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To whom it may concern, We would like to invite you to participate in our newly established cluster of serious games and gamification. The cluster is initiated by the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). RISE aspires to develop a cluster of interconnected companies and academic and research institutions to foster innovation, competitiveness and economic growth in the area of serious games and game-based learning. Your participation in this cluster opens up new opportunities for expanding your business and impact via the development of innovative ideas, products and services in collaboration with RISE. If your organization is enacted in the field of games, serious games and gamification and if you are interested in joining this innovative cluster, you are kindly requested to complete the Application Form at https://goo.gl/forms/yVwxnqL0rw7iyyv73, no later thanApril 15 th , 2019. More information about this cluster is can be found …

Three (3) posts in the following topic: “Education and Makerspaces” This post involves multidisciplinary research in areas related to Education, Technology, Multimedia, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design. Candidates should possess: Postgraduate Degree of Master’s level from accredited Universities in Computer Science or Multimedia or Education or any related field. Ability to organize and carry out research work independently. Very good knowledge of English language. Prior experience in research activities (i.e. publication record, submitting research proposals, participating in research programs) will be considered as an additional qualification. The successful candidate will be assigned to the “Cyprus Interaction Lab” (https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com). In parallel with his/her study the successful candidate may be employed in currently active research programs and will be assigned teaching-related duties at the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts with appropriate reimbursement. For more information about the posts and employment opportunities please contact: Panayiotis Zaphiris, Professor panayiotis.zaphiris@ cut.ac.cy The application along …

The Social Computing Research Centre and the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology invites you to the final public event of the EU funded project ENGINITE ENGineering and INdustry Innovative Training for Engineers via PBL, entitled: Bridging academia and industry by integrating ‘theory’ with ‘practice’ using the Problem Based Learning approach in Engineering Education The event will take place on Wednesday, April 10 th 2019, at 18:00-20:30, at the Cyprus University of Technology (Auditorium 1, “Tassos Papadopoulos” Building). Registrations (by April 5 th , 2019) at: https://goo.gl/forms/0Q5ymYVdczbTNszj2The participants will receive a certificate of attendance by the end of the event More information, about the event can be found here. Programme* 18:00-18:15 Registrations 18:15-18:25 Welcome note Professor Panayiotis Zaphiris (Director of the Social Computing Research Centre, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus) 18:25-18:45 Presentation of the EU funded project “ENGINITE” by the Projec Coordinator Dr Andri Ioannou (Director of …

On Wednesday, February 26th 2019, a seminar took place at the 1st Primary school of Limassol, Cyprus, in the context of the INTELed European project (https://www.inteled.org/). The seminar was co-organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology  (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) and the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy) and was delivered successfully by Dr Yiannis Georgiou (Post-Doctoral Researcher, Project Manager) and Mrs Nicoletta Pantela (Research Associate). The seminar was attended by all the teachers of the primary school. During the seminar the teachers were introduced to the INTELed Teacher Professional Development programme, its philosophy and goals as well as, to the pedagogical framework of embodied learning. As part of the seminar, the participating teachers had the opportunity to gain a better understanding on the role of embodied learning technologies in promoting academic outcomes and equal opportunities for all students, under the umbrella of inclusive …

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 Interaction Lab Annual Review-Newsletter 2018

In a packed amphitheatre, Cyprus University of Technology welcomed Saswati Saha Mitra, as the keynote speaker at the annual World Usability Day. Saswati Saha Mitra leads Uber’s Global UX Research team. Spread across 5 continents, her team keeps Uber accountable to its global user base. The event was co-organized by the Social Computing Research Centre (SCRC, https://www.socialcomputing.eu/) and the Network for Social Computing Research (NOTRE, http://notre.socialcomputing.eu/), and was supported by the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). The event was attended by more than 300 attendees, including many undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academics, educators and professionals. Dr. Sotirios Hatzis, the acting director of the Social Computing Research Centre, opened the event, demonstrating the Centre’s work as well as the importance of such events for building bridges of cooperation with the business world within Cyprus and internationally. The NOTRE Project Coordinator, Prof. Panayiotis Zaphiris, referred to the project’s activities, …

The third meeting of the INTELed Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program was co-organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) and the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). The meeting was delivered successfully by Dr Andri Ioannou, Dr Yiannis Georgiou, Mrs Nicoletta Pantela), on December 8th 2018, at the Cyprus University of Technology. The meeting was attended by 20 in-service primary education teachers, working with SEN students in various settings (mainstream classroom, special unit, special school). The meeting began with a presentation by Dr Yiannis Georgiou (Postdoctoral researcher, Project manager) focusing on the inclusion of SEN students and the integration of embodied technologies as two basic axes defining a successful INTEled teaching implementation.   Next, the INTELed teachers worked in pairs for presenting and discussing the lesson plans that they had developed for their INTELed teaching implementations. As …

Research and Administrative Positions: Research Centre on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies – Team Leaders of Multidisciplinary Research Groups More details about the application process: http://www.rise.org.cy/en-gb/vacancies/ Location: Research Centre on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies, Nicosia, Cyprus  

Since 2014, the Cyprus Interaction lab organizes the Learning and Collaboration Technologies Conference, affiliated with the HCI INTERNATIONAL Conference. This year’s conference is at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA in July 2019 See 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION For indicative topics/keywords of the broad spectrum of issues to be addressed, please see LCT: 6th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies

