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 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 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 supports communication and information access among people from different communities, such as names of villages and places on the island. She was also engaged with apps designed to harness the collective intelligence and collective wisdom of groups. What is more, she was responsible for apps creation that is 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 "Makarios Lyceum G' of Larnaca" (2008).

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

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
CiReNews at SLUSH
CiReNews Citizens Reporting the News
6th International SDDP Facilitators Training School
SDDP Peace Education Initiative 2017- Challenges
The 2015 International Conference on the Science of Dialogic Design: Symposia for Scientists and Practitioners


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 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 19 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
2018/04 Actions Larnaca, Cyprus 15 participants MARINA What Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) actions are needed for a resilient, responsible, and sustainable maritime sector by 2030? CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2018/05 Actions Lisbon, Portugal 31 participants MARINA How can RRI serve to bridge deep-sea mining, sustainability, and policy? CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2013/08 Obstacles Nicosia, Cyprus 13 participants 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; CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2014/02 Obstacles Nicosia, Cyprus 12 participants E-Hoop What are typical obstacles that limit learners from benefiting maximally from the respective educational institutions of their differences? CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2014/02 Actions 13 participants E-Hoop How can learners be supported to generate learning content CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2014/01 Obstacles 34 participants E-Hoop What are the learning difficulties encountered by students? CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2014/03 Obstacles 8 participants E-Hoop What are typical obstacles that limit learners from benefiting maximally from their respective educational institutions because of their differences? CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2017/10 Obstacles Nicosia, Cyprus 20 participants SDDP Facilitators Training School CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2017/10 Challenges Nicosia, Cyprus 11 participants Peace Education Initiative 2017 Peace Education Initiative 2017 CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator
2017/05 Challenges Bilbao, Spain 11 participants Peace Education Initiative 2017 What are the challenges we have to overcome to mobilise people? CogniScope Operator, Recorder, Workshop Coordinator