June 2025
Summer School 3 Launch & HBIM for Pompeii
The sessions begin with the official launch of Summer School 3: “Information Management Systems for Cultural Heritage.” Dr. Branka Cuca from Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) introduces the programme, outlining its goals and focus on digital tools for heritage preservation. Following the opening, Dr. Daniela Oreni (POLIMI) presents an insightful case study titled “Towards an HBIM Platform for Conservation and Maintenance of the Arianna Domus in Pompeii.” Participants are now diving into how survey data is transformed into parametric HBIM models for...
Model calibration using monitoring data
The next session dives into the use of testing and monitoring to calibrate structural models, coordinated by UCL, CUT, and UAVEIRO. Discussions focus on integrating real-world data into modelling workflows for heritage conservation.
Day 2 of ENGINEER Workshop 5 & Summer School 3
We’re kicking off Day 2 of the ENGINEER Workshop 5 and Summer School 3 today, 11th of June 2025, at the Cyprus University of Technology / Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου premises in Paphos. Coordinated by University College London (UCL) and Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), today’s programme, packed with technical insights, hands-on training, and knowledge exchange in structural modelling and cultural heritage information systems. We begin the day with in-depth sessions on the collection and analysis of environmental data, coordinated by CUT, Universidade...
Day 1 – ENGINEER Workshop 5: “Structural Modelling and Seismic Assessment for Heritage”
The first day of the ENGINEER Workshop 5 took place on Tuesday, 10th of June 2025, at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) premises in Paphos. Coordinated by University College London (UCL), the day focused on key themes in heritage conservation through structural modelling. Sessions included a review paper discussion, a presentation on numerical finite element modelling, and an introduction to using testing and monitoring techniques for calibrating structural models.
Dr. Athos Agapiou Recognized Among the Top 0.5% of Researchers Worldwide by ScholarGPS
Dr. Athos Agapiou Ranks Among Top 0.5% of Scholars Worldwide according to ScholarGPS® analytics. Dr. Athos Agapiou, Assistant Professor at the Cyprus University of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, is distinguished as one of the top 0.5% of researchers across the globe, according to ScholarGPS® analytics. This recognition spans both lifetime and recent five-year performance across several fields. In his specialty fields—including Remote Sensing, Cultural Heritage, Earth Observation, and Archaeological Site research—Dr. Agapiou consistently ranks in the top 0.5%, with...
International events of GIS and Remote Sensing of Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Athos Agapiou presented and promoted the ENGINEER project at the International Summer School on Remote Sensing, organized by the “GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory” of the National Center "Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine." The event gathered over 60 participants from around the world, offering a global platform for knowledge exchange in geospatial technologies. Participants were trained on the use of free public platforms such as Copernicus Browser, Google Earth Pro, Google My Maps, and NASA Giovanni. They learned how to...May 2025
Promote ENGINEER project at 44th EARSeL Symposium
PhD Candidate Kyriakos Michaelides participated in the 44th EARSeL Symposium, held from May 26th to 29th, 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic. EARSeL (European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories) is a leading network that promotes the scientific development and application of remote sensing across Europe. During the event, he actively promoted the ENGINEER project, showcasing its objectives and preliminary outcomes to the international remote sensing community.
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...
