at the University of Cyprus (project manager of the Social Electricity Online Platform European project), and at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics of the National University of Ireland (research related to real-time Internet-of-Things stream processing and large-scale data analytics for smart city applications). Andreas received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship in 2016, working at the Institute of Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (IRTA Barcelona), through the European P-SPHERE project, collaborating with the Autonomous University of Barcelona, performing research on big data analysis and applications in the agri-food sector. By April 2018, he has been working as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) of the University of Twente, the Netherlands. By October 2019, he is the leader of the SuPerWorld MRG at CYENS Centre of Excellence. During his career, Andreas has published more than 60 research papers, has received several awards and has co-founded three start-ups.

Antria holds an Integrated Master’s degree from the School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the National Technical University of Athens and a Master’s degree in Data Science from the University of Cyprus. She is passionate about Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Statistical Modelling, and is particularly interested in applying these areas to real-world challenges. She currently works as a Research Assistant at the SuPerWorld Research Group.

Chirag Padubidri, received the BE degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), India, and the MSc in Embedded Systems from the University of Twente, Netherlands. He began his career at the CYENS Centre of Excellence as a Research Associate and later joined the CYENS Doctoral Training Program, completing his PhD at the Cyprus University of Technology with a focus on AI-driven biodiversity monitoring, remote sensing, and geospatial analytics.

At CYENS, he is a member of the SuPerWorld Multidisciplinary Research Group, conducting applied research in deep learning, computer vision, and pervasive computing. His research interests include biodiversity monitoring, satellite image analysis, geographic information systems, multi- and hyperspectral imagery, aerial and drone-based imaging, and camera trap technologies. He also explores the integration of IoT and geospatial analytics to develop scalable tools for environmental modeling, data-driven services, and decision support.

Beyond CYENS, he is the co-founder and Operations Manager of PERIOPSIS Ltd., working on the design and deployment of AI-based solutions for satellite imagery, point-of-interest detection, and large-scale environmental observation.

Christoforos Kontzias is a final-year Computer Science undergraduate at the University of Cyprus, with hands-on experience in full-stack web development, software engineering, and AI-powered applications.

Noor Sajjad is a Research Associate with the SuperWorld Group at the CYENS Centre of Excellence. She holds a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems, from NUST SEECS, Pakistan. Her background includes focusing on Computer Vision and the development of AI algorithms for IoT-based systems. Currently, her research involves applying Deep Learning methodologies to analyze advanced Remote Sensing, Aerial, and Satellite Imagery, with a particular emphasis on utilizing Hyperspectral Data for crucial crop health monitoring. Her broader areas of interest include remote sensing, deep learning, artificial intelligence, precision agriculture, and embedded systems.

Dr. Savvas Karatsiolis completed his PhD studies at the University of Cyprus in Computer Science with a focus in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. He also received his MSc in Information Systems from the Open University of Cyprus and his BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Nicosia. He also has an HND in Electrical Engineering from the Higher Technical Institute of Cyprus. His research interests include Computer Vision, Unsupervised Representation Learning and Remote Sensing from satellite imagery.