ISTOS project
Natural
hazards are extreme events that can cause loss of life and damage to property.
Some of these hazards, such as flooding, can happen anywhere while others such
as earthquakes, can be site-specific. In most cases, hazards disrupt human activities
leading to times of unrest and emergency. The communities which are vulnerable
to such hazards are at greater risk to experience human, economic, social, and
environmental losses. The ISTOS project aims to strengthen the scientific
excellence and innovation capacity of the network partners in the area of the
structural safety of buildings and infrastructure, disaster risk reduction
(e.g. earthquakes, floods, medicanes), and post-disaster management.
Concept of ISTOS
Within the scope of the project, ISTOS will seek to bring together the excellence of the network partners to develop a dynamic, multi-disciplinary and challenging environment for research and innovation to raise the level and ambition of the research activities in Cyprus. To achieve innovative research while maintaining the sustainability of ISTOS, the implementation of the project will concentrate on three vertical priorities:
Partners
ISTOS blends the excellence of two partners from Cyprus: the
Frederick Research Center (FRC) and the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) with
two internationally leading research institutions: the Unit of Soil Dynamics
and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering established at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki (AUTH) of
Greece and the PLINIVS Study Centre established at the University of Naples
Federico II (UNINA) of Italy.
Training
The
scientific quality of the partners and their experience in operational, large
scale research infrastructures, including previous experience in the field of
training and education at an internationally acknowledged level provides the
means for quality training and the successful implementation of the proposed
ISTOS project. The project training includes: Summer Schools (SS), Virtual
Training sessions (VT), Webinars (WEB), and Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM)
