BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Athens BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T040000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:EET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260202T094243Z UID:45AAF968-AD58-46A3-985E-9D32A8A95656 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260123T140100 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260123T160000 DESCRIPTION:Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) is a speci alized society within the IEEE\, dedicated to advancing the management and leadership skills for engineers and technology professionals\, bridging t he gap between technical innovation and business success\, and supporting careers in managing complex technology-driven organizations.\n\nIn her tal k\, Dr Jeewika Ranaweera will explore how industrial metaverse technologie s are transforming sectors such as manufacturing\, construction\, energy\, and logistics through enhanced efficiency\, predictive maintenance\, and sustainable design. Examples will highlight how immersive environments and intelligent digital twins are enabling faster prototyping\, safer operati ons\, and better decision-making. The session will also outline how engine ers can play a leading role in shaping this next industrial revolution.\n\ nPanel Discussion\n-\n‘Promoting diversity in Computing and Engineering fields: Perspectives from Industry and Academia’\,\n-\nPanellists: Dr Je ewika Ranaweera\, Dr Louis Nisiotis\, Dr Panagiota Nikolaou\, Dr Christian a Ioannou\n-\nModerator: Dr Andriani Piki\n\nShort bios:\nDr Jeewika Ranaw eera is an engineer\, author\, inventor\, IEEE TEMS Distinguished Lecturer (DL)\, and sustainability advocate. She co-chairs the IEEE Metaverse Init iative and serves as a member-at-large for IEEE WIE. She authored an eBook for IEEE WIE and illustrated IEEE’s first children’s book. A strong a dvocate for diversity in AI and the metaverse\, she actively addresses dig ital and hardware inequalities. Dr. Ranaweera holds degrees from CUJAE and the University of Toronto\, along with five U.S. patents. She was recogni zed as one of SWE's Women Engineers You Should Know in 2023 and received t he Outstanding Member Who Promoted WIE award from IEEE WIE SCV in 2020.\n\ nDr. Louis Nisiotis is an Assistant Professor at UCLan Cyprus\, specialisi ng in XR\, Intelligent Interactive Environments and Entertainment Computin g. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and serves the inter national scientific community through several leadership and volunteering roles. He is a steering committee member of the IEEE Metaverse\, and activ ely supports IEEE Future Directions contributing to international working groups and expert panels on the convergence of XR with emerging disruptive technologies for developing the next generation of immersive interactive systems. He is also the IEEE Cyprus Section Students Activities lead\, is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy\, and a member of IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society.\n\nDr Andriani Piki is an Assistant Professor in C omputing and an experienced researcher in Educational Technology\, Human-C omputer Interaction (HCI)\, and User Experience Design (UXD). She holds a PhD in Educational Technology from Royal Holloway University of London\, U K. Dr Piki leads EU-funded projects and conducts interdisciplinary researc h focusing on the application of social technologies\, such as AI and digi tal games\, particularly in the fields of cybersecurity and sustainability education. She has published her work in international journals and confe rences including IEEE EDUCON\, IEEE GEM\, IEEE BESC\, IEEE ICIR\, and HCI International. She is a professional ACM and CCS member\, coordinating mem ber of CCS-Women\, and elected Treasurer for the Cyprus ACM-W Cyprus Chapt er.