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The Cyprus Interaction Lab and Harvard University have begun a collaboration in the intersection of Urban Design, Participation and Augmented Reality. Urban Design and Planning worldwide have long been criticised for their lack of meaningful public consultation and participation in the process of the making of our cities. Currently, the existing practices of consultation and participation are within the confines or council meetings, complex form filling and survey reports that most often than not carry little weight towards the decisions made by the planning authorities. Moreover, the way information is disseminated to the public regarding potential developments requires a higher level of knowledge and training in architecture and planning. Therefore, a misinformed public can easily feel threatened by developments, disempowered and excluded from the decision-making, especially where private interests are being discussed. The active participation of the users and the public in any design process is in line with the …

In November 2017 (6th to 10th) prof. Milan Milosavljevic, prof. Aleksandar Jevremovic and two PhD students, Milos Antonijevic and Filip Lukic, from Singidunum University, Serbia, visited the Cyprus Interaction Lab through the COST scheme, Action IC1303 – Algorithms, Architectures and Platforms for Enhanced Living Environments [AAPELE] – to explore collaborations related to the use of BCI for the assessment of embodied learning experiences. The researchers set up the BCI equipment, developed a software for raw data extraction, gathered pilot data, and documented the data collection and analysis procedures. Cyprus Interaction Lab and Singidunum University are exploring further collaborations on the intersection of signal processing, data science, and learning science. Cyprus University of Technology and Singidunum University have already signed a Mobility Agreement via the ERASMUS+ scheme which initiated this cooperation in 2016. In January 2018 ERASMUS+ is expected to fund the mobility and placement of a master student from Serbia …

On November 1st, 2017, the Social Computing Research Centre (socialcomputing.eu), the Cyprus Interaction Lab, the Migrant Information Centre (MIC), and the Climate-KIC project CATER celebrated the World Usability Day with an event focusing on ‘Migration, Environment, and Technology’. Charalampos Theopemptou, MP and former Commissioner for the Environment talked about “Waste Management”. The work done at the Migrant Information Centre was presented.The CATER team presented a beta version of the mobile application that has been developed in the context of the project: RECYCLY.

The Cyprus Interaction Lab presented the 3-days seminar ” End-User Development and Creativity Graphic Arts in the Design of Interactive Systems with Technology” by Carmelo Ardito, Assistant Professor at the Computer Science Department of the University of Bari “Aldo Moro” (Bari, Italy). The seminar was funded under the Erasmus+ for staff teaching grant n. 2015-1-IT02-KA103-014384 awarded to Carmelo Ardito by the Italian consortium “TUCEP”. The highly interactive and hand-on seminar was attended by 20 participants on a first-come-first-served basis. Seminar Abstract: Exponential technological advances push end users to evolve from a traditional role as passive information consumers to a more active one. Users are increasingly willing to shape the interactive systems (e.g., software applications, web services, smart objects) they use to adapt it to their needs, tasks and habits, by manipulating and tailoring interactive artifacts, in order to create new configurations or new designs. However, developing new or modified interactive …

The Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL)  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. CIL studies the interaction of people with technology in various fields. The lab aims to: – Understand, through research, the significant supportive and mediating role of technology in promoting learning, communication, collaboration, and social change, in varied real-world contexts and settings. – Produce and disseminate Educational Technology and HCI research with real-world impact. Our current projects are related to: – Embodied Play for Learning using Technology – Affordable, Digital, Collaborative Spaces – Emerging Technology, Inclusive Design and Social Change 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. Interested individuals …

We are happy to announce that the Cyprus University of Technology will be participating in the Innovative Training Network POEM (Participatory Memory Practices). EU Horizon 2020 Innovative Training Network POEM Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Gertraud Koch, University of Hamburg Cyprus Coordinator: Dr. Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert, Cyprus University of Technology Local supervisors: Dr. Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert & Prof. Panayiotis Zaphiris Duration: 2018-2022 The Horizon 2020 Innovative Training Network POEM trains future experts for the heritage sector and studies participatory memory practices and digital heritage in Europe. POEM started in April 2018 with the recruitment of early stage researchers for 13 projects. Two of the 13 projects are being led by the Cyprus University of Technology. The project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie. Participatory memory work is critical to understanding the inclusion of memories across nations and social situation (gender, wealth, education, migration) …

