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:
SmartPLAIGO – Newsletter
The eHealth Lab – Cyprus University of Technology(CUT) collaborates with ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, the Ambulance Department of the State Health Services Organisation, in Cyprus (SHSO), and Stremble Ventures LTD, to develop SmartPLAIGO, a Toolkit which will: improve the Department’s Response Times, and optimize the handling of the Ambulance Dispatch Fleets, using AI, real-time data and GIS, and building on the AVARIS Platform (developed by researchers in our team). The project enhances Emergency Response through intelligent routing and predictive modeling. See the first Newsletter on the SmartPLAIGO’s Website and below. Stay tuned! Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
Paphos – CUT Open Lectures
To Cyprus Stroke Association, σε συνεργασία με το Stroke Alliance for Europe, διοργανώνουν Ανοιχτή Ομιλία στο χώρο του ΤΕΠΑΚ Πάφου, στις 14 Μαΐου 2025. Το θέμα της Ομιλίας είναι η Πρόληψη Εγκεφαλικών Επεισοδίων και Εμφραγμάτων Μυοκαρδίου“. Κεντρικός ομιλητής θα είναι ο κ. Ανδρέας Νικολαΐδης, Ομότιμος Καθηγητής Αγγειοχειρουργικής, της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Imperial College της Αγγλίας, και Επίτιμος Καθηγητής Χειρουργικής της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Λευκωσίας. Με την πρώτη ομιλία θα ξεκινήσει η Δρ. Μαρίνα Χαραλάμπους, Πρόεδρος του Cyprus Stroke Association, Γραμματέας του Stroke Alliance for Europe, αλλά και Ειδικό Εκπαιδευτικό Προσωπικό στο Τμήματος Επιστημών Αποκατάστασης του ΤΕΠΑΚ. Το θέμα της ομιλίας της θα είναι “Δραστηριότητες Πρόληψης και Ευαισθητοποίησης για το Εγκεφαλικό Επεισόδιο στην Κύπρο“. Καίριας σημασίας θα είναι και η ομιλία του Δρ. Ευθύβουλου Κυριάκου, Επίκουρου Καθηγητή του Τμήματος Ηλεκτρολόγων Μηχανικών, Μηχανικών Ηλεκτρονικών Υπολογιστών και Πληροφορικής του ΤΕΠΑΚ, με θέμα “Ψηφιακά Εργαλεία για την Πρόληψη του Εγκεφαλικού Επεισοδίου“. Μπορείτε να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή στον σύνδεσμο: https://forms.office.com/e/gSubVtV1wX Περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το χώρο και την ώρα έναρξης, μπορείτε να βρείτε πιο κάτω:
Our Team presented the SmartPLAIGO Toolkit at RSCy2025
The ehealthlab@CUT team participated in the 11th International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of Environment (RSCy2025), which took place at the city of Paphos (Cyprus) from 17-19 of March 2025, and was organized by the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence. Stelios Mappouras, the lead developer of the SmartPLAIGO Toolkit presented this smart system. The main purspose of the SmartPLAIGO Project is to develop a system that will optimize Ambulance Dispatching with real-time data to: – reduce response times– improve resource allocation By leveraging AI and Geospatial Analysis, the system predicts traffic patterns and determines the best routes, ultimately improving patient outcomes. SmartPLAIGO is funded by the Research and Innovation Foundation in Cyprus (CODEVELOP-AG-SH-HE/0823/0112). Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
New Publication – Sharing Health Records through a Mobile App
We are happy to announce a New Publication (Research Article), where researchers from the ehealthlab@CUT contributed. Experts from CUT, UCY, CYENS and NeHA in Cyprus, along with an expert from the Semmelweis University in Budapest (Hungary) joined forces for the development of a mobile application in order to facilitate citizens in accessing and sharing their health records, directly, from their mobile devices. What is new here, among others, is that this Mobile App uses the (new) Smart Health Links (SHL) Protocol (https://lnkd.in/eaCjEc_S), it communicates with the MyHealth@EU OpenNCP System; CY NCPeH, while it supports multiple languages! The study has been publihed in Frontiers in Digital Health (available onine in February 15th 2025). This is an Open Access Publication. Check out more, here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital-health/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1542485/full Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
New Publication – AtheroRisk Software
We are happy to announce our New Publication, presenting the AtheroRisk Software.The project was completed in September 2024, and has been rated as Excellent by an independent European Reviewer/Expert in Radiology!AtheroRisk offers:1) Carotid Ultrasound Image and Video Preprocessing and Analysis2) Cardiac cycle selection 3) Extraction/analysis of meaningful families of plaque imaging features 4)Extraction/analysis of Carotid Plaque Motion 5) AI and XAI pipelines for carotid plaque segmentation, and explainable classification, respectively 6) Stroke Risk Prediction within a future timespan/Stratification of affected individuals, based on risk. Check out the Full Text Paper, here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-025-03666-2 Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
1st National Oncology Conference – Cyprus
From February 6-8th 2025, the 1st National Oncology Conference – Cyprus, took place in Nicosia and was organised by the Cyprus Society of Oncology. Dr Efthyvoulos Kyriacou participated, presenting the eCAN Joint Action and the Digital Tools developed for Oncology. This initiative focuses on integrating telemonitoring and teleconsultation into cancer care to enhance patient support and healthcare delivery. Through pilot studies, we evaluated the impact of digital tools on newly diagnosed and recurrent cancer patients, uncovering both opportunities and challenges. Our results demonstrate a positive impact on patients’ quality of life, while also highlighting key barriers such as user acceptance, digital literacy gaps, and the need for trained personnel to ensure successful implementation. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
Athens Digital Health Week 2025 – Dr Efthyvoulos Kyriacou
Dr Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, participated in the Athens Digital Health Week 2025, which took place in January 27th-31st. There he presented results from the eCAN Joint Action, its technical infrastructure and achievements, that were made possible based on collaboration between the ehealthlab@CUT and colleagues from the AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab. Find or Share this Post on Linkedin:
