March 2025
ENGINEER WP3 Virtual Training 05 (VT5) – Research management skills-05 (Financial aspects skills)
The virtual training session on Research Management Skills – Financial Aspects (WP3) as a part of the ENGINEER project, organized by Universidade de Aveiro (UAveiro) on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (GMT). This session focused on the financial management of research projects, providing valuable insights into budget preparation, financial reporting, and internal collaboration. Experts Luísa Sal, Helena Pinto, and Marta Ferreira Dias covered topics such as the differences between lump sum and actual cost funding...February 2025
Joint presentations to undergraduate students of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
Prof. Dimitrios Skarlatos, along with Assistant Professors Apostolos Papakonstantinou and Athos Agapiou, had the opportunity to present their work and research outcomes to undergraduate students of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Informatics at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the Cyprus University of Technology. This presentation took place on the occasion of the UNESCO Chair in Digital Heritage, held by Prof. Marinos Ioannides. The session provided a comprehensive overview of ongoing research efforts, highlighting the application of...
Presentation on Advanced Surveying Technologies for Cultural Heritage
The presentation "Recording Cultural Heritage: Advanced Surveying Technologies for On-Site Data Acquisition" will be held on February 21, 2025, as part of the Survey Advanced Techniques course within the Preservation Studio (Prof. Augelli and Prof. Cuca) in the Master’s in Architecture and Urban Design at POLIMI. With approximately 45 students attending, the session will explore innovative surveying methods through the case study of the Tombs of the Kings archaeological site in Cyprus. Based on last year’s content, the presentation has...
CRDP Workshop in Coastal Heritage Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
Dr Athos Agapiou delivered an introductory presentation earlier today, on the potential of space-based observations in the field of cultural heritage. His talk focused on the application of satellite sensors and advanced image processing techniques for the documentation, preservation, and monitoring of cultural sites and landscapes. He elaborated on how Earth Observation (EO) technologies can play a critical role in landscape monitoring, particularly in tracking environmental changes that may threaten cultural heritage sites, such as urban expansion, climate change, and natural...
UNESCO Chairs in Cyprus: Bridges of Knowledge for Society and Culture
The Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO announced the organization of a conference titled "UNESCO Chairs in Cyprus: Bridges of Knowledge for Society and Culture." The event took place on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the UNESCO Amphitheater of the University of Nicosia. The conference, organized on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Chairs Program in Cyprus, aimed to highlight the work of the seven UNESCO Chairs currently hosted at various universities across the island. It also sought to...
Monthly meeting between teams’ members
A monthly meeting of the ENGINEER project was held virtually on February 18, 2025. The discussions focused on key issues, including pending deliverables, upcoming events such as Summer School 3 and Workshop 5, and preparations for the final event. Additionally, participants coordinated to schedule the next monthly meeting to ensure continued progress. Among the pending deliverables, the team reviewed D3.1 (Research Management Skills, UCL), D9.4 (Dissemination, Exploitation, and Communication Plan Update, CUT), and D5.1 (Industry and Knowledge Transfer Activities' Report,...January 2025
Recording of Historic Buildings and Monuments for FEA: Current Practices and Future Directions
Cultural heritage (CH) sites and monuments share significant historical and cultural value, but at the same time, these are highly vulnerable to deterioration due to age, construction methods, and materials used. Therefore, stability studies for CH structures through numerical analyses allow researchers and stakeholders to safeguard them against time and exposure to hazards. To obtain reliable results for stability studies, detailed and accurate geometric documentation is needed prior to any modeling or simulation. In this context, geomatics technologies like LiDAR...
End of Works and Departure of CUT Team
The closing session marked the conclusion of the staff exchange, summarizing key takeaways and final remarks. The Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) team departed, concluding a successful two-day collaboration focused on innovative research in heritage conservation and geomatics.
