Students from the department were awarded in the hackathon:…

Students Zacharias Mitzelos and Panagiotis-Stefanos Makos from the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering of the University of the Aegean, members of the EL/LAK Community of the Department, participated in the “Crowdhackathon #agriculture” hackathon, which took place from April 5-7, 2019, in Athens. The goal of this hackathon, with over 350 participants, was to create innovative, original pilot applications that improve existing e-services and processes of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food and its supervised bodies, as well as propose new value-added services for those involved in the agri-food sector. The students’ application won second place, out of 27 other teams.

The team from the Department focused on the issue that many landowners do not utilize their farmland, and in some cases, owning land can become a burden for the owner (taxes, basic maintenance, deforestation, etc.). On the other hand, there are farmers who need additional land to expand their production, test a new crop, or are newcomers to the field and do not wish or are unable to take the risk of purchasing land. The application developed by the student team aims to act as an “intermediary” that will connect these two parties, enabling the underutilized farmland to be used through a simple, low-risk, and low-cost transaction, benefiting both the tenant and the owner.

AEGEAN Startups at the University of Berkeley!

For the first time, Greek students and professors participate in the Berkeley Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

The participation of a team of Greek students and professors in the University of Berkeley’s entrepreneurship accelerator was successfully completed in January 2019. The Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is an entrepreneurship training program where selected students and researchers from around the world present and develop their ideas with the help of professors, mentors, and investors from Silicon Valley and the wider San Francisco Bay Area.

The first award-winning teams from Aegean Startups (students from the University of the Aegean and the National Technical University of Athens), as well as researchers from the University of the Aegean, participated in the Berkeley Bootcamp, among about 120 participants selected from 15 countries. The Greek students and researchers participated in three ideas/teams, which were among the best proposals presented:

• MyNequin, software for creating 3D models for online clothing shopping (Leader: UC Berkeley, Team: Greece, US, India)\
• Social Food, an app that allows leftover portions in restaurants to be given to socially supported families (Leader: University of the Aegean, Team: US, South Korea, Japan)
• VR Community, a digital community around virtual reality (Leader: Sunway University, Malaysia, Team: US, Greece, Malaysia)

Yiannis Charalambidis, Associate Professor at the University of the Aegean and head of Aegean Startups, stated: “The participation of the Greek team in the University of Berkeley’s entrepreneurship accelerator is part of a continuous effort to collaborate with the renowned American university. For the first time, Greek students showcased their ideas and potential in an international, competitive environment, and we all learned important lessons about working methods, strategies, and secrets to success for new businesses that emerge from universities and research. We thank the supporters of this initiative, which we want to continue.”

Giorgos Kamourakis, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering at the University of the Aegean, based in Samos, said: “We are particularly happy that students and professors from our department and university are participating and succeeding in the international environment of one of the world’s top universities. Extroversion, international collaborations, and global excellence are some of the principles we strive to follow in practice, despite any difficulties.”

The participation of the Greek team at UC Berkeley was financially supported by the University of the Aegean’s Property Exploitation and Management Company, the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, the Information Systems Laboratory of the University of the Aegean, and the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE).

More information can be found on the website www.aegean-startups.gr.

 

The University of the Aegean is ranked among the…

The University of the Aegean is Ranked Among the Top Universities Globally in the Field of Computer Science

The University of the Aegean is pleased to announce that in the new international subject ranking of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019, it has once again achieved a top position. Specifically, in the published list, the University of the Aegean is ranked between positions 301-400 in the global general ranking for the field of Computer Science (ICT).

The international recognition of the upward trajectory of the University of the Aegean, as recorded once again, rewards and encourages the efforts of our academic community to establish and continue to promote the Institution as a global center of excellence in research and education. This additional recognition is a significant asset for the studies and future of our students.

We publicly thank and warmly congratulate all members of the University of the Aegean community for their crucial contribution to this new distinction of our University.

For more information, please visit the link: 2019 THE World University Rankings by subject

Lesbos, 30/11/2018

The Rector

Professor Chryssi Vitsilaki

University of the Aegean awards innovative digital entrepreneurship

As part of supporting student teams in creating innovative business ideas, the University of the Aegean participated in the 2nd Fintech Hackathon, organized by the National Bank of Greece and Crowdpolicy on October 20, 21, and 22, 2017. The University of the Aegean’s participation included mentoring of teams by researchers and faculty members, involvement in the evaluation of proposals, and awarding teams that stood out.

Among more than 15 new ideas presented in the final phase of the hackathon, two teams were awarded by the University of the Aegean:

The PowerRangers team, with graduates from the National Technical University of Athens, which aims to develop a system for negotiating electric power from renewable sources—an application that can take advantage of the evolving regulatory framework in Greece and the European Union.

The FIN-PI team, with senior students from the University of Piraeus, who presented an innovative application to assist elderly people and individuals with disabilities in conducting banking transactions using smart agents (bots).

The two awarded teams were each offered a scholarship of €2,500 for enrolling in the postgraduate programs of the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering at the University of the Aegean, in the fields of “e-Governance” and “Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship” respectively, for the academic year 2018-2019, provided that the candidates meet the necessary academic criteria.

Giannis Charalambidis, Associate Professor at the University of the Aegean, in the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering and a member of the competition evaluation committee, stated: “We are very pleased to support the ideas of young students and graduates from our country’s universities in the fields of e-governance and entrepreneurship. We hope that these young people will take full advantage of the postgraduate programs we have offered, so they can bring their dreams closer to reality in a systematic way, through the family of the University of the Aegean.