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow or Experienced Researcher The Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts at the Cyprus University of Technology is exploring the possibility of hiring a number, of full-time or part-time, post-doctoral research fellows to work on currently funded research projects. The Cyprus Interaction Lab studies the interaction of people with technology in various fields. The lab aims to:  – Understand, through research, the significant supportive and mediating role of technology in promoting learning, communication, collaboration, and social change, in varied real-world contexts and settings.  – Produce and disseminate Educational Technology and HCI research with real-world impact. Research at CIL focuses on three thematic areas: Embodied Play for Learning using Technology Affordable, Digital, Collaborative Spaces Emerging Technology, Inclusive Design and Social Change CIL research aims toward practical frameworks for technology enactment and expected outcomes in the abovementioned thematic areas. Most of our work spans across these …

Πραγματοποιήθηκε την Πέμπτη 02/02 και Παρασκευή 03/02 η ιδιωτική και δημόσια προβολή της διαδραστικής εγκατάστασης «Παράλληλες Πόλεις» στον χώρο του Παλιού Ξυδάδικου. Η εγκατάσταση πραγματοποιήθηκε στα πλαίσια του the Yard. Residen cy.17 (Κέντρο Παραστατικών Τεχνών ΜΙΤΟΣ) από το «mesh spatialde sign studio», το οποίο αποτελείται από τους αρχιτέκτονες Αντώνη Στυλιανού και Αντρέα Παπαλλά, σε συνεργασία με το Cyprus Interaction Lab του Τεχνολογικού Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου. Η εγκατάσταση χρησιμοποιώντας σύγχρονη τεχνολογία σύλληψης κίνησης και καινοτόμες μεθόδους χαρτογράφησης και προβολής εστίασε στο ερώτημα κατά πόσον οι νέες αναπτύξεις στο παραλιακό μέτωπο της Λεμεσού έχουν βελτιώσει την πόλη ή έχουν επισκιάσει τον πολιτισμό και την ιστορία της. Η ιδέα της εγκατάστασης προέκυψε από την τρέχουσα συζήτηση μεταξύ πολιτών και δημοτικής αρχής αναφορικά με την αξία των ραγδαίων εξελίξεων και την σχέση τους με τα οράματα για το μέλλον της πόλης και παρείχε στους επισκέπτες την ευκαιρία να επιλέξουν μεταξύ ανάπτυξης ή διατήρησης. Την εγκατάσταση …

Over 200 participants from Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Poland and USA, attended the Womenpower Symposium 2016 that took place at Cyprus University of Technology on the 16th of November. Womenpower is the third seminar of this series, aiming to support and empower women in their professional development in technology related areas. The event was organized by the Cyprus Interaction Lab and the ACM-Women Cyprus, with the support of Fulbright, the Association for Computing Machinery on Women (ACM-W), and the Cyprus Computer Society (CCS). With an eye to encourage children, teenagers, and adults to choose the exciting opportunities offered in the area of technology and defy stereotypes about the role of women in the digital technology industry, the symposium included three keynote talks, six practical workshops, four short presentations and thirteen poster presentations. The seminar provided an opportunity for dozens of male and female students, young entrepreneurs and …

