The KIOS Center of Excellence, after an extremely competitive process, was selected to receive funding from the European Commission, the Government of Cyprus, and the University of Cyprus to advance into a European Center of Excellence and Innovation. To achieve this, KIOS established a strategic partnership with Imperial College London, one of the world’s leading Universities, tasked with sharing its best-practices and expertise.
The Upgrade to a European Research and Innovation Center of Excellence:
The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (KIOS CoE) was the KIOS CoE officially launched in 2017. In the following years, KIOS CoE experienced a significant growth, achieving inter alia the development of a critical mass of top-quality researchers who undertake pioneering and groundbreaking research projects, the creation of the KIOS Innovation Hub, aiming to provide research and innovation services to organizations involved in the operation of critical infrastructures, and the development of large-scale physical and virtual research infrastructures to test technologies under realistic operating conditions. The KIOS CoE team has evolved into a diverse, multidisciplinary team of highly qualified personnel from Cyprus, EU, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and beyond.
Today, KIOS CoE is the leading Center of Excellence in Cyprus and a key player in the region on ICT, carrying out top-level research and innovation in critical infrastructure systems. This research activity is strongly in line with the UN Sustainable Goals, the EU strategies and policies on green and digital transition, the National Recovery & Resilience Plans, as well as with the implementation of the Critical Entities Resilience Directives. The Center employs young, talented researchers specializing in a wide range of fundamental areas, such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computational Intelligence, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, Robotics, Networks, etc., and is involved in several research and innovation projects funded by various European and national funding agencies, as well as in projects funded by the industry. Furthermore, the collaborates with many organizations in Cyprus and abroad to transform new knowledge into tangible results, to make critical infrastructure smarter, greener, more efficient, and secure, for the benefit of society at large.
