Cyprus Interaction Lab

Members of the EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) participated at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2020), held between June 19th and 23rd, 2020 with the following paper presentations:  Ioannou, M, Ioannou, A., Georgiou, Y. & Retalis, S. (In press). Designing and orchestrating the classroom experience for […]

Members of the EdMedia Multidisciplinary Research Group (MRG) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) participated at the 6th International Immersive Learning Research Network conference (iLRN 2020), held between June 21st and 25th, 2020 with the following work-in-progress presentation:  -Georgiou, Y., Tsivitanidou, O., Eckhardt, C. & Ioannou, A. (In press). Work-in-progress: A learning experience design for […]

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has led to various new ways of perceiving and understanding important public health data. Several exciting new methods for relaying complex information to the public have emerged using a variety of tools and platforms including visualizations (called sims), interactive augmented reality (AR) overlays, and interactive data platforms, among others.    This […]

Tο Cyprus Interaction Lab σας προσκαλεί να συμμετάσχετε στο Second 3D Modeling Webinar for Beginners που θα πραγματοποιηθεί τo Σάββατο 27/06/2020 απο τις 10:00-13:00 μ.μ. μέσω της πλατφόρμας Zoom.   Το σεμινάριο αυτό απευθύνεται κυρίως σε φοιτητές αλλά και οποιοδήποτε άλλο άτομο ενδιαφέρεται να ασχοληθεί με το τρισδιάστατο σχεδιασμό. Στόχος μας είναι να γίνει επίδειξη του σχεδιαστικού λογισμικού […]

To Cyprus Interaction Lab παρουσίασε το 3D Modelling Webinar for Beginners που  πραγματοποιήθηκε την Πέμπτη 18/06/2020 στις 15:00-16:30 μ.μ. μέσω της πλατφόρμας Zoom. Το σεμινάριο αυτό απευθύνεται κυρίως σε φοιτητές αλλά και οποιοδήποτε άλλο άτομο ενδιαφέρεται να ασχοληθεί με το τρισδιάστατο σχεδιασμό. Στόχος ήταν η επίδειξη του σχεδιαστικού λογισμικού SolidWorks για τον σχεδιασμό ποικίλων τρισδιάστατων μοντέλων ώστε […]

To Cyprus Interaction Lab παρουσίασε το δεύτερο Arduino Webinar for Beginners που  πραγματοποιήθηκε το Σάββατο 13/06/2020 στις 10:00-11:30 π.μ. μέσω της πλατφόρμας Zoom. Το σεμινάριο αυτό απευθύνεται κυρίως σε φοιτητές, καθηγητές και μαθητές Μέσης Εκπαίδευσης. Στόχος ήταν η επίδειξη του μικροεπεξεργαστή Arduino μέσω της διαδικτυακής πλατφόρμας TinkerCad*, η οποία μπορεί να προγραμματιστεί για να χρησιμοποιηθεί σε διαδραστικά έργα. Κρατήστε τη θέση σας […]

On May 15th, the ERUM consortium met for the second time, but, due to the current public health crisis, the meeting was held on Zoom. It was chaired by Judith, Alessandra and Johanna from the University of Vienna. During this productive day, the project partners discussed about already achieved milestones and about next important steps […]

To Cyprus Interaction Lab παρουσίασε το Arduino Webinar for Beginners που θα πραγματοποιήθηκε το Σάββατο 06/06/2020 στις 10:00-11:30 π.μ μέσω της πλατφόρμας Google Meet. Στόχος ήταν η επίδειξη της πλατφόρμας Arduino, δηλαδή μιας απλής πλακέτας ανοικτού κώδικα, η οποία μπορεί να προγραμματιστεί για να χρησιμοποιηθεί σε διαδραστικά έργα. Κρατήστε τη θέση σας ΤΩΡΑ!Δωρεάν συμμετοχή / […]

We have developed an interactive AR application for visualising and creative imaginaries for the area of Omirou Street and Fytoriou Street at Aglantzia Municipality allowing the public to influence the decision-making processes by creating their own visual material to discuss and comment on as part of our SUGAR project. More information available at the project page. We […]

Due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), CIL will not host any internships for Summer 2020. A small number of virtual internships will be hosted i.e., the intern completes a project in distance with some online supervision meetings.  A certificate for a successful internship will be awarded by the Director of the Lab. The Cyprus Interaction Lab […]

The EIT Climate-KIC Young Innovators 2020 Cyprus aims to support secondary and high school students to develop their 21st-century skills and competencies related to climate innovation, under the umbrella of the PBL pedagogy. Among other competencies, the project promotes systems thinking and analysis, critical thinking, creative problem-solving and entrepreneurship. The programme has 2 Stages: Stage […]

The Cyprus Interaction Lab and RISE CoE are happy to announce its participation in a successful COST Action proposal titled on Promoting Gender Balance in Informatic. Women are underrepresented in Informatics (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computing, ICT) at all levels, while increasing female representation in the field is a grand challenge for academics, policymakers, and society as a whole. The main aim of this COST Action is […]

Deadline: 14 June. 2020 Positions: 2 Location: Research Centre on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies, Nicosia, Cyprus Type: A one-year employment contract with an option to renew based on performance, includes a very attractive remuneration package according to qualifications and experience Preferred Employment Start Date: Between September 2020 – December 2020 The Research Centre on Interactive Media, Smart System […]

“Within the next 10 years, many millions of people will be … wearing relatively unobtrusive … devices that offer an immersive and high-resolution view of a visually augmented world” (Perlin 2016: 85). This is the ‘human-machine era’, a time when our senses are not just supplemented by handheld mobile devices, but thoroughly augmented. The language […]

Dr. Andri Ioannou (Associate Professor, Director of the Cyprus Interaction Lab & Coordinator of the EdMedia MRG) was invited at the 3rd meeting of the Erasmus+ KA2 project ASKFOOD, which took place on April 14th-16th 2020, at the Cyprus University of Technology.  During the project meeting, Dr. Ioannou delivered a successful workshop on “Innovative teaching […]

On Wednesday and Thursday, February 12-13th 2020, the project kick-off meeting took place at the Center of Research and Interdisciplinary (CRI), in Paris, France.  The meeting was hosted by the central EIT Climate-KIC Young Innovators 2020 team. Our core team from Cyprus participated in the two – days training meeting which was divided into two […]

From January 27th until March 4th 2020, RISE’s EdMEdia group (http://www.rise.org.cy/engb/research/research-groups/interactive-media-and-education/) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com/) worked with more than 140 high school students in Cyprus to enable innovative learning experiences in Physics lessons. The students engaged in an inquiry using a VR simulation, with a mission to answer questions related to the Special […]

The kickoff meeting of the ERASMUS+ project FeSTEM (Female Empowerment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Higher Education) took place with great success on January 30-31, at the Cyprus University of Technology. FeSTEM, which is funded by the European Commission, is composed of five partners in five countries (Cyprus, Italy, Greece, Spain, Slovenia). Cyprus […]

The kick-off meeting of the ERUM project (Enhancing Research Understanding through Media) took place on December 5th and 6th, at the Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. The ERUM project is funded by the European Commission, under the Erasmus+ framework (Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education). The project consortium is composed by seven partners (University of Vienna, Cyprus […]

The Cyprus Interaction Lab is the only research facility in Cyprus specialising in Educational Technology and Human Computer Interaction. We are proud to engage in research that helps unpack the potential of emerging technologies to positively influence our society. We hope you will enjoy reading our newsletter which highlights our major achievements of the previous year.  Cyprus […]