Womenpower 2016: AN ACM CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING Over 200 participants from Cyprus, Greece, Egypt, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Poland and USA, attended the Womenpower Symposium 2016 that took place at the Cyprus University of Technology on the 16th of November. Womenpower aimed to support and empower women in their professional development in technology related areas. The event was organized by the ACM-Women Cyprus, with the support of Association for Computing Machinery on Women (ACM-W), Fulbright and the Cyprus Computer Society (CCS). With an eye to encourage children, teenagers, and adults to choose the exciting opportunities offered in the area of technology and defy stereotypes about the role of women in the digital technology industry, the symposium included three keynote talks, practical workshops, short presentations and poster presentations. The event provided an opportunity for both male and female students, young entrepreneurs and professionals to attend practical workshops on developing …

4th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies A Thematic Affiliated Conference of HCI International 2017 Co-chairs: Panayiotis Zaphiris and Andri Ioannou Cyprus Interaction Lab, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus In the today’s knowledge society, learning and collaboration are two fundamental and strictly interrelated aspects of knowledge acquisition and creation. Learning technology is the broad range of communication, information and related technologies that can be used to support learning, teaching, and assessment, often in a collaborative way. Collaboration technology, on the other hand, is targeted to support individuals working in teams, towards a common goal, which may be an educational one,by providing tools that aid communication, the management of activities as well as the process of problem solving. In this context, interactive technologies do not only affect and improve the existing educational system, but become a transformative force that can generate radically new ways of knowing, learning and collaborating. This …

Με γνώμονα την ενθάρρυνση μικρών και μεγάλων να εμπλακούν στον συναρπαστικό κόσμο της της ψηφιακής τεχνολογίας και να καταρρίψουν τα στερεότυπα σχετικά με τον ρόλο της γυναίκας στον κλάδο της πληροφορικής και της ψηφιακής τεχνολογίας, το Cyprus Interaction Lab και το ACM-Women Cyprus, με την υποστήριξη του Fulbright και του Association forComputing Machinery on Women (ACM-W), πραγματοποιεί στο Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου ανοικτό σεμινάριο με θέμα την υποστήριξη και ενδυνάμωση των γυναικών για την επαγγελματική τους πορεία στους τομείς της ψηφιακής τεχνολογίας. Το σεμινάριο θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τετάρτη 16 Νοεμβρίου 2016 στο Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου. Το σεμινάριο περιλαμβάνει ομιλίες, συζητήσεις με ευκαιρίες δικτύωσης, καθώς και πρακτικά εργαστήρια που αφορούν την ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων επιχειρηματικότητας, δημιουργία βιογραφικού σημειώματος, προετοιμασία για συνέντευξη εργασίας και άλλα. Δείτε το πλήρες πρόγραμμα του σεμιναρίου εδώ: https://womenpowersymposium.wordpress.com/ Εγραφές: https://womenpowersymposium.wordpress.com/register/

One (1) post in the area of “Social Computing” and specifically in the areas of: ● Technology-enhanced learning ● Advanced Technologies for Learning ● Social aspects of computing Candidates for this post should possess: ● Postgraduate Degree of Master’s level from accredited Universities in Education, Computer Science, Educational Technology or any related field. ● Very good knowledge of English language. ● Ability to organize and carry out research work independently. ● Prior experience in submitting research proposals or participating in research programs will be considered as an additional qualification. The successful candidates will be assigned to the “Cyprus Interaction Lab” of Cyprus University of Technology. In parallel with their studies the successful candidates 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. In addition the successful candidates may have the opportunity to carry out …

Womenpower Symposium 2016 (WeMe2016) and World Usability Day is a full-day event with invited talks, panel discussions, and visual poster presentations. The event will bring together female faculty, students, researchers and professionals for an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and learn from each other. For more information: https://womenpowersymposium.wordpress.com/ Register: https://womenpowersymposium.wordpress.com/register/

On Saturday, October 22nd, 2016, a closing gathering for the project took place. More than 20 special educators, psychologists and therapists from 6 schools in Cyprus returned at the premises of the Cyprus University of Technology to share their thoughts and experiences about using the innovative Kinems approach and its interactive Kinect games. Findings from the project were presented by researchers at the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology coordinating this effort, with the support of Microsoft Cyprus. Overall the project was a great success, demonstrating the effectiveness of Kinems for children with special educational needs and multiple learning disabilities. Findings revealed that students improve not only their emotional state but also their academic performance in mathematics and language. The Kinems games based on motion capture technology have helped enriched the participants’ vocabulary, visual perception, motor skills and attention and concentration across intervention sessions. See demo video …

Μαθαίνω Προγραμματισμό με τους Γονείς μου http://codingourfuture.org/ On Sunday, October 23rd, the Cyprus Interaction Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology celebrated the week of code with tens of students and their parents at the Elementary School Agios Spyridonas. Three workshops were conducted: Α4: Δεξιά, Προχώρα, Στρίψε & Ακολούθησε! Ο κόσμος της ρομποτικής & η δύναμη του προγραμαμτισμού (ηλικίες: 10) Β5: Δεξιά, Προχώρα, Στρίψε & Ακολούθησε! Ο κόσμος της ρομποτικής & η δύναμη του προγραμαμτισμού (ηλικίες: 11) Γ5: Αλγοριθμική σκέψη σε ρομποτική κίνηση: η δύναμη του προγραμματισμού! (ηλικίες: 12) Thanks for the opportunity Alexandre! (Alexandros Kofteros) and thanks to the participating students and their parents!

Online MSc in Interaction Design accepts applications for January 2017 entry. The online MSc in Interaction Design offered by the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology and Tallinn University, Estonia in collaboration also with ITMO University in St Petersburg, Russia allows learners to combine theory with practice towards the design and evaluation of interactive computing systems with a strong emphasis in the human aspects of design (http://idmaster.eu/). We are now recruiting students for January 2017, the deadline for early admissions is the 30th November 2016. The program currently brings together a very international cohort of students. Current students live in Cyprus, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Greece, Singapore, Yemen and Zambia giving an opportunity for a truly global perspective to Interaction Design. The programme is offered fully online in English and targets learning outcomes based on international standards, and builds upon the extensive experience …

We (Cyprus Interaction Lab of Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου – Cyprus University of Technology) are again organizing a Summer School on Research Methods in HCI. This year the summer school is having a special emphasis on Ambient Assisted Living. It mainly targets PhD students, researchers and skilled practitioners. This training event is sponsored by AAPELE, EstCHI, and ACM SIGCHI Cyprus and CroACM (these are local chapters of ACM SIGCHI and ACM) and co-organised by Tallinn University and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (http://www.cyprusinteracitonlab.com) of the Cyprus University of Technology. The two universities also jointly offer an online master program in MSc Interaction Design (http://idmaster.eu). The overarching aim is to improve participants’ understanding of significant research methods commonly or increasingly used in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Such enhanced understanding will enable them to select and combine appropriate research methods for their specificHCI related projects and to contextualise them without unintended impacts …

We (Cyprus Interaction Lab) announce the opening of a PhD position in the area of Online Security and Privacy. Details below. Deadline: 8 May 2016 Applications at: https://sis.cut.ac.cy:80/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/zcut_wd_st_cr_account?sap-client=300&sap-language=EN# Candidates for this post should possess: Postgraduate Degree of Master’s level from accredited Universities in Computer Science or Multimedia or Internet Studies or Sociology or any related field Ability to organize and carry out research work independently. Very good knowledge of English language. Prior experience in submitting research proposals or participating in research programs will be considered as an additional qualification. The successful candidates will be assigned to the “Cyprus Interaction Lab” (https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com/) and the Social Computing Research Center (SCRC – http://www.socialcomputing.eu/) of Cyprus University of Technology. In parallel with their studies the successful candidates 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. In addition …

The Cyprus Interaction Lab is the only research facility in Cyprus in the areas of Human Computer Interaction and Instructional Technology. 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 year 2016. Cyprus Interaction Lab Annual Review-Newsletter 2016 Cyprus Interaction Lab Annual Review-Newsletter 2015