Katerina Fotiou

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Katerina Fotiou With FWC July 2012 - Sep 2018 Title Software and Systems Developer Key Project(s) E-Hoop Reinventing democracy WisdomApps Map Your Meal ManyMe Key Interests Degree(s) BSc (4 years) Filed(s) of study Computer Science University(ies) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Specialization(s) Certified SDD Facilitator Project Assistant Coordinator

Katerina Fotiou joined the Future Worlds Center/Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute network in July 2012, as a member of the New Media Lab. Her main task was in the programming of mobile device-based Apps for the third generation Cogniscope Software, which evolved into IdeaPrism and for "intelligent" educational games. Her responsibilities also included the development of all websites and electronic infrastructure of the organization.

Katerina worked in parallel also at Ekkotek Ltd., which operates as the technology partner and technology transfer office of Future Worlds Center. Katerina's first contributions included apps' development that supports communication and information access among people from different communities, such as names of villages and places on the island. She then engaged with Apps designed to harness the collective intelligence and collective wisdom of groups, including Cogniscope Software and IdeaPrism. She was also responsible for creating an App that helps kids to send reports when something disturbing, strange, or harmful occurs while they are surfing online. Katerina was employed as Researcher and Developer for the ManyMe project funded by the Ambient Assisted Living Program of the Research Promotion Foundation.

Biography

Katerina holds a BSc in Computer Science from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2012). Her Thesis was: "Automatic photo annotation for mobile devices (Android)". Katerina graduated from the "Makarios Lyceum G' of Larnaca" (2008).

She is an experienced programmer in various computer languages, including Objective-C/SWIFT (XCODE), Javascript, MySQL/php, LiveCode, and has extensive experience, especially in programming smartphones.

Related Projects

Katerina served as Project Assistant Coordinator, Member, Developer of many projects. More prominent were:

• E-Hoop
• Cyberethics: Cyprus Safer Internet Center
• IdeaPrism
• WisdomApps
• CiReNews Citizens Reporting the News, which included an award to participate in the CiReNews at SLUSH
  
• Map Your Meal
• ManyMe

Contributions in Product Development

• IdeaPrism
• Concertina
• Cogniscope in LiveCode
• Classic Fairy Tales (Τα Παραμυθάκια)
• Pantognwstis
• GNOUS Labs

List of SDDs facilitated and co-facilitated

Katerina is a trained Facilitator for the Structured Dialogic Design Process and also a young leader with an interest in Reinventing Democracy and social reforms. She has served as Facilitator for many structured dialogues:

Date	Type	Location	Participants	Project	Triggering Question
2013/08	Diagnosis	Nicosia, Cyprus	13	SDDP Greens - Cyprus	Ποιοι είναι οι λόγοι που παρόλο που πολλοί πολίτες εκτιμούν και σέβονται τις ιδέες του Κινήματος των Οικολόγων Περιβαλλοντιστών, δεν εμπλέκονται και δε στηρίζουν με την ψήφο τους όταν χρειάζεται;
2014/02	Diagnosis	Germany	13	E-Hoop	How can learners be supported to generate learning content
2014/01	Diagnosis	Lithuania	34	E-Hoop	What are the learning difficulties encountered by students?
2014/02	Diagnosis	Nicosia, Cyprus	12	E-Hoop	What are typical obstacles that limit learners from benefiting maximally from the respective educational institutions of their differences?
2014/03	Diagnosis	Greece	8	E-Hoop	What are typical obstacles that limit learners from benefiting maximally from their respective educational institutions because of their differences?
2016	Diagnosis	Cyprus	20	Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era (UNDEF)	What are key shortcomings of our current systems of governance that could be improved through technology?
2016	Action	Cyprus	20	Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era (UNDEF)	What concrete action, project or product would you propose to solve a particular shortcoming of current systems of governance?
2016/11	Actions	Nicosia, Cyprus	17	MARINA	What actions (Political, Economic, Social/Cultural, Technological, Legal and Environmental) are necessary to ensure that Cyprus lives in prosperity benefiting from sustainable tourism and at the same time preserving its tangible and intangible marine cultural assets that attract its tourism?" Ποιες ενέργειες (πολιτικές, οικονομικές, κοινωνικές/πολιτιστικές, τεχνολογικές, νομικές, περιβαλλοντικές) χρειάζεται να γίνουν για να διασφαλιστεί ότι η Κύπρος θα συνεχίσει να ευημερεί, επωφελούμενη αφενός από τον τουρισμό, και περιορίζοντας αφετέρου τις αρνητικές επιπτώσεις που επιφέρει στον θαλάσσιο και παράκτιο φυσικό πλούτο της χώρας ο οποίος αποτελεί άλλωστε την κύρια πηγή προσέλκυσής του;
2017	Diagnosis	Idea Prism	17	Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era (UNDEF)	What are key shortcomings of our current systems of governance that could be improved through technology?
2017	Action	Idea Prism	17	Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era (UNDEF)	What concrete action, project or product would you propose to solve a particular shortcoming of current systems of governance?
2017/04	Actions	Venice, Italy	22	MARINA	What policy, social/cultural, economic, technological, legal, and environmental actions are needed for the tourism sector to be environmentally sustainable?
2017/05	Actions	Boulogne sur Mer, France	18	MARINA	What types of Responsible Research and actions should be put in place so that sustainable seafood production and consumption could contribute to competitive sustainable coastal and maritime tourism in Europe?
2017/10	Actions	Galway, Ireland	16	MARINA	What actions are needed from a policy, social/cultural, economic, and technological perspective to develop sustainable tourism ventures within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
2017/06	Actions	Istanbul, Turkey	19	MARINA	What political, economic, social/cultural, technological, legal, environmental, and educational actions are needed for thriving yacht tourism while at the same time protecting the marine ecosystem?
2017/05	Diagnosis	St Millan, Spain	X	Faro Convention Labs	What are the challenges we have to overcome to mobilise people?
2018/04	Actions	Larnaca, Cyprus	15	MARINA	What Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) actions are needed for a resilient, responsible, and sustainable maritime sector by 2030?
2018/05	Actions	Lisbon, Portugal	31	MARINA	How can RRI serve to bridge deep-sea mining, sustainability, and policy?