Overview
CYENS Centre of Excellence is the Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence in Cyprus focusing on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies aiming to empower knowledge and technology transfer in the region.
It is a joint venture between the three public universities of Cyprus – the University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology, the Open University of Cyprus, the Municipality of Nicosia, and two renowned international partners – the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Germany, and the University College London, United Kingdom.
The Motivation Behind Joining VELES
The establishment of the VELES Excellence Hub is expected to significantly increase the innovation potential in the Cyprus ecosystem. VELES will further support personalized and more precise healthcare delivery.
Through VELES Smart Health Data Space, CYENS aims to support the collaboration between higher education, research and businesses, innovators, public authorities, and practitioners as part of the ecosystem. It also aims to boost the research results application and commercial exploitation through innovations in economic and social sectors (also through spinoff/outs creation).
Responsibilities & Contribution
CYENS will contribute to the deployment of new technologies, and advance research that will accelerate the development of data-driven health innovations and their adoption in the Cyprus economy and society. Finally, through VELES, CYENS is expected to significantly accompany measures to support innovation uptake education and training, including knowledge transfer in the Cyprus ecosystem.
CYENS will lead the Work Package 5, which aims to enhance targeted education and entrepreneurial skills development. CYENS will also be strongly involved in the tasks from Work Packages 2, 4, and 7, providing its expertise in analyzing data and elaborating a guideline for the transition towards the Smart Health Regional ecosystem and a transformational framework and by designing, planning and assessing the feasibility of pilots with people with dementia.