\n\nDr Panagiota Nikolaou is a Lecturer and Course Leader in Computer E ngineering with extensive experience in demanding technical projects funde d by the European Commission and Industry. She has prepared\, supervised\, and contributed to numerous high-quality deliverables in projects such as Eurocloud-FP7\, HARPA-FP7\, Uniserver-H2020\, SESAME-H2020\, Cerciras-COS T Action\, and ALPS (Huawei). She has strong collaborations with research and industry partners and has addressed technical and administrative issue s relevant to this project. Notably\, Cyprus’ contribution to SESAME (H2 020)\, with her active involvement\, was assessed by the European Commissi on’s Innovation Radar as Market Ready.\n\nDr Christiana Ioannou is an As sistant Professor in Cybersecurity and Course Leader of MSc Cybersecurity programme at UCLan Cyprus\, and a Research Fellow at CYENS Centre of Excel lence. She has expertise in Security in the Internet of Things (IoT)\, wit h a specialization in Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). She earned her Ph D by introducing a framework for Intrusion Detection Systems in Wireless S ensor Networks and the IoT\, along with developing a lightweight tool for their easy integration into commonly used IoT/WSN platforms. She has exper ience with several EU Funded projects\, including HORIZON-WIDERA MetaCitie s and the University of Cyprus’ ONISILOS Post-Doctoral Funding Grants.\n Certificates of Participation will be issued.\nRegister by Tuesday 20/02/2 026:\nEvent Registration 23.01.26\, 2-4 p.m. UCLan Cyprus\, CY006 – Fill in form\n\nSpeaker(s): Jeewika\, \n\nAgenda: \nAgenda:\nWelcome - Dr Loui s Nisiotis\n\nKeynote - Dr Jeewika Ranaweera ‘Building the Future: The I ndustrial Metaverse and the Next Era of Engineering Innovation’\n\nPanel Discussion\n-\n‘Promoting diversity in Computing and Engineering fields : Perspectives from Industry and Academia’\,\n-\nPanellists: Dr Jeewika Ranaweera\, Dr Louis Nisiotis\, Dr Panagiota Nikolaou\, Dr Christiana Ioan nou\n-\nModerator: Dr Andriani Piki\n\nRoom: Room CY006\, Bldg: Main\, Uni versity of Central Lancashire\, Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus)\, University Ave 12 -14\, Pyla 7080\, Pyla\, Cyprus\, Cyprus\, 7080 LOCATION:Room: Room CY006\, Bldg: Main\, University of Central Lancashire\, Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus)\, University Ave 12-14\, Pyla 7080\, Pyla\, Cyprus \, Cyprus\, 7080 ORGANIZER:cyprus@ieee.org SEQUENCE:40 SUMMARY:Building the Future: The Industrial Metaverse and the Next Era of E ngineering Innovation URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/533146 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Technology and Engineering Management Soci ety (TEMS) is a specialized society within the IEEE\, dedicated to advanci ng the management and leadership skills for engineers and technology profe ssionals\, bridging the gap between technical innovation and business succ ess\, and supporting careers in managing complex technology-driven organiz ations.</p>\n<p><br>In her talk\, Dr Jeewika Ranaweera will explore how in dustrial metaverse technologies are transforming sectors such as manufactu ring\, construction\, energy\, and logistics through enhanced efficiency\, predictive maintenance\, and sustainable design. Examples will highlight how immersive environments and intelligent digital twins are enabling fast er prototyping\, safer operations\, and better decision-making. The sessio n will also outline how engineers can play a leading role in shaping this next industrial revolution.</p>\n<p>Panel Discussion<br>-<br>&lsquo\;Promo ting diversity in Computing and Engineering fields: Perspectives from Indu stry and Academia&rsquo\;\,<br>-<br>Panellists: Dr Jeewika Ranaweera\, Dr Louis Nisiotis\, Dr Panagiota Nikolaou\, Dr Christiana Ioannou<br>-<br>Mod erator: Dr Andriani Piki</p>\n<p><br>Short bios:<br>Dr Jeewika Ranaweera i s an engineer\, author\, inventor\, IEEE TEMS Distinguished Lecturer (DL)\ , and sustainability advocate. She co-chairs the IEEE Metaverse Initiative and serves as a member-at-large for IEEE WIE. She authored an eBook for I EEE WIE and illustrated IEEE&rsquo\;s first children&rsquo\;s book. A stro ng advocate for diversity in AI and the metaverse\, she actively addresses digital and hardware inequalities. Dr. Ranaweera holds degrees from CUJAE and the University of Toronto\, along with five U.S. patents. She was rec ognized as one of SWE's Women Engineers You Should Know in 2023 and receiv ed the Outstanding Member Who Promoted WIE award from IEEE WIE SCV in 2020 .</p>\n<p><br>Dr. Louis Nisiotis is an Assistant Professor at UCLan Cyprus \, specialising in XR\, Intelligent Interactive Environments and Entertain ment Computing. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and ser ves the international scientific community through several leadership and volunteering roles. He is a steering committee member of the IEEE Metavers e\, and actively supports IEEE Future Directions contributing to internati onal working groups and expert panels on the convergence of XR with emergi ng disruptive technologies for developing the next generation of immersive interactive systems. He is also the IEEE Cyprus Section Students Activiti es lead\, is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy\, and a member of IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society.</p>\n<p>Dr Andriani Piki is an Assist ant Professor in Computing and an experienced researcher in Educational Te chnology\, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)\, and User Experience Design ( UXD). She holds a PhD in Educational Technology from Royal Holloway Univer sity of London\, UK. Dr Piki leads EU-funded projects and conducts interdi sciplinary research focusing on the application of social technologies\, s uch as AI and digital games\, particularly in the fields of cybersecurity and sustainability education. She has published her work in international journals and conferences including IEEE EDUCON\, IEEE GEM\, IEEE BESC\, IE EE ICIR\, and HCI International. She is a professional ACM and CCS member\ , coordinating member of CCS-Women\, and elected Treasurer for the Cyprus ACM-W Cyprus Chapter.</p>\n<p>Dr Panagiota Nikolaou is a Lecturer and Cour se Leader in Computer Engineering with extensive experience in demanding t echnical projects funded by the European Commission and Industry. She has prepared\, supervised\, and contributed to numerous high-quality deliverab les in projects such as Eurocloud-FP7\, HARPA-FP7\, Uniserver-H2020\, SESA ME-H2020\, Cerciras-COST Action\, and ALPS (Huawei). She has strong collab orations with research and industry partners and has addressed technical a nd administrative issues relevant to this project. Notably\, Cyprus&rsquo\ ; contribution to SESAME (H2020)\, with her active involvement\, was asses sed by the European Commission&rsquo\;s Innovation Radar as Market Ready.< /p>\n<p>Dr Christiana Ioannou is an Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity a nd Course Leader of MSc Cybersecurity programme at UCLan Cyprus\, and a Re search Fellow at CYENS Centre of Excellence. She has expertise in Security in the Internet of Things (IoT)\, with a specialization in Intrusion Dete ction Systems (IDS). She earned her PhD by introducing a framework for Int rusion Detection Systems in Wireless Sensor Networks and the IoT\, along w ith developing a lightweight tool for their easy integration into commonly used IoT/WSN platforms. She has experience with several EU Funded project s\, including HORIZON-WIDERA MetaCities and the University of Cyprus&rsquo \; ONISILOS Post-Doctoral Funding Grants.<br>Certificates of Participation will be issued.<br>Register by Tuesday 20/02/2026:<br>Event Registration 23.01.26\, 2-4 p.m. UCLan Cyprus\, CY006 &ndash\; Fill in form</p>\n<p>&nb sp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Agenda:<br>Welcome - Dr Louis Nisioti s</p>\n<p><br>Keynote - Dr Jeewika Ranaweera &lsquo\;Building the Future: The Industrial Metaverse and the Next Era of Engineering Innovation&rsquo\ ;</p>\n<p>Panel Discussion<br>-<br>&lsquo\;Promoting diversity in Computin g and Engineering fields: Perspectives from Industry and Academia&rsquo\;\ ,<br>-<br>Panellists: Dr Jeewika Ranaweera\, Dr Louis Nisiotis\, Dr Panagi ota Nikolaou\, Dr Christiana Ioannou<br>-<br>Moderator: Dr Andriani Piki</ p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR