About the project
The REVITALISER Project is dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of the ECoE in protecting archaeological sites from illegal excavations and looting across the EMMENA region. By fostering strategic collaborations with world-class institutions—Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), and Maastricht University (UM)—the project integrates cutting-edge technologies like Earth Observation (EO), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) with expertise in cultural property protection, criminology, and policy development. This interdisciplinary approach aims to bridge the research gap between Cyprus and Europe while positioning the ECoE as a leader in safeguarding cultural heritage.
Key objectives of the Project
Improved excellence capacity
Improved excellence capacity and resources of ECoE to bridge the research and innovation divide between Cyprus and Europe in Earth Observation and Cultural Property Protection (CPP) and archaeological looting, utilizing an interdisciplinary approach encompassing archaeological aerial interpretation, AI, machine learning, law, policy, and criminology.
Raised reputation
Raised reputation, research profile, and attractiveness of the ECoE for junior and senior qualified researchers (inwards and outwards mobility) active in CPP, together with the boosted profile of its scientific staff involved in the cultural heritage domain.
Strengthened research management
Strengthened research management capacities and administrative skills of the ECoE staff, through capacity-building activities in project management, funds acquisition, talent attraction and retention, and dissemination strategies, among others.
Improved creativity
Improved creativity of the ECoE researchers in CPP supported by REVITALISER exploratory research project, fostering knowledge exchange, collaboration, and new avenues of research, exploiting the advanced partners' expertise and solid network.
Ultimately, the ECoE, enriched by the REVITALISER Twinning experience, will become a leading institution in archaeological protection, focusing on combating cultural property crimes in the EMMENA region, making meaningful advancements in the preservation of cultural heritage.