Digital communication among the teams supporting the XM Limassol Marathon, on the 22nth of March 2026 is becoming more effective through the SmartPLAIGO system. This has been another successful implementation, that significantly enhances the work of the Ambulance Service (CY SHSO) and contributes to immediate and well-coordinated response! All SmartPLAIGO teams, from ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, the eHealth Lab and Stremble LTD, were stationed in a well-prepared covered dedicated area. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
SmartPLAIGO deployed at TUI Marathon 2026 – Paphos
SmartPLAIGO was successfully deployed today, to support the operations of the ΟΚΥπΥ (SHSO CY), during the TUI Marathon 2026, in Paphos. The eHealth Lab group and SmartPLAIGO team, from ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, were there, and alongside the SHSO CY Ambulance and Emergency Staff, they set up all the required equipment, close to the city’s Castle, and managed to address multiple minor injury cases, maintaining fast real-time communication. SmartPLAIGO will be deployed again, for the XM Marathon 2026, in Limassol. The ultimate aim is to have SmartPLAIGO permanently included into the SHSO CY process. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
Athens Digital Health Week 2026 – eHealthLab and ΟΚΥπΥ (SHSO CY)
The eHealthLab@CUT team participated in the Athens Digital Health Week 2026, which took place in February 16th-20th. Our systems AVARIS and SmartPLAIGO were presented during Athens Digital Health Week 2026 by our collaborator Riana Constantinou, Head of the Ambulance Department of the Cyprus SHSO (State Health Services Organisation – OKYπΥ). The presentation took place in the session “Telemedicine and Telecare in Practice: From Access to Integrated Care”, which highlighted innovative digital health solutions supporting emergency medical services and pre-hospital care. The session also provided an opportunity to discuss potential collaboration between the Greek National Emergency Aid Center (EKAB), the eHealth Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology, and the Ambulance Department of the Cyprus SHSO. We look forward to strengthening cross-border collaboration between Cyprus and Greece, advancing digital innovation in telemedicine, emergency response, and integrated healthcare services. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
MoU between CUT and Stremble Ventures LTD
In the context of cultivating relationships and their joint effort to promote a multi-level collaboration, CUT and Stremble Ventures LTD, agreed to expand scientific, educational, and other collaborations. The agreement was signed on the 18th of December 2025, in Limassol. The collaboration encompasses: Exchange of information and know-how on issues of common interest Joint Participation in research and development programs Joint cultural, scientific, educational events and activities Consulting and scientific services and studies Placement of students in workplaces The eHealth Laboratory at CUT, with its Leaders, its Senior and Junior Researchers, is a strong enabler of this collaboration. The know-how, the practical and actionable innovative ideas and recognized research will come together with the proven experience and work of the experts at Stremble, who are active in the market and industry for >14 years, following efficient roadmaps towards the implementation of digital solutions that can achieve societal impact. In our collaboration with Stremble Ventures LTD, key studies and digital solutions under development are in the areas of eHealth, mHealth and Telehealth Solutions, as well as in Bioinformatics. Looking forward to this collaboration towards shared impactful goals! Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
AVARIS System: CUT and SHSO CY Launch Strategic Collaboration!
The State Health Services Organization (SHSO) of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), through the eHealth Laboratory, are moving forward with a strategic collaboration for the AVARIS System, a platform that is designed to digitize, optimize and streamline processes of the National Ambulance Services (EMS). AVARIS supports the Full Emergency Response workflow, from the moment an emergency call is received from the Ambulance Call Centre to the safe transport of the patient to the Hospital. This official establishment of the collaboration acknowledges the work accomplished to date, and marks a further step towards strengthening Healthcare delivery, in our country, through technology, research, and innovation. As a laboratory, we would like to sincerely thank our collaborators from the Ambulance Services for their trust, commitment, and close collaboration throughout this effort. Their expertise and commitment are of paramount importance both during the development and throughout the continuous improvement and maintenance of AVARIS. We are proud of the important contribution of the PhD candidate and collaborator of our laboratory, Stelios Mappouras, whose work substantially supports the implementation of this collaboration. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
New Publication – When do emergencies happen?
This study has shed light on the true numbers and the periodicity of the demand for ambulances in Cyprus, coded based on priority and other factors, and reflected the impact on the Emergency Medical Services and emergency departments. Temporal patterns of ambulance demand, such as seasonal, weekly, and hourly variations were presented and analyzed. The study concluded that the demands follow temporal patterns on a daily, weekly, and seasonal basis, depending on a variety of factors (social behavior, traffic conditions, daily routines and/or biological rhythms). The results might help design new response plans for emergency services, to improve their preparedness and achieve a more efficient use of resources. Find more on this study here. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
TRANSiTION Project – Closed!
The TRANSiTION Project, that has been running over the last 2.5 years, aimed to develop a training curriculum, using innovative ways, in order to contribute to the advancement of digital skills of the cancer care professionals, in Europe. The project officially closed with a central high-level event, that took place in Brussels, on the 23th of September 2025. There, TRANSiTION Partners from around Europe met at the European Parliament to discuss how the project’s outcomes align with the current EU priorities on health innovation, resilience, and workforce development. The main project outcomes were successfully presented, while the final recommendations to embed digital skills into national and EU workforce were launched. A part of the session was a call for action, from policymakers, in order to guarantee a sustainable, accredited digital training in oncology. Equally important was the connection of TRANSiTION’s results to other central EU initiatives, such as the European Health Data Space. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
New Study Published!
Our study has been published in the Frontiers in Digital Health. By using a well-known pre-trained CNN model as a feature extractor, in combination with class activation maps, our aim was to understand which are the plaque areas, in carotid ultrasound images, that the model perceives in order to decide on a symptomatic or an asymptomatic plaque. The images mainly included the plaque, with some of the surrounding background present. A difficulty arises when examples of uniformly echolucent (very dark) carotid plaques are given to the model. There is room for further research and validation; very dark plaques in deep learning-based processes are often underrepresented. You can read the study here. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
We participated in the IEEE EMBC 2025 Conference
This year, the 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society took place in Copenhagen (Denmark), between 14th to 17th of July. Our lab member, Georgia D. Liapi, participated in the Conference, presenting a recent study of our group, where we examined motion of the atherosclerotic plaque components, in 2D B-mode longitudinal carotid ultrasound videos, to understand which of them may be responsible for the development of discordant motion, a type of movement we have characterized in a previous study to identify plaques in high risk of ischemic stroke (due to rupture). We rely on the discordant motion, which in fact informs us that different areas inside the examined plaque move to different directions, with varying velocities, as it is a way to detect an increase in plaque’s internal stress (presence of strain). The study was presented as a Poster, on the 15th of July 2025. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
eCAN Plus JA – Launched!
On the 5th of June 2025, the eCAN Plus Joint Action officially launched in Brussels — a major step forward for digital health and cancer care across Europe! We at the eHealth Lab are proud to be part of this initiative and even prouder to be leading Work Package 8: Capacity Building for Effective Telemonitoring and Patient Follow-up. The mission is to strengthen digital capabilities and ensure effective, sustainable telemonitoring and follow-up care, tackling health inequalities and promoting better outcomes for all patients across the EU. We were happy to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new colleagues who share the same vision. We’re excited to contribute and collaborate with all over the next four years! Stay tuned! Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
