“Maritime Cognitive Decision Support System”: OUC Partnership in a research program towards the development of maritime and coastal tourism

The research project “Maritime Cognitive Decision Support System (MARI-Sense)”, funded by the RESTART 2016-2020 programme of the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation, brings together partners from across the quadruple helix, universities and research centers, enterprises and the industry, and governmental bodies, aiming to support the sustainability of high activity levels of maritime and coastal tourism and the country’s maritime and shipping sectors. The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) participates in the project with its Computational Cognition Lab led by Associate Professor Loizos Michael.

In the context of the implementation of the project, the OUC accepts applications for up to three positions for Research Scientists, Research Assistants, and Developers for employment. The deadline to submit an online application is March 29, 2021.

The primary aim of the MARI-Sense project is the integration and adaptation of existing knowledge and applications in cognitive systems to develop the MARI-Sense Cognitive Decision Support System for Maritime Activities Planning, Emergency Response and Planning, and Maritime Spatial Planning. This cognitive system is being built to facilitate the smart management of the limited capabilities and resources of Cyprus via Maritime Spatial Planning, preserving on the one hand the natural environment and contributing to smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth on the other.

The project, which started in January 2020, is being funded with approximately 1 mln Euro, and has a duration of three (3) years. It is coordinated by the University of Nicosia Research Foundation, and the project partners are the Open University of Cyprus, the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (University of Cyprus), the Cyprus University of Technology, the Laboratory for Underwater Systems and Technologies (University of Zagreb), the Cyprus Subsea Consulting and Services C.S.C.S. Ltd, the PHOEBE Research and Innovation Ltd, the T.C. Geomatic Ltd, the Algolysis Ltd, the Cyprus Research and Innovation Center Ltd, the AI ZEROCALIBER LTD, the Cyprus Employers’ and Industrialists’ Federation, the Limassol Nautical Club and the Ministry of Defence.

Information about the ongoing activities of the project and about opportunities to engage with the project’s stakeholder network can be found on the project’s Website, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter accounts, and via an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..