eBusiness and User Experience Lab

Ολοκληρώθηκε και το Workshop 4 — Eye Tracking and Advanced XR Interaction του e-Business and User Experience Lab εστιάζει στις σύγχρονες τεχνολογίες αλληλεπίδρασης ανθρώπου–υπολογιστή, συνδυάζοντας τεχνικές eye tracking με εφαρμογές Extended Reality (XR), όπως Virtual Reality (VR) και Augmented Reality (AR). Οι συμμετέχοντες γνώρισαν προηγμένες μεθόδους καταγραφής και ανάλυσης της οπτικής προσοχής και της συμπεριφοράς χρηστών μέσα σε immersive περιβάλλοντα, μέσα από πρακτικά παραδείγματα και διαδραστικές εφαρμογές.

Ready to ride the next wave of innovation?

Το Regional Tech Waves: Robotics AI & XR Summer School έρχεται στην Πάτρα για ένα μοναδικό τριήμερο γεμάτο τεχνολογία, καινοτομία και διαδραστική μάθηση!

Συνεδριακό & Πολιτιστικό Κέντρο Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών (Ρίο)
19–20–21 Μαΐου 2026
14:00 – 20:00

🔹 Interactive Workshops
🔹 Industry Speakers
🔹 Networking Sessions
🔹 Certificate of Participation

Το Summer School απευθύνεται σε φοιτητές, ερευνητές, νέους επαγγελματίες και όλους όσοι ενδιαφέρονται για τις τεχνολογίες του μέλλοντος στους τομείς της Ρομποτικής, της Τεχνητής Νοημοσύνης και του Extended Reality (XR).

Μείνετε συντονισμένοι — σύντομα θα ανακοινωθούν οι ομιλητές, το αναλυτικό πρόγραμμα και οι δράσεις του event!

Δηλώστε συμμετοχή μέσω του QR code της αφίσας.

6G-BRICKS aims to deliver a new 6G experimentation facility, building on the baseline of mature ICT-52 platforms, that bring breakthrough cell-free and RIS technologies, which have shown promise in beyond 5G networks. LearnSphere is a demo of the use of 6G technology for educational purposes.

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A New Journey Begins in Portugal

Today marks the beginning of an exciting journey for the e-Business and UX Lab in Portugal.

The main goal of this visit is to strengthen our network within the Portuguese entrepreneurship ecosystem. Portugal, with a population comparable to Greece and a similar development structure, stands out for its dynamic landscape of startups and spin-offs—offering valuable insights and opportunities for collaboration.

During this visit, Professor Spiros Sirmakessis, head of the Lab, aims to engage with leading polytechnic institutions and innovation hubs. The focus is on exchanging knowledge and best practices, particularly in fostering entrepreneurial culture within universities.

Through this initiative, we seek to bring back valuable experience and inspiration to further enhance innovation, entrepreneurship, and academic impact within our own ecosystem.

Stay tuned as this journey unfolds!

Διαθέσιμο το Newsletter του έργου SoilMET!

Είναι πια διαθέσιμο το Newsletter του έργου SoilMET, ενός καινοτόμου έργου που φέρνει την ψηφιακή τεχνολογία πιο κοντά στη βιώσιμη γεωργία.

Το SoilMET στοχεύει στη δημιουργία μιας σύγχρονης υποδομής συλλογής, ανάλυσης και οπτικοποίησης εδαφοκλιματικών δεδομένων ακριβείας, συμβάλλοντας στη λήψη τεκμηριωμένων αποφάσεων και στη βελτιστοποίηση της αγροτικής παραγωγής .

Στο newsletter παρουσιάζονται:
🔹 Οι στόχοι και η φιλοσοφία του έργου
🔹 Η πλατφόρμα SoilMET και οι δυνατότητές της (NDVI, δείκτες ξηρασίας, πρόβλεψη κινδύνων κ.ά.)
🔹 Η δυναμική παρουσία του έργου στις εκθέσεις Agrotica 2026 και Patras IQ
🔹 Οι συνεργασίες μεταξύ πανεπιστημίων και επιχειρήσεων που ενισχύουν τη μεταφορά τεχνογνωσίας

Το Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, μέσω του eBusiness and UX Lab και συντονιστή τον Καθηγητή Spiros Sirmakessis, συμμετέχει ενεργά ως εταίρος, συμβάλλοντας στην ανάπτυξη ψηφιακών εργαλείων και καινοτόμων υπηρεσιών.

Το SoilMET αποτελεί ένα σημαντικό βήμα προς τη γεωργία ακριβείας και τη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη, ενισχύοντας τη σύνδεση επιστήμης, τεχνολογίας και πραγματικής οικονομίας.

Διαβάστε το Newsletter πιο κάτω.

3ο Workshop on VR app development. Οι συμμετέχοντες έχουν αρχίσει να φτιάχνουν τα δικά τους demo και εφαρμογές με επιλεγμένα σενάρια που τους δόθηκαν από την Irini Ioannidou. Δυνατά concepts για επιδεικτικές εφαρμογές!

