Katerina Fotiou

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Katerina Fotiou
Katerina Fotiou
With FWC June 2012
Title Software Programmer

Key Project(s) Reinventing democracy

Key Interests
Degree(s) BSc (4 years)
Filed(s) of study Computer Science
University(ies) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki


Katerina Fotiou joined the Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute in July 2012, as member of the New Media Lab. Her main task was in the programming of mobile device based Apps for the third generation Cogniscope and for "intelligent" educational games. Her responsibilities also included development of all websites and electronic infrastructure of the organisation.


Katerina is young leader with interest in Reinventing Democracy and social reforms. She is a trained Facilitator for the Structured Dialogic Design Process.

Katerina also worked at Ekkotek Ltd., which operates as the technology partner and technology transfer office of Future Worlds Center. Katerina's main contribution included apps' development that support communication and information access among people from different communities, such as names of villages and places on the island. She was also engage with apps designed to harness the collective intelligence and collective wisdom of groups. What is more, she was responsible for apps creation that are intended to help kids on sending reports when something disturbing,strange or harmful occurs while they are surfing online.

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 "Makario Lyceum G' of Larnaca" (2008).

She is an experienced programmer in various computer languages and has extensive experience in programming smart phones.

Related Projects

IdeaPrism
CiReNews Citizens Reporting the News
CypriotVillages
E-Hoop SDDP Cyprus
E-Hoop SDDP Germany
E-Hoop SDDP Lithuania
E-Hoop SDDP Greece
SDDP Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era
SDDP Greens - Cyprus

List of SDDs facilitated and co-facilitated

Date Type Location Participants Project Triggering Question Title of SDDP Role(s)
2017/10 Actions Galway, Ireland 16 participants MARINA What actions are needed from a policy, social / cultural , economic and technological perspective to develop sustainable tourism ventures within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2017/05 Actions Boulogne sur Mer, France 18 participants 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? CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2017/04 Actions Venice, Italy 22 participants MARINA What policy, social / cultural, economic, technological, legal and environmental actions are needed for the tourism sector to be environmentally sustainable? CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2016/11 Actions Nicosia, Cyprus 17 participants 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; CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2017/06 Actions Istanbul, Turkey 22 participants 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? CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator