by EC via the GREENET project.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
The Cyprus’ National Contact Points for Cluster 5:
Mr. Christakis Theocharous (Tel: 22205029, e-mail: ctheocharous@research.org.cy)
Mr. George Christou (Tel: 22205030, e-mail: gchristou@research.org.cy)
Agenda – CL5 Workshop

Future mobility: Sustainability Innovation Digitalization
2023-06-27 09:00 - 14:00 UTC | The A.G Leventis Gallery Auditorium., Cyprus
The upcoming event on the Future of Mobility is co-organised by CYENS Center of Excellence, Cyprus Public Transport, PWC, The Municipality of Nicosia, and European Commission Representation in Cyprus. The event will be a great opportunity to explore the latest trends, innovations, and challenges facing the mobility industry and how they will shape our future. The event will be held on Tuesday June 27th at 09:00-14:00 and will take place at The A.G Leventis Gallery Auditorium.
The Future of Mobility is a rapidly evolving topic that encompasses digitization, innovation, and sustainability. The event will bring together leading experts in the field to discuss the latest developments and innovations in the industry, as well as to explore the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
During the event, participants will have the opportunity to hear from industry leaders and experts, engage in interactive discussions and networking opportunities, and learn about cutting-edge technologies and solutions that are shaping the future of mobility.
Some of the key topics that will be covered include:

The impact of emerging technologies (such as autonomous vehicles, electric cars, and smart cities) on mobility
The changing consumer behaviors and expectations towards transportation services
The role of public policy and regulation in shaping the future of mobility
The opportunities and challenges facing the mobility industry in the coming years

This event will provide valuable insights and knowledge for anyone interested in the future of mobility, including professionals, researchers, policymakers, and students.
To confirm your attendance, please RSVP to reserve your spot.
The event will be in held in English.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at through email: research@cyens.org.cy or phone: 22747575 for any questions you may have.

31st ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (UMAP 2023), Limassol, Cyprus
2023-06-26 - 2023-06-29
ACM UMAP – User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization – is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users, to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. ACM UMAP is the successor to the biennial User Modeling (UM) and Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-based Systems (AH) conferences that were merged in 2009. It is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and SIGWEB, and organized with User Modeling Inc. as the Steering Committee. The proceedings are published by ACM and will be part of the ACM Digital Library.
More information: https://bit.ly/3HfNCrQ

Digital Europe Programme Info Day- “4th Call for proposals - Digital Product Passport, Network of Safer Internet Centres and European Digital Media Observatory”, Online event 7 June 2023.
2023-06-07
Digital Europe Programme Info Day – “4th Call for proposals – Digital Product Passport, Network of Safer Internet Centres and European Digital Media Observatory”,
Online event
Join us at the second virtual info session taking place on 7 June 2023 to learn more about the calls for proposals under the Digital Europe Programme.
More information: https://bit.ly/3o35QWz

Circular economy for biodiversity: Unlocking the green potential
2023-06-05 00:00 - 17:30 UTC | Brussels, NCBR Office, Rue Belliard 40, Rue Belliard 40, Brussels, 1040, Belgium
The European Office of Cyprus – Brussels Office, the NCBR Office in Brussels – Business & Science Poland, , the Slovenian Business & Research Association, the Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office in Brussels (LINO), Eötvös Loránd University and the National Research, Development, and Innovation Office in Hungary have the pleasure to invite you to the official Green Week event on Circular economy for biodiversity: Unlocking the green potential
5 June 2023 I 12:00 – 16:40
NCBR Office in Brussels – Business & Science Poland
Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels
(In-person, onsite event)
Biodiversity is fundamental to healthy ecosystems and life on our planet. However, biodiversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate, threatening our global economic and human wellbeing. Circular economy can help us to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and support conservation efforts to bend the curve towards a nature-positive future. The event will focus on the research and innovation communities of Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Hungary, as well as other relevant European stakeholders in order to display their strengths and ideas for future consortia in Horizon Europe calls, with a particular focus on biodiversity and circular economy (Cluster 6).
Researchers, businesses, and other organisations are invited to pitch their project ideas or activities, related to the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 calls. Please see the calls for proposals for the Cluster 6 on biodiversity and circular economy HERE.
You can either register as an attendee (you will have the opportunity to listen to the pitches) or as a pitch presenter (to present a 5-minute pitch of your ideas and activities). We encourage you to have only 1 pitch presentation per institution. As there is a limited number of pitch presentations, the organisers reserve the right to select presenters. Presenters will receive more detailed information about the expected structure and content of their pitches after their registration.
The deadline for registration and for the submission of pitch presentations is Friday, 26 May 2023.
The detailed programme is available below because of limited space available, we urge you to register ASAP.
12:00 Networking lunch
13:00 Official Opening
13:10 Circular economy for biodiversity: unlocking the green potential
KERSTIN ROSENOW, Head of Unit Research and Innovation, Directorate – General for Agriculture and
rural development, European Commission EU Commission (tbc)
13:25 Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
PAUL WEBB, Head of Department for “Green Europe” research, European Research Executive Agency (REA) (tbc)
13:40 Q&A with the EC
14:00 Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking – introduction & widening, AGATA FOKS, SRG CBE JU Chair, Counsellor, Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Education and Science, Poland European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+), (tbc)
14:30 Coffee break
15:00 Showcasing and sharing ideas for biodiversity and circular economy (pitching session)
16:15 How to write a successful proposal. Tricks and tips, MAGDALENA GŁOGOWSKA,
Global Challenges Section, National Contact Point, Poland
16:30 Matchmaking session
17:30 Closing remarks
You can register here: https://bit.ly/40hoQxl

Circular economy for biodiversity: Unlocking the green potential
2023-06-05 00:00 - 17:00 UTC | Brussels, NCBR Office, Rue Belliard 40, Rue Belliard 40, Brussels, 1040, Belgium
The European Office of Cyprus – Brussels Office, the NCBR Office in Brussels – Business & Science Poland, , the Slovenian Business & Research Association, the Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office in Brussels (LINO), Eötvös Loránd University and the National Research, Development, and Innovation Office in Hungary have the pleasure to invite you to the official Green Week event on Circular economy for biodiversity: Unlocking the green potential
5 June 2023 I 12:00 – 16:40
NCBR Office in Brussels – Business & Science Poland
Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels
(In-person, onsite event)
Biodiversity is fundamental to healthy ecosystems and life on our planet. However, biodiversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate, threatening our global economic and human wellbeing. Circular economy can help us to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and support conservation efforts to bend the curve towards a nature-positive future. The event will focus on the research and innovation communities of Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Hungary, as well as other relevant European stakeholders in order to display their strengths and ideas for future consortia in Horizon Europe calls, with a particular focus on biodiversity and circular economy (Cluster 6).
Researchers, businesses, and other organisations are invited to pitch their project ideas or activities, related to the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 calls. Please see the calls for proposals for the Cluster 6 on biodiversity and circular economy HERE.
You can either register as an attendee (you will have the opportunity to listen to the pitches) or as a pitch presenter (to present a 5-minute pitch of your ideas and activities). We encourage you to have only 1 pitch presentation per institution. As there is a limited number of pitch presentations, the organisers reserve the right to select presenters. Presenters will receive more detailed information about the expected structure and content of their pitches after their registration.
The deadline for registration and for the submission of pitch presentations is Friday, 26 May 2023.
The detailed programme is available below. Because of limited space available, we urge you to register ASAP.
12:00 Networking lunch
13:00 Official Opening
13:10 Circular economy for biodiversity: unlocking the green potential
KERSTIN ROSENOW, Head of Unit Research and Innovation, Directorate – General for Agriculture and
rural development, European Commission EU Commission (tbc)
13:25 Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
PAUL WEBB, Head of Department for “Green Europe” research, European Research Executive Agency (REA) (tbc)
13:40 Q&A with the EC
14:00 Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking – introduction & widening, AGATA FOKS, SRG CBE JU Chair, Counsellor, Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Education and Science, Poland European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+), (tbc)
14:30 Coffee break
15:00 Showcasing and sharing ideas for biodiversity and circular economy (pitching session)
16:15 How to write a successful proposal. Tricks and tips, MAGDALENA GŁOGOWSKA,
Global Challenges Section, National Contact Point, Poland
16:30 Matchmaking session
17:30 Closing remarks
You can register here: https://bit.ly/40hoQxl

Training event for potential Horizon Europe Cluster 5 applicants
2023-05-30
On-line training event introducing the topics of calls opened on May 4 2023 for potential Horizon Europe Cluster 5 applicants.

Date: May 30 2023 | 1 – 4:30pm CEST

Location: On-line
More info: https://bit.ly/43iOtA8
Description:
The network of Horizon Europe National Contact Points (NCPs) for Cluster 5 ‘Climate, Energy and Mobility’ – GREENET will organise an on-line training for stakeholders from all types of organisations (universities, research organizations, local authorities, enterprises, SMEs, etc.) planning to submit a project application on a topic of the call opened in May 4, 2023:

Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition
Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply
Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use
Safe, resilient transport and smart mobility services for passengers and goods

Working language of the event is English.
PROGRAMME:

Introduction and overview of the outcome of the closed calls – Mari Habicht, NCP for energy and mobility, Estonian Research Council
Funding opportunities in the field of energy – Miriam de Angelis, coordinator, APRE, Italy
Funding opportunities in the field of Safe, Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility for passengers and goods – Louise Mothersole, NCP for Mobility, Innovate UK

Registration:
Registration for participation is open till May 29, 2023. To get access to the event, please fill in the online registration form here.
Teams link will be sent after registration.
