May 2024
Internal CUT meeting for Summer School 2 preparations
An internal meeting was held earlier today between CUT staff and members of the ENGINEER project to discuss the details of the ENGINEER Summer School 2 organization. After a fruitful discussion, the CUT staff finalized the Summer School agenda and logistics to ensure readiness for hosting the visiting experts in Cyprus for the ENGINEER activities. Additionally, CUT members discussed the technical details of the work to be carried out during our visit to the Tombs of the Kings. This work,...
First symposium on GeoAI for Remote Sensing data analysis, by IEEE-YSIN/IEEE GRSS Symposium
The International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) is a non-governmental international academic organisation to disseminate the vision of Digital Earth and the mission of benefiting society by promoting the development and realisation of Digital Earth. The International Society for Digital Earth -Young Scientists Innovation Network (ISDE-YSIN) aims to promote the development of crucial concepts and innovative technologies of the Digital Earth and to support young scientists to contribute in the fields of Earth Observation, big earth data, the sustainable development...
Participation of ENGINEER members at CIPA Summer School (19-25 May 2024 – Rhodes, Greece)
Members of the Engineer Project, Professor Dimitrios Skarlatos, Kyriakos Michaelides and George Kafataris participated in the 2024 CIPA Summer School held in Rhodes, Greece from May 19-25, 2024. This event focused on 3D surveying and modelling in cultural heritage, offering a blend of theoretical lectures on topics like photogrammetry and laser scanning, and practical fieldwork with both commercial and open-source processing software. Participants gained hands-on experience in data acquisition with state-of-the-art equipment and data processing methods for 3D model generation. Conducted...
Research Project Meeting: WP6
A fruitful meeting was held earlier today between the CUT and the advanced partners of the project (UCL, UAVEIRO and POLIMI) for drafting the overall methodological framework of the WP6. This WP is focused on the research agenda of the project. The objectives of WP6 are to increase the multidisciplinary research capacity of the CUT, for cultural heritage, by delivering pilot research activities that can be used as demonstration and promotion of the research capacity of the CUT beyond the...
CUT and ECoE meeting
A meeting was organised earlier today between CUT and ECoE members to discuss the format and the context of the ENGINEER brochure. The latest is expected to be drafter both electronically and in printed formats and will be circulated among the wider academic and non-academic communicate.
Communication with the Department of Antiquities for the needs of the 2nd summer school
The coordinator of the project has earlier today received the approval letter from the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus regarding the provision for accessing the archaeological site of Tombs of the Kings in Paphos, an UNESCO World Heritage site, for the needs of the second summer school of the ENGINEER project. The Department of Antiquities of Cyprus is the single responsible department sites for all islands antiquities and heritage. The department is a supporter of the project. The results of...
CUT Internal Meeting for ENGINEER WP6
Earlier today, an internal hybrid meeting took place among ENGINEER members from CUT to deliberate on the initiation details of ENGINEER WP6 – Exploratory Research Project. The session was organized around the materials prepared by the Project Coordinator, Athos Agapiou, aimed at outlining the work to be undertaken within this Work Package (WP). Subsequent to this gathering, an online meeting will be arranged for all members of the ENGINEER consortium to finalize tasks and activities pertinent to the project, marking...
Brief communication with the Department of Electronic Communications
A brief communication with an officer from the Department of Electronic Communications, of the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy was held today. The coordinator of the project provided some details regarding the project’s activities. The Department of Electronic Communications will be regularly updated and invited to events of the project to foster local collaboration between the consortium and potential local stakeholders.
