May 2025
ENGINEER Project Supports Thesis on Automated Crack Detection at Tombs of the Kings
The ENGINEER project provided access to photographic material and datasets produced for the Tombs of the Kings site to support a student’s diploma thesis. The research focused on the automated detection of structural cracks using digital image processing techniques and MATLAB. The thesis was supervised by Dr. Athos Agapiou, with the advisory committee consisting of Ass. Professor Athos Agapiou, Prof. Phaedon Kyriakidis, and Prof. Dimitrios Skarlatos. This initiative reflects the project's commitment to supporting academic research and capacity building in...
Promote ENGINEER project at CIPA Summer School 2025
Dr. Dimitrios Skarlatos, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at the Cyprus University of Technology, participated as a tutor in the 14th CIPA Summer School, held from May 20–25, 2025, at the historic Heiligenkreuz-Gutenbrunn Castle near Vienna. During the event, he promoted the ENGINEER project. The summer school offered intensive hands-on training in heritage documentation and risk assessment techniques, supported by institutions like ICOMOS, ISPRS, and the Time Machine Organisation, within the "3DBigDataSpace" project.
Promoting the ENGINEER Project at ETEK Event: “Engineers and Their Role in Research and Innovation”
Dr. Athos Agapiou, project coordinator, promote ENGINEER project at the event "Engineers and their Role in Research and Innovation", organized by the Scientific Committee for Research and Innovation of ETEK on May 22, 2025. His presentation focused on the use of geoinformatics technologies in cultural heritage, highlighting the project's innovative methodologies and applications.
Service Catalogue Submission at Eurisy dashboard
Based on the success of the workshops, and the variety of different services demonstrated during the events, Eurisy is developing an interactive web dashboard showcasing the results of the workshops, including a Services Catalogue, for which the Cyprus University of Technology was invited to feature one of its related services within on a priority basis. These services are to be included on the Services Catalogue of the Eurisy. The description the services include archaeological site detection through mapping proxies associated with...
4th Project Monthly Meeting
The ENGINEER 4th Monthly Project Meeting took place today between 14:00–15:00 to discuss details regarding the final ENGINEER event scheduled for September, as well as the upcoming Workshop and Summer School, which will be held from June 10 to 13.
Paper published – Descriptor: Archaeological cropmark synthetic signatures (ACSS)
Abstract: With the advent of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, research in the domain of remote sensing archaeology may be greatly assisted by new tools available. Nevertheless, a major barrier relies on the scarcity of existing ground truthing remote sensing data, which eventually hinders training effective models, acquiring general understanding, and performing predictive modeling. In this article we introduce an extensive dataset of synthetic hyperspectral signatures (ACSS) -of 1nm interval- simulating cropmarks spectral measurements, which can be used as...
Satellite-Based Data Acquisition for Cultural Heritage within the HERITALISE Project
Work in progress under the EU Horizon Europe HERITALISE project – Work Package 3 (WP3): State of the Art – Data Acquisition from Space. Dr. Athos Agapiou, Coordinator of the ENGINEER project, presented the current status and methodology for data acquisition from satellite-based Earth observation systems, focusing on applications relevant to the cultural heritage domain.
Argyro Argyrou Presents ENGINEER Research in Session 37
Argyro Argyrou represented the ENGINEER project with an oral presentation in Session 37 of the international conference, focusing on "Computational and Landscape Archaeology in the renovation of surface survey methodologies." The presentation, titled “Utilizing Low-Altitude Imagery and Weak Learner Algorithms for the Detection of Archaeological Surface Ceramics: The Kophinou Case Study”, was co-authored with Michalakis Christoforou, Apostolos Papakonstantinou, Dimitrios Alexakis, Athos Agapiou, and Athanasios Vionis. The paper showcased an innovative methodology combining low-altitude aerial imagery and machine learning techniques to enhance...