We are pleased to share our participation in PCI 2026 (Athens), where the e-Business & User Experience Lab of the University of Peloponnese presented:
"From Competence Mapping to ESCO-Aligned Job Profiles for Generative AI and Large Language Models"

The work was presented by Irene Ioannidou, co-authored by Spiros Sirmakessis and Marios Katsis.

The rapid adoption of Generative AI and Large Language Models is transforming multiple sectors, yet structured skill frameworks remain limited.

Our contribution:
✔ A four-domain competence framework (foundational, technical, application, ethical)
✔ ESCO-aligned job profiles for emerging roles
✔ Focus on roles such as Prompt Engineer and Generative AI Engineer
✔ Validation through expert interviews across academia and industry

This work, developed within the GenAISA (Generative AI Skills Academy), supports alignment between education and labour market needs across Europe.

We look forward to extending this research through broader validation and sector-specific adaptations.

Tech4Impact goes to Florence!

We are excited to announce the upcoming Tech4Impact Project Meeting, taking place on 20–21 April 2026 in Florence, Italy!

Partners from across Europe will come together to continue working on empowering technical students and future innovators in social entrepreneurship.

During the meeting, we will focus on:
✔ Skills gap analysis and needs assessment
✔ Development of curricula and training programmes
✔ Design of innovative tools like the Social Skills Passport
✔ AI-driven platforms for skills development and matching
✔ Dissemination and sustainability strategies

Beyond the working sessions, the meeting will also strengthen collaboration among partners and include networking activities in the beautiful city of Florence.

Stay tuned for updates from Florence!
eBusiness Lab is coordinating the project with Professor Spiros Sirmakessis as the scientific responsible.

REGENERA4Med – Moving Forward Together!

Today we had a very productive online meeting with all project partners, sharing updates and aligning our next steps towards advancing regenerative tourism in the Mediterranean 🌱

What’s happening right now?
✔️ Progress on local strategic plans across 6 pilot destinations is well underway
✔️ Capacity building activities are being implemented in several regions
✔️ The RTJ self-assessment tool is already in use, with 60+ users engaged
✔️ The training “Blueprint” is almost finalized and ready for testing

Collaboration in action
Partners are actively contributing to key deliverables, exchanging knowledge, and supporting each other in building stronger, more resilient tourism ecosystems.

What’s next?
➡️ Finalization of strategic plans and capacity-building reports
➡️ Launch of pilot actions and testing of regenerative tourism practices
➡️ Preparation for the upcoming project reporting phase

A big thank you to all partners for their continuous effort and collaboration! Together, we are shaping a more sustainable and regenerative future for tourism

Rethinking Tourism through Regeneration –

We are excited to share an update on the ongoing progress of the ReGenera4Med project, part of the Interreg Euro-MED programme, which promotes a new approach to tourism in the Mediterranean: regenerative tourism.

What is ReGenera4Med about?
The project goes beyond sustainability by supporting tourism models that actively restore and enhance local ecosystems, communities, and cultural heritage. It brings together regions and stakeholders to co-create innovative solutions for more resilient and balanced tourism development.

Progress so far
Over the past months, the partnership has been actively working on:
✔️ Mapping tourism ecosystems and identifying key regional challenges and opportunities
✔️ Engaging stakeholders across the quadruple helix (public authorities, academia, businesses, and civil society)
✔️ Building the foundations for collaborative, regenerative tourism frameworks
✔️ Launching knowledge exchange activities among partner regions

Collaboration at the core
ReGenera4Med fosters strong transnational cooperation, enabling regions to share experiences, align strategies, and jointly explore new tourism models that generate positive environmental and social impact.

What’s next?
The next phase will focus on:
➡️ Designing and implementing pilot actions in participating regions
➡️ Testing regenerative tourism practices on the ground
➡️ Developing tools and policy recommendations to support long-term regional transformation

We are proud to contribute to shaping a future where tourism not only sustains—but regenerates destinations across the Mediterranean.

Learn more: https://regenera4med.interreg-euro-med.eu/what-we-do/

New publication in the area of VR available at IOCHI 2026 Conference.
Immersive virtual reality (VR) provides a powerful platform for studying cognitive regulation in complex, realistic task environments. In vocational training contexts, individuals must manage instructional support, regulate cognitive effort, and progressively translate guided actions into independent performance—core processes underlying applied human intelligence. In the present study, cognitive regulation is understood as the ability to manage cognitive effort, monitor performance, and adapt behavior as instructional support is reduced. Despite growing interest in VR-based learning, less is known about how learners adapt when instructional scaffolding is reduced, particularly in tasks that require both procedural knowledge and embodied interaction.
The present study investigates behavioral indicators of cognitive
regulation in a VR-based coffee preparation task using hand-tracking interaction. By comparing performance across a fully guided trial and a subsequent reduced-guidance trial, we examine how learners adjust their strategies, efficiency, and perceived workload. Specifically, the study aims to identify how prior VR experience and real-world task expertise influence adaptive performance, with a focus on temporal task metrics, interaction errors, and subjective workload. This work highlights the potential of VR as a tool for capturing fine-grained behavioral markers of learning, adaptation, and applied intelligence in ecologically valid settings.