The Cyprus Interaction Lab was approached by the Youth Board of Cyprus to organise and facilitate an activity aiming to rethink the online counseling service it currently offers to young people. CIL, having implemented various adaptations of Google Ventures’ inspired Design Sprint in the past, adjusted the method to an one-day sprint that took 3 multidisciplinary teams of young creatives through understanding the problem to proposing solutions. The workshop took place at the Cyprus University of Technology on Friday 23rd of November 2018. The teams consisted of students and young professionals from multimedia and graphic arts, business, advertising, engineering and psychology/social work backgrounds. During the workshop, participants discussed, explored, proposed solutions and developed prototypes (applications, systems, etc.) with a goal of making sure help is provided to those that are looking to talk to a professional in the most user friendly and inclusive manner. The interactive workshop was hosted by …

The second meeting of the INTELed Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program was co-organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) and the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). The meeting was delivered successfully by Dr Andri Ioannou, Dr Yiannis Georgiou, Mrs Nicoletta Pantela and Dr Panayiotis Kosmas, on November 3rd 2018, at the Cyprus University of Technology, and was attended by 28 in-service primary education teachers, working with SEN students in various settings (mainstream classroom, special unit, special school). The meeting began with a presentation by Dr Yiannis Georgiou (Postdoctoral researcher, Project manager) on embodied cognition theory, embodied learning pedagogical approach, and taxonomy of embodied learning technologies based on their affordances for sensorimotor activity, immersion, and gestural congruency with the learning content.           Next, the INTELed teachers had the opportunity to take the role …

The Cyprus Interaction Lab would like to invite interested candidates to apply for a PhD for January 2019 in the following research topics. Deadline for both positions is 26th of November.  Instructions on how to apply here: https://www.cut.ac.cy/news/article/?languageId=1&fbclid=IwAR3619wjvWjMGvMShoaaUck-YemiEubVJXpYrKrNwYvf6lkmATluPTOl5XY&contentId=140750 Nurturing and stimulating student’s creativity with Educational Robotics in school’s makerspace Description: This post involves multidisciplinary research in areas related to Education, Technology, Multimedia, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design. Candidates should possess: Postgraduate Degree of Master’s level from accredited Universities in Computer Science, or Multimedia or Education or any related field. Ability to organize and carry out research work independently. Very good knowledge of English language. Prior experience in research activities (i.e. publication record, submitting research proposals, participating in research programs) will be considered as an additional qualification. The successful candidate will be assigned to the “Cyprus Interaction Lab” (http://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com). In parallel with his/her study the successful candidate may be employed in …

On Friday October 19, 2018, the 5th graders of Agia Napa Primary School – Antoni Tsokkou participated at the @CodeWeek EU with the activity “I learn the European capitals via robotics“. The educational activity was organized by Mrs. Stella Timotheou (Primary Education Teacher, Doctoral Student at the Cyprus Interaction Lab) and was supported by the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). As part of the activity the children were introduced in simple programming concepts in a playful way via programming various educational robots. .     

The Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL – https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com/)  of the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts at the Cyprus University of Technology is exploring the possibility of hiring Project Managers for full-time or part-time engagement, depending on qualifications and availability. Our current projects are related to: Learning technology Immersive and embodied learning Problem-based learning in STEAM The positions will be on a contract basis with a salary depending on the candidate’s qualifications and expertise with a salary in the scale of A9-A10 for an hourly rate of 20-24 euro/hour. For these positions we are looking for the employment of highly capable individuals who demonstrate the following attributes: Strong writing, communication, and organization skills Fluent in Greek and English Dynamic personality with strong teamwork skills Excellent computer skills Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines Willing to learn and take initiatives Strong problem-solving skills Excellent team skills Duties and Responsibilities: Conduct …

The kickoff meeting of the INTELed Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program was co-organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) and the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). The meeting was delivered successfully by Dr Andri Ioannou, Dr Yiannis Georgiou and Mrs Nicoletta Pantela, on October 6th 2018, at the Cyprus University of Technology. The kickoff meeting was attended by 35 in-service primary education teachers working either in mainstream schools or in special schools. The main aim of the INTELed project (www.inteled.org) is to support Special Education (SEN) and general teachers in acquiring knowledge and skills about the use of embodied and interactive multi-sensory techniques for learning and assessment, for addressing the needs of SEN children. In turn, the overarching goal of the project is the integration of these techniques in the school classrooms, thus contributing in students’ …

The kickoff meeting of the ENGINITE Vocational Education and Training (VET) programme  was co-organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) and the Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy). The meeting was delivered successfully by the ENGINITE CUT research team (Dr Andri Ioannou, Dr Yiannis Georgiou & Mrs Nicoletta Pantela), on October 2nd 2018, at the Cyprus University of Technology. The main aim of the ENGINITE project (https://www.enginite.eu/) is to design and promote a postgraduate Vocational Education and Training (VET) programme based on a Problem Based Learning (PBL) pedagogy and will combine advanced applied academic topics with hands-on aspects, in order to endorse the knowledge and skills of graduate engineers, preparing them for the industry of the 21st  century.   The meeting began with an introductory speech by Dr Andri Ioannou (Assistant Professor, Project coordinator), during which she presented the …

The Research center on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE, http://rise.org.cy) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab  (CIL, https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com) support the organization of the “Open coders fair”: A celebration day for programming & robotics for children 5-99 years old, in the context of the activities  “Learning to code with my child” of the European Code Week. Entrance is free and the event will take place on Sunday 21 October 2018, from 9:30 to 13:30, at Kiosk 1 of the Cyprus National Fair (North Entrance). Συμμετοχή στα εργαστήρια: https://docs.google.com/…/1EDjk1FVYpxIZPKPa8AE_Fh…/viewform…