Motivation: Public information on plans and prospects of EXCELSIOR related infrastructure for space operations, monitoring and environmental research and how these can be used for the projects and challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Free attendance via Internet
FINAL AGENDA:
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
EXCESLSIOR Intro
09:00 – 09:45 CYP.TIME
Welcome
Diofantos HADJIMITSIS (CUT) & ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence
Welcome
Nikolas MASTROYIANNOPOULOS, Chief Scientist for Research & Innovation Republic of Cyprus
Brief overview of EXCELSIOR
Kyriacos THEMISTOCLEOUS (CUT) & ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence
What the Cyprus National Council for Research and Innovation expects from EXCELSIOR? Sustainability of the ECoE
Andreas ANAYIOTOS (CUT)
Cyprus Activities in Space
Stelios TZIORTZIS – Department of Electronic Communications, Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Intro to the topic: What would be advantages and challenges for a space related infrastructure in Cyprus?
Gunter SCHREIER (DLR)
Opportunities for Earth Observation Business in EMMENA
Marcello Maranesi (Member of the External Advisory Board of Excelsior & ECoE)
EXCELSIOR Plans
10:00 – 10:45
A satellite ground station for maritime security
Egbert SCHWARZ (DLR)
Ground-based remote sensing supersite for atmospheric/climate research, satellite calibration, and support of local services
Albert ANSMANN, Johannes BÜHL, Patric SEIFERT, Ulla WANDINGER (TROPOS)
Leveraging Copernicus big satellite data and space technology for societal resilience. The generation of science and innovation in the context of EXCELSIOR for the ultimate benefit of the citizens
Haris KONTOES (NOA)
Future demands & Opportunities
11:00-12:00
NASA Contribution to the Eastern Med Region and to the EXCELSIOR Project & The Mediterranean Regional Information Network (MedRIN) NASA Network
Vincent AMBROSIA (NASA)
The Copernicus space segment – current and future Sentinels
Simon JUTZ (ESA)
Copernicus SEA: Security in the Eastern Med area and Space assets
Denis BRUCKERT & Marcello MORETTI (EUSC)
The AIR Center on Azores Island (tbc)
Pedro da Silva (AIR CENTRE – ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE)
Earth Observation activities in Malta and future opportunities for collaboration with Excelsior for the benefit of Med region
Charles GALDIES – University of Malta
12:00 – 13:00 Noon Break
13:00 – 17:00
CYTA – a satellite station hosting facility
Antonis ANTONIOU & Soteris Alexandrou (CYTA)
Opportunities for new VHR Missions
George ELLIS (EUSI)
International Ground Stations
Rani HELLERMANN (RBC)
The SoilPRO® as a new assembly to measure soil spectral information in the field over the Mediterranean region
Eyal BEN-DOR (Tel Aviv University)
Overview of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev/The Earth and Planetary Image Facility activities with Nano satellites.
Aviran SADON, Dan BLUMBERG, Shimrit MAMAN – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The Greek National Observatory of Forest Fires: an example for collaboration opportunities in the Eastern Mediterranean region
Ioannis GITAS (Aristotle University)
Earth Observation Data and Services for Carbon reduced agriculture
George ZALIDES (Aristotle University & I-BEC)
Short Break
Remote and in situ sensing of water combining Copernicus services with biosensor and IoT technologies
Antonis HADJIANTONIS – CyRIC
Optical communication from Space to Ground
Marcus KNOPP – DLR
CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection): the interface between safety and security
George BOUSTRAS (EUC) (confirmed)
Landslide Monitoring and Risk Assessment in Cyprus
Skevi PERDIKOU (GEOFEM)
Offshore wind power assessment around Cyprus using Sentinel-1 data
Phaedon KYRIAKIDIS (CUT) & ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence
Measurement of Rainfall from Space-based Platforms
Silas MICHAELIDES & ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence
CyCLOPS: A Strategic Research Infrastructure Unit for Geohazards Monitoring in Cyprus and the Southeastern Mediterranean Region
Chris DANEZIS (CUT) & ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence
17:00 – 17:30 Questions/ Remarks
The ECoE as a Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) adopts a two-axis model in line with the ECoE Vision, the horizontal axis consists of three Thematic Clusters (Environment and Climate; Resilient Society & Big Earth Data Analytics) for sustained excellence in research of the ECoE while the vertical axis consists of four Functional Areas (Infrastructure; Research; Education & Entrepreneurship).
The ECoE will achieve research excellence in five application domains.