About the school

This event is the second part of a series of schools and workshops organized by DESTINI on Smart Data and it is aligned with the project's dissemination and communication strategy. The latter has been organized and structured to present different scientific topics within the project's Joint Research Activities (JRAs) and demonstrate their benefits to real cases. This school aims to share knowledge developed in the project and to facilitate discussions, as well as exchange of expertise, between researchers, industrial and business stakeholders, governmental and decision-making bodies and the general public.

The duration of the school is five days. It comprises various talks and presentations that mainly target industrial and market stakeholders. During its sessions, the school covers a variety of topics and scientific areas which offer solutions to real-world problems and challenges, and demonstrate how applied research can benefit businesses, researchers, project stakeholders and the general public. The talks are delivered by DESTINI's partners and other project collaborators.

Day 1: Monday, January 24, 2022

Big Data: Methods and Technologies

Prof. Donatella Firmani (Dept. of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza Università di Roma)

Argumentation-based framework for Explainable Machine Learning (ARGEML)

Nicoletta Prentzas (PhD Candidate, University of Cyprus)

Preliminary findings on the Virtual Reality Cognitive Gaming based on Brain Computer Interfacing

Marios Hadjiaros (Researcher, CYENS, PhD Candidate, University of Cyprus)

Blockchain Applications

Prof. Claudio Di Ciccio (Dept. of Computer Science, Sapienza Università diRoma)

Day 2: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Virtual Reality and Gamification

Prof. Lauren Ferro (Dept. of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza Università di Roma) &
Dr. Francesco Sapio (Sapienza Università di Roma)

Rule Extraction in the Assessment of Brain MRI Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis: Preliminary Findings

Andria Nicolaou (PhD Candidate, University of Cyprus)

Privacy preservation - Reports from a Dutch Telecom

Nemania Borovits (PhD Candidate, Tilburg University)

Query Answering and Query Abstraction Through Ontologies

Prof. Maurizio Lenzerini (Dept. of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza Università di Roma)

Day 3: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Complex Patterns of Biological Information Decoded with Network-based Bioinformatics

Prof. George Spyrou (Head of Bioinformatics Department, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics)

Enhanced Berth Allocation Using the Cuckoo Search Algorithm

Sheraz Aslam (PhD Candidate, Research Associate, CUT)

skillsChain: A Decentralized Application that Uses Educational Robotics and Blockchain to Disrupt the Educational Process

Prof. Panayiotis Christodoulou (Neapolis University Pafos / PostdocResearch Associate, SEIIS Lab, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering & Informatics, CUT)

Transformation in Traditional Industry: Die Cutter 4.0

Jerin George Mathew (Sapienza Università di Roma) & Flavia Monti (PhD Candidate, Sapienza Università di Roma)

Data Driven Detection and Biological Control of Food Borne Pathogens: The Case of Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis

Prof. George Botsaris (Dept. of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, CUT)

Day 4: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Computer Graphics - Animation

Prof. Stephania Loizidou (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics, Frederick University)

The Art of Process Mining

Elia Kouzari (Assistant Manager, KPMG)

Integrating the Internet of Things in Real-life Scenarios

Prof. Lambros Lambrinos (Dept. of Communication and Internet Studies, CUT)

Business Process Management and Process Mining

Prof. Massimo Mecella (Dept. of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza Università di Roma) &
Prof. Francesco Leotta (Dept. of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza Università di Roma)

Day 5: Friday, January 28, 2022

The WaterAnalytics Digital Twin

George Milis (Director and Innovations Manager, PHOEBE Research & Innovation)

PandoraSEAL: An AI-based Decision Support Tool for the Selection of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions During Pandemics

Demetrianos Gavriel (Data Analytics Expert, PHOEBE Research & Innovation)

Ultrasound Carotid Plaque Video Data Analysis for the Estimation of the Risk of Stroke

Georgia Liapi (PhD Candidate, CUT)

An Adaptive Semi-Automated Integrated System for Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Segmentation in Longitudinal MRI Scans Based on a Convolutional Neural Network

Andreas Georgiou (MSc, University of Cyprus)

The Service Paradigm Rebound: Data Products, Meshes & Markets

Prof. Willem-Jan van den Heuvel (Jheronimus Academy of Data Science, Tilburg University) &
Prof. Geert Monsieur (Dept. of Data Engineering, Tilburg University)

Demystifying Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

Prof. Klitos Christodoulou (Dept. of Digital Innovation, University of Nicosia)

Web-based Real-time Monitoring and Modeling of Managed Aquifer Recharge Applications

Dr. Constantinos Panagiotou (Researcher, Excelsior - Eratosthenis CoE, CUT)