BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//pretalx//talks.staging.osgeo.org//qgis-uc2025//speaker//C9J79J
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:CET
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:20001029T040000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10
TZNAME:CET
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
DTSTART:20000326T030000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3
TZNAME:CEST
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-qgis-uc2025-7J3BVM@talks.staging.osgeo.org
DTSTART;TZID=CET:20250603T113000
DTEND;TZID=CET:20250603T120000
DESCRIPTION:Marios S. Kyriakou\, Stelios G. Vrachimis\, Christos Laoudias\,
  Demetrios G. Eliades\, Marios Polycarpou\, and Christos Panayiotou\nKIOS 
 Research and Innovation Center of Excellence\, University of Cyprus\n\nMan
 aging water contamination risks during emergencies such as floods or earth
 quakes requires seamless collaboration between first responders\, water au
 thorities\, and public health experts. Digital Twins (DTs) offer an effect
 ive solution by integrating real-time sensor data (e.g.\, chlorine levels\
 , flow rates\, and pressure readings) with dynamic models and advanced alg
 orithms for state estimation\, risk assessment\, anomaly detection\, and e
 vent management. Decision-support tools built on DTs enable real-time risk
  assessment and help evaluate response measures within limited timeframes.
 \nAt the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (KIOS CoE)\, Un
 iversity of Cyprus\, we use QGIS to develop the tools connected to the Cyp
 rus Digital Twin (CyDT) platform for government organizations. CyDT contai
 ns the Cyprus Dataspace\, a database with an API that consolidates a large
  number of open data in Cyprus\, e.g.\, weather data\, sensor data\, and s
 tatistical data. By customizing QGIS\, we created Decision Support tools a
 nd Digital Twins for various operators. For instance\, Oceanos Digital Twi
 n\, developed within the QGIS framework for the water authorities of Lemes
 os\, streamlines the transition from geospatial models to real-time comput
 ational models.   \nWithin our research center\, QGIS serves as the primar
 y software for multiple projects. We develop and maintain various QGIS plu
 gins for the official repository through EU and government-funded initiati
 ves (e.g.\, ImportPhotos\, ImportEPANETInpFiles)\, demonstrating QGIS’s 
 practical application in large-scale operations and its integration with o
 ther geospatial products.\nAs active contributors to the QGIS community\, 
 the KIOS Open Science Committee supports the QGIS Cyprus online community 
 and produces changelog videos for the official QGIS Community YouTube chan
 nel.
DTSTAMP:20260525T200037Z
LOCATION:Huvudrollen
SUMMARY:QGIS as an Enabling Technology in Digital Twins for Critical Infras
 tructures - Marios S. Kyriakou
URL:https://talks.staging.osgeo.org/qgis-uc2025/talk/7J3BVM/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR